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    Biographical Sketch

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    At first‚ all you can see is a figure walking towards you as a shadow with no definite features‚ only an outline. You know for sure that the bold features of this figure represent a male. He does not tower over everyone as much as the ideal man would; however‚ he is taller than the average woman. At a far‚ his body frame is broad‚ for you see broad shoulders‚ a broad chest‚ and broad stomach. His body is full. This man appears closer and you notice that when your eyes reach the top of his existence

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    The Waknuk community present in the Chrysalids is a very religious society where their believes hold utmost importance and where everything and everyone must follow the “Images of the Old People” or those defined by them. Babies are punished for being deviants even though they are innocent‚ as was the case with Aunt Harriet’s child. Anna‚ a member of the Group was considered a deviant. The only wish she had was to lead a normal life like women her age and settle down to start a family. However‚ the

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    Geoffrey Trease’s Cue for Treason Character Sketch Assignment November 16‚ 2012 The novel Cue for Treason by Geoffrey Trease portrays a character named Kit Kirkstone‚ also known as Katherine Russell. Kit characterizes a young cunning‚ determined‚ and confident woman. First off‚ Kit represents a cunning girl because when she was rehearsing her role in Romeo and Juliet she acted as though she was inspired- as though she were Juliet‚ living it all. In this case

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    Uncle Vanya

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    1. How does Anton Chekhov blend the dramatic and the comic in Uncle Vanya; in other words‚ why is this work considered drama comedy? R: Chekhov is able to get some laughs with this play‚ but the tragedy is always there lending the comedy support‚ this play constantly surprises you in its observation of joy and sorrow and laughter. 2. A number of characters in Uncle Vanya describe themselves as "estranged". Discuss the motif of estrangement as it appears in their speech. R: The motif

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    Bruce Espinoza Professor Werner WRI 1000.6 – Basic Writing October 3‚ 2013 Travel Sketch Peru has always been a place that I’ve wanted to visit. It’s located in South America‚ and hold one of the seventh wonders of the world. Growing up in a Peruvian family‚ I had only visited it twice surprisingly. Both my mother and father grew up and lived there for a majority of their life. Although I had only visited there twice‚ I would definitely live there because‚ of its scenery and people. Also‚ Peru

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    Sahanator is a 13 year old boy who is half German and half Korean. He has long blue and red hair with blue brown eyes. He is 170cm and he weighs 50kg. He prefers to wear a suit and a cologne. He is a bit different compared to his classmates. He is rather quiet and he is very careful about what he says and what he does. He is quite brave and he never gives up. He always tells to himself‚ ‘Don’t start something you can’t finish’. He does like music and sports. He learned how to protect himself. He

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    these diseases‚ will society have to come together to stop them from reproducing? People who are healthy‚ intelligent and physically fit will reproduce‚ but what happens if they lack the compassion and understanding that every parent needs. In The Chrysalids‚ David’s mother Emily neglects her kids even though her children are extremely well behaved and are fully accepted by society. Emily did not even stand up to her husband when he was whipping her son. On the contrary‚ her sister Harriet gave her

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    ALICE Alice is a seven-and-a-half-year-old little girl living in an upper-middle-class family in Victorian England. She is a very imaginative little girl who goes on a surprising adventure into the looking glass world. This journey is the biggest example of her active and vivid imagination which we later come to know is only a dream. But‚ inspite of being only seven years old‚ we see some characteristics in her which are very unusual for a girl as small as her. Her relationship with her pet kittens

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    Character Sketch for I’m a Fool September 28th‚ 2013 The character in I’m a Fool is a 19 year old boy‚ who will be referred to as the Swipe‚ his occupation‚ since his name was not mentioned in the story. Similar to most common people‚ the Swipe likes “feeling grander and more important” (pg.94) while he does not like “putting on too many airs” (pg.93). He is introduced as a “big lumbering fellow” (pg.91) who could not get a job because he “had gotten too big to mow people’s lawns and sell newspapers”

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    My Uncle

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    My Uncle         Some people think uncles are just the brothers of our parents. On the other hand‚ I am fortunate to have an outstanding uncle‚ Willy. Willy has been a licensed real estate agent with Century 21 for eight years. I have known him since I was a kid. I am lucky to be related to Willy because he is an industrious individual‚ generous relative and a warmhearted person.         First‚ Willy is an industrious individual. His industrious character is shows on his job. One time‚ he worked

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