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    but to also not trust anymore of his promises‚ including the Glass Castle that he has yet to build or even start. Similarly‚ Jeannette would also grow to expect failure and lying from Rex that would eventually become true for Rosemary as well. After never bringing up the mere name of the Glass Castle in their entirety of living in Phoenix‚ papa Walls suggests that Jeannette and Brian build a hole for the foundation of the glass castle while living in Welch‚ an idea that the two gladly bring to reality

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    problems. When it comes to alcohol abusers‚ it is not uncommon to see important responsibilities be neglected‚ increased violent behavior‚ driving while under the influence and/or even getting in trouble with the law (What are the…). In The Glass Castle‚ Rex Walls suffers from alcoholism and like most alcoholics‚ his addiction has a huge impact on his family. His heavy drinking has crippled his family financially as well as made Rex incapable of holding a steady job to provide his family with a steady

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    Yared Golla Mrs.Gutierrez Multicultural Literature 3 April 2017 Bright Tunnel Vision No matter what situation you’re in to be successful you need to have a thrive to succeed. In the novel The Glass Castle‚ by Jeannette walls‚ Jeannette is a motivated student in school who has a motive to succeed despite the difficult family situations she goes through. In the ted talk “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance.” by Angela Lee‚ Angela talks about how she discovered that having grit which is having

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    QUESTION 1: What is the practical application of text mining? Text mining can be applied in different ways. In this section‚ I will discuss 4 ways in which text mining is used. A. Search Engines Text mining can be used to create suggestions or recommendations based on user input; the Google search engine is a good example of this. As per Figure 1.1 below‚ if a person were to type the word ‘Education’ in the search engine‚ Google would retrieve results containing the word ‘Education’ in the

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    Anne Wang Ms. Perez 5th period January‚ 10‚ 2013 The Glass Castle Passage Analysis It was a very touching story: the Glass Castle‚ in which author Jeannette Walls tells the world about her greatly influential past. This passage I chose reveals one of the most significant characters in her life‚ her father; it recalls on the things that he did for her‚ or his attitudes and ways of life that is very influential in the author’s life. When her father speaks in the book‚ it can be interpreted

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    Killing Machines A drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle‚ an aircraft‚ without a human pilot on board. Its flight is controlled by a pilot on the ground or in another vehicle. These drones are used for remote sensing‚ commercial aerial surveillance‚ domestic policing‚ transport‚ scientific research‚ armed attacks‚ search and rescue‚ etc. The most controversial use‚ however‚ is armed attack. These drones are MQ-1 Predator UAV’s armed with Hellfire missiles. They were first used in 2001 from bases

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    Leader Philosophies‚ Themes‚ and Strategies Employed through “The Last Castle” (Information from the film will be written in a basic Times New Roman‚ Font 12; however the information retrieved from Organizational Behavior resources will be italicized‚ as well as my added comments) The Last Castle was packed full of leaders; bad‚ good‚ and great according to the numerous leadership philosophies‚ themes‚ and strategies that I will identify. The movie begins with Lieutenant General (3-Star) Irwin

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    The White Castle The doppelganger‚ or a double of a living person‚ is almost‚ in a way‚ a clone of a human being. Throughout the course of the novel‚ The White Castle‚ Pamuk uses this tactic between two main characters‚ the slave‚ and Hoja his master. After boardig his first ship‚ the slave begins to notice that a man lurking on it appears to look very similar to himself. Could this possibly mean that the slave will use the doppelganger to his advantage? Pamuk first introduces to the reader how

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    In the memoir‚ The Glass Castle‚ written by Jeannette walls‚ we see how Jeannette’s childhood with her extraordinary parents shapes her identity and sense of value. Rex and Rosemary Walls‚ the parents of Jeannette‚ can be seen as irresponsible and careless people‚ although they raise Jeannette as an extremely resilient‚ independent and warm-hearted person in the future. Jeannette is using some of the certain objects as a reflection of her and‚ her emotions. Furthermore‚ she repeatedly makes mention

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    Dysfunctional Family Roles In The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls‚ you see the different roles of a dysfunctional family being played out throughout the book. There are six members of the Walls’ family‚ Rosemary‚ Rex‚ Lori‚ Jeanette‚ Brian‚ and Maureen. The family is obviously dysfunctional with an alcoholic father and a mother who does not want the responsibility of raising four children. Throughout the book we see the children taking on some of the basic roles of a dysfunctional family and

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