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    Nighthawks

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    New York is one of the loneliest places on Earth…crowded in dark desolation. Like birds of prey‚ New York insomniacs hover over the night like hawks scouting for a comfy haven or some tasty morsel. In New York‚ there are two types of scavengers: you’ve got your snakes that convolute in seedy darkness‚ but for nighthawks it’s easier to hunt in wide-open territory. Tonight‚ I was the hawk looking to catch himself a mouse. “Phillies” sat on the corner of 14th and Canal Street in the

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    GOOD VS. EVIL = Maturity Bless Me Ultima‚ a book by Rudolfo A. Anaya‚ is about a young boy named Antonio who comes of age through troubling ordeals throughout the book. He is aided in this journey by a curandera named Ultima‚ who teaches Tony many life lessons. Anaya uses animals to symbolize such as good and evil. Representing Ultima‚ he uses the owl‚ which serves as the good character‚ while the coyote represents evil‚ portrayed by Tenorio. The Golden Carp is a symbol of Tony’s confused uncertainty

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    As Marion walks into the parlor‚ a close-up of the owl and raven are shown between shots of Marion as she scans the room. The black raven is both a predator and a scavenger whereas the songbirds are the targets of owls‚ hawks‚ and even ravens. As the songbirds sit next to Marion and the crow hovers eerily over her‚ Norman tells Marion that she “eats like a bird”. Assuming that Norman is comparing her to a songbird and

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    and the illustrations. One specific example that I remember as I read Horton Hears a Who to Alec‚ was spotting the speck of dust. On every page of the story we would try and find the speck of dust that was in Whoville. It would be like a little scavenger hunt because I would read the page and then we would look for the speck of dust together. Overall I had a great experience reading aloud to my cousins and I loved every minute of

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    Antigone Letter To Creon

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    burial going against the law of the Gods. He argued my brother was a traitor‚ but he was family. We are just mortals who live to serve the Gods and follow their laws. Rather than leaving him naked on the battlefield for the dogs to tear cut and scavengers to pick

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    Introduction: I. Attention getter: Every year‚ on average‚ 10 people are killed by sharks‚ yet every second 3 sharks are killed by humans. II. Thesis: Sharks are a vital part of our ecosystem‚ and killing them disrupts the delicate balance of the ocean. III. Credibility statement: For most of my life I have been a shark enthusiast so shark finning is an issue I stay very informed on through various academic sources. IV. Purpose statement: I am going to explain to you today why we need to

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    Iliad's Conflict

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    In the poem Iliad by Homer‚ Homer begins the epic by asking the goddess to sing about the rage of Achilles. That is the main theme of the poem. The reason why there is so much anger and conflict in the Iliad is because the Homeric law of honor and respect is being insulted which results to rage‚ honor and conflict. The honor of every person in Homeric culture is very important. To the hero‚ their honor is supreme. They cannot tolerate any kind of insults; they feel like they have to protect their

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    Hill conveys Kingshaws feelings in two way‚ one by his inner commentary‚ and the other by the imagery of the events around him. I’m the King of the Castle is a heart wrenching story about two boys‚ thrown together by circumstance and trapped in a tragic enmity‚ that is ultimately fatal and tragic. This passage is placed at the near end of the book‚ an experience that highlights Kingshaw’s decent into depression. This scene is entirely set with the family attending a circus‚ something that deeply

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    Corruption in the Beautiful Forevers Katherine Boo’s “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” takes place in Annawadi‚ a small slum near the airport in Mumbai‚ India. The story focuses on the Husain family‚ who makes their living selling recycled garbage. Sadly‚ even in this small slum‚ the population is inundated with corruption on every level. Corruption is so common that many of the inhabitants in Annawadi view it as a necessity to improve their way of life so they strive to be corrupt. Asha Waghekar‚

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    we value his character all the more. We see this when he writes‚ “I avoid trying to draw conclusions about the people who dump in the Dumpsters I frequent. I think it would be unethical to do some although I know many people will find the idea of scavenger ethics too funny for words.” but we do not. Instead‚ we develop a stronger connection with him that carries us throughout the rest of his

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