READING GROUP GUIDE FOR BREATHING UNDERWATER BY ALEX FLINN 1. The beginning of the book‚ Nick thinks of his abuse of Caitlin: It was a slap . . . One slap‚ when she pushed me way too far. I never beat her up‚ would never hurt her. Does Nick believe this? Why does he not admit the truth to himself? 2. What do you think Judge Lehman hopes to accomplish by making Nick keep a journal‚ detailing his relationship with Caitlin? How does keeping the journal differ from discussing the same incidents in Mario’s
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Persuasive Speech on Underage Drinking People might think that alcohol is something that helps you cut loose and makes you full of energy‚ but reality check-alcohol is actually a depressant that damages your body in the long run. Alcohol is a problem that affects multiple people and families‚ but in today’s society it’s affecting teenagers. The horrible facts that I will present to you will prove that underage drinking needs to come to end before it’s too late for some. Some people
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Estrada‚ Yareli Ms.Kuzma Period 1 3/16/14 Pretties You can’t forget your past even in a bright present. In the novel Pretties‚ Scott Westerfeld discusses the different stages a girl‚ Tally Youngblood (Tally-wa)‚ goes through to become a beautiful woman. Girls are put into “The Uglies” category until they turn 16 which is when “The Specials” submit them into a surgery that transforms their lives. The surgery consist of making them beautiful‚ strong‚ healthy‚ and slowly erasing parts of their
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In Dred Scott vs. Sandford‚ Justice Roger Taney advances the argument that Black people were not “intended to be included” as citizens under the constitution‚ meaning that they are unable to claim the “rights and privileges” bestowed upon citizens of the United States (Dred Scott v. Sandford). To advance this argument‚ and to prove that the decision in Dred Scott was not a race-based one‚ Taney makes a comparison between black and indigenous individuals‚ asserting that indigenous freedom has “constantly
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Title: Breathing Underwater Author: Alex Flinn Pages: 236 Summary: Breathing Underwater is about an teenage boy at the age of 16 who is in love with his girlfriend‚ but does not really know how to treat her right. He claimed to have loved his girlfriend a lot and often did not listen to what he has to say about things and disagrees with her which causes him to get angry. One day he had gotten very angry and had slapped her‚ not knowing what had got into him he apologized for his behaviour and
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Whodunnit? By: Kristheine Daoang 9-5 A quiet holiday is all that they wanted; including a beautiful‚ flirtatious actress Arlena Marshall. With Arlena’s husband and stepdaughter‚ Kenneth and Linda Marshall visiting Jolly Rogers Hotel off the coast of Devon‚ who would have thought that a vacation they awaited for would turn into a living hell. The death of Arlena was no surprise for she was a heartless‚ immoral homewrecker
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Influence Maps Uncovering where the power lies in your projects [pic] [pic] [pic] [pic] Who influences whom? © iStockphoto/iqoncept Many people can have influence over your projects. Some influencers are obvious and easy to spot. Others are less obvious‚ but are no less significant. If you fail to recognize and "manage" these influencers‚ you’ll most-likely experience unexpected resistance to your projects‚ and sometimes bewildering failure. This is increasingly the case as you run
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THE O. M. SCOTT & SONS COMPANY Between 1955 and 1961‚ management of The O. M. Scott & Sons Company launched a number of new programs aimed at maintaining and increasing the company ’s past success and growth. Largely in response to these activities‚ Scott ’s field sales force grew from 6 to 150 men‚ several entirely new and expanded production facilities went on stream‚ and the number of products in the company ’s product line tripled. Sales increased from about $10 million to $43 million. In late
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The Power of Affect: Predicting Intention JON D. MORRIS This robust structural modeling study‚ with over 23‚000 responses to 240 advertising The University of Florida messages‚ found that affect when measured by a visual measure of emotional jonmorris@adsam.com response dominates over cognition for predicting conative attitude and action. CHONGMOO WOO The University of Florida chongmoo@ufl.edu FOR DECADES marketing and advertising profes- require cognitive processing
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encounter of his wife with some random fertilizer salesman over 14 years. He strangled his pregnant wife in their kitchen on Christmas Eve 2002‚ according to a book written by a woman claiming he confessed to her 15 months ago during a prison visit. Scott Peterson‚ also known as the man who convicted murder his wife‚ Laci Peterson and their unborn son‚ Conner Peterson. After a strangely long time missing of Laci Peterson‚ of course family will send posters and flyers and the police side will investigate
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