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    Childhood‚ of course‚ there is the basics including video games toys food and family. In the book Wonder‚ we are introduced to August Pullman aka Auggie a highly intelligent star wars loving the kid. He faces the anxiety of entering school for the first time at 10 years old‚ unlike most of his new classmates he has a facial deformity. Growing up he had the aspects other children had but also faced surgery his rare medical facial deformity‚ which he refers to as "mandibulofacial dysostosis"‚ is more

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    Led Zeppelin‚ ‘Bring it On Home’ Led Zeppelin’s ‘Bring it on Home’ was released in 1969 as the somewhat monstrous concluding track of their album ‘Led Zeppelin 2’. Led Zeppelin are undoubtedly one of the most legendary and most famous rock bands in history; created by the former member of the yard birds Jimmy Page in 1968‚ the band have sold 111.5 million certified units in the US and over 200 million records worldwide. At the closing of this decade‚ a time when the prominent racial segregation

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    juice‚ and every other possible snack for a spoiled kindergartner. Like every other night my mom helped me brush my teeth‚ take a bath‚ and lay out my clothes for the next day‚ but there was a new and exciting energy in the air. I was nervous‚ scared‚ and afraid for my first day but I just had a feeling it was going to be a good one. I remember getting out of my mom’s Rav4 that morning. The smell of autumn lingered in my nose as I sat waiting for her to come to the back and unbuckle me. I watched

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    violence in their eye-opening poems‚ ’Disabled’ and ’OutOut’. Set during the hard times of war‚ these poems portray different war-related themes and carry their own distinctive similarities and differences‚ contrasting with one another. On one hand we have ’Disabled‚’ written by Wilfred Owen with his intense experience as a soldier in the First World War. His past experience inspires his piece of poetry heavily. Whereas‚ on the other hand‚ we have ’Out‚ Out’s poet; Robert Frost‚ a British-settled American

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    But‚ Jesus beheld them and said unto them‚ "With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible." ​Matthew 19:26 If I live to be one hundred years old‚ I will never understand why the quote "It is what it is" is so prevalent‚ frequent and so widely used! Any situation that we can’t handle or change‚ when brought to God is in His Hands to do what only He can do!! Our life in Jesus Christ makes what is impossible to us‚ not only doable with Christ‚ but incredibly‚ extraordinarily and

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    Moore Award‚ and many more. People now call him “Boy Wonder”. What did he do? Andraka created a sensor that detects pancreatic cancer. He was only 15 at the time when he created it. The sensor accurately identifies early stages of lung and ovarian cancer as well. He spent a lot of time doing research to find out why cancer is not so easily detected. Rejected by 199 labs before helped with his tests‚ Jack still‚ for seven months‚ worked

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    Wonder Review Wonder‚ a family oriented movie about overcoming challenges was an amazing movie and novel. It tells the story of Auggie‚ a 10 years old boy who starts middle school after being home schooled his whole life. The catch is: he has a facial deformity after going through almost 30 surgeries throughout his young life. The movie goes through his life at school while making friends and dealing with bullying‚ but also deals with Auggie’s home life and how his family deals with his facial deformities

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    7 Ancient Wonders of the World 1. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon – Located approximately 50km south of Baghdad‚ Iraq on the east bank of the Euphrates River. King Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC)‚ grandson of the famous King Hammurabi‚ is credited to have commissioned the construction of the gardens. Although no tablets were found in Babylon referring to the Gardens‚ accountings from the ancient Greek historian‚ Strabo‚ state that the "The Garden is quadrangular‚ and each side is four plethra long

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    A Worst Teacher I have a terrible teacher in my middle school life‚ his name is Jian Yang. Mr. Yang was my Chinese teacher‚ he has model stature‚ but every time I bethink his face‚ I feel nausea. I had dreamed about him several times‚ his face was clearly emerging in my mind‚ I will never forget his pair of fierce eyes and that wicked mouth. Mr. Yang was the worst teacher in my middle school‚ although most my middle school’s teachers are not very good. My middle school is a private school.

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    circumstances in life. This can be seen in both books‚ War Horse by Michael Morpurgo‚ and Wonder by R.J. Palacio. In War Horse‚ there is a horse named Joey. He has lost people he has cared about‚ and tries to find his way back home. In Wonder‚ Auggie has a facial deformity‚ and has a hard time in middle school. The theme perseverance is included in both the stories‚ War Horse and Wonder‚ but in different ways. In the same way Wonder and War Horse are alike. A similarity is‚ both Joey and Auggie have companions

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