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    pen was given to me by a witch several years ago; she told me that it would grant me three wishes. The way the pen works is that you have to write down the wishes and don’t get me wrong they do come true‚ but you must be very careful about how you wish for them. One night when I was mad‚ I wished to go somewhere

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    Gary Dahl is an advertising agency owner‚ entrepreneur and the creator of the Pet Rock. Dahl was sitting in a bar listening to friends complain about their pets. He got the idea of creating “the perfect pet”. A rock would not need to be fed‚ bathed‚ walked‚ groomed and would not die‚ become sick‚ or be fractious. This led to the idea of selling rocks to people as pets‚ complete with instructions. The instruction book was the real product‚ which was full of gags and puns. The 1975 passion only lasted

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    Joan Aiken’s fantasy story‚” The Third Wish”‚ takes place in the forest of Savernake at dusk on a spring evening. Mr. Peters made a wish for a beautiful wife but soon finds out that the wife was a swan. Missing her swan sister‚ leita becomes very depressed and lonesome. Mr. Peters realizes that life can be difficult when it changes for his wife. By using emotions and descriptions‚ Joan Aiken creates the lesson that events in life that are changing can be difficult‚ Life that is changing can be difficult

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    Be Careful What You Wish For Janice Johnson English 125 – Introduction to Literature Dr. Jennifer Wells September 1‚ 2014 Be Careful What You Wish For This essay is to compare and contrast the two short stories “How I Met My Husband” and “The Diamond Necklace”. The theme in both of these stories is the fact that you should appreciate what you have and not wish for what you can’t have. As the title hints at‚ in both of these stories there is

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    In society the decisions executed can yield life altering consequences. In Roald Dahl’s “Man from the South” an american soldier makes a dangerous wager with a another man by the name of Carlos. Dahl exhibits a captivating and suspenseful foreshadowment of the American’s fate through his thematic decisions surrounding blind trust influenced by pride‚ the understated depiction of sacrifice‚ and the negative impact gambling has on the soldier’s psychological and physical being. Critical in understanding

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    Research Paper Chris Gitre Rough Draft M. Garcia Roald Dahl’s Childhood Roald Dahl is one of the 21st century’s most prolific writers. He successfully wrote literature in multiple genres for an array of audiences. His most glorified novels rest in the children’s literature department but some of his most cherished writings can be found in the adult section as well. Time after time‚ Dahl produced profound novels for his readers. His life was extraordinary and included many prestigious

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    BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR Drama practice. Revision. Homework. Writing essays-- which is what I am doing now! So many things to do‚ so little time to actually do it. I am sprawled on my bed‚ along with my dictionary fiddling with my pen‚ deep in thought. Throughout that thousands of seconds I spent writing this essay‚ I often scrambled through the dictionary or Googled for words that would come in handy‚ composing this essay by scribbling word after word that was unreadable to everyone except

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    Hollywood is Calling I have been a huge fan of Roald Dahl’s works since I could read‚ but I had never read James and the Giant Peach until this paper. I knew I would probably love it‚ but I never quite found the time or the effort needed to search out and read this book. I sat down and read it all in one sitting‚ delighting in Dahl’s descriptions of the world that James and his insect friends interact in. I quickly realized how difficult it would be to decide upon a medium to display a film based

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    “Beauty” By: Jane Martin The play “Beauty” by Jane Martin was a great play as in it tells you of how there are some people out there that are not satisfied with whom or what they have. And wish to be someone else or have what someone else has. And the magic a Genie can bring to give them their wishes and let them see how it feels to change places with the person you admire most. Like the saying “the grass always looks greener on the other side of the fence.” The conflict that was

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    people understand how great Be careful what you wish for has been to our lives. Each day we wake up and likely have one or more Be careful what you wish for lying at the foot of our beds. It is wonderful to be able to wake up and smile each morning because of this. Social & Cultural Factors Be careful what you wish for has a large role in American Culture. Many people can often be seen taking part in activities associated with Be careful what you wish for. This is partly because people of most ages

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