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    Gregory Efthimios Louganis was adopted by Peter and Francis Louganis. As a child, he got bullied for his dyslexia and his skin color. However, Louganis would always depend on sports as a way of escaping his problems. At first, Louganis like gymnastics but his interest for diving started to grow. At the age of 11 he earned a perfect score of 10 during the 1971 Junior Olympics. Gregory attended the University of Miami on a full diving scholarship but later transferred to UC Irvine also on a full…

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    Piggy's Monologue

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    Ok boys. Tomorrow night we will be attacking Ralph's camp and our objective is to get Piggy's glasses. I'm not expecting any injuries or any deaths. All we need is to get the glasses. Do you understand. The little ones say, yes commander. The next night approaches and they were all in position. Jack and his group were all on top of a tree where under them was Ralph and Piggy. Piggy woke up and heard sticks breaking. He turned to Ralph and he said “Ralph I'm scared” in his normal voice and then…

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    Limiting Individuality

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    women are objectified and thrown around by men- and it is all due to the usage of one word: slut. This word, which is synonymous to prostitute, is used in all areas, from describing an outfit, to body shaming, to degradation of a girl who kissed a boy in the wrong place at the wrong time. This is not the correct usage of the word, however. Webster's Dictionary defines the word as "a woman who has many sexual partners." When presented with this, it is clear that something…

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    rescued, the future lives of Ralph, Roger, and Simon will be examined. After being rescued, Ralph begins a plummet into insanity. His charisma on the island soon caused him to lose his mind with nobody to follow him. After seeing the innocence of the boys escape their souls and release the evil within. It is this evil…

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    Once upon a time a young man named Chris was out for a run. He was headed to the gym to workout, when he remembered he needed to renew his gym membership. Chris was good friends with the owners of the gym, so he went to there house to ask how much he owed because he couldn't remember if it was $50 or $100. Chris finally arrived at his friend's house. He rang the door bell but no one answered, so he walked around the back of the house to see if he see if he cloudless find anyone. About the Tim…

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    What Is Meaningless Death

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    Meaningless Death Robert Frost’s formidable poem “Out, Out,” is written about a young boy wanting to endeavor in the performance of a grown man’s work cutting wood with his family, but later unfortunately severs off his own hand by accident with a buzz saw, which eventually leads to his unsmiling yet unceremonious death. In “Out, Out,” Robert Frost’s employ of imagery, words, and phrases to give expression aid the reader to feel a series of different emotions. Although he has an understated…

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    Earnest Hemingway

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    Part II: The Old Man and the Sea Summary “Part II” of The Old Man and the Sea begins with the author, Earnest Hemingway, placing the elderly fisherman in deep thought. Thinking of his main purpose in life, Santiago believes that his main purpose is to be a lifelong fisherman. Seeing that he was in the subaqueous part of the sea, he no longer had a view of the myriad flecks of the plankton. Furthermore, since he was deep into the sea, consequently, he decided to slumber for a while. However…

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    9/11 Short Stories

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    “Is there a problem, Miss?” One of the officers asked again. Wanting so badly to say everything was all right, and send them away. Carol, for a few seconds, stares at William probing his eyes for an apology, but all she could see was extreme dislike and unmasked hatred he was projecting. The frightened appearance on her children’s faces told the heartbreaking story. And that could not be described in words. “Yes, my husband’s drunk,” The officers straightaway direct their attention to William,…

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    The Notorious B When you walk past the toy aisle at a store what do you see? Usually there are aisles that you look down and see nothing but a sea of pink. Why is this? Why do certain products lean toward certain genders? Companies often do this to target a certain audience and increase sales. The toy aisle in your local store is not the only place, however, you see these sort of divisions.Did you know that they make earplugs specifically for just men and for just women. I mean women have…

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    Pay It Forward

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    “Pay it Forward “ In this is the film, “Pay it Forward”, by Mimi Leder 2000, explained the story of the boy who had a kind heart to change the word to better place when her a teacher asked them to do that assignment about social Next, the boy planned to start with the people who were wanted to be helped. Also, he affected to his mother’s life to better with her a teacher .In the end, the boy a traced in society because he died as a result of the goodness of his heart. Response: In…

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