at the school. After an incident with another trainer where Ender fought off and killed a bully his monitor is removed and he believes that he has failed out of the program. His oldest brother‚ Peter and sister Valentine were both trainees but did not make it to Battle School. Valentine was too kind-hearted to fight and Peter was too violent. Peter is four years older than Ender. Colonel Graff‚ the commander of the Battle School‚ offers Ender a position at Battle School. He explains to Ender and
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it’s not until the third page has been read that the audience realises that the “hard-boiled” detective is actually a female by the name of Claudia Valentine. This is effective because it challenges the audience’s knowledge of stereotypes and mystery/crime texts‚ this assists with gaining the readers interest pursuing them to read on. Claudia Valentine‚ the protagonist within the text “The life and crimes of Harry Lavender”‚ is a intelligent female detective who always has her mind set on the mystery
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meeting with Valentine in the garden the day before she is supposed to be married to Franz illustrates a vivid occurrence of loyalty. When Valentine is hurrying away from their meeting‚ the true depths of Maximilien’s feelings are revealed: “[He] listened until the sound of her footsteps had died away‚ looking up and thanking God for allowing him to be loved so strongly” (241). One way loyalty is shown in a physical sense is how Maximilien doesn’t want to be tangibly separated from Valentine. Every
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The book and movie are completely different. It ’s like comparing apples and oranges. (I ’m assuming that you used the newest version with Guy Pierce). The biggest difference is probably the ommision of Haydee and Maximillien and Valentine (three of the main character) and the addition of Jacapo. Jacapo does is in the book‚ but he is never a large character. (This is a really long book‚ so I ’ll just put in the basics). The three people that Dantes swears vengance against are the Count de Morcerf
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English Literature Carol Ann Duffy: Hour Context Carol Ann Duffy is the first female Poet Laureate (2009)‚ and probably the best known female poet working in Britain today. She was born in 1955 in Glasgow. Duffy is well known for poems that give a voice to the dispossessed (people excluded from society); she encourages the reader to put themselves in the shoes of people they might normally dismiss. Her poetry often engages with the grittier and more disturbing side of life‚ using black humor
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That is how I see you‚ friend of mine‚ And why I’m sending this Valentine. Thoughts of affection fill my mind When Valentine’s Day is near; I think about my closest friends‚ Those who are most dear. And on that special Valentine list‚ You’re at the top‚ my friend. I love you‚ and I know for sure‚ Our friendship will never end! If I could create the perfect friend‚ One of my own design‚ A friend to be my companion‚ A friend for a Valentine‚ I’d build her with a giving heart Filled with kindness‚ too
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(Not surprisingly‚ there are many). I held out hope Valentine would more pervasively document the experiential impacts of his argument on the participants; there are fleeting inferences but not hardly enough. Given its original publishing date‚ perhaps it is time for the obligatory re-issue? I was surprised by the many awkward moments Valentine shared (including but not limited to being spotted taking notes during participant observation and‚ perhaps
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MARSHALL- AUTEUR THEORY An auteur is a filmmaker whose movies are characterized by their creative influence. Garry Marshall is an American filmmaker‚ he has directed more than 15 films in his career. Garry Marshall’s films The Princess Diaries‚ Valentines Day and Overboard share a common theme of love and a genre of romance and comedy‚ he likes to use the same actors in his films and have the common plot of a double twist. Garry Marshall likes to keep to the same character persona and film techniques
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Midwest during the early 1900s‚ “A Retrieved Reformation” concerns the surprising fate of Jimmy Valentine‚ a skilled young safecracker who returns to society after he is paroled from prison. The story begins at the prison shortly before Jimmy Valentine if set free; the majority of the narrative occurs in Elmore‚ a small backwoods town in Arkansas where he settles. Major characters include Jimmy Valentine; Mike Dolan‚ his partner in crime; detective Ben Price‚ Jimmy’s nemesis; and Annabel Adams‚ the
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In this paper I am going to compare and contrast a literary text (Education for Leisure by Carol Ann Duffy) and a non literary text (Newspaper article from “The Independent” by Nigel Morris) focussing on the language features used‚ the structural and presentational devices‚ the use of correct punctuations‚ analyse the structure of the non literary text for bias and the techniques used to convey meaning and ideas by both authors. The objective of literary texts is to teach the readers a life lesson
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