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    employer when she says, “Oven a be off in a minute. Kids gone out back to play,” (Stockett 457). Most writers struggle to come up with a perfect “voice”. Ward states that Stockett not only perfected one but three distinctive voices in her first book. The protagonist voice, Aibileen Clark, is based off of a maid named Demetrie who worked for Stockett’s grandmother for many years. (Rich 2). In the book and in reality, The Help and Gone With the Wind are compared frequently. It’s no exception…

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    Wind Energy Matt Little 12-3-14 For my final paper of the semester I’ve decided to go with option number 1 on the assignment choice. As for my renewable energy method of choice I’m going to go with wind energy. Wind energy is by far my favorite source that we’ve discussed this semester. Bio-energy would be a close second but I don’t consider that to be as sustainable as wind energy. My paper will flow in the same direction as the instructions for the paper. I’ll start with how it can…

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    picture it after all these days. And I know it's long gone, And that magic's not here no more, And I might be okay, But I'm not fine at all. 'Cause there we are again on that little town street. You almost ran the red 'cause you were looking over me. Wind in my hair, I was there, I remember it all too well. Photo album on the counter, your cheeks were turning red. You used to be a little kid with glasses in a twin-size bed…

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    stated that the findings of some peculiar hexagonal shaped clouds (that veil the area) may be the answer to the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle (1). The Science Channel documentary has claimed that winds of 106 kilometres (per hour) are being generated by the hexagonal clouds. The wind act as air bombs that can knock aircraft out of the sky and submerged of vessels into the depths of the ocean (2). technically there's no solution to this mystery because the Bermuda Triangle is…

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    the voices of the wind the voices of my dim killed children.” Personification is described as the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure. In this quote the voices in the wind is being personified. The wind comes and Rogers 2 goes just like her children came and went. When she says she head the voices in the wind she means that her children were only there for a short time and are forever gone now. When the…

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    Two Is Better Than One “But what is a kite on the ground? … It is nothing” (Bradbury 370). In the allegory “The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind” by Ray Bradbury, two cities caught in a dispute over superiority eventually come to the realization that they would be stronger working together. They would rebuild their walls every day, and this rivalry was tearing the two cities apart. Bradbury uses symbolism to show that one without the other is nothing. The conflict of the story is that the two…

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    nodded. She sat down on the cold stone floor with her sister. About an hour later, they heard a noise. The doors creaked. A strong wind was blowing, and they held on to the poles that held up the shelter. She grabbed her sister’s hand and held on. She didn't…

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    The fall.. I woke up one day to find myself getting chilled, I opened my eyes, the bright light tingled them. I found tones of snow all around. The gusty wind was really scary, killing me with its chillness. I stood up roamed some steps. It seemed like I was on one of the glaciers in some part in Antarctica...puzzled...I moved on, From a distant I saw a full grownup but lean and thin polar bear on the edge, her kids were playing around her in warmth love of their mother. Leaving the occasional…

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    Dmitri The Traitor

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    The man stopped. The dark sea water of winter slowly flowed through the strait. And low waves crushed at the rocks next to his foot. The wind covered Dmitri's footsteps and breath. It was already too late when the man turned around and discovered Dmitri. The man opened his mouth, trying to say something, but he couldn't make a sound. Dmitri could see the look of a traitor on the man's face…

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    Hurricanes can also be utterly deadly. According to the New York Times, “At least 39 people have died…” Although you might think all these deaths are coming from the winds, recent studies show the water may be causing the major of deaths, through drowning. People are dying because of these hurricanes, and many loved ones are gone. Many people are also losing their livelihood because of these horrendous storms. People, like…

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