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    Gone with the Wind

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    A Project Gutenberg of Australia eBook Title: GONE WITH THE WIND Author: Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949) eBook No.: 0200161.txt Edition: 1 Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII--7 bit Date first posted: February 2002 Date most recently updated: February 2002 This eBook was produced by: Don Lainson dlainson@sympatico.ca Production notes: Nil Project Gutenberg of Australia eBooks are created from printed editions which are in the public domain in Australia‚ unless a copyright notice is included

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    Gone‚ Ambulance Girl‚ Gone Alright‚ this is going to be a blog post like no other. Usually you will not find me sharing details about my life because I am a very private person. I’m just leading a very quiet and simple life so there is not that much to share if I feel that I just must put this out there. I’m writing a book. Well actually I am writing two – one about my experiences as a paramedic and the other is fictional but I’m referring to the first one here. The working title is Ambulance Girl

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    end up in him being kicked-out of the country. Leo was a very courageous man‚ and was the primary reason the Mirabal sisters become involved with the rebellion in the first place. 3. “He yanked me by the wrist‚ thrusting his pelvis at me in a vulgar way‚ and I can see my hand in an endless slow motion rise – a mind of its own –and came down on the astonished‚ made-up face” (100). Rafael Trujillo is an extremely powerful man‚ and is known for abuse his authority. For this reason‚ the majorities of

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    Kevin Munguia July 28‚ 2011 Comparison Essay The play “Fences” by August Wilson‚ is a play about a man and the struggles that life gives him during his time in the 1960’s. In the short story “Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone” by James Baldwin‚ it talks about a boy in Harlem and how he deals with his family and with his own life as a child during the Harlem Renaissance. These stories were written during and inspired by the Harlem Renaissance Era. Since these stories were inspired

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    From Farah Ahmedi wanting to escape Afghanistan‚ to Bilbo showing he can help a lot‚ to Walt keeping a promise to Loren‚ it shows they all contain courage to do what is worth it. They want freedom and service for rights. Walt is saving Loren’s gold‚ Bilbo showing he’s 100% Took‚ and Farah escaping the war-torn Afghanistan. Thought of what is best for them IS what makes us want to undertake a mission. Other Side of the Sky Farah was ’in pursuit’ of escaping the war-torn city of Afghanistan. When

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    suicidal thoughts that nobody knows about. Sadly‚ Hannah ended up committing suicide before my book even started. I am trying to say that Like Hannah‚ we all have our moments‚ we all have depressing and stressful thoughts sometimes. That’s just the way life is. In my book‚ Clay finds Hannah’s recordings and finds out that they are recorded answers‚ reasons‚ and explanations. Hannah is explaining why she took her own life. “You had a choice and you pushed me away. I would have helped you‚ I wanted

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    Doby's Gone

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    Doby’s Gone is a story about a little girl Sue Johnson and her imaginary friend Doby. Sue is a lonely‚ innocent girl‚ and she has no one to play with. Moreover‚ the author wants to mention about the relationship between Sue and Doby‚ a racial prejudice and how the girl struggles at school to get a respect. At the beginning of the story‚ we see the appearance of Doby in Sue’s family. Sue is a little girl‚ but she has no friend at her age to play with. So she creates Doby‚ an imaginary friend‚ and

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    Also‚ this quotation is significant because Lily feels conflicted for knowing that her mother abandoned her. Lily is angry and upset at her mother which has changed the way she thinks about her mother. Will Lily ever forgive her

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    Beatrice: Plot: Act 1 a) Supports Catherine’s request to be allowed to take a job‚ “Listen‚ she’s gotta go to work sometime”‚ and then hints at the perverse nature of their relationship to Eddie‚ “she’s seventeen years old‚ you gonna keep her in the house all her life”. She comments on other similar issues to support her claim‚ “First is was gonna be when she graduated high school‚ so she graduated high school. Then it was gonna be when she learced stenographer‚ so she learned stenographer. So

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    Quotes from A Separate Peace "I think we reminded them of what peace was like‚ we boys of sixteen....We were careless and wild‚ and I suppose we could be thought of as a sign of the life the war was being fought to preserve....We reminded them of what peace was like‚ of lives which were not bound up with destruction. Phineas was the essence of this careless peace." Chapter 2‚ pp. 16-17 Context: Gene says this after he and Finny were in Mr. Prud’homme’s office explaining why they were late to dinner

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