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    The Woman‚ the Myth‚ the Legend: Annie Oakley Annie Oakley was the original woman example of american women‚ she “was a revered global figure” and a “renowned markswoman and star”. Annie was very real and even had her own quotes: “aim at a high mark and you will hit it‚ no‚ not the first time‚ nor the second and maybe not the third. But keep aiming and keep shooting‚ for practice will make you perfect”. Annie had quite an abundance of nicknames in her lifetime because of her many adventures‚ some

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    Annie Leblanc is a 13 year old. She is very successful actress‚ musician‚ social media star‚ and Youtuber. She is such an inspiring young girl. She made a great impact most girls around her age from her career and where she started at. Annie was born in Georgia. On December 5‚ 2004. That was when she was named Julianna Grace Leblanc. Her name was too difficult for 3 year old brother at the time to pronounce‚ so that is how she got her nickname Annie. Annie started gymnastics at the age of 3.

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    Annie John‚ Written by Jamaica Kincaid is a coming of age novel focusing on the interaction and relationships between an adolescent‚ her mother and reality. In the book Annie John‚ the main character Annie‚ goes through many experiences as she matures. We first learn about Annie when she is only 10 years old. Annie lives with her mother and father in a Caribbean Island called Antigua. The family spends their summer close by to a cemetery which later fascinates Annie. She is later intrigued by the

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    “This is the Life” by Annie Dillard In “This is the Life” by Annie DillardDillard uses a dominant magnanimous tone and she switches between a mocking tone and a provocative tone to express that humans nowadays take their lives for granted and they do not realize that not everyone in the world has such an easy life. Dillard does a tremendous job on describing the lives of humans in the past and the present‚ mapping out scenarios describing the “easy life” during a certain time period. As well as trying

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    The self-awareness in Annie John This novel “Annie John” is mainly discussing the process of Annie’s self-awareness from her age from ten to sixteen‚ which is a process from not knowing to knowing. The narrator is very concentrated in how Annie gradually realizes that she is a separate self‚ by depicting the change of her relationship with her mother. At first Annie wants to be unified with her mother‚ but with his maturity and the emergence of self-identity‚ her relationship with her mother finally

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    "Brokeback Mountain"Annie Proulx was born on August 22‚ 1935‚ in Norwich‚ Connecticut‚ into a family of farmers‚ mill workers‚ inventors‚ and artists whose ancestors had lived there for three centuries. Because of her father ’s career in textiles‚ Proulx ’s family constantly moved‚ so she lived in several states‚ including North Carolina‚ Vermont‚ Maine‚ and Rhode Island. She earned a bachelor ’s degree in history from the University of Vermont in 1969 and then went on to graduate from Concordia

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    standpoint”-Annie Tallent. This quote symbolizes how Annie felt about the Indians. She saw the Indians as a savage‚ and obstacle to civilizing forces whose righteousness and benighted destiny was self evident (Mackintosh). Annie Tallent was an important figure in American History because of what she accomplished in her lifetime. Annie was born on the farm of Samuel Donnan in New York. She was born on April 12‚ 1827. She became baptized at a Scottish church where her father was the deacon. As Annie grew

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    Annie Leibovitz This paper has been far more difficult to research than I thought it would be. Unfortunately‚ photographers are not always given the full credit they desrve for their work and therefore‚ it is impossible to find the names of the artists of some of my favorite photographs. Instead‚ I decided to just look up popular photographers in the fashion industry in hopes of having easier access to information. Despite the fact that I now had the names of some of the most world famous fashion

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    Annie Oakley was born on August 13‚ 1860. She was born in Darke County‚ Ohio. Both her father and stepfather died when she was young. She lived in the Darke County infirmary for a while after that but then moved in with her mother as a teen. This is around the time she started hunting game for a grocery to help her family out. By the time she was 15 she was able to pay off her mom’s mortgage on the house from her earnings. One of the most memorable and important events in Oakley’s life was meeting

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    carry a consistent merchandise assortment with some differences attributable to regional preferences. As of February 2‚ 2008‚ the company operated 929 stores in 47 states. (Source: Company 2007 Form 10-K) Originally founded in 1938 by William T. Dillard‚ Dillard’s‚ Inc.‚ now operates 326 stores in 29 states. The company’s store base is diversified‚ with the character and culture of the community served determining the size of facility and‚ to a large extent‚ the merchandise mix. In general‚ stores

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