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    Prom Night Gone Wrong

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    Peyton Wagner Period 5 The Worst Prom Ever What time is it? It’s time for the biggest event any school has that all the girls look forward to! It’s time to get a date‚ a tux to match her dress‚ flowers to match her dress‚ reservations at a fancy restaurant‚ and a fancy car to drive instead of my beat up 1987 Honda Civic. Ladies and gentlemen‚ it’s prom time! Prom this year is in the ballroom of The Great Ballroom Dance Studio. My date for my prom is my girlfriend. Her dress color is

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    Analysis: A Long Way Gone

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    seriously injured or permanently disabled and over ten million have been left with serious psychological trauma.” (Shah) Even though many do not believe in luck‚ or consider it to be occasional‚ Ishmael Beah‚ author and main character of A Long Way Gone‚ demonstrates how luck can be a part of someone’s daily life. Life for a child soldier‚ can be overwhelming‚ full of risks and dangers‚ and even a living hell. In most cases‚ these children die‚ end up as orphans‚ or simply live the rest of their lives

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    Till it´s gone Robert Crumb born in Philadelphia 1943 (73 year)‚ also called R. Crumb‚ has made 1992: short history of America‚ which is a colorful short cartoon about America throughout the past years. The pictures remind me of a song called "Don´t know what you got‚ till it´s gone” because‚ in the comic strip the wonderful nature is destroyed‚ and eventually the people who lived there have planted trees which I think is a sign that when we destroyed nature‚ we realized what we had lost‚ and regretted

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    Devin Luce Essay 2 Draft 1 English 109.02/ 11:00-12:20 Adena 120 April 27‚ 2005 McDonald’s Gone Country McDonald’s‚ the most successful and well-known fast food chain in the world. One of which is located in Coshocton‚ Ohio. Most McDonalds’ consist of three main colors blue‚ yellow‚ and red. McDonald’s has different themes among their many restaurants. However‚ the main goal is to stick with the main colors throughout the restaurant. In the Coshocton restaurant there is a country style

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    will be analyzing the song "Murder to Excellence" by song artists Kanye West and Jay-Z. To begin I will provide background on the song as well as the artists‚ the meaning behind the song‚ and the genre. Secondly‚ I will explain why I chose this song to analyze‚ and what this means to me. Then‚ I will discuss how this fits into my culture and why it’s useful. Lastly‚ I will end with closing thoughts. Kanye West and Jay-Z‚ songwriters‚ producers‚ and icons to keep it brief‚ are not only business partners

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    Symbolic Meaning on the Land in Gone with the Wind Abstract: The study of Gone with the Wind has mainly concerned with such aspects as the historical background of the American Civil War‚ the relationship between slave owners and slaves‚ Scarlett’s remarkable personality‚ and the conflicts between north and south cultures. Many more people read it as a love story. This thesis aims at analyzing the symbolic meaning of the land in this masterpiece to interpret this novel better. With application

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    Sydney C. Chae Mrs. Neal Junior English 20 January 2015 Jay Gatsby’s Impossible Dream Many symbols are incorporated throughout The Great Gatsby. As the story begins‚ these symbols are slowly introduced and start to show meaning as the story progresses. The characters Nick‚ Gatsby‚ Daisy‚ Pam‚ Tom‚ Jordan‚ Myrtle‚ and Wilson all give these symbols meaning by instilling them throughout the novel. The message that the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is trying to tell us readers is how

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    A Long Way Gone JOTS

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    a long way gone JOTS (This text will make readers think‚ and may elicit uncomfortable emotions…feel free to jot your connections to Beah’s story.) Chapter One Jot Questions 1. Connect O’Brien’s analysis of a war story to Beah’s. You may jot a T chart. 2. Why did most of the refugees refuse to feel sorry for those affected by the war? 3. How does Beah explain his understanding of war in a way that American readers can understand? a. When was the narrator first touched by war? History of Sierra

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    Recommendations In this paper I will make an assessment of Jay W. in regards to his drug use/abuse and evaluate him for treatment recommendations. My assessment will involve an interview with Jay W. in order to determine the scope of the problem and evaluate him for a possible substance use disorder. In the event that Jay W. is found to have a substance use disorder‚ I will then continue with treatment recommendations. Reason for Assessment Jay W. was born May 2‚ 1991. The parents’ names are Don and

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    Blanche and Gatsby Desire plays a large role in the lives of Jay Gatsby and Blanche DuBois. Gatsby has the desire to be with Daisy Buchanan and to feel her genuine love. Blanche has the desire to be loved and to feel young again. Yet the desire of both Gatsby and Blanche is unattainable. Gatsby could never fulfill his dreams with Daisy because of the fact that she is married and has a child. Blanche lies so frequently that her lies are keeping her from being truly loved. Desire begins to

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