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When autobiographies are too bizarre, readers tend to believe that the story is fiction. The novella Night is an autobiography about Elie Wiesel and his struggle through the world’s largest genocide, the Holocaust. However, some people do not believe that the novella is an autobiography, but rather a fictional story about a fictional character in the Holocaust setting. The novella, Night, by Elie Wiesel should be read as a nonfiction autobiography because of the shocking similarities between the…

My Sister's Keeper is a book about a family in a crisis. The main character Kate, is dying of leukemia, a type of blood cancer, and needs to have kidney, blood and marrow transplants from her sister, Anna. Her mother (Sara), had Anna strictly for this purpose and forces Anna to donate these body parts to Kate. The two main things in the book that are happening are Kate and her leukemia, and Anna filing a lawsuit to try to protect the rights to her own body. Her leukemia, a form of cancer,…

The Freedom Writers The Freedom Writers took place in Long Beach, California in 1984. One of the main settings was at Wilson High School and Erins home, which was located in Long Beach, California. In the film Freedom Writers there were many wonder characters such as: Eva Benitez Erin Gruwell, Scot Casey, Steve Gruwell, Margaret Campbell, and Marcus. Eva was a student at Wilson high school. She lives in Long Beach, California, When Eva was little she had witnessed someone being murdered.…

The film Attica, directed by Marvin J. Chomsky in 1980, covers the riot caused by inmates at the Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, NY. The riot lasted four days and was due to poor treatment of the prisoners by guards. While watching the documentary, it seemed that the whole thing could have been prevented in multiple ways. It may have never happened if the prisoners were treated adequately in the first place, it may have been stopped peacefully if the inmates would have come to an…

acid are both anti-oxidants and depression is known to be associated with oxidation. This study was part of a peer-reviewed journal called “Public Health Nutrition” which appears to be a well-respected and credible journal. According to Journal Citation Reports, the Public Health Nutrition has a 2015 impact factor of 2.433 and ranked in the second quartile within the category of Nutrition & Dietetics. The journal was also published by the Cambridge University Press, a well-known and first-rate…

information. This article was published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing, a reputable and well-known journal. This specific journal received the following score for Impact Factor: 1.741. This journal also received the following rankings: ISI Journal Citation Reports © Ranking: 2014: 8/109 (Nursing (Social Science)); 10/111 (Nursing (Science)). It is common for parents and children to experience anxiety when children undergo surgery. Perioperative anxiety is known to influence a child’s…

An Unexpected Hero I read the New York Times article, He Can Balance a Checkbook, but Not His Imagination, a witty piece reviewing the movie “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.” The subject was presented in a vivid and colorful way filled with colorful diction. However, I found that there was a lot of summary throughout the article making it difficult to find the author’s opinion. The genre of this film is adventure, comedy, and drama. The main idea of this article was analyzing how the…

discussed, concerning the collapse of Rapa Nui, all have archaeological and scientific support. These theories include: Jared Diamond’s (citation) “Ecocide Theory,” Benny Peiser’s “Genocide” Theory, Bruce Bower (citation), who summarized Carl Lipo’s findings on Rapa Nui and stated that the Rapa Nui civilization did not collapse and Lipo’s and Hunt’s (citation) “seed consumption”…

suffered by the plaintiff.” Crenshaw v. Baldwin, 115 Cal. App. 4th 553, 557 (1979). 1. Avoid Plagiarism with Proper Citations To avoid plagiarism, it is important to include a citation with any idea, conclusion of law, or statement of fact that comes from a legal authority. The LW&R/Moot…

unsuccessful. High school seniors report that it’s easy to obtain (citation). Despite research showing that criminal penalties do not decrease the use of marijuana, millions of marijuana related arrests have been made (citation). When legalized, the government can more easily control marijuana, including eliminating dangerous additives and risky situations that play a role in consumer acquisition. Marijuana is safer than many legal drugs (citation). Finally, considering the potential…