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    It takes certain traits to become a hero. The heroes Momotaro‚ from “Momotaro: Boy-of-the-Peach” as retold by Yoshiko Uchida; Arthur‚ from “The Sword in the Stone” as retold by Keith Baines; and Sir Launcelot‚ from “Sir Launcelot du Lake” as retold by Keith Baines all display determination. The three heroes exhibit traits of bravery. The heroes also demonstrate a willingness to accomplish the task at hand. These stories‚ as well as the heroes within them‚ prove that heroes are resilient. Momotaro

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    Name : Zuhrotul Inayah / 11320098 Class : B Subject : Writing SPORT Doing sport activities are mostly done to keep health such as jogging‚ riding bike‚ and doing gym by many people. These are done twice every week especially at Monday and Saturday because these are a free day and they have many free times to do sport activities. Then‚ sport is very satisfied to get a good healthy and is useful activities. Sport could give more positive result than doing something which is not beneficial like

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    many stories and there are many examples of it in “The Stone Boy” by Gina Berriault‚ Animal Farm by George Orwell‚ and The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. In all of these works‚ irony plays an important role in the plot of the story. In “The Stone Boy”‚ the title of the story is a good example of irony. The title indicates to the reader that Arnold has no feelings and is like a stone. The irony here is that Arnold cares more about Eugie than

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    Introduction Sports have existed in our society for thousands of years; Ancient Greece introduced formal sports with the first Olympic Games in 776 BC. They have evolved over the years and will‚ without a doubt‚ always continue to be a part of society. The 204 nations who participated in the 2012 Olympics give a glance of how almost everyone in the world is exposed to sports. There is absolutely no doubt that the world’s society is affected by sports. However‚ the question at hand is not whether sports affect

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    “If economics is the dismal science‚ the study of hunting and gathering economies must be its most advanced branch” (Sahlins 1972: 1). Stone Age Economics is one of the well-known books in the subfield of economic anthropology provided by an American cultural anthropologist‚ Marshall Sahlins. This book is a slight representation in the literature dealing with ‘primitive’ or ‘tribal’ economic life. This book consists of a series of chapters that lacks a proper conclusion of Sahlins discoveries

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    2/6/13 Demonstration Speech Outline Topic: How to drive a Stick shift Car. General Purpose: To Inform. Specific Purpose: To teach my audience how to drive a stick shift car. Thesis Statement: By learning how to start a stick shift car‚ changing from first to fifth gear and reverse you would someday like to buy a stick shift car. Organizational Pattern: Chronological Introduction: Did you know that by knowing how to drive a Stick shift car you can save money on the initial price‚ maintenance

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    Stone Powder Monologue

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    I had was mah wee dagger and me one good eye. He starred at me wi’ its hundred eyes and it tried to mak’ a grab at me‚ but what it didn’t know was-" "It didn’t know you had the Stone Powder from the Terra Dragons!" A man interrupted and Thorith gave him an irritated look. "Aye Gorrick‚ what it didn’t know is I had th’ Stone Powder I hid in me briefs. Sae‚ I reached in me briefs an’ took out th’ powder. But th’ foul beast knocked th’ sack out of me hand an’ knocked me back to the wall of th’ cave!

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    There are many possible themes from the story “Sticks” by George Saunders. One big theme observed is when his dad dresses up the pole for every holiday and day of significance. His dad is expressing emotion through dressing up the pole. When his wife dies‚ he puts pictures and items that were hers around and on the pole. On veterans day he dressed up the pole as a soldier. Many themes can be found in the story but the biggest one is his emotions and the way he shows his emotions‚ and that everyone

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    your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it‚ and it will never be used to hurt you” (40). It is true that one should be appreciated‚ and it is acceptable for everyone to defend their ultimate identities. In the novel “Stone Butch Blues‚” by Leslie Feinberg‚ many trials and hardships challenge Jess Goldberg‚ one who struggles to fight for acceptance and pursues her identity. When Jess is a child‚ she recognizes that the society is based on binary gender‚ a system consisting

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    is to express thoughts‚ feelings and emotions rather than to simply convey information. Creative writing can technically be considered any writing of original composition. In this sense‚ creative writing is a more contemporary and process-oriented name for what has been

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