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    English 01A Silvia Plath’s The Bell Jar: A Book Review The Bell Jar is a semi-biographical novel of the life of Sylvia Plath‚ set in the 1950’s‚ the story follows the life of Esther Greenwood a college student from Massachusetts. Esther travels to New York with 11 other girls as guest editors for a magazine. In New York Esther battles with herself and social prejudices; she knows that she is in a seemingly ideal situation; however‚ she struggles with her ambitions of becoming a female writer in

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    2012-13 First-year Application For Spring 2013 or Fall 2013 Enrollment APPLIC ANT Lagun Srijana Legal Name ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Last/Family/Sur (Enter name exactly as it appears on official documents.) First/Given Middle (complete) Jr.‚ etc. Preferred name‚ if not first name (only one) ____________________________ 05/07/1996 Birth Date ____________________________________________________ Female

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    In Touching the Void‚ Joe and Simon both record the same accident that happened during mountain climbing in the Andes. They both use a realistic and logical tone‚ but Joe’s mind is in a fight between emotion and rationality‚ whereas Simon is naturally calculative and unemotional. Throughout the whole account‚ Joe uses language devices to emphasize how painful he is. For example‚ in the sentence ‘A wave of nausea surged over me’ he uses metaphor‚ depicting the pain as ‘a wave’‚ to underscore the

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    decision was the right one to make‚ not only because they both got out alive but because it was valid‚ he believed Joe was dead. One is better than none! When in a life or death situation‚ first instincts is the way to go. Simon expressed in the Touching the Void documentary that he believed Joe was dead and if he were to cut the rope there was still a chance of him surviving. Cutting the rope was clearly the best decision to make because if Simon didn’t cut the rope he would have fallen to his death

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    bell hooks: “Seeing and Making Culture” Summary In the essay “Seeing and Making Culture: Representing the Poor”‚ hooks proposes a different perspective on issues regarding people of higher class compared to those of lower class. In doing so‚ she clarifies and illustrates assumptions made about the poor‚ how they are viewed in popular culture‚ and in the media. To further validate her points‚ she utilizes ideas that stem from her own personal experiences with poverty‚ as well as examples from pop

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    The book Touching Spirit Bear is a book written about a challenged teen named Cole Mathews. He has instigated some terrible crimes he must pay for by living in isolation on a remote island since he is a danger to society. One problem that continues to plague Cole is how he refuses to take ownership for his own choices and actions; instead‚ he wants to blame others to excuse his poor decisions. Along his journey to change‚ he is fortunate to have mentors that try to help him reform his ways. Many

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    The theme of Touching Spirit Bear is that you can always change yourself for the better. Cole went through some rough times as a child which caused his actions to be pretty dumb as he was nearing adulthood. Cole repeatedly slammed the head of one of his peers into the sidewalk for telling people he robbed a hardware store and left it a disaster. Afterwards‚ the Circle sentenced him to live in isolation on an Alaskan island. Cole had to chose between changing his ways or potentially going to prison

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    Sheree Taylor 1-8-2010 Teaching Bell to Bell and Teacher/Student Proximity Teaching bell to bell is the term used interchangeably with student on task behavior in the classroom. Students need all the time they can get to work on educational activities even 5 minutes lost each day adds up to quite a bit of time over the courses of a school year. Bellwork is a very good way to assure that students are not wasting time while the teacher is taking roll and doing other administrative activities.

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    You are putting yourself in high risk when you are participating in extreme sports. There are several reasons for why an athlete put themselves through those risk just for a sport. In Touching the Void‚ Joe Simpson and Simon are climbing a 21‚000-foot mountain that no one has accomplished. “Looming over‚ with my stomach clenched‚ and a sharp sense of danger‚ I enjoyed the feeling” (Simpson 31). When Joe was almost at the top of the mountain he expresses his emotions that he feels being up there and

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    Stephanie Arias 912 N. Paulina Chicago‚ IL. 60622 (872) 800-6582 (312) 898-9592 sarias89@yahoo.com Objective: I have career-growth potential and that is why I am seeking a position with you where I can apply my best skills and abilities in order to thrive at Dunkin Donuts.      Education and Certification: Penn Foster College Scottsdale‚ Arizona September 2012-Present ONLINE COURSES Early Childhood Education-Childhood Development Associate (CDA) Samland Institute of Allied

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