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    mixes are not as intimidating looking as the Shepherd breeds and are able to move in and out of places like airports with less notice. However‚ the German shepherd with its great intelligence‚ loyalty and work ethic‚ their physique which allows them train and run for hours has been and remains a favorite among all working dog trainers and agencies who utilize them. You need to determine if you want a female or a male‚ either sex works well. The only issue one may run

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    Becoming Insane? Or Simply Hearing a Story? Stranger Than Fiction‚ directed by Mark Forster‚ is an unusual movie. I personally liked the movie very much‚ but it was definitely out of the mainstream of movies today. The main character‚ Harold Krick (played by Will Ferrell) is a seemingly normal IRS agent that lives life on a very punctual and precise schedule. He is always on time for things and even counting the number of times he brushes his teeth in the morning! The character that Ferrell acts

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    A Stranger is Watching is a terrific book. I enjoyed reading this book very much. The non-stop action kept me reading for hours. One of the best features of the book is how it was written.The point of view changes every chapter.For example Chapter 1 is written in the point of view of the infamous Foxy character.Chapter 2 is written in the point if view of our protagonist‚ Steve; and so on.I also liked how the author built the relationship of the characters up‚so you care about what happens to them

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    Textual Support: In The Stranger‚ Camus exposes the inhibition that religion‚ love‚ and society create against man through dialogue‚ symbolism‚ and tone. Amid Meursault’s trial‚ Céleste is called to testify about Meursault’s character. “He said‚ ‘The way I see it‚ it’s [the murder] bad luck is. It leaves you defenseless… He was about to go on‚ but the judge told him that that would be all and thanked him… he stated he had more to say” (Camus 89). When Céleste provides an answer that the judge does

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    Close Reading: “The Stranger” By Albert Camus The opening of “The Stranger” Meursault is informed of his mother’s death. Meursault tells us: “I got a telegram from the home: “Mother deceased. Funeral tomorrow. Faithfully yours.” That doesn’t mean anything.” (page 3); a very strong statement to set the mood of this chapter. When he finished reading the telegram his first thought is: “That doesn’t mean anything.” this can give the reader the idea that Meursault is disconnected‚ cold‚ and perhaps

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    Imagine a man so absurd‚ yet so in tune with himself that he does not go through the motions of life for anyone. This man has been brought to life in The Stranger by Albert Camus. The story takes place in a costal town of Algeria. The main character is named Meursault. He is an ordinary office clerk with no real aspirations of progress‚ love‚ or greatness. He does not have any false emotions and does not do anything to please people. He did not even cry or feel bad at his own mother’s funeral because

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    The Conventional Resolution to Stranger than Fiction Harold Crick‚ a lonely tax auditor‚ who is awoken each day by his wrist watch. This wrist watch is an enormous part of Harold’s life. He also has a compulsive habit of save time and count whatever he is doing or around. This is the exposition for the movie Stranger than Fiction. As the rising action occurs‚ Harold begins to hear a woman’s voice in his head. Harold isn’t just hearing voice though‚ the women is narrating his life. Speaking about

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    I think when Primo says that “every stranger is an enemy” he is referring to a deeper instinct in the human psyche. This instinct‚ for lack of better words‚ manages to transform people in order to ensure survival. Primo is saying that every person has an inborn competitive nature that will propel them to survive even if it means breaking one’s usual moral code. Not only did this competitive element enable the Nazi regime to secure power and thus‚ its own survival‚ but it also managed to subtly persuade

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    Simmel explains the significant role of the stranger in society. The stranger can be viewed as someone who “comes today and stays tomorrow.” This implies‚ that the stranger has a fleeting role in society and is on a different level from the rest. Although the stranger is in close proximity to others‚ he is mentally far away. Simmel thinks the stranger to be lonely‚ dissatisfied and mentally displaced. The stranger appears to be stuck in the gray areas of life wherever he visits. Regardless of the

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    Hero’s Journey: Separation: Hiccup (the male protagonist) begins his journey to heroism right from the first scene. In this scene he is seen as a useless child and he is sent away from all the action of hunting dragon to repair the weapons of the other Vikings. Hiccup disobeys his father’s orders and he set out to kill a Nightfury‚ the most dangerous of all of the dragons. He unexpectedly hits one‚ yet no one believes him‚ he in fact get in trouble. Later the next day he sets out to find the Nightfury

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