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    May 2001 Higher Level Stephen Edgar’s “The Secret Life of Books” is about the nature of reading and the power of literature to affect the reader. The poem personifies books‚ imagining how they silently plot to draw in their readers‚ and then moves to a discussion of how the readers are changed by their reading. Edgar structures his poem to illustrate the nature of this relationship between literature and its readers. “The Secret Life of Books” is divided into five stanzas‚ each six lines

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    shaped by his desire to live up to his fame. He steers clear of special treatment‚ flattery‚ and praise. He strives to live a normal wizard’s life‚ and to a great extent he does. He has close friendships‚ enemies‚ dilemmas‚ and triumphs just like any other twelve-year-old boy. But Harry is distinct because of his courage and loyalty. Although Harry risks his life to fight the forces endangering Hogwarts‚ he always succeeds through a mix of skill and help from his friends. Dumbledore sends Harry aid in

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    THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY (2013) The second adaptation of a 1939 short story and re-released by the late Samuel Goldwyn junior in 2013‚ The secret life of Walter Mitty is an adventure romance film. This movie is set in the dot com era where internet is available to almost every facet of society. Losses on the print version of magazines have resulted in some of the publications scrambling to the online platform to capture the internet market. This gives rise to the last printed issue of LIFE

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    airing last May 1‚ 1999‚ the show Spongebob Squarepants has definitely went a long way‚ as it is now a well known and a highly influential cartoon series for children. The series has been a success in captivating the hearts of many. But what is the secret to the show’s success? It is no question that one does not simply think of a show like Spongebob Squarepants. To prove this‚ who would just come up with the idea of having a yellow sponge that can cook burgers underwater so well as the main character

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    The film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty‚ directed by Ben Stiller. It is a good movie about Walter Mitty (played by Ben Stiller) who is a White collar worked for film picture in Life Magazine for 16 years. The famous photographer Sean O’Connell (played by Sean Penn) send some specific film picture for the last issue of magazine’s cover. Walter never lost any pictures for past 16 years‚ but this time‚ he can’t find the negative No.25 film picture for a magazine’s cover. So Walter decides go to find

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    In James Thurber’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty‚” the character Walter Mitty dreams of being a hero‚ and this contrast in characterization in real life reveals how unhappy he is with his dull and cowardly existence. Mitty’s life is monotonous‚ spent doing what his wife tells him to do. Mitty waits for his wife’s hair appointment to end when he realizes she will be done soon. He knows he has to get back to the hotel to meet his wife because “she didn’t like to get to the hotel first; she would

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    This event from "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" occurred only in the confines of the short story’s main character by the same name’s mind. It is simply an illustration of how Mitty can take mundane situations like shopping for puppy biscuits and escape from it using his imagination. Written by James Thurber and published in The New Yorker‚ in 1939 “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” was an instant hit. This four page story takes place in the tiny town of Waterbury‚ Connecticut during the same year

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    Dinner With Someone in La La Land? The short story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” was written by James Thurber. I wouldn’t have dinner with Walter because he would be a terrible guest for several reasons. Walter wouldn’t be a good listener for several reasons. One reason is because Walter often daydreams he doesn’t know what his wife wants him to do. “He looks at his wife in the seat beside him with shocked astonishment‚ She seemed grossly familiar‚ like a strange woman who yelled at him in

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    MindaNews Region 12‚ ARMM get P6.36B for 4Ps GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/28 July) — The national government has released a total of P6.36 billion in cash grants in the last three years to beneficiaries of its flagship conditional cash transfer program in Region 12 and parts of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Bai Zorahayda Taha‚ Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 12 director‚ said Monday such amount was released directly to 222‚366 “poorest of the

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    “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber demonstrates how excessive dreaming can have a harmful effect on one’s life and the lives of those around him‚ as shown in Walter Mitty’s unrestrained imagination. Walter Mitty slips into trances often during everyday activities‚ and they contrast extremely with his mundane life. While daydreaming about being a heroic doctor‚ Walter Mitty mindlessly tries to park‚ and a parking lot attendant yells to Mitty to get in the right lane so he does not

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