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    August Pullman is the protagonist in the story. He is ten years old, and was born with a several facial abnormality. August spent his childhood going from surgery to surgery. People that do not know him may think he is a different kid who they shouldn’t befriend, but the people who are the closest to him, see him as a kind hearted, funny and sweet person. August’s mother did not want him to go to school because young people have a tendency to blurt things out and she wanted to keep him away from…

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    What Charlotte said about Julian was spreading a rumor about something that had never happened sounded shocking. And furthermore Julian was offending Mr. Tushman and Auggie by lying and incorrectly quoting his mom, "none of it would have happened in the first place if Tushman hadn't forced you to be friends with Auggie." (122) Julian said his mom thinks that Jack snapped under the pressure. Because of Julian's rumors, people divided themselves between Jack and Julian or stayed neutral. And so,…

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    ” a young man named Julian is angry with his mother for her racist attitude towards African-Americans. Although It would appear that Julian means well by supporting the rights…

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    these ideas through Wes and Julian whilst Rose mainly shows this through Jurors 3 and 10. Equally, Watson and Rose showcase in these texts that prejudice and injustice are prevalent and damaging to society. Everyone affected by Frank’s crimes in Montana 1948 leaves them with a choice between justice and loyalty. These events also bring out the common prejudice against…

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    Life Server Essay

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    as she can’t ask her struggling parents for help. Valerie, now needs a job. She’s hired by a start-up company called Life Servers; whose motto reads, “When life serves you lemons, go to court.” However, becoming a fully functional Process Server, may be a tougher challenge than finishing her last semester. Valerie must serve subpoenas to celebrities and citizens of Los Angeles. The money earned is vital to graduating. After several road blocks with her first few work cases, Valerie masters her…

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    Two books that compare well to each other are A List of Cages by Robin Roe and Your Voice is all I Hear by Leah Scheier. In A List of Cages, the author writes from two perspectives about two boys (Julian and Adam) and the conflicts they help each other though such as the abusive uncle, and the bullies. In Your Voice is all I Hear the author writes the book from the perspective of a girl (April) dealing with the struggles of having a schizophrenic boyfriend (Jonah) and how that affects her…

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    uses different kinds of literature elements, such as, the main character—protagonist and antagonist—, main conflict and complication, third person omniscient point of view, symbolism, and irony, and the story is very complicated. The main character Julian is the protagonist whose characteristic of being anti-racism is proven when he tries to teach and change his racist mother. He grew up in racist family, but he is not proud of them for what they did in the past, especially his slave-owning…

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    afterwards Silvanus’ murder was arranged, but in the confusion of losing their leader the city was quickly sacked by the German barbarians.[1] Hearing the news Constantius II assigned his cousin Julian, who was the half-brother of Gallus, to regain control of the area. For his help, Constantius II promoted Julian to Caesar and married him to his sister Helena. Constantius II then moved his armies to the north to campaign along the Danube river in AD…

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    The Roman Army

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    Gallus and appoints one of his relatives, Julian to replace the cruel emperor in the east. Upon taking control of the eastern Empire, Julian begins successful military conquests- one of which was the reconquering of Cologne, an area which had weak fortifications with little troops. This expands on the lack of attention paid to these provinces and the flawed policy of Constantine to pull back troops from these frontiers. What is more, Constantius wanted Julian to gather his troops…

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    R. J. Palacio's Wonder

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    and 2 Legs”, by Stuart Baum. In the story “Wonder”, Auggie (the main character) has a facial disability and has had 27 surgeries since he was born. He soon decides to go to school when he gets older and has a rough time in school when a mean bully, Julian, makes fun of him and his teachers treat Auggie differently. Other problems along the way with his family and friend make his life a little rockier, but he finds a way to survive it. On the other hand, in “The Girl With Only 2 Arms and 2 Legs,”…

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