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    Social interaction is an essential part of any relationship; it is the determining factor for one’s perceptions of the society around them and their own identity. Relationships are initially built upon mutual interests and acceptance and this is closely linked with one’s innate desire to be able to affiliate with a group or another individual. Both these ideas are explored in the ‘Namesake’ by Jhumpa Lahiri and the picture book: ‘The Lost Thing’ by Shaun Tan. Lahiri explores the importance of shared

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    “The white man is very clever…He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart.” Chinua Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart is a prime example of African literature that demonstrates the clash between cultures and peoples that occurred across the African continent as a consequence of European colonialism.  This arward winning novel illustrates the conflict occurring during the period of British colonization of Africa. The novel is told from the perspective of the native

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    In the reading of the book‚ “The Things They Carried‚” by Tim O’Brien ‚ I had mixed emotion on this book because of how the events were organized and how O’Brien decide to narrator the book. For example in the beginning of the reading it was understandable and made sense‚ however after the first couple of chapters I did not know what or who was talking or being talked about. O’Brien would be talking about some war story or someone ‚ and in reality it was really Rat Kiley‚Curt Lemon or Azar talking

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    Things I Carry

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    The things I carry are an essential part of my life and who I am today. From when I was little to the present‚ I carry things that impact who I am as a person and who I will become as I grow older. They offer clarity and comfort. I carry the memories of when I was younger. These memories create moments of laughter‚ tears‚ smiles‚ and complete happiness. My memories stay with me and allow me to learn and grow as a person. As I learn each day and walk through the halls of BVNW‚ I carry the weight of

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    Stolpestad is a short story written by William Lychack in 2008. The short story takes place in a little town named Stolpestad. In this story we meet a man who works as a police officer1‚ one day he is called to a house where he is told that they have some problems with a dog. He goes there‚ and finds that the dog is sick‚ the mother asks him to shoot the dog‚ which he does after asking if they shouldn’t take it to the vet. While being at a bar after work his wife calls him telling him that there

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    My Three Things

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    Calif.‚ has been involved in astrobiology research for years. A couple of quotes I found were very insightful and brilliant! One of them is “shot in the arm for astronomers looking for life in other places.” In other words‚ the discovery of life in surprising places gives scientists hope of finding it in the most unusual places of all: other planets. The other one is “These organisms are so different from anything we know”. What it says in the article to back this up is “these organisms may live

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    thirty nine million people around the world need to face. Many scientific researchers have found out that when people are born blind‚ their brain is capable of refining their abilities to touch or hear. We never thought about how a blind person perceives the world‚ we never imagine how a person that cant see anything‚ thinks about the world. Have you ever imagine of how a people that cant see‚ imagines things? I had never thought about how a blind person perceives the world until I started doing

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    I personally believe the most important quality a knight could have is Loyalty. You have hundreds of men and the last thing you want is for even one of them to run off joining the enemy after so many years of training. Being Loyal to me is not only standing and fighting for your own kingdom‚ but also being a friend in need to the others fighting along your side. If a man goes down‚ be one to help him rise back to his feet. If you can help them without harming yourself or if there is only a slight

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    Taking Things For Granted

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    It is true that we do not recognize the importance of an object until it is taken away from us. We‚ as human beings‚ have a natural tendency to overlook the little things in life‚ but when taken from us‚ these little things prove to have a strong emotional attachment. I have experienced this in my life. Last year‚ my family and I moved to a new house in xxxxxxx‚ xxx xxxxx. We moved from xxxxxx‚ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx‚ where we had lived for sixteen years. I had never really given thought to my house;

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    reinvesting. The transition from this type of capitalism into middle capitalism occurred in 1790. This transition consisted of a change in the labor force which was now factory workers‚ who were responsible for making material things. The third

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