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    Could you imagine your parents dying? Well unfortunately this happened for a girl name Willow Chance, she is a very smart girl even a genius. This event occurred by her parents getting in a car accident, and at first this was really hard for WIllow but she learned how to have different adventures. Luckily she found a place to stay,with her counselor and friend Dell Duke. Eventually 3 more people moved in, Pattie, Mai, and Quang-Ha. Willow learned how to do a lot of new things and even did a lot…

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    characters name is Chance, and by making the main characters name chance, the movie already plays on the concept of chance. Chance is an anti-reason and therefore is it the opposite to the tradition of Western philosophy from Plato onwards. Existentialism is philosophical theory that emphasizes the existence of a person as a free and liable person who determines their own life through their acts of the will. Chance’s only source of outside knowledge and the world is his television set. Chance is…

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    everyone equally within our society. Achieving these levels of status is based on the life chances presented to an individual. More often or not however to obtain all of these is quite rare. Life chances are the opportunities we create or are presented to us throughout our lives. Social characteristics can define, boost and limit our chances. Specifically race and class status can greatly change those chances creating an inequality of opportunity. While these individually create challenges,…

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    he spent 2 weeks in bed for peace. He wouldn’t get out of bed, this would cause major media to come and watch, and tell the world his stance. He wrote many songs about peace, he would spread his message through music. One example is “Give Peace a Chance” which it’s pretty obvious what it is about, and this was a very popular song. Also, he was a pro-peace public icon. He took a very active role in protesting the Vietnam war. You might not think that is much, but…

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    The film Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs is a good film to show how the definition of disaster films needs to be altered. The majority of the definition of disaster films can be used to fit all audiences of disaster films. The reason the definition of disaster films needs to be changed is the definition needs to encompass the younger audience of disaster films. Most conventions of disaster films fit well in children’s disaster movies. The narrative shape and the genre’s function are also two…

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    Willow Chance was living a happy, normal life, until she was forced to move to California. Willow was adopted and she is different, she is a genius. But at school when she make a perfect grade on a standardized test, her teachers did not think he was a genius instead they thought she was cheating. Willow was forced to see a counselor, his name was Dell Duke. At first Willow had hated going to Dell Duke until she met Mai and Quang- ha. Willow did not have any real friends until she met Mai, and…

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    started in the beginning of 2015), and I’ve been talking with a few of the directors on informing people about Second Chance Pet Adoptions. Moving forward, the people of the church and I are looking into getting involved at local Petsmarts and Petcos through this foundation as monthly volunteers. As an organization their goal is to save homeless animals and treat them if needed. Second Chance Pet Adoptions is a non-kill management here in Wake County and they offer volunteering…

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    Criminal Justice Frontline’s video, “Second Chance Kids,” takes its viewers through a controversial topic: life in prison for those who committed crimes as teens. Before the mid 2000s, teenagers who murdered someone get sentenced to life without parole. The arguments that teenagers grow up and change convinced courts to reconsider giving parole to those who were convicted for their crimes made as a teen. In one case, Anthony Rolon was 17 years old when he committed a crime. He was helping his…

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    something’s existence. In Taking Chance, Lt. Col. Mike Strobl learns how impactful respect is, despite its simple definition. In spite of never actually meeting PFC Chance Phelps, Lt. Col. Strobl develops a deep respect for PFC Phelps, who died protecting his comrades in Iraq. Along with Chance’s body, Strobl must deliver Chance’s last possessions. Through these possessions (a cross, a watch, a Saint Christopher medal, and dog tags), Strobl feels a connection to Chance. Lt. Col. Strobl spends…

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    Taking chances in life is always the more intriguing track and more often than not the track that is taken, taking chances can lead to greater events, memories, or even greater ideas, although taking chances is done in steps not all at once, and however, there is always a safe side that is present in most events that occur in life. Many events in life that we see can present a sudden danger or cause some worry in the eyes of many, this is the little…

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