Matthew Kassebaum 4/26/12 Honors English 3 How does an author create the mind of their characters? Are they predetermined or do they let the progression of the story dictate the way the characters minds are shaped? Every author has a major event or turning point in a story which directly affects the lives of the characters in the novel or play. These events and points in the story are presented to the characters as challenges which develop their psychology and mental state. These are key to any
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Hunter Worthington Professor Carol Briley English 102 3 March 2015 Violent Rite of Passage Joey R. Poole presents an intriguing story in “The Hand-Me-Downs.” Simon is a straight shooting kid that follows rules and does not ask many questions. But later in the story‚ the reader can tell that the violence surrounding Simon erodes his attitude. He begins to stand up to his brother and he begins to understand that he has free will. At the beginning of the story‚ the reader can tell that Simon is a typical
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Carter Dyksen Professor Smith English 131 11 November‚ 2014 An Individualistic Self-Realization The movement to change from tradition comes in many forms‚ but includes complex and often hostile results. The change may be subtle and seem to lack a negative results; however‚ breaking away from the deep roots of tradition will cause an effect overflowing with strong emotions. This overflowing of emotions will carry over into unseen areas of peoples life’s and culture. This idea remains true when the
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Justin Sanders Mr. Beal Freshman Composition November 9‚ 2009 Rough Draft Teen Obesity When I was a teenager I faced obesity myself. Going through high school was the hardest thing ever. I weighed over two hundred pounds and I was constantly getting bullied and made fun of. When I was at home all I did sit around watch TV‚ play video games‚ and eat constantly.
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lifestyle‚ has now gained the reputation as one of the largest drug consumers to this day. Drugs are now seen as a major problem in the American way of life‚ but this is no new dilemma. Drugs themselves have existed in America since the landing of the Pilgrims to Plymouth Rock‚ but never before have they augmented in such a proportion until this past century. The first piece of legislation which would later lead to the “war on drugs” was the Harrison Tax Act of 1914‚ in which it restricted the sale
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Drug Profile Paper Shamrock/JW Chemical Dependency in the Workplace April 20‚ 2011 Drug Profile Paper This paper will summarize some aspects on the psychology and physiology of cocaine addiction as well as other particular drug substances that causes hallucinations and depression In addition illegal and legal drugs that are widely used by young adults like stimulants‚ cannabis and narcotics will be discuss as well. No doubt‚ crack cocaine surfaced to the Los Angeles street
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Teen Gang Violence; what’s the Cause? “The youngster was murdered outside a basketball court at a public park beside a youth club in the Moss Side District of inner city Manchester. The victim has not yet been named. Police have not yet said how many times he was shot. Detectives suspect the boy was targeted in a planned gun attack. He is understood to have lived locally and attended Manchester Academy High School nearby. Residents close to the scene heard the shots last night as the youngster
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teenage drug abuse Drugs had a terrible effect on teenagers. It is a bad habit because they don’t know the consequences. When teenagers use drugs‚ the negative effects can be seen in family relationships‚ academic performance‚ and even criminal. Drugs use often leads to a breakdown in family relationships. First of all‚ teens on drugs often stop communicating with parents such as they don’t want to go anywhere with their parents because they want to stay at home and use drugs. Second‚ teens may lie
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topic. In these articles‚ each author presented a different perspective as to why performance-enhancing drugs should not be allowed. As for my third essay there were three articles that I incorporated into my writing. However‚ for this essay we had to choose a topic and choose a side in which to argue‚ then research and find three peer reviewed articles to support the given side of the argument. The use of multiple articles in my essay possessing a
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Possession and use of illegal drugs can land you in the criminal system facing an assortment of serious charges. If you are charged with a drug related offense‚ you would be wise to have an attorney who specializes in drug defense cases represent you. If you want to stop the cycle of insanity that is drug addiction‚ you are going to want to take extra steps to help your legal counsel defend you. One important thing you can do is to show a sincere commitment toward dealing with your addiction problems
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