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    The glo that applies to Eliot Ness is number 3 complex thinker. The way that Eliot Ness was a complex thinker when he figured that the police force was being payed by Al Capone so how Ness solve this problem of not having the cop on his side was where created a team of his own called the Untouchables which consisted of Jimmy Malone, George Stone and Oscar Wallace. Another way Eliot was a complex thinker was generating this creative idea of basically going to Canada Where the next ] of liquor…

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    Running up the escalator, my heart was pounding in my ears. Glancing around me, I could see the people casually making their way around the mall. Ahead of me, my brother was bolting to the top. I could feel the steps under me moving down, as I made my way up as quick as possible. This was an awful idea, i thought to myself. I was only 10 or so, making getting to the top more challenging. My foot began to slip off the edge of the step, and I came to the realization that I would soon be plummeting…

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    “My Papa’s Waltz” Imagery The poem “My Papa’s Waltz” the author Theodore Roethke talks about his small boy and the relationship he has with his father who is considered drunk or incapable of walking straight, so the boy helps his father. The poem is told from the perspective of the small boy as he addresses his father’s awkward walk since he is considered intoxicated. The relationship they share is expressed by the use of imagery in the poem to show the audience the father’s drunk behaviors and…

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    The Shawshank redemption is a film set in the 1940's where a young banker by the name of Andy Dufresne is sentenced to life in Portland, Oregon based Shawshank prison on a false accusation of murdering his wife and another man. The rest of the movie is based around his journey to find his identity as well as his freedom and hope in order to survive. In this maximum security prison of Shawshank, prison life is designed to be harsh and breakdown the inmate’s spirits. On the inside the inmates…

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    The movie “Good Will Hunting” is about a genius leveled young janitor, Will Hunting who gets discovered to be a math whiz by a professor. One day a professor named Gerald Lambeau writes two complex math problems on the board for his students to solve. This is how professor Gerald Lambeau discovers the janitor Will Hunting has solved the equations. At the same time, it is discovered that Will Hunting has assaulted a police officer therefore, he gets himself in trouble with the law. Luckily,…

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    How To Be A Good Writer

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    Stephen King is a highly successful and popular author. He has written many stories and novels using what he calls “ 22 lessons on How to be a Good Writer”. There is strong evidence of Rule 8 “Avoid adverbs and long paragraphs with no flow”, Rule 10 “master the art of description”, and Rule 11 “Don’t give too much background information” in his stories “ The body” and “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption”. In these stories, it is clear that he takes his rules seriously. King…

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    Have you ever heard of Justin Bieber? He is currently twenty two, but when he was only twelve Usher another famous singer discovered a music video Justin had made on a website called YouTube. Usher got into contact with his manager who soon signed Justin to a record label. Justin Bieber has been now one of the most recognizable and famous artists in the world; he makes around $80 million dollars a year. It is funny to think that he gained all his fame just by posting that one YouTube. The…

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    Life for Stanley Yelnats is good, family, friends, school. One mistake changed his life. Finding a pair of shoes, and keeping them, getting chased by the cops, this is no mistake, this is bad luck. Four generations of bad luck, being in the wrong place at the wrong time. He has a choice, jail, or sent to Camp Green Lake for 18 months. He decides Camp Green Lake instead of jail. Camp Green Lake changed his life, digging holes everyday for 18 months. One certain hole changed his family’s curse and…

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    Arguments For Andy

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    When Tommy Williams entered prison, he quickly made friends with Andy, Red, and the others. After a year later, James revealed to Andy and Red that he met the man who killed Andy’s wife and lover. After knowing the truth, Andy tried to get the warden on board with getting Andy another trial to prove that he was innocent all these while but warden refuse to. The warden wanted to keep Andy so that they can make money. Because of this, the warden would restrict Andy to go anywhere. Andy was trapped…

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    In both “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption” written by Stephen King and in The Shawshank Redemption written and directed by Frank Darabont, Red tells us early in the story that Andy did not commit the crime he was Jailed for. Injustice can be defined many ways the most relevant being “violation of the rights of others; unjust or unfair action or treatment.” The theme of injustice is used throughout both works to further enhance and unfold the story. Andy Dufresne was one of the few…

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