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    spelling and grammatical errors. REMEMBER NO TEXTING LANGUAGE—NONE! You should have finished the entire book by this point. Title:__Dive – Book One______ Author:__Gordon Korman______ Currently on page #__148__ of ____148____total pages OR finished the book * Find OR write a POEM (8 line minimum) that represents your book. Attach the poem‚ and write three paragraphs that explain how this poem relates to the theme‚ characters‚ and/or plot in your novel. Danger‚ the deep has called my name.

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    April 2005 Physics Honors Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking was born on January 8‚ 1942. He is the first child of Frank and Isabel Hawking. During the second World War‚ Isabel was sent from her husband’s home in Highgate‚ to Oxford. This was considered a much safer place to have children during the war. Soon after his birth‚ his family moved back in together in their north London home. Hawking began his schooling here at Hertfordshire School. Hawking moved only once during his

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    Dinner With Someone in La La Land? The short story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” was written by James Thurber. I wouldn’t have dinner with Walter because he would be a terrible guest for several reasons. Walter wouldn’t be a good listener for several reasons. One reason is because Walter often daydreams he doesn’t know what his wife wants him to do. “He looks at his wife in the seat beside him with shocked astonishment‚ She seemed grossly familiar‚ like a strange woman who yelled at him in

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    In the book “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Herbert‚ Walter Mitty daydreams all the time. He daydreams while driving‚ eating‚ and if he’s working he is probably day dreaming. I would have dinner with him because I can talk all I want‚ I can space out when I want and he won’t care. Also when I’m done eating I can leave him the bill and he has to pay. Those are some of the reasons I would like to have dinner with Walter Mitty. The best reason I want to have dinner with Walter is that he

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    Commentary Essay Purpose: The purpose of commentary is not simply to report things but to give readers a way to make sense of them. A commentary will help you write critically about a topic and will help you analyze this topic within a larger societal context. Audience: Your audience for this paper should be one who has a stake in the topic. For example‚ if you are discussing your understanding of a topic like ISTEP testing‚ your audience could be administrators. Genre: For this paper

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    MindaNews Region 12‚ ARMM get P6.36B for 4Ps GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/28 July) — The national government has released a total of P6.36 billion in cash grants in the last three years to beneficiaries of its flagship conditional cash transfer program in Region 12 and parts of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Bai Zorahayda Taha‚ Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 12 director‚ said Monday such amount was released directly to 222‚366 “poorest of the

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    the book "Shawshank Redemption" by Stephen King‚ Red takes about the hardships of life in prison. Although the main reason for the book is to talk about Andy Dufrense. In one time period of Andy’s life‚ he becomes the librarian at the prison and tries to get as many books as possible for the inmates. The reason he does this is because he knows how hard it is in prison and he wants them to have a chance to learn and their mind to escape from the hardships they face each and everyday. A book can

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    “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber demonstrates how excessive dreaming can have a harmful effect on one’s life and the lives of those around him‚ as shown in Walter Mitty’s unrestrained imagination. Walter Mitty slips into trances often during everyday activities‚ and they contrast extremely with his mundane life. While daydreaming about being a heroic doctor‚ Walter Mitty mindlessly tries to park‚ and a parking lot attendant yells to Mitty to get in the right lane so he does not

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    Edgar Allen Poe Tough Life Edgar Allen Poe was born in “Boston‚ MA on Jan 19 1809”(Edgar Allan Poe). “Edgar Allan Poe’s dad left him and his mom”(Edgar Allen Poe).  “When he was only three his mom died of tuberculosis”(Edgar Allen Poe). “Edgar Allen Poe was separated from his brother and sister and was forced to move to John and Frances Allen’s house‚ John and Frances were his uncle and aunt”.(Edgar Allen Poe). This is more than likely what motivated Edgar Allen Poe to become a writer. Even though

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    I interpret this poem as a metaphor for life. Way too often we are in a hurry to get through the "dance" that we do not stop and enjoy the music. The small but beautiful things in life are the music. The rain‚ the sunsets‚ our children growing are all wonderful things that happen. Unfortunately‚ the majority of the time we are all in a hurry just to get through the day to make it another day to do the same thing. We need to take the time to slow down and look around and appreciate those small

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