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    David Best Descriptive Paragraph Hunting has been a favorite and exciting hobby of mine all my life‚ and the excitement never seems to fade away. I hunt for turkey‚ duck‚ coyote‚ deer‚ hogs‚ and othersmall game animals. Out of everything I hunt‚ ducks would have to be at the top of the list. Every opening weekend of duck season‚ my closest friends and cousins ‚ come camping with my dad and I at the Altamaha River outside of a small town called Uvalda. I have looked forward to this weekend

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    symbols were used to present an important idea or ideas. In The Truman Show‚ directed by Peter Weir‚ three recurring symbols were used to present important ideas. These motifs; the dome‚ the circle and the chest present important themes‚ such as entrapment‚ repetition and an extreme invasion of privacy. These motifs are evident throughout the film‚ and reinforce the superficial nature of Truman’s life. The dome; the enclosure where Truman has lived his whole life; presents the important idea of

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    monetary terms to her with his overuse of the word “Tenders” and phrases such as “set your entreatments at a higher rate‚” “which their investments show‚” “tenders for true pay which are not sterling.” These are Polonius possibly unwittingly showing us how he sees his daughter. He’s more worried as to how

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    What does the trial teach us about the jury system in Maycomb? The trial shows us that the jury system in Maycomb is corrupt and racist. ‘No‚ I don’t recollect if he hit me. I mean yes I do‚ he hit me.’ Page 190 This is in response to Atticus asking Mayella Ewell if Tom Robinson hit her. From her hesitation and contradicting answers it is clear that Mayella is not telling the truth and is creating a story to lead the jury on. Despite this‚ Tom Robinson is still convicted. This shows that although

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    The novel Great Expectations is about a boy named Pip whose dream is to become a gentleman. As a child‚ Pip is kindhearted‚ caring‚ honest‚ and loving. Things soon change as he grows up and wants nothing more than to become a gentlemen to win over the girl he loves‚ Estella. Pip becomes rude‚ selfish‚ and arrogant in his early adult years. As the novel goes on‚ Pip redeems himself through the events of when he has a near death experience with Orlick‚ when he comes home to ask Biddy to marry him‚

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    is held by the public or a character projected to us‚ by the public‚ by a person‚ or institution‚ especially by the mass media. These are all meanings of the word image. An image is used by composers‚ in movies‚ articles and stories to help shape and alter our personal opinions of the world. This means that the way we see things can be altered because of the way something is portrayed in an image that is created for our viewing. “The Truman Show” created by Peter Weir creates two worlds within

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    opening statment

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    devastated and lost‚ unsure of what her future would now hold. Jesse lived with foster parents who gave her a second chance at life and she took it and embraced it. Jesse grew up like most girls‚ meeting bad boys‚ getting into minor trouble but in the end becoming a respectful‚ honest‚ religious hard worker that wanted to help people. Jesse realized that in order to be successful she had to rely on herself and work hard to achieve her dreams of success and that is exactly what she did. Jesse became a

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    George is instantly put off by her presence and tries to avoid her. He shows no attention towards her‚ which is what she is after and does not acknowledge her. George uses a snappy tone of voice to reply to her. ‘George said brusquely “Well‚ he ain’t now.”’ This shows he is not interested in her and doesn’t want to engage into a conversation with her. Lennie on the other hand

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    Curley’s wife is one of the most significant characters in John Steinbeck’s novel "Of mice and men‚" although we never learn her name. We learn about her through her own words and actions and also through other characters’ descriptions and opinions of her. Before Curley’s wife makes her first appearance‚ she is introduced to us through Candy’s opinion of her. He tells George that‚ although she has only been married to Curley for two weeks‚ she has already "got the eye." He also describes he as "a

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    opening scene

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    faces as if i was gonna sneeze and than i do a long‚ over dramtic‚ loud sneeze over the oranges. than i put the oranges down beside the table and used a big gesture to wipe my nose down my sleeve. some oranges fall out of my top and Victoria asks what i am doing and i start to complain about all the things doreen is making me do for example shes making me make orange soup even though there is no such thing shes making me bath her and clean her everything she could do herself‚ and i think about her

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