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    I at down slowly in the dark grey seat as the bell rang‚ signaling that first period had begun‚ I began to hate Monday when everyone was moving sooo sloooowley….. If I was boss I would destroy Mondays‚ wipe them up afterword‚ then nuke ‘em…. My eyes fluttered open‚ “Mi lord King Jules…. Vhat is Yourd Firdst decrdee?” The heavily accented man asked in his Funny way. My head shot up‚ he nodded respectfully‚ “I decree in my royal way‚ that Mondays should be destroyed for 1 millennium.” I shouted to

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    “ How We Lose Hope and How We Get It Back”‚ and “ The Will and Ways of Hope”‚ support the reasoning for hope‚ goals‚ and dreams in three very different films. The three films‚ Of Mice and Men‚ the documentary War Dance‚ and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty‚ are all material that represent the struggles and gains from having hope‚ chasing dreams‚ and setting goals. (C) The examples will help support the thesis that hopes‚ dreams‚ and goals allow people to keep a positive attitude toward life.

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    VERY Short Short Story Unit: Read bio. on author (This will not be on the test. I hope there will be information of interest that you can connect to the author.) Read introductory material on story‚ the page before the story You are responsible to know the literary terms Read the story; reread when necessary. Read the footnotes to help you read. Answer questions at the end under "Making Meaning" Use vivid CD and CM for each. Use complete sentences unless it says "list"

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    two of the works within your selected theme. Race / Ethnicity Country Lovers (Gordimer) The Welcome Table (Walker) What It’s Like to Be a Black Girl (Smith) Child of the Americas (Morales) Gender Roles / Marriage The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Thurber) I’m Going (Bernard) The Story of an Hour (Chopin) The Necklace (de Mauppassant) The Proposal (Chekhov) Country Lovers (Gordimer) Creativity / The Creative Process Poetry (Neruda) Constantly Risking Absurdity (Ferlinghetti)

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    related texts that I have chosen area film called the secret life of Walter Mitty‚ a poem Listening to Mid-Term Break by Seamus Heaney and last is Another loser has-been fades

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    “Ethan Brand” contradicts my fundamental doctrinal beliefs by positing an unpardonable sin while challenging me to delve into the apparent dichotomy between faith and reason that proves Ethan Brand’s demise. In “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber‚ Mitty is a henpecked‚ insignificant‚ and insecure husband who runs from his reality to a world of fantasy created in his mind. Once there‚ he is superior‚ confident‚ and capable of handling any occasion. In “The House on Mango Street

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    James Thurber was not only blessed with the skill to write books and plays but also with his amazing ability to draw cartoons. His cartoons were very popular in the 1930s. James Thurber was very diverse in such writings as: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty‚ Is Sex Necessary‚ along with many articles that were published in The New Yorker magazine. He was well respected by many people who were masters with the English language: authors‚ illustrators‚ playwrights‚ editors and many other professionals

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    writer’s work to become an expression of meaning in our world‚ and allows readers to engage in identifying with what the writer’s work has to say about things that matter. The example given in our text for Imagination was: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Walter had a very vivid imagination‚ throughout his story he was a commander in an 8 engine Navy hydroplane‚ a famous surgeon helping a friend of President Roosevelt‚ an accused witness in a court room trial‚ a captain in a war plane and finally finds

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    that shapes artistic expressions; it enables a writer’s work to become an expression of meaning in our world‚ and allows readers to engage in identify with what the writer’s work has to say about things that matter. Example: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber. This story is riddled with examples of imagination. During the second daydream where he believes he is a surgeon and the write describes the noise that starts coming from the anesthetizes machine as it starts to malfunction. We

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    up and said no and gave a justifiable‚ moral reason to end this tradition maybe the town would have stopped this lottery. Or if this wife’s husband had just a little courage he would have stepped up in her place. The story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” is a good example of a normal man who wishes to be heroic. He goes about his everyday life daydreaming of being a great hero. He dreams of being everything from a soldier to a doctor. Maybe someday he will have a chance to finally

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