which earned her a nomination at the NAACP Image Awards. She released her fourth album‚ The Element of Freedom‚ in December 2009‚ which became Keys’ first chart-topping album in the United Kingdom. She released her fifth album‚ Girl on Fire‚ in November 2012‚ which became Keys’ fifth chart-topping album in the United States. Throughout her career‚ Keys has won numerous awards and has sold over 35 million albums and 30 million singles worldwide.[8] Billboard magazine named her the top R&B songs
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In 1787‚ at the time of the Constitutional Convention‚ slavery in the United States was a harsh reality. The census of 1790 counted slaves in nearly every state‚ the only exceptions being Massachusetts and the "districts" of Vermont and Maine. In the entire country 3.8 million people were counted; 700‚000 of them‚ or 18 percent‚ were slaves. These statistics are a striking example of the prominence of slavery in the history of the United States. They also exemplify the obvious contradiction between
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In the movie Percy Jackson and the Olympians‚ the Lightning Thief and “Danaus‚ Perseus ‚ and the Gordon” this will compare to how “Percy Jackson” modernizes “Perseus” in events (The event that begins the adventure and when the two ran into Medusa)‚ Character types (Unusual birth and Spiritual help)‚ and the theme‚ Good vs. Evil. The first paragraph will talk about the events of Perseus and Percy. The events from Perseus got modernized‚ the beginning of the adventure and one of the challenges
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Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief is a book about a 12 year old boy named Percy Jackson. He has Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or ADHD and dyslexia. At the beginning of the book Percy has one friend named Grover. At first Percy does not know that he is a demigod. Percy’s mother was driving him and Grover to Camp Halfblood. On the way there a Minotaur attacks them and before he kills it the Minotaur takes his mother to the underworld‚ but it looks like she died. When he first gets to Camp
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How to Be a Great Friend Do you want to be a good best friend but don’t know how or where to start that perfect friendship? Have you fallen out with your best mate and want to prove how nice you can be if they’ll forgive you? Be your own best friend first. Learn how to respect yourself. If you can’t respect yourself‚ then you can’t respect others. Decide what boundaries are important to you and respect them. Not only is this healthy for you‚ but you’ll also get enough practice and experience so that
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polluting the water with a toxic agent‚ Spielberg polluted it with a gigantic shark. Similar to An Enemy of the People‚ in Jaws‚ the residents of Amity Island on the Atlantic coast‚ who are dependent on the tourist trade for their livelihood‚ keep their beaches open in spite of warnings from Police Chief Martin Brody and scientist Matt Hooper that a gigantic great white shark roams the waters. In An Enemy of the People and Jaws‚ Jaws conveys a stronger message of truth to the audience through the visible
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Fifth grade was the year when I experienced failure. I had spent one whole year in Mexico‚ my four grade year. After I completed fourth grade I came back to the United States of America specifically Dallas Texas. I knew that fifth grade year would be a complex year due to the fact I no longer had a clear comprehension of the English language furthermore know how to write it. Speaking English now seemed quite arduous to me. For example‚ I would attempt to talk to a person in English and sometimes
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IS Right ideas they always give you. I: Is always true to you. E: IS for everything they do for you. N: how nice they are. D: they will never Ditch you. S: how sad they would be without you. “Friends’ Friendship is the most wonderful relationship that anyone can have. Ideally a friend is a person who offers love and respect and will never leave or betray you. Friendship is a beautiful bond that requires a lot of work. A Friendship is a gift from god. WELL Good morning to my educator
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Percy Bysshe Shelley (/ˈpɜrsi ˈbɪʃ ˈʃɛli/;[2] 4 August 1792 – 8 July 1822) was one of the major English Romantic poets and is regarded by critics as among the finest lyric poets in the English language. A radical in his poetry as well as his political and social views‚ Shelley did not achieve fame during his lifetime‚ but recognition for his poetry grew steadily following his death. Shelley was a key member of a close circle of visionary poets and writers that included Lord Byron; Leigh Hunt; Thomas
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NAYRA‚ GLYDEL ANNE S. LIT 127 TAKE HOME EXAM PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS SERIES (PERCY JACKSON & THE LIGHTING THIEF; PERCY JACKSON & SEA OF MONSTERS) Percy Jackson & the Olympians series has been the best-selling series ever since it was published. I started reading its novel after watching its first movie‚ the PERCY JACKSON & THE LIGHTNING THIEF and was really fascinated by it. Growing up in a step family‚ Percy Jackson‚ real name Perseus Jackson‚ was found out to be a demigod at the age
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