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    Ransom By Lois Duncan

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    The book I chose is Ransom by Lois Duncan. This is a story about five teenagers‚ Dexter‚ Jesse‚ Bruce‚ Glenn‚ and Marianne‚ that get kidnapped and their parents are contacted to pay a ransom to get them back. The teenagers are from very different backgrounds and have different social statuses at school. They all live in a “rich” known neighborhood called Valley Gardens which is how the kidnappers chose them. Ransom is a crime thriller and the mystery of not knowing what’s going to happen next keeps

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    Ransom Written by Lois Duncan Setting: The story takes place in New Mexico Time: The story occurs during the winter. Characters: Buck is one of the three people who are kidnapping the children. He is tempered easily. He doesn’t really care for others much. Rita is Buck’s wife. She is not very pretty and gets drug into schemes by Buck. She feels he will leave her if she doesn’t follow directions. Juan is the other kidnapper who does more of the dirty work. He is the

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    Down a Dark Hall

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    Down a Dark Hall was written by Lois Duncan and is a book about a girl named Kit Gordy‚ going to a boarding school miles away from the closest town‚ which is a small village called Blackwood. So she comes to her new home for the school year with her new step father Dan and her worrying mother‚ who are ready to go on their honeymoon. When they see the boarding school that Kit would be staying at‚ it looked surprisingly different from what they saw in the brochure they were given. The three of them

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    There are many characters in the story‚ Daughters of Eve. There are only five that stand out from the rest. These five are Laura Snow‚ Jane Rheardon‚ Fran Schneider‚ Tammy Carncross‚ and Irene Stark. These are the main characters in the story. They are all members of the club‚ "Daughters of Eve". Laura Snow was a junior in high school. She was a nice girl with glowing eyes. She also loved this boy in high school named Peter Grange. He went out with her for a while‚ but in pity. Her parents were

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    Plot: Commencing at Del Norte High School of a small town called Alberseque‚ five students began to involve themselves in scheming and plotting of a very twisted plan which backfired on them. The scheme slowly evolved after many conflicts between the students and their English teacher‚ Mr. Griffin‚ for various reasons such as marks or dislike of his teaching methods. Mark‚ who had failed the course and deeply loathed Mr. Griffin‚ brainstormed to kidnap and "scare" the teacher with the help of his

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    Ransom

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    change only solidify his difference to other kings. Priam insists that the‚” old filth stinks‚” and this asserts the influence that the past has had on Priam and how it continues to persist in his thoughts. Although the role of women is downplayed in Ransom as the focus is on the men and war‚ Hecuba’s animated reaction to Priam’s dream brings out how she as a women still has somewhat of a say. Hecuba describes Achilles as‚”

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    This book is called "I Know What You Did Last Summer‚" by Lois Duncan. It tells the story of four teenagers‚ Julie James‚ Helen Rivers‚ Raymond Bronson‚ and Barry Cox‚ and how one event affected their life. It all started when they were at aa little party‚ but their fun turns into disaster. The four friends crashed into a young boy‚ David Gregg‚ on the road and did not bother to stop. It was a hit and run. They stopped at the telephone booth and called the police. After that they made a pact on not

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    Duncan Industries

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    DUNCAN INDUSTRIES Market Opportunities in the United States and the European Union [pic] David R. Cehelnik MKT 601 – Marketing Management Professor Robert Cutler Cleveland State University Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Problem Statement 4 Industry Analysis 5 Company Analysis 6 SWOT Analysis 9 Financial Analysis 11 Alternatives 16 Recommendation 18 Appendix 19 Executive Summary Duncan

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    Isadora Duncan

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    Isadora Duncan 	Isadora Duncan was a famous dancer who brought a new kind of dance to the world. She danced out the feelings from deep in her heart. Unlike other dancers in the late nineteenth century‚ Isadora Duncan danced with flowing motion. She was not a ballerina‚ and did not like to watch ballet dancers‚ with their stiff bodies and unnatural pointe shoes. At first she was not liked‚ but as time went on‚ Isadora Duncan became a dance revolutionist people all over the world

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    DUNCAN MURDER

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    MIDNIGHT MURDER! On the dark and cold night of December 9th‚ the great King Duncan of Scotland was murdered in his chamber. According to our journalist Andrea Ruiz‚ King Duncan was at the castle of his Thane‚ Lord Macbeth‚ the night of the murder. The night Duncan was murdered was very wild. People heard lamenting painful ghostly cries. Many of the chimneys were blown down. Some people said that they could hear screeching of owl and the horses were fighting the whole night‚ but still was a good

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