Scar. I am a sailor. The great scar of the world. (pauses‚ taking a deep breath) Strong‚ cunning‚ and ruled with an iron paw. He had power‚ intelligence‚ and could command the respect of an entire nation with just a look. He was everything a king should be. Scoffs: But now‚ what do we have? Just a memory of a day. A memory that our so-called ’future king’ can never live up to. Here I am‚ the eldest son‚ fighting for scraps of his memory‚ and yet‚ it’s Kovu who gets to bask in that legacy‚ not me
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SYNTHESIS ESSAY #2 “Why fit I when you were born to stand out?” (Dr. Seuss). In both short stories “Learning the Language” by Karen Connelly and “Boys and Girls” by Alice Munro‚ the authors address the theme of Alienation. In “Learning the Language” a foreigner named Monsieur Nolan is ridiculed for being different and all he wants is to fit in. In “Boys and Girls” the narrator wanted to break social normalities and be accepted as unique‚ which is why alienation is a 2 way street
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Out Of Many‚ One “Two Ways to Belong in America” published in the New York Times in 1996‚ written by Bharati Mukherjeee is her personal experience about how she decided on becoming an American citizen and her sister Mira’s decision to keep her Indian citizenship‚ and live as legal resident is the USA. This story was written to address various changes in immigration laws during that time when the American government decided to restrain legal residents living in the United States from some rights
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Out of Wedlock Babies Taking care of a child is no walk in the park. There is a lot of time and money involved in raising a child properly‚ and many new parents are not ready for all of these responsibilities. There are many‚ though‚ who feel that all they need for their child is love. If you can be there enough for it and support what it wants to do‚ it will all be okay. There are others‚ however‚ that sternly believe your kid needs certain things such as married parents and plenty of financial
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struggles and their experience of greatness has really opened my eyes. In the past I have learned about Moses‚ Abraham‚ Solomon‚ the Ten Commandments‚ the Israelites escape from Pharaoh‚ and in general the many miracles of God himself. So here I was thinking that I knew all about the Hebrew’s story. However‚ I could not be more wrong. What I already knew just barely skimmed the surface of their actual story. What I read and learned about the Hebrews and their story was way more in depth. The downfalls
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I won’t lie and say I didn’t know what I was doing was wrong from the very beginning. I did‚ I do‚ and even now‚ standing in front of you all‚ I’ll freely admit to it. Doing otherwise after a conviction is wasting energy on an unfixable problem—and I didn’t get to where I am in life by not fixing problems when they spring up. Instead‚ I want you to consider the law. Pleasantville Penal Code 6.4.z says that‚ for the mere crime of stealing millions from billionaires (multi-billionaires‚ I might
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In the movie Inside Out the audience was given a look inside the mind of 11 year old Riley. We are shown that inside the minds there are five emotions that are in control of Riley and her feelings. Riley was described as a very happy and optimistic child. In a parental sense the “perfect child”. However‚ after her father gets a new job in San Francisco‚ California and they move from their beloved home in Minnesota Riley’s cheerful demeanor falters. All the while behind her feelings we have Joy‚
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LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT BY EUGENE ONEILL Act I‚ S 1 Summary: 8:30 AM in the living room of the Tyrone family’s summer home‚ August‚ 1912. The room is adjacent to the kitchen and dining room‚ and there are stairs leading up to the upstairs bedrooms. The living room is handsome and full of books; the collection is impressive‚ and all the more so because the books have the look of having been read. The Tyrone family has just finished having breakfast‚ and Mary and James Tyrone Tyrone enter
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Europa Report: A Closer Look Europa Report gives its viewers a unique perspective into the life of deep space exploration. This film combines the Sci-fi thriller with the Documentary type film in a spectacular way. In typical sci-fi thrillers‚ danger takes the shape of an alien‚ a virus‚ or some sort of space madness that picks off the members of a spaceship’s crew one by one‚ and this film does just that. Sebastian Cordero‚ the director of the film‚ strives for absolute realism using fantastic
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The Help Helps Out While reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett‚ it quickly becomes apparent that in 1960’s Southern Mississippi‚ the maids‚ or “the help”‚ played an important role in the family—not only as the maid‚ but often also as the childcare. The maids formed a special bond with the children‚ especially the children who were very young or were born during the maid’s time at the household‚ and in a lot of cases‚ the children seemed to be the only reason the help stayed with the family they
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