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    The Autobiography of Malcolm X as Told by Alex Haley is one of the bestselling publications in American history. Writing about a controversial public figure and topic can put a writer’s life and the publisher’s business at risk but spreading awareness on the struggles of black Americans was of great importance then. In addition to the accounts written by Alex Haley‚ the foreword by Attallah Shabazz and eulogy by Ossie Davis at the end part provides readers more interesting facts about the colorful

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    Donnie The Night Of Timmy Turners Death “Timmy‚ Please come down stairs! Dinner is ready!” Said Timmy’s mom! Timmy bursted out of the blue room ran down the wooden stairs‚ Ran in the kitchen grabbed some green beans‚ meatloaf‚ and corn. Then he reacted to the dining room table. THe timmy falls on the way to the table‚ and his dog drank something she is allergic to. Then timmy gets in trouble then his mom & dad grounded him. Then‚ 1 month later… Timmy gets ungrounded ‚ then timmy goes outside

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    Ryan Kent Ms. Chiasson ENG3U 02/03/2015 “Cornet at Night” and “The Boat” The literary works of two Canadian authors can often be place under a microscope where the similarities of their works become very apparent. The writing styles tend to have many aspects in common. The short story “Cornet at Night” by Sinclair Ross is very similar to “The Boat” by Alistair MacLeod. They are similar in not just one but in many ways. The two literary works share many aspects between them. These aspects extend

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    Named for the Roman goddess of dawn‚ the Aurora is a puzzling and mystical show of light in the night sky. The aurora borealis and aurora australis – often called the northern lights and southern lights – are common occurrences at high northern and southern latitudes‚ less frequent at mid-latitudes‚ and seldom seen near the equator. In “Auroras Dancing in the Night”‚ “________________”‚ and“____________”‚ Don Pettit‚ Julian Simon‚ and Jared Diamond comment on the creation of aurora and the impact

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    to note that she directly refers to her disguise as being related to intent and this intentional disguise is a theme that continues throughout “Twelfth Night” by William Shakespeare. Viola’s choice of dressing as a young man‚ however‚ obviously complicates her pursuit of Orsino and although this is finally resolved at the end of “Twelfth Night”‚ her appearance actually dictates the reality of her love life. There is a sense of hopelessness in the battle between what one sees and what is truth

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    La Linea

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    Book Review La Linea By Julia Hager Summary In her novel La Linea‚ Ann Jaramillo tells the story of fifteen-year-old Miguel‚ who leaves his home in Mexico to illegally cross the US-Mexican border. He leaves for California‚ where his parents and two of his sisters have lived for the past seven years. His parents left first‚ in order to make money for their children to cross la linea later. Miguel and his younger sister Elena thus live with their grandmother on a rancho in the small Mexican

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    Just Walk on by

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    Just Walk on By 1. Do the women in this story have the right to act the way they did in front of Staples? Is putting their safety over judging another person justified? 2. Does the way that black people are treated contribute to making more dangerous criminals? 3. Staples acts as if his intimidating demeanor is a handicap. Do you think this was a wise decision? Instead of standing up and expressing his thoughts on how he is treated‚ is it better to keep in mind the delicacy of the social

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    In Dark Heart of the Night‚ political upheaval triggers a multitude of questions that challenge the patriarchal society in Mboasu‚ in Central Africa. As a rebel group comes in and creates turmoil in the small village of Eku in the span of a single night‚ there is a shift in the gender hierarchy from man to woman when the chief gets decapitated as a symbol of weakness in his leadership‚ and strength in the young man who performed the decapitation. In that horrific night‚ members of the village began

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    A Walk in the Woods‚ Bill Bryson In this non-fiction book‚ Bill Bryson recounts his travels through sections of the Appalachian Trail. Bryson discusses the history‚ ecology‚ trees‚ plants‚ and animals of the A.T.‚ which are topics that have been discussed in class this semester. The first days on the trail Bryson describes his experience as hell because the hiking is very tough and its even more difficult for his buddy Stephan Katz‚ a recovering alcoholic who

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    The Plasticity of L.A. L.A. Land "I love Los Angeles. I love Hollywood. They’re beautiful. Everybody’s plastic‚ but I love plastic. I want to be plastic." - Andy Warhol “Probably no city in the Western world has a more negative image” - Richard Lehan‚ professor emeritus‚ University of California‚ Los Angeles There are two visions of Los Angeles – one of a successful‚ sprawling ‘Jewel of the West Coast’ and one‚ the ‘‘nightmare’ anti-myth’ of superficial soullessness first depicted by

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