Phineas is an outgoing‚ charming‚ and adventurous character in the story. On the other hand Gene is the quiet‚ deeply insecure‚ and impulsive narrator of the story. The irony in this whole story is how these two totally different people are best friends in the story. These two characters are opposites‚ but they are drawn together in a tight bond. Gene may have had an obsession with Phineas throughout the story‚ but Phineas
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Mrs. Saranie 6th period Caroline Hoskyn The Clean Water Act Introduction The Clean Water Act of 1972 was an important act that made water plants clean their water more thoroughly. It got rid of some of the pollution‚ and brought the wildlife population up. Before this act the fish population was down and the pollution was killing a lot of wildlife. The pollution got into water lines. To me that is disgusting. The act made the economy better. Thank goodness! Why did the congress think this law
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violence and human cruelty in her well known short story "The Lottery". "Jackson’s The Lottery" states‚ "The date of the lottery‚ its location‚ and the symbolic or ironic names of its characters all work to convey a meaning that is even more disturbing than the shock created by its well-known ending" (Yarmove 242). In Shirley Jackson’s "The Lottery"‚ she uses techniques such as symbolism and irony to reveal
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Junginger English Comp III – Hr. 3 Ms. Gillis 3/7/15 3.2 Response “Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out” In Dave Barry’s‚ “Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out” you can tell his essay will be hilarious. In fact‚ he sets the humorous tone in the very first sentence. In the story he tells mostly about the differences between men and women‚ but he also tells us how women seem pickier than men. Dave Barry’s specific audience for "Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out" seems to be married women. He shows how men feel
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Clean 9 is a nine-day cleanse where users consume low calorie meal replacement drinks and take herbal supplements for quick weight loss. Additionally‚ there is a list fruits and vegetables that people can consume freely. The Clean 9 Diet Pack The Forever Living company sells a Clean 9 diet pack that contains everything a person needs to complete the cleanse. It includes the meal replacement drinks‚ fiber packets‚ supplements containing contain garcinia cambogia extract and green tea extract and
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How to Clean Boxing Gloves Why is it important to clean your boxing gloves? If you can’t provide a good answer to this question‚ then you may be missing some important information you should know. Cleaning your boxing gloves helps to prevent them from being infested with bacterial. When these gloves are left unattended to‚ bacterial can develop on them and that could lead to bad odor. There are preventive measures you can take to protect your gloves from being attacked by bad odor causing bacteria
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There are so many nice places on the earth. They are scattered across the country. Every place has its own distinct features. Some places have scenic beauty in abundance while many are famous for their architectural wonders. In addition every person has different tastes‚ choices and likings. Several people enjoy the sight of scenic beauty; some are attracted towards places of historical and archaeological interests. A few may be interested in visiting places of religious importance. I have visited
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Description of a place While sitting on a tree in the corner of two streets I look to my left and see a garden with a path in the middle of it. To the left of the path there are a lot of rose bushes that are different colors. There are yellow‚ white‚ red‚ pink‚ purple and orange. Behind the row of rose bushes is where the wall of the side of the house. To the right of the path there are rose bushes but there are also many other types of flowers in between them. In the back of me there is the lawn
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Critical Book Review on “A Small Place” A Small Place is written by a woman named Jamaica Kincaid. She’s considered by some as being the most important Westen Indian woman writer. In this book‚ Jamaica gives the reader a tourism journey into her native Antigua‚ to argue that the reason her people so heavily rely on western culture and economics influence in their everyday life is because of the colonial past Antigua has faced. The first key theme I see in A Small Place is‚ Thief. Jamaica talks about
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Squeaky Clean Only owning a hedgehog for a few weeks‚ I quickly realized that the poor thing got rather dirty. Small pieces of the cage liner and nesting materials easily became lodged between the quills that covered his back. Bathing a hedgehog can’t be that difficult. I remembered back to the instructions the pet store clerk told me. Use tear free soap‚ scrub him with a toothbrush‚ and use a flannel like fabric to dry him. Determined to make my hedgehog look as pristine as possible I pursued the
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