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    My Name Is Philip Pirrip

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    My name is Philip Pirrip‚ but when I was a child‚ I could not say my name properly. I called myself Pip‚ and since then everybody began to call me by that name. I have never known my mother and father. They both died when I was an infant. My only sister brought me up who was married to a blacksmith whose name is Joe Gargery. My story begins on a cold‚ grey winter afternoon in the churchyard where my parents are buried. I would often go to their graves and look down at the words

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    Across a Hundred Mountains Study Questions 1. Briefly explain why Juana was afraid to ask her father to tell her a story. 2. Why did Apa have to leave and travel to the United States? 3. Name or list several cultural images the author weaves into the story. 4. Why did Juana‚ Abuelita Elena hate Ama (Lupe)‚ Juana’s mother? 5. Why does Don Elias keep pestering Ama for the money Apa owes him? 6. The curandera‚ Dona Martina gave Juana instructions after Martina

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    Brand Name and Corporate Image Valarie Murphy-Taylor OMM 615 Robert DeYoung August 04‚ 2014 Abstract The aim of this paper is to describe the difference between brand name and corporate image. As companies seek to gain a competitive edge through means of organizational restructuring and/or innovation‚ building brand name recognition and corporate image has become increasingly significant. Consumers identify with brand names and advertisements‚ which promote products that make

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    Supported by a deep historical bias‚ women‚ especially the unfaithful ones‚ were treated poorly and viewed worthless compared to men. Those that committed adultery were tortured and persecuted publicly‚ just like Maxine Hong Kingston’s aunt in her story “No Name Woman.” The aunt was pregnant‚ had her house raided by angry villagers‚ birthed her baby in a muddy pigsty‚ and then committed suicide by jumping into the family well with her newborn. In the essay‚ Kingston incorporated three different genres

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    Girl Without a Name Girl‚ Without a Name Andorra Prologue “I see what she sees. I hear what she hears.” I began to explain. I know what I said couldn’t possibly be real. But it was the truth that day‚ and it still is the truth. “I am glad you’re feeling better Emily.” Dr. Hobbs patronized me with sincerity as the meme from the Sixth Sense; ‘I see dead people’ amused his mind. I busied myself by topping up the tea he never touched. I’ve come to accept how his thought processes operate

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    My Name Is Asher Lev

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    The struggle to find one’s identity is a universal theme that is especially prevalent in Chaim Potok’s novel‚ My Name Is Asher Lev. As an Orthodox Jew‚ Asher’s gift for art is looked upon very unfavorably. Despite the disapproval of his community and father and the pain his art causes those around him‚ he pursues his passion and must find a way to reconcile the conflict between his religious identity and his individual identity. Potok starts off with the main character delivering three short sentences

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    In most western cultures the father’s last name is used for specific identification within families. Since people can remember the fathers last name or surnames has been a common practice used for family unity and tradition‚ however we are seen a greater percentage of children fatherless than ever before. I believe that women should have the choice to either use their husbands name or uphold their maiden name especially in regards to the children she is going to raise. Have we just accepted this

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    statement of “your name represents your personality” means it’s who you are‚ your name is like a permanent name tag made especially just for you. Names can be changed effortlessly nowadays‚ people would change it because they don’t like the sound of it or other reasons‚ but the name also represents someone’s identity and identity is unique. There is only one of you and your name represents it. Neglecting your given name is roughly the same as being a whole new person. Names are what makes up a

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    Generic vs. Name Brand

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    either a generic vs. brand name product? Do you reach for the brand name box of Kraft macaroni and cheese‚ or would you rather pick up a generic box of macaroni and cheese to save that extra 10 cents? Is your decision based off a difference in taste or is it simply a matter of paying for quality of the product? What does spending more money on a brand name food product have to say about who we are in our culture today? Today there is an idea that by buying a brand name product a person is buying

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    both the good and the bad ones. In the end Julie lived a good life even though she was killed by her best friend and Maddie escaped her little farm she was living on and got back to France. As Elizabeth Wien explains a very dark and mysterious story in Code Name Verity about two girls named Verity

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