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    The Ride “Can I please?” I asked my grandma “You are going to have to check with your grandpa.” she said “ok.” I said “Grandpa‚ can I drive the four wheeler?” “Tomorrow.” he said “ok.” I said in side I was doing front flips. ************** Once I got to there house the four wheeler was sitting out on the drive way. “Yes!” I said. Once I got inside to talk to my grandparents my grandpa was ready to show me “Are you ready?” he asked me “Yes.” I said. Once we were outside and on the four

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    Paul Revere's Ride

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    Paul Revere’s Ride 5 Ws Who- Paul Revere was the son of Huguenot silversmith‚ Apollos Rivoire. Paul Revere’s mom is Deborah Hitchborn. Paul Revere was a very smart person‚ developing skills in silversmithing and dentistry. Paul Revere became very rich both through inheritance and his skill. During the later years of his life‚ he became interested in American independence. Born January 1stt eh was a smart‚ resourceful‚ driven young man. Unfortunately his father died while Paul was only 19. In 1757

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    right to read. In reality‚ there is an event that took place less than 100 years ago known as the Nashville sit ins where people passively fought for equality. The events in Fahrenheit 451 and at the Nashville Sit Ins have common ground in their basic history and ideals‚ yet when it comes to the actions they turn out very differently. At the end of Fahrenheit 451‚ Guy Montag

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    The film “Everybody Rides the Carousel” by John and Faith Hubley accurately depicts Erik Erikson’s eight stages of development. The entire film is a metaphor for these stages‚ and at the beginning they say how there is “an age for every rider on our circle of life‚” meaning their carousel. The narrator also mentions that each stage builds on the other. On the first ride‚ they show “trust vs. mistrust” which Erikson says it is approximately from birth to the first year. The film uses cats to demonstrate

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    Storm Descriptive Writing

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    I sigh lowering into an old wooden chair seated in a corner of the small shop I happened upon. Placing my warm drink on the rickety table‚ I stare out a nearby window and give a slight shiver. Grabbing the edges of my worn wool coat I pull the old coat tighter. The action doesn’t do much itself‚ but it makes me feel better. I look outside again‚ my eyes drifting over dull‚ empty markets‚ the slow rain drizzles down the pane of glass as I continue to look outside. A heavy cloud of gray has been hanging

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    The Perfect Storm Theme

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    Perfect Storm What is theme? The theme of a book is the important life lesson that is being implied. It is something with a deeper meaning that is related to life. Theme is also defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly. One of the themes for the perfect storm is Man Versus Sea. The author illustrates the theme in multiple ways. One way‚ the author illustrates the theme Man VS. Sea is when the Satori (Man made boat) calls for

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    Noah and Utnapishtim’s Wild Ride Almost every religion in the world has a story about the “Great Flood” which destroys the earth‚ and each teaches its followers a different story about this disaster. While the Babylonians have the story of Utnapishtim from the Epic of Gilgamesh‚ the Judeo Christians have Noah from the Bible. Both men save a few people and many animals. In these stories‚ Noah and Utnapishtim seem to have similar situations‚ but a further analysis shows how truly different the two

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    In the short story “The Storm” by Kate Chopin‚ the main character Calixta is a wife and mother who appears to be unhappy and restless in her marriage and commits adultery. Calixta is able to fulfill her sexual desires with another man and does not feel guilty about it. Some readers may say that Calixta’s attitude on having an affair is selfish and most readers will not identify with the main character but may know characters that have Calixta’s mentality. Readers first get a glimpse of Calixta

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    Wilgus's Night Ride

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    Allie Comley Dr McCormick 11-6-12 Night Ride In this short story‚ we learn about a thirteen year old boy named Wilgus‚ who‚ by the end of the story‚ has had his rite of passage with the help of his uncle Delmer. We all know that one adult who is very irresponsible and the person we would want to keep our kids away from. That is the kind of person Delmer is. He drinks in front of Wilgus and even lets Wilgus drink too. He also drives while he is drunk‚ which‚ in this day and age‚ is illegal

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    In The Eye of the Storm filmed by ABC News in 1970‚ Jane Elliot‚ a teacher at Riceville Community Elementary School‚ puts her third grade students through an experiment to show them how horrible colored people were treated. Since 1968‚ Jane Elliot always has something planned for National Brotherhood Week. On Tuesday‚ Elliot segregates her class by the color of the students’ eyes. The brown-eyed kids were to wear special collars around their neck so they could be seen from afar. In this situation

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