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    Old Milon

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    and sons death. To go so far as to say the only reason he is living is to kill sixteen soldiers purely out of ill will. The Old Mans first and most gruesome murder was the way he brutally decapitated the victim with his sithe. The fact that he did so violently‚ shows his devote hatred and disgust towards any and all Prussians. After killing the first Prussian victim‚ he later killed two more Prussian soldiers. During this heartless slaughter he slit the throats of the two soldiers and their horses

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    The title of the poem ‘Whatif’ refers to the fears and paranoia questions we have at night‚ as we are more vulnerable. The poet combines the words ‘what’ and ‘if’ in a childlike manner. The main theme of the poem is ‘fears of a child’. In almost every line the poet adds a new fear. He mentions numerous childish fears like the feel of failing at school‚ being bullied‚ growing green chest hair and teeth not growing straight. He also mentions fears that a human at any age can relate to such as the fear

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    Poem

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    stop and say "I love you‚" instead of assuming you know I do. So‚ just in case tomorrow never comes‚ and today is all I get‚ I’d like to say how much I love you‚ and I hope we never will forget. Tomorrow is not promised to anyone‚ young or old alike‚ And today may be the last chance you get to hold your loved one tight. So‚ if you’re waiting for tomorrow‚ why not do it today? For if tomorrow never comes‚ you’ll surely regret the day That you didn’t take that extra time for a smile

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    Old Yeller

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    Abstract When people think of the book or the movie‚ Old Yeller‚ it is often thought of as a story about the bond between a boy and his dog‚ a common theme in many TV shows and books. However‚ Old Yeller‚ as it turns out‚ proves to be much more than that; it is a true coming-of-age story. At 14 years old‚ Travis Coates lives with his mother and little brother‚ Arliss‚ in the hill country of Texas during the 1860s when his father must leave home to work on a cattle drive. He leaves Travis to “act

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    School Should Start Later

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    in some other schools‚ is not right. Students need to have time at night to get work done‚ not only schoolwork but also non-schoolwork. Needless to say‚ the school schedule for high school students needs to be changed and be made where they go in later. That way they get their work done and get enough sleep because without much sleep students will not be getting high grades. A health survey that the University Health Center administered showed them that one in four students say that lack of sleep

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    Old Spice

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    Old Spice: To Become a Man Old Spice is a fragrance product created in 1934 mainly for women’s use. Later it was introduced to men. Nowadays‚ commercials and advertisements have now been focused on men rather than women. Grooming tools have been focused on men because they are more financially successful rather than when it’s focused on women. People can use any products that they want‚ yet people choose this product because of the presentation of the advertisement. The man on the horse creates a

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    Typhoons in the Philippines In the Philippines‚ tropical cyclones (typhoons) are called bagyo. Tropical cyclones entering the Philippine Area of Responsibility are given a local name by the Philippine Atmospheric‚ Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)‚ which also raises public storm signal warnings as deemed necessary. Around 19 tropical cyclones or storms enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility in a typical year and of these usually 6 to 9 make landfall. The deadliest

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    Poems

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    sombre woodlands‚  and on the banks of your rivers  in frolic I took part.  I prayed in your rustic temple‚  a child‚ with a child’s devotion;  and your unsullied breeze  exhilarated my heart.  The Creator I saw in the grandeur  of your age-old forests;  upon your bosom‚ sorrows  were ever unknown to me;  while at your azure skies  I gazed‚ neither love nor tenderness  failed me‚ for in nature  lay my felicity.  Tender childhood‚ beautiful town‚  rich fountain of rejoicing  and

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    CHAPTER 20 OPHTHALMIC SURGEON IN HONGKONG (1891-92) • Farewell to Europe: Oct 31‚ 1891 (2 weeks after Fili‟s publication)‚ left Ghent for Paris‚ bade farewell to friends (Lunas‚ Taveras‚ Venturas)‚ to Marseilles . • He boarded steamer Melbourne for Hongkong (HK) on Oct 18 bringing recommendation letter by Juan Luna for Manuel Camus with 600 copies of Fili; • befriended many passengers who were mostly missionaries for China including Fr. Fuchs whom he described as “A Father Damaso without

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    Tears of a Tiger was a tragic book written by the author‚ Sharon M. Draper. The Publisher of this book was Atheneum Books in the year 1994. This book was a realistic fiction‚ which is something that could be real but was fictionalized. The book Tears of a Tiger starts off with a Newspaper Article dating back to November 8th titled “Teen Basketball Star Killed in Fiery Crash”. Four teenagers named Andrew Jackson‚ B.J. Carson‚ Tyrone Mills‚ and Robert Washington were driving home from a basketball

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