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    amount of growth and development in the automobile industry through the efforts of many young entrepreneurs. As the economy began to evolve from horse drawn carriages to motor vehicles‚ these entrepreneurs took many risks‚ resulting in great rewards. Gordon Morton McGregor and Herbert Austin are prime examples of entrepreneurs who achieved success in the automobile industry. McGregor and Austin were two industrialists who had a large involvement in the designing and construction of many notable automobiles

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    Amnesia: a partial loss of memory. Restart by Gordon Korman is about a boy named Chase Ambrose who fell off his roof and got amnesia. Before all this‚ Chase was Hiwassee’s biggest bully and was determined to make everyone’s life miserable with Bear and Aaron. Restart is chock-full of memorable moments‚ has an important theme and its rating is off the charts. To begin with‚ Restart had great themes embedded into the writing. I think that one of these important lessons is that you should always try

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    These biases initially start out as harmless categories. In Gordon Allport’s book “The Nature of Prejudice‚” he argues that “the human mind must think with the aid of categories…. Once formed‚ categories are the basis for normal prejudgment” (31). Our brain’s use of categories has a powerful affect on our behavior

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    Gordon Ramsay is a popular chef and entrepreneur in the world of culinary arts. He owns a number of successful restaurants. He created and stars in best known television show Hell’s Kitchen. When Ramsay started his career in 1993‚ he was first a head chef at a newly opened Aubergine Restaurant in London. While working at this restaurant over three years he earned the restaurant a two-star rating. In 1995‚ Ramsay was awarded the Newcomer of the Year Award at the prestigious Catey Awards. This event

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    Intro: The title of my book is Tunnels‚ and it is by Gordon Williams. What happens in Tunnels is‚ his dad goes missing and so his son will‚ he goes to find him but discovers something extraordinary. My character is Will. I picked Will because he’s the main character and once you think you know his life and all of its basics‚ it all changes from the tunnel. Body: Will has many character traits the least important trait that Will has is active I chose this trait for Will because he is not like any

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    day‚ and play video games. He doesn’t play any sports‚ he’s not in any clubs and he can’t even check on his mother’s food while it’s in the oven‚ resulting in the house almost burning down. You can find all of this and more in the book Slacker‚ by Gordon Korman. This book is first person point of view‚ and you get to read how everyone in the story is feeling‚ not just the main character because you get to have a point of view on all of the characters. It’s a very fast paced 230 paged book‚ full of

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    Charlie Gordon wasn’t like the average person. He was a mentally challenged adult. People made fun of him and teased him and he laughed with them not even knowing what they were talking about. It was a very sad story but he still had lots of hope. All Charlie had ever wanted was to have friends. Doctors thought Charlie was special and he got the chance to get operated on so that he could be smart. Charlie was better after the surgery because he understood more about the world. After the operation

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    John Robinson’s real experience parallel’s to the fictional story of Charlie Gordon because of the common things they both shared. For example‚ they both had brain disorders where they were mental disabled and couldn’t do certain things. Both experienced bad friends that used them for fun and made them a joke in front of everyone. This is paralleled to Charlie by Franny and Joe who acted to be his friend‚but used him and crossed the line for certain things. John and Charlie were treated less than

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    people respond and react will differ between individuals and possibly reveal an incident from their past which has resulted in a person’s personality and characteristics. This is evident in the narrative as Elinor’s ‘gentlewomen’ façade is revealed to be exactly that. It is also illustrated by John Gordon who turned into a self-harming‚ flagellant in an attempt to cope with the catastrophic effects of the plague. In the case of the Bont clan‚ their already horrid nature is amplified even more so

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    I am reading Masterminds by Gordon Korman. From where we left off‚ Eli was in the Serenity hospital‚ recovering from his accident. In the following chapter‚ the perspective changed‚ to Amber Laska. She is writing down her priorities. In her list of priorities‚ she writes about herself and Tori having a sleepover. Based on this information‚ I infer that Tori is Amber’s best friend. Apparently‚ Randy is leaving the city! Imagine how that would feel for Eli!!! Everyone in Serenity loves where they

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