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    Assignment-Moon Up Q7 The storytelling strategies employed in the passage are character revelation‚ plot advancement‚ suspense‚ surprise but not dramatic irony. Most fundamentally‚ Harry’s ruthlessness is revealed when he tries to shoot Tom. After Tom refuses to help Harry‚ Harry “tries to fire the gun” (130). This action shows how ruthless Harry is because it demonstrates that Harry will do anything that is necessary to escape without hesitation even though it is killing his own brother. With the

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    Mr. Nuttel starts down the road‚ in a sprint. Catching his breath‚ he realizes he has made it to town. He knows his first goal is to get out of this crazy town‚ but he goes to tell people though so they don’t worry about him. He thinks he hears church bells going off and goes to see why. No one was getting married‚ no He goes by the stores‚ the church‚ even the court office was closed. one had just given birth to make the whole town rejoice with happiness. They sounded more of the chimes of when

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    A thief only comes to steal‚ kill‚ and destroy‚ but I came to give life-life in all its fullness- John 10:10 NCV. Unfortunately‚ in this case this is what the two thiefs were after. Everyone can agree that the men were planning to steal Robin and his companions’ leather pouch filled with money‚ but some believe that Robin should have warn the others about the robbers‚ while others believe Robin should not warn the others about the robbers. Robin should warn the others about the robbers for three

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    everything I was doing in life. How can two people who seem so perfect for each other just decide to call it quits? I couldn’t understand why‚ how can something like this happen to me? I felt so isolated‚ I believed nobody could possibly understand what I was going through. I believed that because of my parents’ divorce‚ nothing good was ever going to happen to me. I lost faith and hope in life. I started to act up‚ rebel against my mom. I started to hang out with people who weren’t a good influence

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    From literature we learn that people are deceiving and opportunist seeking personal desires and wealth. In The Crucible Betty says “you did‚ you did! you drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife! You drank a charm to kill goody Proctor” (Miller 148). In this quote Miller demonstrates how much a person is willing to endure to reach their goal. Miller also displays the evil embodied amoung us that is willing to destroy anything in its way for desire. He also shows us the truth of how cruel the world

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    immediately assumes that she is part Black. “It is a lie it is no true‚ I am white Look at my hair‚ it is brown my eyes are gray‚ Armand you know they are gray. And skin fair‚” “look at my hands whiter than yours‚ Armand.” She writes her mother and tell her whats going on and she “tells Desiree to return to the Valmonde’ estate with the child where they both will be loved”. She is so shocked she sets off towards a local bayou with the boy where she is never seen again. Armand had made the decision to lose his

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    Beginning with the fact that while watching a children’s movie features such as color of the characters does not seem to have a great deal of meaning. However when analyzing these types of movies the color of each character plays a huge role in what the author was trying to portray. In “The Lion King” the main example of this is the colors of Simba and Scar. Simba is a golden bright color while Scar is a dark grey and black color. It is also clear that throughout the movie Simba is the protagonist

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    Malcolm X once said "There is no better than adversity. Every defeat‚ every heartbreak‚ every loss‚ contains its own seed‚ its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time." I like to live by this quote because I believe people can learn from every experience or tragedy they face in life. Also‚ Malcolm X is one of my many idols and inspirations. In my spare time‚ I like to listen to music or play basketball. I look at music as the most cryptic art form. People may interpret music however

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    Madhyamik level. Proportion of girls among Madhyamik examinees is 42% as against 58% of boys but negligible difference is observed with respect to achievement(result). In the present study effect of gender on Madhyamik results have been investigated. Key Words: Empowerment‚ Achievement‚ Gender bias. A Introduction Empowerment‚ as widely accepted is a process of awareness and building of capacity leading to greater participation‚ to greater decision-making power and control to transformative action

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    The word “citizen” is defined as a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection. To be a citizen of the world‚ we owe our allegiance to the earth and what she brings us. We rely on her to bring us wood‚ air‚ water‚ precious metals‚ soil‚ coal‚ plants‚ animals‚ and to keep us safe from the dangers of the outside solar system. In order to be a citizen of the world‚ a person must contribute to their own community‚ keep the

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