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    The children 's novel “Bridge to Terabithia” by Katherine Patterson and “Esperanza Rising” by Pam Muñoz Ryan are distinctly different in the thematic perspective, yet they both have address some of the same topics. In “Bridge to Terabithia” and “Esperanza Rising” both address the topics of death and money but they develop differently thematically in each text. In “Bridge To Terabithia” unlike “Esperanza Rising”, the money issue stays the same rather than change, while in Esperanza rising, the…

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    The Taste of Melon In the short story of The Taste of Melon by Borden Deal. Taking responsibility for your action is often difficult but it is the right thing to do for what you have caused. To be forgiven is not as easy as earning their trusts. Often protagonist have to decide whether to make their decisions right even though it is difficult. Once you have done something you decide to do you can’t go back, after you have done the impossible you can feel a bit of regret in a way, and to make it…

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    1978 - Tenderloin District, San Francisco Marci passed a man trying to come up the stairs. He stumbled and laughed to himself in the half-light of the dark stairwell. To nobody in particular, he blurted out “Oops…let’s try that again. His eyes widening and squinting, alternatively. Trying to gain a grasp of the moment. Marci hurried by, acting as if he wasn’t there. His hair was in disarray and the vapor around him told her that he was full with alcohol; and she knew those weren’t safe…

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    Turtles? In My Bath? It’s More Likely Than You’d Think. Sometimes live gives you lemons, and we all have varied responses to the newly discovered citrus, but other times life gives you turtles, which elicits a plethora of new and mysterious reactions. Bathers with a Turtle shows a scene of three lovely ladies bathing within a pool, but everything changed with the turtle appeared. Throwing a wringer into their plans, Henri Matisse captures a moment of pure shock, awe, and despair through his…

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    Who Is Katniss Brave

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    Katniss has to win the war for her family. Katniss’ fighting ability and loss of her friend gave her courage and bravery she needed to fight on. Katniss has the heart of a lion. Katniss is a brave and true warrior. Katniss came to be one of the greatest tributes because of her bravery, confidence, and courage. She never gave up even at the worst times. She is a very intelligent leader who takes control of situations that need to be fixed. Katniss is a survivor who overcomes many wounds and…

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    Lorenzo's Oil Movie Essay

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    Nursing Diagnosis  Lorenzo was not feeding properly, due to impaired swallowing which results in neuromuscular impairment. Interventions  Brain MRIs needs to be monitored for children’s every six to twelve months for identify the early signs of disease progression.  Make sure that the parents/caregivers providing required health maintenance to Lorenzo’s diet/supplements on schedule.  Always keeping Lorenzo happy doing the things which he like reading books or playing music.  Confirm…

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    In chapter 3 of “No Promises in the Wind” by Irene Hunt, Josh and Joey are leaving the freight train. Both of them wanting to leave the place that reminded them of the friend they lost.They entered a small town, and they both hung around the depot, grateful that no one payed attention to them. A man came out carrying groceries, and gave them a few cans of food.They took them gratefully and presumed their walking. They eventually stopped to rest, and Josh decided to face the problem. He asked…

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    After spending several hours, in the motel with Frank, Marlene showered, dressed, was ready to leave. The raven-haired beauty with a taste for the expensive lifestyle, picked up her purse, going toward the door, she said, “Thanks for an awesome time, but I need to leave.” He lifted the corner of the sheet up and motioned for her to join him. The distinguished looking man with salt and pepper hair, teased, “Ah, come on, you can stay a bit longer.” “I would love to stay all day, but I can’t,…

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    Surprising he said it all depends the on the task at hand and how well it’s prepared and if all supplies are in stock. Like the large load of windshields being shipped out would require a large team where a single person may not even close to finishing a third of the shipment due to the fact he would have to stop and look for some else with time on their hands or pull a busy person from his job to be able to lift the windshield to be able to finish packing it. By doing this it slows the entire…

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    In August 6, 1945, the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The intention of the bomb was to end World War 2, but Americans did not realize how destructive the bomb would be on the Japanese citizens. Immediately after the bomb, victims reacted differently in what they found more important as they struggled to adapt with the aftermath of the bombing. In the book “Hiroshima” by John Hersey, he discusses the topic of survival amidst devastation through six survivors; he uses examples of the…

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