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    self-interest at the time. Wes Moore, however, changed his self-interests upon entering and finishing Valley Forge Military School. The other Wes Moore’s decisions, however, didn’t change at all. He continued to make horrible choices which he thought were best for him, but he ended up going to prison for…

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    Is Everyone Ready for Fun, this book illustrates for children. In this book, all the characters were a cartoon. They all looks like they were drawn by color pencil. A writer of this book is Jan Thomas. Also, the writer focusing on helping the children to teach the physical activities like jumping, dancing, wiggling, and taking naps. The book tells that the rowdy cows come to the chicken house, and they start doing those activities. Jumping, dancing, and wiggling done by cows make chicken fell…

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    In Rod Serling’s “The monsters are due on maple street.” the events and character actions advance the plot. In the beginning tommy talks about how in the story there were aliens that looked like humans as this selection implies. “That was the way they prepared things for the landing. They sent four people. A mother and a father and two kids who looked just like humans...but they weren't.” This drives the people to search for the aliens Tommy starts the rejection of the call to the rest of our…

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    Growing up with nothing and ending up with everything. This describes exactly how Audrey Hepburn’s life played out. For those who don’t know, Audrey Hepburn was a famous actress, model, and dancer in the late forties and fifties. Even though Audrey Hepburn faced challenges early in her life, she rose to fame and left a dazzling legacy behind. Audrey Kathleen Ruston was born on May 4, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium. She was born to her mother and father, Ella van Heemstra and Joseph Ruston. However,…

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    The quote “Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all” from Alfred, Lord Tennyson applies to Dexter Green from “Winter Dream” by F. Scott Fitzgerald in many ways. While Dexter and Judy were together they truly loved each other. Judy says “I like the way you love me”(7). The quote shows that the relationship was enjoyable for both partners. Dexter experiencing love and loss in the long run helps him out in life. People who’ve not loved view the world differently than those…

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    The President's Plate Joyce’s family was gathered around the table to celebrate her special day. Today, Joyce has turned five years old. After summer, she will go to school with the big kids. “Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday, dear Joyce!”The family sings loudly and off-key. “Sto Lat!” Busia sings. Busia is Joyce’s grandmother. Busia cuts the cake. She puts a piece of cake and a scoop of ice cream on each plate. “The president’s plate goes to Joyce. Happy Birthday, sweetie, may you live…

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    Mrs. Price believes it is Rachel’s sweater because Sylvia Saldivar said that it belongs to Rachel. Sylvia noticed that Rachel was quite skinny and thought she would fit the sweater. However, she also may not have liked Rachel so much so she decided to embarrass her. In Eleven, in lines 33-36 it says, “An ugly sweater like that, all raggedy and old, but Mrs. Price believes her. Mrs. Price takes the sweater and puts it right on my desk, but when I open my mouth nothing comes out.” Mrs. Price…

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    James Horner: Some of the best movies made today are so great thanks to the advances in video production technology and special effects. However, one of the biggest contributors to a successful motion picture is the soundtrack. The soundtrack to a movie sets tone for the action on the screen and has the ability to truly enchant the audience, creating an emotional stage of relativity between the movie storyline and the audience. We recently lost one of the greatest American composers of such a…

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    Shirley Jackson’s novel The Haunting of Hill House depicts the tale of four strangers in a dark secluded house called Hill House. One important character is Eleanor Vance, the improbable protagonist of this novel. Throughout the novel we see instances of her deteriorating mental stability through her childish behavior, her insecurities, her over active imagination, and her “connection” to the house, all of which lead to her unfortunate death. From the very start we see Eleanor as childish. We…

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    The passage is about the dramatic change in Lieutenant Cross after the death of Ted Lavender. He realized that he loved Martha, more than his fellow soldiers which ultimately caused the death of Lavender. Lieutenant Cross’s revelation made him a better leader; because he finally has opened his eyes and change his focus to what is important. “He felt shame”, he hated the fact that he put his love for Martha before his team. Lieutenant Cross fantasizes about Martha every day of the war knowing he…

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