Title: "The Computer Nut" Author: Betsy Byars Setting: "The Computer Nut" takes place in Kate’s small town. Overall‚ the different settings are in her house‚ in school‚ at a carwash‚ at Willie Lomax’s house‚ her dad’s office‚ a pep rally at her school’s football rally‚ and that’s basically where all the action takes place. Most of the time‚ the action takes place during the day. Towards the ending‚ however‚ most of the action takes place at night around 8 pm- 9pm. Major Characters: The main character
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Catullus presents an exceedingly realistic representation of death throughout his collection of poems. The poems are a life journey; there are moments where death is present and affects the mourning deeply. However‚ death is usually only in the back of one’s mind‚ there and yet forgotten. But at any moment‚ particularly the moments of content and satisfaction‚ a closer look can provide a deeper understanding of the omnipresence of death that Catullus so aptly incorporates into his work. The
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grueling games that seemed to last an eternity. Today I begin playing at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Center at 9 A.M. against a team from out west. I am so nervous on the drive over to the ESPN Center. My mom gives me a really sweet and inspiring pep talk. The car seems to be moving at the speed of light‚ and it feeld like we have arrived at the Disney-owned park in the blink of an eye. Then I get out of the big green Ford Expedition by myself and head up to the fieldhouse to go play. We mowed through
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There were several characteristics of Sam Walton that enabled him to be successful in his life and business dealings. Sam Walton could do anything he put his mind to. This can be witnessed in his ability to transform a small town store into a 25 billion-dollar industry at the time of his death. Walton did not want to be poor‚ and this helped to push him when the going got tough because he knew what the possible outcome would be. For example‚ when Walton first started producing more Wal-marts‚ he
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leads her to lose her group of friends “the Plain Jane’s” the only things they ever say to her now are words of hate‚ an example is Rachel mouthing the words‚ “I hate you.” Other people at school whisper about her in the halls and one girl at the pep rally knees her in the back and pull her hair because her brother was arrested at that party. Melinda tells herself‚ “It is easier not to say anything. Shut your trap‚ button your lip‚ can it. All that crap you hear on TV about communication and expressing
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My fellow graduates‚ teachers‚ administration‚ family‚ and friends‚ it is with great honor that I speak before you at this momentous event. Tonight‚ we are celebrating the accomplishments of the past and the infinite possibilities of the future. And so‚ naturally‚ I’d like to begin with a story about failure. Or more exactly‚ driving-related failure. I didn’t take driver’s ed till I was 16‚ because I procrastinated as usual. But despite the fact that I took driver’s ed later‚ I passed the class with
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Leadership is a quality many humans strive to have but few reach the goal. The understanding of leadership is based on how you portray yourself‚ and how you take into the consideration of other’s ideas. This may involve rejecting the ideas of others to better the group‚ but sometimes the power may go to one’s head. This may result in hurting the group‚ than better it as a whole. Archetypes are a way for people to categorize themselves based on their mannerisms‚ and charisma. There are twelve different
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torpedoes. One time I even got one. I did know people in WWII. I remember relatives talking about the big loss that our country had experienced.” Question: Do you remember anything about the assassination of Kennedy? Answer: “I was at a high school pep-rally. I went to a Catholic all-boy high school. When we found out about Kennedy’s death‚ we began to pray. Then‚ I had too take the bus home. We went through
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Doreatha does not like Molly and Faye and they do not like her. Molly‚ using her talent for filming and with the help of Faye takes pictures of Doreatha giving oral sex to her boyfriend‚ and exposes Doreatha‚ by releasing the pictures on campus during a pep
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The movie begins with an anonymous student by the name of Olive Penderghast‚ whose desperate desire is to be recognized and noticed. Deep within she feels lonely and just wants to feel loved and accepted. This desperate desire to no longer be a loner and to just be accepted is shared from the very beginning by one of her peers‚ Brandon. During detention he shares with Olive that he is “tormented every day at school‚” and he just wants this to stop. His escape from this lifestyle is Olive. To set
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