Amid the muffled sound of metal-on-metal repetitively grinding and vibrating beneath her feet‚ Lana Stevens and the other two-hundred-forty-nine passengers arrived at the town of Shadow Falls. It was Thursday‚ October 29‚ 2015‚ and on that day‚ the morning sun shined brightly as the passenger train gradually pulled into the station‚ finally coming to rest directly adjacent to the newly constructed concrete platform. Staring out of the side window‚ Lana couldn’t help but wonder how much life had
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“‘Can’t repeat the past?’ [Gatsby] cried incredulously. ‘Why of course you can!’“ In so much as two lines the novel was born with one of its main themes – the vast obsession with the past and the failure to accept that it is‚ contrary to what Gatsby says‚ impossible to recreate. As the novel concludes‚ Nick reflects‚ “So we beat on‚ boats against the current‚ borne back ceaselessly into the past.” In some instances‚ “beating against the current” is considered a positive quality; an optimistic life-force
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As Bell Hooks speaks about in her essay “Learning In The Shadow Of Race And Class‚” certain college students‚ such as herself‚ appear to have “boundaries” placed upon them that cause great struggle. Typically there is a reason behind these “boundaries‚” and in some cases it may be the fault of the person that is enduring these struggles‚ whether they realize it or not. While Bell is not completely at fault for how she lives her life‚ the way Bell Hooks was raised helped shape the way she would
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Dragonwings is a historical novel by author Laurence Yep who won the Newberry Award. In this novel‚ Moon Shadow comes to America to be with his father‚ Windrider‚ from their home in the Middle Kingdom. As Moon Shadow and his father struggle to survive in a hostile country‚ they somehow find time to focus on their dreams. Windrider has read about the flying machine the Wright brothers built and believes he can build a better one and fly. Moon Shadow struggles alongside his father as they both build
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Justin Falcone October 19‚2012 Homework # 5 Chapter # 4 Journal In reading chapter 4 in working in the shadows we have seen that Gabriele is on his last week of training. Gabriele is giving the job to cut the four rows of lettuce that are in the path of the machine where the lettuce is stored in the boxes. Gabriele is realizing that 4 rows is a lot and his has to get them done. In this chapter you as the reader really realize all the courage‚ ambition and strength that Gabriel has. Gabriele
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The Amazing Adventures of Spear and Shadow Chapter One: Discovery “Done!" cried a young wolf named Spear‚ as he lifted a small dagger. He heard the leader‚ Rough‚ calling him. He hurried outside his tent‚ and he said‚ “Yes‚ Sir?” “Last night‚ I saw a young wolf steal our food. You must go to explore the woods. If you find anything‚ report back here. Understand?” said Rough. “Yes‚ Sir‚” said Spear. Spear went out into the woods alone. He heard many strange sounds. He heard CRACK‚ CRACK‚ CRACK! and
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Hawthorne’s Thin Line When thinking of great American authors‚ one usually thinks of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne is best known for his classic work‚ The Scarlet Letter. This novel is a story about a women named Hester and her sin of adultery. In the preface to the novel ‚ Kurt Neilson writes that‚ "Hawthorne sees a very thin line‚ if any‚ between the "real" world and the spiritual and/or imaginary one." Hawthorne’s writing throughout The Scarlet Letter fulfills this claim made by Neilson in
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NOVEL CHAPTER Lost in Lies It was the middle of July‚ yet her hands were shaking violently in a cold sweat; her whole body was shivering in fear. A single‚ icy teardrop dripped down her pale cheek and rolled off her long eyelashes as she blinked. Why did he have to go? Blake’s eyes darted back and forth across the empty streets‚ looking for a sign of hope‚ but all she saw were dirty‚ old men smoking in an alleyway by the trash cans. She carefully looked away‚ being sure not to make eye contact
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Life Off-Line When my family’s Internet provider had some mechanical problems that interrupted our service for a week‚ my parents‚ my sister‚ and I thought we would never make it‚ Getting through long evenings without streaming movies‚ emails‚ twitter updates‚ and internet searches seemed impossible‚ We soon realized‚ though‚ that living off-line for a while was a stroke of good fortune. It became easy for each of us to enjoy some activities alone‚ to complete some postponed chores‚ and to spend
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How do you see the future of Durand line in the post with drawl scenario of U.S. led NATO forces from Afghanistan? A due consideration may be given to the nature of Pak- Afghan relations. The Durand line is referred to a 2‚640km long porous border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. It was established in 1893 after an agreement between Sir Mortimer Durand of British India and Afghan Amir Abdur Rehman Khan. The line with mild modification after the Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 was inherited by Pakistan
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