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    But also Greasers didnt start it the socs did because they talked to there girlfriends.So i see Jhonny innocent because he was in self defence mode and he was also caring enough to save his freind. First major piece of evidence is Ponyboy was drowning and the socs were holding Jhonny back but Johnny was trying hard to get away from them.This is what happened, “Give the kid a bath, David.I ducked and tried to run for it but the soc caught my arm and and twisted it and twisted it behind my back…

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    opposed taking life except in war, and ordered no person to be hanged or executed for any offense. However, he allowed criminals to be mutilated for their crimes. During the middle ages, capital punishment was accompanied by torture. Most barons had a drowning pit as well as gallows and they were used for major as well as minor crimes. For example, in 1279, two hundred and eighty nine Jews were hanged for clipping coin. Under Edward I, two gatekeepers…

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    to face her fears, because she chose the faction Dauntless which requires them to be fearless. I think this is a good thing because you should not want to live your life scared of a certain thing. In the book Tris has to face her fears of burning, drowning, and something happening to her family. And if she eventually overcomes them, the heads of dauntless will find out she is Divergent. Near the end Tobias says,“Fear doesn't shut…

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    Lampedusa By Crialese

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    Despite the social problems affecting Lampedusa, the message portrayed by Crialese is clear. People should work towards helping those that reach Italy, even if the Italian government says that they should not, and call the Carabinieri to turn them away from Italy. He does this by stirring empathy from characters, and gets characters to feel compassion for these African migrants, even if they had different feelings at first. This compassion is first shown by the sailors who declare that as law…

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    Batman's Short Stories

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    In all storiesmarine's and that's what they have in common. I didnt really read the stries because im not really good at writting about things that don't intrest me. So i apologize for not reading the stories. But i know that the stories involve war and submarines. So again im sorry for not reading the stories. Im sorry I messed up in the first paragraph. I tried to fix it but it didnt let me. And i was getting frustrated trying to fix it because I would type something to fix it and…

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    First of all, what does the term chivalry actually mean, and where did it come from? The term chivalry comes from the medieval time period of knights, which was between 1170 and 1220. The phrase ‘knight in shining armour’ is referred to a man that possess chivalrous characteristics such as opening doors, pulling out chairs, holding the umbrella while it’s raining, etc. Although it seems like an ancient tradition and a very typical thing to do, it can make the difference in someone’s day. Given…

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    On the morning of September 14th, Charles and two of his crew all arrived at the kitchen table expecting William to have prepared breakfast for them. But there was no breakfast and no William. Charles and company found that William 's bed had not been slept in, his clothes and baggage were gone and down by the dock a canoe was missing. Charles knew that if William had left in the previous evening the lake would have been rough and difficult to canoe. All the locals would have known it due to the…

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    When extinction is thought about most people think about dinosaurs or different varieties of plants and animals, but what about humans? Most people do not consider humans when talking about extinction because they still exist and a world without humans seems implausible. The only problem with not considering humans when talking about extinction is that humans did not always exist and there was once a world without us. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells touches on the future of the human race and…

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    Frankenstein Movie Vs Book

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    has a young girl, Maria, thrown into the lake with an accidental drowning. Proof of this is seen in the book in a letter from Victor’s father stating, “William’s is dead! -- that sweet child, whose smiles delighted and warmed my heart, who was so gentle, yet so gay! Victor, he is murdered!” (Shelly 64). In the film, a killing of an innocent child by the monster is portrayed through the young girl being thrown into a lake and drowning. A similarity of these two scenes is the monster feeling some…

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    One of the most common mistakes people make is that they define talent and skill synonymously. However, they are two completely different things. Talent you have naturally, you don’t have to work at it. Skill is ability developed from hours and hours of practice at your craft. My best talent is by far my ability to succeed in school, and my natural affinity for STEM topics. However, I believe that my greatest skill comes in Water Polo. I joined Water Polo in seventh grade, because I was too…

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