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    He grunted, stuffed a steaming hotcake in his mouth, and rushed from the cabin. Nanny and Nanko darted after him. “Nanny. Nanko. Come back here!” As usual, the little goats ignored Millie and charged after the boy and his plate of food. “They be fine,” Mary said, handing Sooxei a second plate. “We need more batter.” Sooxei slipped past Millie and offered hotcakes to the first man she met. Soon men surrounded her and moments later she returned with an empty plate and a hopeful expression. “I…

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    Bibliographic information: Numeroff, L.J. (1985). If you give a mouse a cookie. New York: Harper & Row. Annotated summary: This book is about a boy who shares a cookie with a mouse. After the boy gives the mouse a cookie, the mouse asks for milk which makes him want to look at the mirror to make sure he doesn’t have a milk mustache. Once he sees himself in the mirror, he decides to give himself a trim. After that, he decides to clean his mess as well as the whole house. Once he takes a nap, he…

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    Jim Whitey Haircut

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    In “Haircut” an appropriate adjective to describe Jim is immature. Jim Kendall is a comical guy who is liked by mostly everyone in his town. Jim plays pranks on the people of the town, sending letters to businesses saying that their missus cheated on them. Every Saturday, Jim and his friend Hod Meyers would go to Whitey’s barber shop to tells of his stories through the week. However, besides his comical and well liked side, Jim has bad morals. Jim is a husband and a father, but he does not…

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    About the Jokes Who do people think is the person who tells jokes in the gang that Johnny and Ponyboy are in? Two-Bit Mathews, or Keith Mathews, his real name, has a great sense of humor and is stocky in build. He makes lots of jokes and cares for the members in his gang, who are like his brothers. In the book, The Outsiders, written by S.E. Hinton, Hinton shows that through his actions, explains the theme, that Two-bit is not all about the jokes and getting two-bits worth in a joke, that…

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    When was Charles first mentioned in Laurie’s home? Explain what he had done? He was first mentioned the after lunch on the first day of school. Charles and been “fresh” to the teacher. 4. Explain how Charles became a household joke at Laurie’s home. He became a household joke because Laurie came home every day and said something bad that Charles had done at school. Also they would act like Charles and have some attitude every so often. 5. Why were Laurie’s…

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    revealed that Elijah caused all of the accidents including the train derailment in order to one day find the super hero he knew was out there. Once he had for sure figured out David was a hero that gave him a sense of purpose as a villain. In The Killing Joke, the Joker states that “it only takes one bad day” to change someone for better or…

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    While some would disagree with this, others say that the Bat is just as insane as the joker, maybe even more. There are times in comics, for example “The Killing Joke”, that have more or less proven this point. For example, at the end of the comic, while the two stand in the rain waiting for the police to arrive, the Joker tells Batman a joke. The Jokers is practically hysterically laughing at this point, but a small moment passes, and then…. Batman joins him. At first it’s a small chuckle, but…

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    As my grandpa walked into the dreary kitchen, he rolled up his sleeves and began to pull paper plates from our old cupboard like he had every Friday night since grandma got sick. Friday was pizza night. He finished cutting the greasy delicious pizza, that the local pizza place couldn’t, and plopped a piece on three plates. One plate for me, one for grandma, and one for himself. Friday was the only night grandma would allow me to eat in front of the TV, and not force me to talk about school or…

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    The Monkey's Paw Analysis

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    Monkey’s Paw Summary The story of the monkey was written by a well-known author named W.W. Jacobs. Jacobs was a great English short story writer and he also was a good novel writer as well. Jacobs’s stories and novels had lots of humor and laughter in them which made them standout. W.W. Jacobs was born on September 8th, 1863. To me the story the Monkey’s paw was about a family of three which was a son, mother, and a father. One day an old army friend drops by and decides to introduce the…

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    system. In 20 minutes, the apartment reeked of stomach acid infused with alcohol. Calvin called it a night and drove back home. Madeline and I stayed by Veronica’s side for a few hours. During those few hours, we listened to Veronica’s knock knock jokes about pineapples and her rant about her low alcohol tolerance. Finally, she fell asleep. While she was sleeping, Madeline and I tried to work on the study guide, but both of us could not focus because we were worried about our friend’s…

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