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    3 Things

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    9/9/2010 3 things essay If I could change three things in the world to make it a better place‚ the things that would be my first priority to change would be to provide an equal education for everyone‚ fight to prevent greenhouse gases and global warming‚ and to work toward world peace. An education is the most important thing that you go through in life and benefits everyone and everything in the end. Slowing

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    the lost thing

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    THE LOST THING-Short Film CONTEXTUAL Shaun Tan is an Australian illustrator‚ author of children’s books and projected fiction cover artist. “The Lost Thing” was originally published as a picture book for children in 2000. The screen adaptation of the story was released in 2010 and it won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film the following year. “The Lost Thing” tells the story of a boy who discovers a bizarre lost creature at the beach and sets out to find somewhere it can belong. Tan

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    society. Explore how the author‚ Richard Wright‚ uses language—dialogue‚ specifically—to emphasize the story’s greater theme. Hint: we’ve discussed Steinbeck’s use of dialogue for the sake of character development. Consider how Wright does the same thing with his characters. 3) Individualism is in some ways at the core of the American dream. Show how Richard Wright’s story reinforces ideas of individualism. In the end‚ do you think ”The Man who Saw the Flood” supports or rejects individualism as an

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    The Thing in the Forest

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    Chelsea Troyer L204 Paper 1 Lee Anne Bache 7 June 2013 In A.S. Byatt’s The Thing in the Forest‚ it seems as though Primrose has moved on from the childhood trauma to which she and Penny were exposed. The two girls grow up in very dissimilar ways: Penny finding ways to mask her trauma‚ and Primrose extroverting herself to cope with it. The text suggests that extroversion is a healthier coping method than masking. Byatt’s characters Penny and Primrose have many similarities‚ yet their differences

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    Throughout human history‚ humans have been able to achieve many positive things like connecting the world with technology or landing in the moon. On the other hand‚ people have also committed a lot of violations and mistakes that have affected the whole world. Human rights entail values such as being able to live‚ pursue happiness and giving equity for everyone. To infringe this rights is morally wrong and politically unjust. An ongoing problem with human rights is the violation of freedom to slavery

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    The order of things

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    Analyse and interpret of Lucy Spring’s short story ”The order of things” Sometimes when true love appears‚ it can be difficult to think clear and act rationally. It is the feelings taking over and loosing the control. Falling in love can make everything else seem unimportant. Quite a lot of people decide to marry before they find true love‚ only because of expectations from society and from themselves. Should people be allowed to follow their heart when true love appears‚ even if they are already

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    The Thing in the Forest

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    The Thing in the Forest Containing all the well-known signs of a fairy tale from the beginning‚ The Thing in the Forest is expected to include the fantasy aspect of a fairy tale. Unlike most fairy tales however‚ The Think in the Forest quickly turns into a very real occurrence that happened to children all over that particular region during that particular time period. Once the girls come within earshot‚ and then sight of “The Thing”‚ it takes on many figurative meanings. These meanings include

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    Sure Thing

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    In David Ives’ short one-act comedy play Sure Thing he examines a number of variations in which a conversation between a man and woman could take place. The theme‚ setting‚ plot‚ and characters in this play are essential to the understanding and captivation of the audience. With every exchange of conversation there is the ability to regain a fresh start by getting a second chance to make a good impression. The main themes in Sure Thing are a fresh start and second chances as symbolized by the

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    The Internet of Things

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    The internet of things Dave Evans‚ “Chief Futurist” at Cisco‚ is confident that the internet of things will change everything. In a report published under Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group‚ Evans explains that as more sensors are added to the Internet‚ almost anything can be connected to the Internet‚ revolutionizing the state of the Internet. All that it is asking for is giving up privacy and information‚ in exchange for unlimited knowledge and a creation of a “global brain.” What is

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    Superfluous Things

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    After reading Wen Zhenghe’s “Superfluous Things” and Li Yu’s “ Notes Written in Moments of Idleness”‚ it is difficult to find out the fundamental differences in furniture and interior design between the Ming and Qing dynasties. This happens only because Wen and Li belong to a similar generation: Wen (1585-1645) was a great Ming dynasty scholar and painter‚ who was born is Suzhou; Li (1610-1680) lived in the late-Ming and early-Qing dynasties and born in Jiangsu‚ which is close to Suzhou. That’s why

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