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    but the explorers were up for the challenge. Roald Amundsen‚ a Norwegian explorer‚ was the first person to reach the South Pole‚ and the first expedition leader to fly over the North Pole. Amundsen was a man with big dreams‚ and followed his motivation of wanting to risk his life to achieve his goals. However‚ along with his own‚ Amundsen put the lives of other explorers in danger‚ which prohibits him from holding the many qualities of a hero. Roald Amundsen is clearly not considered a hero because

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    four different short stories. Each of them included violence and death. I wasn’t expecting any of the violence at first‚ but after a couple of stories I saw the trend. Now I’ve chosen to write about the violence in “The Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl. In this story there’s a pregnant wife and a husband. When the husband arrived at the home he didn’t seem too happy. He was being awfully quiet‚ and kind of ignored her. His wife asked him if he wanted any dinner‚ and he didn’t. He later told

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    my wish list

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    THE LIFE WORDS OF ESTHER GRACE EARL ’I this star won’t go out na-TiToN Rrin KS Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Group (1:SA)LLC 375 Hudson Street New York: New York 10014 N USA Canada UK Ireland Australia New Zealand India South Africa China penguin_corn A Penguin Random House Company Copyright © 2014 by Lori and Wayne Earl Introduction copyright tra 2014 b John Green Penguin supports copyright_ Copyright fuels creativity_ encourages

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    Apathy: A Death Wish "Science may have found a cure for most evils: but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all--the apathy of human beings." Some might think that when Helen Keller spoke those words‚ she was talking about some weird disease in an exotic place that affects people in the slums. Or probably a flaw found in the mentally ill. She was not talking of a disease or a problem that affects only one group of people‚ but one that affects society as a whole. Apathy is not some dreaded

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    Roald Dahl’s short story Poison weaves an intricate web of emotions‚ including anger‚ fear and embarrassment. Its title certainly embodies more than simply the snake’s venom‚ though it may seem that way on the surface. The lesson of the story may seem trivial‚ such as “be mindful of your surroundings” or “be thankful of those helping”. But the true moral of the story lies in the parched and barren desert of racism‚ and the effect of the British colonization on the people of India. Racism is not

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    short stories and film adaptations are sometimes known for their differences and adjusted storylines. Such is the case with Alfred Hitchcock’s film adaptation of “Lamb to Slaughter” and Roald Dahl’s story version. When analyzing the two‚ Alfred Hitchcock’s adaptation of “Lamb To Slaughter” is better than Roald Dahl’s story version. Hitchcock’s version provides the viewer deeper details about the characters and the plot. Whereas Dahl’s version takes on what appears to be somewhat of a progressively

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    [pic] The Egyptian pharaoh Khufu built the Great Pyramid in about 2560 B.C. to serve as his tomb. The pyramid is the oldest structure on the original list of the seven wonders of the ancient world‚ which was compiled by Greek scholars about 2‚200 years ago. It is also the only remaining survivor from the original list. The Great Pyramid is the largest of three Pyramids at Giza‚ bordering modern-day Cairo. Although weathering has caused the structure to stand a few feet shorter today‚ the pyramid

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    Dahl chooses to use descriptive details and words to add to the irony of the overall story. With her “large‚ dark‚ placid eyes (insert 2252)” Mary is shown as an innocent and harmless doe‚ and “throughout the story‚ words such as ‘simple‚’ ‘easy‚’ ‘normal

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    if i had one wish

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    Whitman‚ how do you envision engaging with a current local‚ national‚ or global issue that is important to you? “If you could wish for one thing‚ what would it be?” I was asked this question by a friend of mine whose mother recently passed away. At first‚ I was startled by her question‚ wondering why she would ask this. She said‚ “Do you know what I would do‚ if I had a wish?” I looked at her‚ wondering if she has finally reached her breaking point‚ she continues “I would go back in time‚ and erase

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    Roald Dahl claims‚ through his quote‚ a writers’s ability to have complete freedom‚ heavily outweighs his downfalls. This can be received from the quote‚ through the recognition of his sarcastic tone‚ when describing a writer as a fool. By doing this‚ he emphasizes that a writer may appear to be a fool to the average person‚ but he is actually very content with himself‚ which is all that really matters. Also his quote is created in a climactic form‚ in which all the elaborately worded negatives lead

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