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    During the novel‚ When by Victoria Laurie‚ a character named Arnold Schroder (Stubby) who is the main characters best friend. Throughout the beginning of the book‚ Stubby is characterized as imaginative‚ awkward‚ and reliable. He is a supportive‚ caring friend with good morals. When Stubby used to go to elementary school‚ he is quoted doing‚ “wearing a red cape everyday and telling everyone he was going to grow up to be Superman. (page 14)” This quote gives a perfect example of how imaginative he

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    Maggie Anderson is an American poet and editor with roots in Appalachia. On Wednesday‚ October 4‚ 2016‚ she came into English 360 class to read some of her poems and surprise the class with a group poem activity. She was invited to West Liberty University and did a poetry reading before attending the class‚ but I was unable to attend that reading. She read two of the poems from the packet the class received ahead of time and also three more from a her book of poems she brought. The class was well

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    if outdated. At the organization‚ new trends of the market and new competitors were not going to change any of the company. "Don’t question it. That’s the way it’s always been done". They had no desire to change their archaic practices. • When Anderson realized that they could not survive with the current‚ traditional business approach and their competitive edge was dwindling‚ they switched from a "pillar of integrity" company to one that focused solely on keeping clients at any cost. • Andersen

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    According to Benedict Anderson‚ nations are “imagined communities”. First‚ we must understand what a nation actually is. Anderson defines a nation as “an imagined political community that is imagined as both inherently limited and sovereign”. It is imagined because members of a particular community will never meet or know other members in the same community. However‚ each member of that community understands and believes in their community’s unique image or communion. A nation is limited because

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    Wes Anderson as an auteur makes use of certain filmmaking styles to compose his unique films. He specializes in playing cinematic aesthetic on all of his films that each frame is carefully designed‚ and each music is chosen by himself. The Royal Tenenbaums‚ one of his representative films‚ effectively reflects his special filmmaking styles and ideas. Specifically‚ the music and visual styles are the major potentials contributed to the overall impact. Sound plays an vital element in storytelling

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    Critical Commentary on a passage from Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee This passage starts with the words ‘as time goes on’ which suggests to the reader that something happened prior to this‚ but doesn’t explain what. Its goes on to explain that as the children grew up and left home‚ their mothers little habits got worse and worse. The writer gives good descriptions producing a visual imagery of these habits: ‘plant pots and newspapers left throughout the house‚ reading more and sleeping upright

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    What the Health‚ a documentary directed‚ produced‚ written‚ and edited by filmmaker‚ Kip Anderson‚ depicts the evil ins-and-outs of America’s food industry. Talking to multiple health professionals and researching how the food we eat affects our bodies’ ultimate longevity‚ Anderson uncovers a great deal of corrupted information hidden by our government. He discovered many hidden loopholes in our nation’s chronic disease epidemic. According to his research‚ the processed food that millions consume

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    “Code of the Street” by Elijah Anderson explains the unwritten rules understand by people living in poverty or the inner cities. Most of these poor individuals fall victim to violence‚ and oppression. Although their goals may be to overcome their current circumstances‚ there is an understanding of the unequally that has been created unfairly and it provides a harder path for them to accomplish their goals. The information from the video relates to cultural deviance theory because it showed how people

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    My name is Latisha Anderson 33 year old native from Raleigh‚ North Carolina. I graduated from East Carolina University College of Nursing in Greenville‚ North Carolina in May 2009 with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing. Many say that I am a unique nurse due to the fact I am the first African American woman to complete a nursing program from a wheelchair. At the age of 17 years old I was shot in the neck and paralyzed from breast on down. I do have a success story on line. If you type my full name

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    "I’m A Fool" by Sherwood Anderson takes the reader into the mind of a lying‚ ambivalent‚ uneducated and somewhat foolish youth. It is a story of a foolish incident in which he lies to a beautiful girl in attempt to win her love. His plan backfires when he realizes that she likes him for who he is‚ not the imaginary character whom he claimed himself to be. The theme in "I’m A Fool"‚ deals with the consequences associated with dishonesty and deceitfulness‚ and he is able to effectively reveal this

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