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    From “Superman and Me” by Alexie 2. In what ways does the description of Sherman Alexie’s father play against the stereotype? Alexie’s father plays a part against the stereotype of Indians because he was “one of the few Indians who went to Catholic school on purpose” (Alexie 110). The stereotype was that all Indians were dumb and incapable of learning‚ but Alexie’s dad stood out of the crowd. Alexei’s father loved reading and loved to learn which put him out of the loop of the stereotype. From “School”

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    where do you think you would have ended up if the Rangers or also known as Bug Eyes didn’t give you a ride to the Smoke? Honestly if the rangers would have gave me a ride I do believe that i would have found my own way to The Smoke. I feel that way because for one I was already over halfway there but also most importantly as the farther I ventured the more I was thinking like Shay. And if I was thinking like shay then I would have arrived at The Smoke in no time because Shay wrote the directions in

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    Like Black Smoke

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    The article "Like Black Smoke" and the article "A World Turned Upside Down" both mainly discuss about a horrible and deadly diseas called the bubonic plague. Like "A World Turned Upside Down" the author is mainly describing how black death swept through and has effected Europe and changed everything in the old times. In the article "Like Black Smoke" the author is telling how the black death spread‚ where it came from‚ and where it traveled. "Like Black Smoke" was to explain how the bubonic

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    10 Reasons Not to Smoke

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    10 Reasons Not To Smoke 1. Smoking under age 18 is illegal. Using‚ holding‚ or buying of cigarettes can get you in serious trouble‚ especially around school. In regards to school‚ you can be suspended‚ or even expelled! 2. Smoking reduces your ability to do things that require endurance‚ such as sports‚ etc. The tar in the cigarettes covers up alveoli‚ which help you breathe‚ which makes for less surface area for gas exchange. In other words‚ you must breathe more to get the same amount of oxygen

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    Heaven: Poetry and Milton

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    November 8th 2013 Poetry Heaven The sonnet is one of the most common methods in poetry. Sonnets are very restrictive because there is only 14 lines predominantly in iambic pentameter. This restricts the poetry writing‚ but that is what makes it so beautiful. Sonnets are usually about love. Their tone sound very nice‚ easy to read and they can be sung. Sonnets are taken as a challenge for many poets because freeverse is easy and linear. “When I Consider How My Light Is Spent” is a Sonnet written

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    Rhetorical Analysis of “Gentrification” Writer Sherman Alexie‚ in his short story titled “Gentrification‚” tells the story of a white man that did an anonymous favor for his black neighbors‚ which subsequently turned out to be racist in multiple different ways. He relies on satirical elements and questioning the reader in order to convey his message that racism is not solely from white people and that despite this‚ white people are quite often unintentionally and internally racist (meaning that

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    the movie entitled “Children of Heaven” made me realize how a simple plot/ story can be as heart-warming and inspiring as any other film available out there in the market. It doesn’t take an elaborate story with so many twists and turns to make a terrific film for everyone to appreciate. Although the movie has some parts which are heavily dramatic like the scene where Zahra was crying due to Ali losing her shoes‚ the movie still has a predominant light tone. The film makes the audience including

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    Knight Rider Lights Circuit Using NE555 timer IC Faryal shoaib (11TC-65)‚ Hafiz M.Haseeb Anwar (11TC-50)‚ M.Haseeb (11TC-32)‚ Ali Husnain (11TC-61)‚ Salman waris (11TC-59)‚ Asfand yar khan (11TC-25). Department of Telecommunication Engineering‚ University College of Engineering & Technology‚ The Islamia University of Bahawalpur‚ Pakistan. Email:engr.haseeb@live.com Abstract— There are many projects of NE555 timer IC available on internet. In which‚ I choose the project

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    in person’s future. For example‚ Sharman Alexie and Edwige Danticate. Alexie is an Indian boy‚ who grew up on the Spokane Indian reservation‚ but he was a very smart child. Alexie admires his father‚ so he starts to like the books like him. At an early age‚ Alexie could not read‚ but he tries to recall the story from the pictures of the book. He starts with superman comic book. Also‚ Alexie is picking up hi father books. Before Alexie knows the vocabulary to say a paragraph‚

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    Cindy Sherman was born "Cynthia Morris" on January 19‚ 1954‚ in Glen Ridge‚ New Jersey. She did not live there long‚ for her family of seven moved to Huntington‚ Long Island‚ where she grew up. Sherman dabbled in painting when she first attended Buffalo State College‚ but soon developed a passion for photography‚ and never looked back. She established a photography career based on what she secretly enjoyed doing most‚ playing dress up. This enabled her to develop a unique technique all her own‚ where

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