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    Boys and Girls

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    reason why. 2. how do the narrator’s carefully described " adventure stories" relate to the theme of "Boys and Girls"? Explain what these stories suggest about the world she lives in and the world she would like to live in . 3. assume the role of the narrator and write the beginning of a short story (minimum one page) that serves as a sequel to "Boys and Girls" 1. The narrator of the short story “Boys and Girls” is a common farm girl who struggles to achieve a lifestyle not dictated by social expectations

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    Dover Boys

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    Chuck Jones probably didn’t know that during the creation of “The Dover Boys” he would create an animation style that would later be used by future animation artists‚ especially Robert Cannon from the United Productions of America (UPA). Chuck Jones was known for showing the emotion of cartoons with abstract animation and was the first to use the “smear” style of animation with “The Dover Boys”. One would say that you could see a lot of Chuck Jones style with the UPA cartoon “ Gerald McBoing Boing”

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    Mine Boy

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    Myana Looknanan Mine Boy by Peter Abrhams certainly demonstrates the effects of imposing imperialism‚ and capitalism on a particular society. In this novel Xuma the protagonists has somewhat of an awakening. He goes from being an ignorant and innocent boy to a radical and brave man‚ once he realizes the impact of the foreign influence on his fellow citizens. South Africans were being oppressed and forced to live a life in which there were little to no choices. Many of them accommodated this influence

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    The Bradley Boys

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    The Bradley Boys 1887 – 1969 My father-in-law‚ Robert E. Brown‚ a prolific storyteller‚ grew up in Bradley‚ South Dakota‚ a railroad town servicing the surrounding farming community on the eastern Dakota prairie. Although his childhood encompassed the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl eras‚ his anecdotes didn’t dwell on the hardships. Rather‚ he recalled and passed on fond memories of these years. Several of his stories recounted events regarding mischievous activities carried out by the males

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    "Storm Boy".

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    Storm Boy is an Australian movie that has been loved and has given great pleasure and joy to a wide range of audiences for many‚ many years. Not just Australian audiences but also overseas‚ where people have learnt a little of what Australian scenery looks like. The first day of shooting the film was on 24th May 1976 but before this many decisions had to be made. Matt Carroll‚ the producer had to get permission from the author of the book‚ Colin Thiele who wrote the book in 1963. Once he got permission

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    is about to bear. Miss Betsey wishes to raise the girl so that men never take advantage of her the way Miss Betsey has been taken advantage of in her own life. When David is born and Mr. Chillip‚ the doctor‚ informs Miss Betsey that Clara has had a boy‚ Miss Betsey storms out of the house and never returns. Summary — Chapter II. I Observe. David’s earliest memories are of his mother’s hair and his nurse‚ Clara Peggotty‚ who has very dark eyes. He remembers the kitchen and the backyard‚ with the

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    Black Boy

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    Black Boy How do our choices affect our independence? The decisions we make and our actions we take have a direct impact upon the freedom we enjoy in our lives‚ in Richard wright’s autobiographical novel‚ Black Boy‚ this is clearly evident. The author had to struggle against violence‚ racism‚ and hunger in order to ultimately gain his independence. These obstacles were present throughout the author’s life and influenced his writing. Early in his life he suffered different forms of abuse. Richard

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    The Red Chamber Sparknotes

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    One of the greatest perfections of literature‚ Tsao Hsueh Chin’s Dream of The Red Chamber is a compelling read that arouses the reader to want more despite its complexity and length. The Novel vividly portrays forgotten customs as well as enduring intrigues of a wealthy but declining aristocratic family in the Qing dynasty during the middle of the 18th century. The reader gains an insight on specific aspects about the Chinese family values‚ social hierarchy; inter family relationships‚ and customs

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    The Global Soul Sparknotes

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    Confinement: How Strong National Identities Isolate Groups from One Another Where do you belong? This is a question that Pico Iyer attempts to answer for himself in his book The Global Soul. Iyer travels around the world because he feels like a “global soul.” He experiences the life of other people and observes how they feel about their country and cultural group. National identities create a sense of belonging for a group and Iyer doesn’t feel that safety like many other people and groups do. National

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    Soldier Boy

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    Soldier Boy is a fabulous novel as it tells the readers the life Jim Martin had before‚ during and after the war. This is Jim’s strange story of how an inexperienced and excited school boy became Australia’s youngest Anzac. The main theme of Soldier Boy is about the life of war. The story starts with the death of Jim aboard a hospital ship. It explains how he dies and the way the family were notified by the nurse sending a letter to them. Then his story starts from the beginning reflecting

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