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    things there. The start of the reading explains the character’s beginning feeling about their trip to the aquarium.The feeling that occurred then‚ was uninterested. The text proves my statement when it says “Most of the class was excited to find out we were going to an aquarium. I was not.” The passage also reads “But something about the idea of spending the day looking at giant tanks filled

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    We Are Okay Book Summary

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    The author of this book is Nina LaCour. I have not read any of her other books yet. Title of the book is called “ We Are Okay”. The book fits well in the text of the book. New York‚ NY 2017. This book has 233 pages. We Are Okay is a fiction book. People who are low in life like sad‚ this book is for them because this book help people like that feel better and they aren’t alone. I really do not read these kind of books‚ but something told me to read it. The jacket of the book has a picture of a teenage

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    Allan Tao English 7-5 May 2024 Title here. Before We Were Free is a historical fiction book written by Julia Alvarez which tells the story of a young girl‚ Anita‚ and her struggles and emotions as she navigates a world full of dangerous government agents‚ possible spies‚ secretive adults‚ and many boys fighting for a place in her heart. This book at surface level seems to be a simple romantic/action novel‚ but inside this book‚ there are many lessons to be learned. Two of these lessons are: you

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    Every author who writes a novel‚ portrays their characters using his or her own unique characteristics to form their personality and the role they play. In the novel “We were the Mulvaneys” by Joyce Oates‚ The Mulvaney family is portrayed as a picture-perfect‚ successful family living on a farm in Upstate‚ New York. However‚ throughout this novel‚ the characteristics of one character during a horrific incident ruined this family’s trust and respect towards each other. Marianne Mulvaney‚ who is

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    And Then There Were None is considered a true masterpiece by Agatha Christie. It sold over 100 million copies since it was written in 1939. And Then There Were None has been made into a film 25 times‚ a video game‚ a play‚ and parodied dozens of times as well. The book is a mysterious story about how a murderous man who invited nine other criminals (ten people in total) to an island and killed them all one by one according to a poem. In 1945‚ And Then There Were None was turned into a movie by René

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    Once Symbolism

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    In the novel‚ Once by Morris Gleitzman‚ the author uses a carrot to symbolize hope for Felix to have a better life or go do something than go sit in a old adoption center. In my reading‚ these are the symbols i found that stood out. For my first one i said the carrot that was put in his soup was a symbol for Felix because he felt hope when he saw it. Because of the carrot he had the courage to go out on his own to go find his parents. In the book it reads‚ ¨A whole carrot. I can’t believe it

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    The book‚ "We Were the Mulvaneys" by Joyce Carol Oates‚ is the story of an "all American family" that falls apart after their daughter is raped. The father‚ who once had a successful roofing company‚ lets his business slide and devotes his life to alcohol and law suits‚ and the three brothers either abandon the family or try to find a method of gaining vengeance for their sister. This particular excerpt describes a scene by the brook‚ where the youngest Mulvaney (Judd) is contemplating life and the

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    Child Soldiers

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    Multi Genre Project Child Soldiers By: Ralia Lahlou Ms. Gugel March 2nd‚ 2012 The Beginning of the Change From the first day‚ something about these innocent eyes filled with hatred inspired me to write. These eyes are those of a child soldier. Before starting this project‚ I did not think much of children fighting in wars‚ but as the research got deeper and my understanding of their situation more thorough‚ this project became much more than a simple task I had to accomplish. I felt close

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    Analyse how techniques were used to create impact in one important section of “Once Were Warriors” Directed by Lee Tamahori. In the film‚ “Once Were Warriors” the visual techniques camera shots and angles‚ lighting and sound effects were used to create impact in the party scene. The impact created shows us‚ the audience‚ that alcohol can lead to violence. Firstly‚ the director uses camera shots and angles to create impact in showing us the relationships between the characters and how they become

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    Once Gone

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    Once gone‚ forever Gone In a life time‚ a person can and will experience a diverse range of fears‚ from small to life changing fears. In the novels it is no different‚ the characters themselves could be ruled by their or they can overcome their fears. In the novel Love in the time Cholera‚ by Gabriel Garcia Marquez‚ aging is a deeply rooted fear in the characters’ lives that to some extent influences their decisions which causes them to be more aware of the dangers in their surroundings. Aging

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