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    Part 1 Summary of Wonder “My name is August‚ by the way. I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking‚ it’s probably worse.” Wonder is a story about a 5th grade boy named August (Auggie) Pullman who has facial deformity caused by an extremely rare genetic disorder. He has undergone countless operations‚ and those made him an outsider with other kids. August has always known that he’s different‚ but he’s learned to accept that people will always stare at his face‚ and

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    Student Name Instructor Name Class 27 January 2012 Blue Collar Brilliance‚ by Mike Rose‚ describes the cognitive misconceptions we have toward people who hold jobs that require little or no educational background. Mike‚ a professor at UCLA reflects on his life experiences. In 2009‚ Blue Collar Brilliance appeared in the American Scholar‚ a publication by the Phi Beta Kappa Society. In addition to this article‚ Mike has authored many books that focus on literacy. Mike developed an interest in

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    Woo: The Joy Luck Club In this chapter we are introduced to the Joy Luck Club which originated all the way back in China when Jing-Mei Woo ’s mother Suyuan was in the city of Kweilin. At the Joy Luck Club a group of old Chinese women sit around and eat and after that they sit down in a table to play a friendly game of Mah-Jong. At the Joy Luck Club there are 4 major members‚ Lindo Jong‚ Ying-ying St. Clair‚ An-Mei Hsu‚ and Suyuan Woo. In the beginning of the chapter we learn that Suyuan has died and

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    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring film we see a magnificent portrayal of J.R.R. Tolkien’s first book of what came to be known as The Lord of the Rings Trilogy; which is a series of three books The Fellowship of the Ring‚ The Two Towers and The Return of the King. This movie was first released in 2001 and was filmed in in the far wide green plains and the snowy mountains of New Zealand. The main characters are: Sauron‚ Saruman

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    The wonders Of Depo-Provera Abstract Depo-Provera Depo-Provera is a birth control that has been used for many things in the past years. It is mainly used on women as a contraceptive. Depo-Provera is a synthetic derivate of progesterone administered as an acetate salt with anti-estrogenic activity. This is an injected drug. This medicine/drug also causes change in the cervical mucus and urine lining

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    Managing Teams‚ The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a fantastical story of good versus evil‚ friendship‚ and perseverance. I felt that this movie in comparison to the rest of the trilogy‚ most accurately represented the qualities in relation to the terms used in our textbook. The Fellowship is formed after the recent discovery of the Ring‚ which is capable of granting an immense wealth of power to any who wields it. The creation of

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    Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Fellowship of the Ring is the first book in a trilogy of books. The main character is Frodo Baggins. Frodo is one of many unusual creatures that are not heard of normally in books called Hobbits. Hobbits are quiet‚ peace-loving‚ simple creatures. They enjoy leisure activities and generally do not like to take risks or go on adventures. Hobbits who like to do such things are looked down to by society‚ and are generally considered queer-folk. And

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    THE HUNDRED YEARS’ WAR - the Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453) was perhaps the first national war in Europe - after Norman conquest England was a rising power‚ strong monarchy‚ no involvement in conflicts‚ - English knights began rob their continental neighbours; simply because they were more powerful - the fact that Edward III and Henry V had genealogical claims to the French throne was but an explanation for robbing - the war was not a result of dynastic ambitions but a national matter‚

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    Unfolding the events of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring "Fantasy is the power to create new things from existing things"‚ says Thomas Gruber‚ author of "How much fantasy does the future need?" This quote shows how fantasy is an important aspect in a child’s life because reading fantasy stories allows a child’s imagination to stretch without the usual rules and limitations‚ giving them the opportunity to acquire the skills they will need when they become adult thinkers. Through

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    In the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring‚ the director Peter Jackson portrays the continual war fought by good and evil‚ he also shows the tremendous effect that burden has on an individual. Jackson shows this throughout the movie with the character Frodo Baggins‚ Frodo is the prime example of what can happen when a burden to great to bare is placed upon an individual. This was most evident when‚ Frodo chooses to take the ring to Mount Doom‚ also how Frodo takes on the responsibility

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