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    Summary On Bloodletting

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    In the article Classic Maya Bloodletting and the Cultural Evolution of Religious Rituals: Quantifying Patterns of Variation in Hieroglyphic Texts‚ readers learn about bloodletting and religious rituals‚ how they came about in the classic Maya‚ and the different patterns showing different regions partaking in these religious rituals through hieroglyphs. Bloodletting in the Maya lowlands was something that was seen in various forms such as social integration and political legitimacy‚ as expressed in

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    A & P Summary

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    1. A&P is a short story in which the young character‚ Sammy quits his job at the supermarket because the manager embarrassed three girls and learns how messed up the world really is. Most of the action in the story takes place in this supermarket where Sammy stands at his cash register on a summer afternoon watching three girls dressed in nothing but bathing suits‚ wander the store in search of a jar of “Fancy Herring Snacks in Pure Sour Cream.” By the time the three girls reach his checkout stand

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    Summary Of Paycheck

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    Philip K. Dick is one of the best writers of the 20th century. He has written numerous stories and essays‚ most fiction‚ each with a plot that captivates the reader and takes them through a wild adventure‚ each different from the last and by the end of his books the reader craves more of his works. This author has written some of the best book in the 20th century. One of these works is “Paycheck”‚ which is also one of his most famous pieces of literature. In “Paycheck”‚ Dick uses the plot to make

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    Sisters Summary

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    This nine weeks I read Sisters by Raina Telgemeier it was a relatable graphic novel about the life of a girl and her sister and it’s really funny and highlights the true parts of having a sister. This novel is about 100 pages long. I read this book because the name and the cover grabbed my attention. My story mainly takes place in their family car on a road trip from California to Colorado. It is recent but does not give a spasic date. The characters are all young when the book took place. There

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    Summary Of The Shallows

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    The Shallows is a book‚ which outlines the effects that the Internet and an increase of technology in our daily lives is having on the mind of humans. Carr highlights the observations he has made through his own research stating that as a society we are “more socially focused and efficient than ever before.” However‚ Carr goes on to detail that this efficiency comes with a price‚ our brains and its neurons are easily re-routed through just a simple daily hour on the computer our neurons begin reacting

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    To Lupia Summary

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    I chose to do a critique of Quinn’s performance of To Lumpia or to Not Lumpia?: A Counterstory of a Multicultural Racial Microaggression. This piece is about a girl and her sister bringing a Filipino dish to their school’s Multicultural Food Fair. They are very excited to share their culture’s food with their peers at school. After they set their food up‚ a teacher changes their name tag labeling the food “Lumpia” to “Egg Rolls” so that other people could know what it was. This upset the girls and

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    Dweck Summary

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    In her essay Dweck (2007) points out that by praising the student’s intelligence we are encouraging them for self-defeating. When my teacher told me‚ “you are doing great!.” In fact‚ he was praising my intelligence‚ but I knew that I am not good at playing soccer. I was not inherent at playing soccer. I think he should have praised my effort not my intelligence. Dweck points out that many think intelligence is set or fixed. She argues about her research that she has done. She argues about two types

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    Summary: On The Trail

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    Chapter Two. On the Trail. Heading northeast from the inn and sticking mostly to off-road trails‚ I have traveled for four straight days with little time for rest. However I have finally found signs of my competition‚ but what the signs tell me isn’t encouraging. Getting off my horse‚ who is in much need of rest‚ I approach the remains of a campsite in the small‚ woodland clearing. A tattered tent‚ blackened fire pit‚ a pot with spilled stew‚ leather saddle bag‚ trampled ground‚ and two trails heading

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    Airborn Summary

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    Book Report #1 “Airborn” by Kenneth Oppel is about a 15 year old boy aboard an airship. He works as cabin crew and as lookout in the Crow’s nest. Matt Cruse tends to wealthy passengers that want a smooth ride across the seven seas. One night‚ he comes across a dying balloonist who speaks of magical creatures flying high in the clouds. Matt doubts the man’s ravings‚ but when he meets the man’s granddaughter‚ Matt realizes he’s in for a real adventure. The man had a journal‚ that gave his

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    The Goal Summary

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    Chapter One The first chapter gets the reader acquainted with Mr. Alex Rogo and his apparent problems with his production plant. This is shown through a confrontation between Mr. Rogo and his boss Mr. Peach‚ the Division Vice President. The dispute is over an overdue order #41427. Through their conversation it’s learned that Mr. Peach will not settle for anything less than the order being shipped today‚ and since the plant is neither productive nor profitable‚ Alex has three months to show an improvement

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