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    Know Before You Judge Foreshadowing is to show or indicate beforehand. Most authors use foreshadowing as a tool to let the reader see what is going to happen in the future. Often times‚ readers take foreshadowing for granted‚ taking the tiny hints left by authors as actual indications of what’s to come. Authors like D.M. Thomas‚ use this implied notion to catch their readers off guard and evoke emotion with the unexpected. Adding fiction to history‚ Thomas does this perfectly in his novel The White

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    Erin Petrucelli Mrs. Lohmeyer 5/14/13 Education problems with easy fixes Did you know that the number one reason many school age children are stressed is parental pressure on grades. Yes we can say that the parents need to learn not to care so much about grades but‚ really is that ever going to happen. With colleges looking more and more on academic grades it becomes increasingly important that we keep those grades looking sharp. Though that may sound easy to many parents who forget what school

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    During Oakdale High Schools winter concert I performed the song “Mary‚ Did You Know?” in a small ensemble with Patrick McFarland on trumpet‚ Zach Kemp on mellophone‚ and Bryce Krasauskis on trombone. The arrangment we did was Pentatonix’s version of the song. “Mary‚ Did You Know?” was originally written by Mark Lowery and the music composed by Buddy Green in 1991. The song was then released‚ sung by Micheal English‚ on the album Micheal English. The song depicts all the future accomplishments and

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    “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Paper “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is a short story that poses many questions centered around the protagonist‚ Connie and the antagonist Arnold Friend and his “comrade” Ellie. The fate of Connie at the end of the story is still up for debate after all these years after the story was published in 1966. The main question posed is who actually is Arnold Friend? Is he the devil or something else? The answer may never be fully known but in

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    Do you know the Chinese traditional festival? Do you know how to the Mid-Autumn festival the Chinese traditional festival? Nowadays‚ I want to tell you something about my favorite Chinese traditional Festival-the Mid-Autumn festival‚ which is on the 15th august in China’s lunar calendar. When it comes to the Mid-Autumn festival‚ we have to recall the moon. The moon is the symbol of the Mid-Autumn festival. The people celebrate the Mid-Autumn festival by doing every thing about the moon. For

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    Artificial Insemination: What you need to know By: Brittany Joiner Did you know that here are many people that are enable to have children the natural way? Well now there is ways around such a tragic obstacle it’s called Artificial Insemination. In this paper I will tell you everything you need to know about the process‚ who becomes a donor‚ why people use it and what are the advantages and disadvantages. You will also find out how much the procedure cost and other interesting facts. Artificial

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    INTRODUCTION: “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol‚ showcases the inevitable effects of youthful exuberance in a teenage girl. The story is a compelling tale which unveils the vulnerability of Connie‚ a young teenage girl who could barely substantiate fantasy from reality. She prides herself as a pretty girl who understands the basic principles of life. Her encounter with Arnold Friend reveals her as someone who lacks the mental ability to make meaningful decisions and accurate

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    How to Want What You Have “It’s not having what you want. It’s wanting what you’ve got.” - Sheryl Crow The 45-minute drive home last Wednesday night from Leavenworth to Overland Park‚ Kansas gave me some time to think. I just dropped off my younger son‚ Andrew‚ for a five-day personal development seminar‚ and I welcomed the chance to remember a similar night six years ago. Andrew‚ I concluded‚ was fortunate. Attending as a 17-year-old would give him valuable resources he could use for his

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    I’d Know You Anywhere‚ Laura Lippman Laura Lippman‚ an accomplished author in the crime fiction genre‚ strikes gold with her stand-alone novel I’d Know You Anywhere‚ loosely based off of real events. For the first section of the novel‚ Lippman flawlessly switches the setting from present time‚ mainly in Maryland to 1985 with almost every chapter. Eliza Benedict‚ the main character‚ frequently refers to 1985 as “the summer she was fifteen”. To her‚ it is much easier than saying “that time I

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    Connie’s Paradigm In Joyce Carol Oates’ short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” we follow the main character Connie as she faces an inner transformation. The author introduces Connie as a vain and inexperienced adolescent who seems to daydream about things she doesn’t quite understand as she has more of a naive idea of what adulthood is all about. She takes pleasure in having control over everyone and everything around her. These ideas as well as her security are shaken when the

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