Dicey took a deep step into responsibility‚ by taking care of all three of her siblings. Dicey Tillerman is a thirteen year old girl who has short brown thick hair that makes her look like a boy. Dicey used to live in Provincetown‚ Massachusetts with her three siblings Maybeth‚ Sammy‚ and James including her mother and father. They were deprived and their father had left them. Then their mother had left them‚ in front of a mall. In one way I can describe Dicey is intelligent because she had to
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Characters Dagny Taggart The novel’s protagonist and a buisness woman and engineer who is the backbone of Taggart Transcontinental. As James Taggart’s little sister‚ she is often belittled but gains respect and she hurdles all obstacles that come to face her family’s company which includes taking a major risk by entrusting Hank Rearden’s revolutionary metal. As the story progresses‚ a precious relationship between her and Francisco d’Anconia emerges. James Taggart The novel’ antagonist‚ current
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The Outsiders – The Greaser Gang Ponyboy Curtis - The youngest Curtis brother‚ 14 years old. He is the narrator of the story. Ponyboy is very smart and interested in culture and movies‚ different from his other brothers. Ponyboy gets good grades and due to that he doesn’t get along with Darryl (Darry) his older brother because Darry wants to push Ponyboy to be good in school unlike him and his other brother Soda. He loves his brother Sodapop more than he even loved his own mom and dad. He is the
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‘A Better Tomorrow’ In thunder and lightning‚ here we come Ladies and gentlemen‚ we the children of today Present to you ‘A Better Tomorrow’. Malaysia is a multi - racial country. A country that belongs to all Malaysians with a shared history and a belief in a shared future. U-N-I-T-Y [individual] Unity! Only a five - letter word‚ yet the foundation of multi - racial Malaysia. A cultural melting pot [Udah makai‚ nuan? Wa jiak pah liaw?] A unique heritage of different races [Selamat
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“When Tomorrow never comes because of climate change” Before I start lets define first what was climate change is. Climate change or also known as Global Warming‚ refers to the rise in average temperatures on earth. This is due to primarily human use of fossil fuels‚ which releases carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases into the atmosphere‚ which can have a range of effects on ecosystems‚ including rising sea levels‚ severe weather events‚ and droughts that render landscapes more susceptible to wildfires
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A Better Tomorrow People who meet in castles and cathedrals‚ use handshakes and passwords to communicate‚ and perform strange rituals are‚ without doubt‚ a secret society. Freemasonry is the secret society mot famous in the world‚ almost every person has heard of this organization‚ whether it was in a movie‚ a book‚ or because someone they know belongs to the fraternity. Freemasonry‚ like every community‚ shares a commitment to a common goal with strong beliefs and specific ideas that direct their
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Diaz’s Description of Character in “Fiesta 1980” Junot Diaz demonstrates great writing skill in his short story “Fiesta 1980” through the way that he is able to create believable and well-rounded characters in nine short pages. He does this through the exploration of several different techniques. This can be demonstrated by analyzing Yunior‚ the story’s narrator and main character. One very interesting aspect of the way that Diaz transmits information about his characters to his readers is that
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There are several things that play into why the Civil War started‚ although the overall burning issue was slavery. Many people argue that the Civil War started over states rights. But when you look at it the states rights were to abolish or protect slavery. This problem seemed to arise as the north became more industrialized and the south stayed predominately agricultural based. As the north began to look towards a city life people began to work together as one. In the south cotton had become a very
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Karina Popkova September 6‚ 2013 Assignment 1 Today Affecting Tomorrow "Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." This prominent quote embraces to outline sustainability. How would directing on the future be promising without a thought of the present? Simply the involvement of incoming short term costs that do not provide an immediate financial benefit to a company‚ but instead promote positive social and
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The Second World War ultimately began because Germany wanted to avenge its loss in the first World War. Fascism became popular in Italy and Germany during this time. In Germany‚ Hitler wanted to take over German speaking countries surrounding Germany‚ such as Austria‚ and parts of Czechoslovakia. Although‚ he was offered an appeasement‚ Hitler broke his promise and he demanded to get those countries back. Hitler and the German army started spreading across Europe‚ killing thousands of civiians.
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