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    Robotics Chapter Summary

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    t’s 2035 A.D.‚ where robots are everyday objects and are programmed to live alongside humans. Detective Del Spooner is called out to investigate the apparent suicide of the scientist behind these robots‚ Dr. Alfred Lanning. Spooner suspects that the death might not be a suicide‚ but the result of one of the robots. All robots are programmed by three laws‚ but Spooner starts to wonder if a robot can in fact feel emotions‚ and possibly murder. But if Spooner’s suspicions are true‚ he is going to have

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    The Plot starts by Thomas waking up in a metal elevator that brings him to a place called The Glade‚ which is in middle of a Maze‚ He isn’t able to remember anything and has no clue where he is and is lost completely. Later he is revealed to a group of survivor’s and they tell him where he is‚ the place is known as the Glade. The leader of this group is Alby‚ which controls everything in the Glade. When a week passes the elevator opens to help the survivors with equipment or a new person with no

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    Greasers Chapter Summary

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    Pictures‚ objects‚ or materials that illustrate elements of the book. There 4 significant items that play big roles in the story. First item is Two- bit’s black handle switchblade. Two- bit’s switchblade is his most prized possession He had stolen it from and hardware store. It gives Two- bit a sort of new found power or strength which gives him the thought of no one could harm him when he has it. Two- bit never actually uses it he morely uses it to show he is more superior than you and also just

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    Chapter Summary: The Giver

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    Jonas The amazing ride down the hill was over. Jonas was left in the cold and harsh wind again. However Jonas felt a lot warmer than he did before‚ because of what he is seeing‚ and what he knew he had accomplished. Ahead of him were houses decorated with the colors red‚ green and gold. “It’s the place where I learned love”‚ Jonas thought. The thought of the Giver made him tear up a little. “I wish he would have came with me” Jonas said to Gabriel as he started walking towards the house. “He would

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    The Giver placed his hands on Jonas’ back‚ and decided to transmit the memory of summer. Jonas awoke in a foreign place far from the small room in the Annexe‚ he was in a place where there was constant sunlight and the sound of laughter surrounded him. There was a place where everyone seemed to be which was a combination of sand and salty water‚ beach he thought. Aside from the constant laughter of children and adults‚ Jonas could see several colors‚ the light blue of the sea that grows darker as

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    Johnny Chapter Summaries

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    A troubled Asian-American man seeks revenge on the men who severely beat up his brother and put him in a coma. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: JOHNNY‚ an Asian-American man‚ was adopted as a child and raised by his adoptive parents and his brother BENNY. Johnny loves baseball and often daydreams about the game. It comforts him. Disturbed by memories of his past‚ Johnny tries to move forward with his life‚ but his temper and anger get him into trouble. His therapist was helping him‚ until his therapist died.

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    Chapter 18 Summary

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    Glory During the American Civil War‚ the Massachusetts army engages Confederate forces in a bloody battle. Captain Robert Shaw is injured in the battle and assumed lost‚ but is found alive by a gravedigger named John Rawlins and sent to a field hospital. Shaw visits his family‚ and is introduced to Frederick Douglass. Shaw is offered a promotion to the rank of Colonel‚ and command of the first all-black regiment the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer army. He accepts the responsibility‚ and asks his

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    Charley Chapter Summaries

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    Charley is a boy who was about to begin his freshman year of high school. He is writing his first letter to an unknown friend because he needs to let his thoughts out to someone. He begins his letter by telling how he lost his best friend Michael who passed away‚ and later learns that Michael had commit suicide by shooting himself. Charlie was devastated. Michael death makes him wonder if he also has “problems at home”. Charlie brother went away to college in Penn State and his sister is a senior

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    Chapter Summary: The Giver

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    Was this what the Giver was talking about? Jonas pondered to himself. Was this the beautiful sounds the Giver had described before? Could Gabe hear it? Jonas decided he had no choice but to keep going‚ at least until he reached the first house. He felt ashamed to be disruptive on whatever they were celebrating‚ but Jonas knew it was what was meant to happen. Jonas got off the sled‚ with Gabriel still in his arms‚ and began his trek. The distance seemed insignificant now‚ after the long voyage

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    Chapter 1 Summary In chapter one it talks about how hemachromatosis is a hereditary disease and it’s the most common genetic disease for people of European descent‚ in which the body can’t register that it has enough iron. So it keeps absorbing as much of it as possible‚ and this can have very‚ serious side effects (including death). Iron is very important for bacteria‚ cancer‚ and other things to grow. The way this disease is most easily treated is blood letting. Looks like all those crazy blood-letting

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