St. Alice Natalia Rosario Visitation School Grade 7 February 2013 St. Alice is a very inspirational saint who spent her life with a spirit deeply embedded in humility and a kind heart. Born in 1204 in a tiny village in Brussels‚ called Shaerbeck‚ Alice was sometimes called Aleydis. At the age of seven‚ Alice decided to join a convent of Cistercian nuns called Camera Sanctae Mariae. Alice would spend the rest of her life in that convent. Alice’s acts and deeds influenced many others and many
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of living an easy simple life or leading a life full of hardships for the common good of the people around them. Although many people do it for personal gain like fame and glory‚ others do it to simply to help the needy people. In the short story “Flowers for Algernon”‚ Daniel Keyes wrote about a 37 year old man‚ Charlie Gordon‚ who is a mentally disabled. He got approved to have a surgery‚ to triple his IQ and enhance his knowledge. He put his life on the line to help other people. Two reasons he
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon‚ is a science fiction novel written by Daniel Keys. The story is taking place in the mid 1960’s. The text is representing a diary written by the main character‚ 37-year-old Charlie Gordon. He is uncommonly unintelligent‚ which influences his life‚ especially the social part. Although he is stupid‚ he has an incredible drive for learning. This desire probably has something to do with his night schoolteacher‚ Miss Kinnian‚ who he adores. He loves his
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I braced myself for the pain that was coming‚ frozen to the spot on the golden yellow hardwood floors and unable to think beyond the terror now that the relief had passed. As James went on about Alice and why he picked me of all people‚ the fog slowly cleared. By the time he slumped forward‚ into a crouch I recognized‚ and his pleasant smile slowly widened‚ till it wasn’t a smile at all but a contortion of teeth‚ exposed and glistening. I couldn’t help myself—I tried to run. As useless as I knew
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a home and be done with me. Well it won’t work.” Alice snapped “And don’t dart around the doorway like that‚ you know it makes my head ache” Florence stepped away from the door frame‚ a placating smile on her untiringly gentle face. Florence was made of smiles these days — she was an ’aged care worker’‚ after all‚ and it was her job to make useless old bats like Alice feel like they had hope. ’Big-hearted’‚ some people might have called her. Alice called her a twit. Florence smiled that fragile‚
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techniques to make his films unique and differ from other directors‚ Burton has a style that no other directors can match. He has a quirky yet creepy imagination‚ he brings characters to life by putting them in a habitat they don’t belong‚ His movies Alice in Wonderland‚and Edward Scissorhands all demonstrate how one of a kind his movies are. Using cinematic techniques‚ Burtons points out the misfit character and shows how different they are then everyone else. Burtons use of camera angles‚ lighting
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effort to bring the country back on its feet‚ President Roosevelt initiated the Farm Security Administration (FSA) project. Photographers were hired and sent across the United States to document Americans living in poverty‚ and Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans were two of those photographers that were sent out. Along with their partners Paul S. Taylor and James Agee they started their projects which were approached through two different methods. Agee and Evans project Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
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Flowers For Algernon: Quarter Four Book Review: Flowers for Algernon‚ is a science fiction novel written by Daniel Keys. Taking place in the mid 1960s‚ the story revolves around Charlie Gordon‚ a mentally retarded young man from New York‚ whose life is completely altered when he becomes the test subject for an intelligence science experiment. At this time‚ those with metal issues are considered to be less than human beings. Flowers For Algernon‚ is composed of progress reports written by Charlie
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I. Hope for the Flowers This Easter I journeyed to San Diego to join the vigorous youthful dance troupe of EVEOKE for the opening of their spirited expression of Hope in dance. To see the dedication and energy of these women‚ so intent to express the important issues of our times‚ was truly an inspiration. I think some of the introductory words in the dance program are worthy of repeating here.” II. Trina Paulus Trina Paulus is very ugly‚ and she look like she is on crack‚ thats why lil wyane
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Alice has a lot of love‚ which is a good thing. With the modern age’s decline in marriage and childbirth‚ it is a wonderful thing that a girl is able to identify her soulmate in a short period of time and then dedicate her life to him. Alice is a wonderful girl‚ and the fact that she has so much love to give to the man she loves is one of her best qualities. It’s nothing to look down on. Some might find it creepy that she likes to look in his direction‚ or look at things that remind her of him‚
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