1. What is the story about? Answer this question in two sentences – one that explains the story literally‚ and one sentence that considers the deeper meanings and messages. Lee Waite lives on his sixty acres of land‚ with his family. He usually sits on the porch to see if anyone tries to trespass‚ since he received the phone call from his friend Joseph Eagle that people are hunting on his land. One day he hears people on his land‚ and gets his gun and moves towards them. He tells them to leave immediately
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Has the area you lived in ever affect how you treated others? In petty crimes written by Gary Soto gives readers a collection of stories about Mexican- American children growing up trying to find their place in a cruel world filled with gangs. These children are from central California‚ United States Of America. Where the weather is nice and warm with the sun shining bright above them. The protagonist consists of La Guera‚ and Mario. The antagonist is Laura‚ José Luis‚ and Norma. In
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person based on the color of their skin. Police departments are relying more on the community they protect. “ The ability to perform their duties is dependent upon public approval of police existence‚ actions and behavior.” Robert Peel wrote the nine Principles of Policing many of the principles he wrote back in 1829 are still seen in policing today. The first principle is that the main focus of the police is to prevent crime and disorder. “ The success of police agencies ‚ there force should be
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For The Love Of The Game The poem‚ "Black Hair by Gary Soto describes a boy who had and probably still has a love and passion for baseball. Many images throughout this poem support this fact. For example‚ "In the bleachers I was brilliant with my body‚ waving players in and stomping my feet‚" "His crouch the one I assumed before an alter of worn baseball cards in my room‚" and " in my mind I rounded the bases with him‚ my face flared‚ my hair lifting/Beautifully‚" show how much he loves the
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States and known for poverty‚ yet there are still people such as Billy Grace and John Guidos that found their life fulfillment in the midst of their storm‚ the devastating Hurricane Katrina. Billy Grace and John Guidos are characters from the book Nine Lives by Dan Baum. John Guidos born a man‚ at an early age begin to recognize that he was somewhat different‚ but never knew how to comfortably come into his own until 20 years later in life. Billy Grace comes from a family of wealth. However‚ Billy’s
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Have you ever wanted to be good at something‚ but you couldn’t figure out how and you just wanted to quit?This is how Lupe Medrano felt in the story “Marble Champ” by Gary Soto.Lupe is good at everything‚chess‚spelling bees straight A’s‚perfect attendance‚and she even has her own shelf in her room built for all of her awards that she had won.The only things she had never won at were sports.She tried to beg her body to run as fast as the other girls‚but she could never do it.Then one day she wanted
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The Life of The Little Rock Nine Students In 1957‚ Central High school was a school that was segregated. The school allowed nine African-Americans to go to the school and graduate from Central. Carlotta LaNier is the author of “A Mighty Long Way”. This book talks about how she was a part of the Little Rock Nine and how she and her family survived from there house being bombed during her high school life. During the integration of Little Rock Central High school in 1957‚ the media both illuminated
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The need to feel loved isn’t confined to marriage or even romance—everyone has a desire to be fulfilled by meaningful relationships and unconditional love. Of the countless ways we can show love to one another‚ five languages of love‚ prove to be universal and comprehensive. Love languages are verbal and non-verbal means of communication between people who love each other Love languages manifest in friendships‚ the workplace‚ in families and in just about every human connection. We all identify primarily
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My Nine Lives. Over the course of my long life (or lives depending on how you look at it) I have been known by many names. And not all of them translate exactly. My latest and last one is Gracen. I do not know how old I am‚ nor do I really care. All that matters is that I get two square meals a day and a warm bed at night. An occasional pet behind the ears is nice too. It’s times like this‚ late at night in my bed‚ when I reminisce back to where it all began. It began 17 years ago‚ on a crisp fall
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Case Study 99 Cents Only Stores: IT Infrastructure on a Budget 99 Cents Only Stores is one of the leading retailers in the deep-discount sales industry. The first 99 Cents Only Store opened in 1982‚ and the company now operates 194 retail locations‚ including 150 in California‚ 19 in Texas‚ 15 in Arizona‚ and 10 in Nevada. The stores carry mostly name-brand general merchandise‚ including food and beverages‚ health and beauty aids‚ cleaning supplies‚ house wares‚ hardware‚ stationery‚ toys‚ gifts
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