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    In the book mockingjay Katniss is chosen as mockingjay, also known as the leader of the rebellion, she is staying at district 13, which is the base of the rebels against the capital. While at district 13. Katniss visits her past district of 12. she is horrified by what the capital did. She also goes to a hospital in 12 to give the people their hope, but some incoming bombers destroyed it killing everyone inside, Katniss helped them by shooting down some of the bombers with her bow but couldn't…

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    The entire predicament is so hazy. Suddenly, two black stools with plush round tops appear out of somewhere I was probably too unfocused to notice. She tells us to sit there for a couple minutes and she proceeded to disappear. Lilly looked at me in a fit of antsy jitters. She made a squealing noise and her hands were a blur of smacks to my arm. Surprisingly, her feet were completely still. Feeling the way she looked at the moment I’m sure my face portrayed a look of anxious tension. “Eeeh…

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    In the dystopian society of Panem from the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (2009), Katniss Everdeen, a simple young girl from district 12 is forced to fight for her life in the Hunger Games. To survive not only the games, but also the totalitarian establishment in which she lives, she develops a strong understanding of herself to transform from someone who suppresses her feelings of the injustice in her society to someone who is unforgettable, “Katniss. The girl who was on fire”.…

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    Wally, having made up with his brother Barry, tells him of his crush on Ally, although he had only met her the previous day. My troupe, The Squad Squad, is planning to perform scene six of As You Like It. We have translated this scene to a modern day setting which will be more appealing for children in middle school. Our troop is made up of four middle schoolers attending Old Donation School, which is a school constructed of the most academically advanced students in Virginia Beach. We have…

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    Thirsty Definition Essay

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    Imagine a girl at a party coming up to all of the guys there and trying to get with them. The guys at the party would call the girl thirsty. Currently in our culture according to urban dictionary thirsty means “someone who will do anything for attention including sexual favors.” The word thirsty have evolved in the meaning from when it originated to now. The origin for the word thirsty came from Middle English as the word thirst. Thirst according to dictionary.com is a “sensation of dryness in…

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    My narrative essay is from when I first discovered I wanted to be a teacher and how it came about. It was not a triumph or anything of that sort, it took a struggle for me discover what I wanted to be. It also took the encouragement and help of a highschool teacher that I didn’t even have for class at the time, but he was committed to helping me. My first two years of highschool I didn’t care about grades or what I got as long as my grades were good enough to keep playing sports, everything was…

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    For three weeks, my self-change goal was to run everyday for 30 minutes. The reason I chose this goal was to form a habit of consistent exercise in my life. The main barriers to the successful application of the goal were college classes I attended at night. However, after rearranging my running schedule, the barriers were overcome. During the total course of the project, the first week presented the most difficulty because of my amateur ability to sustain running for long periods of time. After…

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    “3...2...1...ACTION!,” the camera began to roll. My friends rushed the “stage”, as I meanwhile tried my best to blend in with the shadows of the abandoned attic. I despised acting, because of my shyness. My friends and I would surpass ordinary levels of imagination movies we would create in our attic. Normally, I would be successful in hiding. However, this time proved otherwise. Right in the middle of my rejoicing over my success, my friend, the director, spotted me. “Oh shoot..”, I murmured.…

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    Marlo Literary Techniques

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    authors convey his or her message to an audience. This distinguishes them from literary elements, which exist inherently in literature. Literary techniques that some authors use in their novels include metaphors, similes, tone, theme, and symbols. Z for Zachariah uses literary techniques…

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    Kangaroo Alternate Ending

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    of the lake and smiling to her. ‘I can show you how to weave the basket’, he repeated. ‘Ca-a-an you?’ KangaRoo mumbled, stepping back to the bamboo forest. ‘Shure,’ crocodile answered. ‘Just jump in my lake and I’ll teach you. You’ll learn to make great baskets!’ Instead of running away, KangaRoo went to shore. The crocodile opened its mouth and smiled invitingly. ‘What a stupid and tasty kangaroo!’ crocodile thought. He grabbed one from KangaRoo’s paws and tightly clenched his jaw. There was…

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