Written for teenagers‚ about teenagers‚ and by a teenager‚ The Outsiders captivates its audience with memorable characters (who are memorable for more than their obscure names) and climactic drama‚ and it leaves the reader with the message of what a blessing it is to be naive‚ innocent and young (or‚ as the book puts it‚ staying “gold”). The story is centered around the aftermath of a “rumble” between two opposing gangs: the Socs‚ who are the “rich kids‚” and the Greasers‚
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Aardman Animations Aardman animations are very popular known for creating animations made from clay. Some examples of their work are ‘Chicken Run’ which was released in June 2000 and was their first whole length film. Chicken Run is about a middle aged couple who own a farm full of chickens‚ the wife then reads this magazine which shows an invention which could increase profits and this was the chicken pie machine. Ginger‚ the main girl chicken witnesses this and tries to warn her other chicken friends
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Curse of the Bane‚ by Joseph Delaney‚ is the second book in the fantasy series‚ The Last Apprentice. This book is located mainly in Priestown which is in the County‚ and is where most of the Priests live and are buried. Thomas Ward the seventh son of a seventh son which allows him to see and hear ghosts and other creatures. Tom is apprenticed to Old Gregory‚ the County Witch hunter also called the Spook. Old Gregory has been the County Spook for over 50 years‚ Old Gregory is also the seventh son
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UNITY IN DIVERSITY India is a big country comprising many racial groups with a great number of spoken languages and dialects. There are several religions and sects. These are reflected in their customs‚ rituals‚ dresses and festivals. Indian is the cradle of many cultures. In spite of the diversities‚ the people are united. Though several foreign invaders attacked India‚ none succeeded in destroying the basic Indian culture. One the contrary‚ it absorbed the good qualities of the new cultures
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INTRODUCTION TO GLOBALISTION Individual Report To what extent is economic migration a threat or a blessing to developed countries? In general‚ the primary human right is life and to lead this life wherever desirable‚ where it is possible to live the most freely‚ easily and in complete security. In order to do this‚ people move across the world‚ voluntarily or forcibly‚ in the search for this new place. Migration is the movement of people from one place in the world to another‚ due to vital
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Curse of the Breakfast Buffet Life wasn’t going anywhere or at least‚ that’s what Bruce thought as he stood in line at the AA meeting breakfast buffet. It had been his wife’s idea for him to seek help for his alcohol problems. The meetings always started early and Bruce’s wife had threatened him with divorce if he didn’t comply with her demands. As he listened‚ he could hear the chewing of his fellow participants. It was obvious none of them wanted to be there. It was obvious their better halves
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The “Winner’s Curse” is a phenomenon that occurs when a bidder in an auction pays more (often much more) than the value of the item being won. Paul Milgrom of Stanford University‚ a leading auction scholar‚ defines more precisely the Winner’s Curse as “The winner’s curse in auction theory traditionally refers to the selection bias that arises because a bidder tends to win more often when his value estimate is too high than when it is too low.” This phenomenon occurs in auctions‚ irrespective of
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In the novel The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan‚ The book opens with Percy‚ Annabeth‚ and Thalia driving towards a place called Westover Hall‚ a military school. Grover has sent the three heros a message saying there are two young demigods who don’t know about themselves yet ‚ the hero’s head into Westover Hall they instantly run into two teachers who start to question them. Thalia then uses a power called the mist which will magically charm the opposing person to believing whatever they want‚ Percy
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This article talks about the second-term curse; the perceived tendency of second terms of recent U.S presidents to be less successful than their first terms. According to the "curse"‚ the second terms of recent presidents have usually been plagued by a major scandal‚ policy inertia‚ some sort of catastrophe‚ or other problems. In the article “Second Chances”‚ the author suggests some ideas about how President Obama can avoid a unsuccessful second-term. He talks about the failures of George Washington
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Compare and Contrast ‘Sonnet 130’ with ‘Blessing’ In this essay I am going to discuss and explore ‘Sonnet 130’ by William Shakespeare and ‘Blessing’ by Imtiaz Dharker. I will focus on the differences and similarities between both poems in terms of language‚ themes and poetic devices. I feel that ‘Sonnet 130’ seems to imply the fact that Shakespeare is insulting his Mistress. He does so by saying what she is not. He says negative things about her
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