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    left, lit by black lights. On the right stood a metal clad staircase that led to an area where people could sit and enjoy their drinks. The singer was a young girl, with a short build. Her voice was rough, and easily mistakable for that of a teenage boy. Two guitarists stood to the left her, the drummer sat behind her, two violinists stood to the right as her voice echoed from the speakers in the hall. Just once more… Just one more time… I’d like to know…

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    Charlotte writes in her web, Wilbur becomes famous. Wilbur develops confidence because of Charlotte 's writings and goes on to have a happy and long life. Wilbur is not the only one that grows up during the duration of the story. Fern started out as a little girl who only had to care for Wilbur. She grew into a young lady who was mostly interested in…

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    An interesting story always includes characters that go through a transformation, whether it be overcoming fears or, even a personality change. Charlotte 's Web, Divergent, and The Hunger Games have characters that changed for the better and developed. While Charlotte’s Web could be considered a children 's book it does still contain the aspect of character development. Divergent and The Hunger Games are so adventurous that sometimes the character development is missed because of events that are…

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    walking past the bench Jeri is sat on to stare at her. 12:12pm- A young man, looking to be in his early 20s, says “D*mn, baby, make my day” while looking at Jeri, most likely referring to her attractiveness and outfit. 12:19pm- A group of 5 teenage boys walk past Jeri and stare openly at her, slowing their pace. When they are away from the bench, they continue looking back at Jeri and take turns making comments, causing the other males of the group to laugh. I am unable to hear what they are…

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    so they killed lots of Jews. Many people died because they were Jews and the Nazi's hated them because they were different from the other people. The texts that will be explained in this essay is "Never Shall I Forget" by Elie Wiesel and "The Little Polish Boy" by Peter Fischl. These two texts explain what it was like to be a Jew in captivity for many…

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    in the poem that he wished it was not the little boy. Fischl also explains how the world was blind to what the Nazi 's were doing to the victims of the holocaust. In the poem Fischl uses a lot of hyperbole. An example of this is when he says "...My mind has painted a painting of you / Ten million miles high is the painting.." (Fischl 20-21). This example shows how the author uses hyperbole because he says that he painted a picture of the little Polish boy in his mind and it was ten million miles…

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    The Family of Bell Woods Beware, boys and girls; beware Bell Woods. It is not a place of fun for young children. Creatures are lurking in its shadows. Tall and small, evil and kind. Their is a family that roams those woods five of them. looking to either help or slay their travelers Heed my warning and you might live. Don't and I hope they end you quickly. At the outskirts stands the oldest, the Laborer The smartest and meekest of the family He who towers over all manner of man and beast Yet is…

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    circumstances. It can quickly become an obsession that causes damage. It is important to know when to sacrifice goals for the sake of morality. In the novel, Lord of the Flies, Jack Merridew is a young man trapped on an island with a group of fellow boys after a plane crash. He is one of the eldest and is also head Chorister, because of this he believes he should lead the group as they try to survive on the…

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    The amount and type of light present in the story is directly related to the perceived potential for happiness. As a young boy, before seeing death for the first time, Carson found the most comfort during “afternoons in the barn … when the light was at it’s apex” (Rash 15). This light bathes the barn in gold and symbolizes pure contentment. Nothing was blocking the light, or…

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    sentence of the first paragraph sets the theme for the story. “An uninhabited house of two storeys stood at the blind end, detached from its neighbours in a square ground” (Joyce). The house was set apart from the other houses. This house symbolizes the boy set apart from his friends who were not yet experiencing feelings like he was toward Mangan’s sister. He was also being raised…

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