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    In the novel The Catcher in the Rye authored by J.D. Salinger, the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, is a teenager who refuses to accept that he is becoming an adult. Holden is obsessed about being a child and refuses to stop horsing around. He chooses to place himself between the world of simple innocence and complex adulthood. Holden is the narrator and he chooses to tell the story in his own contradicting manner. Holden controls his experiences and his narrations of the same are distorted from…

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    Although most children appear to want to grow up, most do not. In fact most kids are extremely afraid to grow up. This is certainly the case for 16 year old Holden Caulfield. At the beginning of the book The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden finds himself being kicked out of boarding school yet again. Instead of doing the reasonable thing, he decides to run away and roam the streets of New York City all alone. He has some wild adventures along the way. Including but not limited to;…

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    flowering pots and buy a peach tree, I don’t argue, until I am forced to carry it. I have accepted the fact that everyone in my family thinks differently when we come together for the flea market. Everyone has their own individual goals of buying pet ducks, underwater kazoos, plastic jewelry and ancient Aztec cooking pans. These crazy people are my family. Complying is the best I can do whether I like it or not. Although the flea market has a diverse atmosphere that is simply perfect for my…

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    Holden’s interest in the ducks shows his curiosity about what will happen to him when he moves on to adulthood. Holden tells the cab driver, “they can’t just ignore the ice. They can’t just ignore it.” (82). The reason that Holden urges the cab driver to tell him about the ducks is that Holden truly thinks what happens to the ducks will happen to him. This relates to Holden because he is afraid he will not survive through the…

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    I returned to my location on the Lakeshore Nature Preserve Path, just past the Center of Limnology going toward the lakeshore side of campus, on April 6, 2018 from 10:45-11:15 am. It was chilly and very windy that day. It had snowed earlier in the week, so there was still some white visible on the land surrounding the lake. The land straight across the lake looks like a town or city. On both sides of the town, there are many trees lining the shore. The trees look like a mix of pine trees and…

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    when as a director he shares information with his wife. Secondly, it was by Mr. Foster when he shares information with his new employer. Another was done by Mr. Huckenfusser when he given information to his sister-in-law Mrs. Duck for personal benefit of both of them. But Mrs. Duck, she was not employee or director of the company but she also involved in the breach of corporation Act 2001 section 183 because she asked about personal stock information and make a deal with Mr. Huckenfusser…

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    most of the veterinarians surveyed so far. Ask your specialist to decide how much and what type of foods your dog requires, or you can decide to read Merrick Dog Food Reviews too. What the Reviews Say about the Food’s Benefit: By reading reviews for Merrick’s nutritious dog foods, you will quickly understand the benefits of providing your dog with such hearty foods. When you read the level of these healthy foods, you will understand instantly why they are recommended by veterinarians. The…

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    That’s how I nearly fell in. But I couldn’t find any” (154). Holden recurring concern about the ducks seems to be symbolic of Holden’s desire for Holden’s sensitivity and caring personality. Holden cares heavily for the beautiful ducks that seek to exist during the cold winter, however, they do not exist anymore. Holden stresses for this reason and seems to prove his caring personality by his great immunity for animals…

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    child and becoming an adult, Holden is always connecting his thoughts to his childhood, and how he wants the kids to always be a child and not become an adult. One example is when Holden goes into central park and notices all the ducks leaving, and wonders where the ducks go(Salinger 13). When Holden thinks about where…

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    Class Bivalves Essay

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    Literature Review of Class Bivalves 1. Introduction Freshwater and marine bivalves Taxonomy, ecological value, economical value, current Issues, current threats 2. Taxonomy According to Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, the Bivalves class was divided into six subclasses which cover 13 orders. The first subclass, Palaeotaxodonta, have characteristics such as small body, taxodont, protobranch, infaunal and aragonitic shells. This subclass has only one order, Nuculoida. In the second…

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