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    Gustavo Ramos and I am from Los Angeles, California. I have been reading about your character for about two months and I can relate a lot to your character. My family is a lot like yours is. My dad always gave us nicknames when we were born or one of my sisters gave the kids a nickname. My family is also crazy like yours is. We are always wondering where we are going and if we don't like it then we don't change our minds about it. I really like how you are so open and honest about everything…

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    also very hot and humid and it has been very long since it has rained at camp green lake it is described as a giant frying pan. Stanley has made a few friends at camp it is mostly the people who are in his tent. They all have nicknames for each other, stanley’s nickname is caveman. One of his friends was not considered very smart by the other campers and counselors his name is zero. One of the counselors was making fun of him so he ran off a few days later stanley ran off after him he ended up…

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    Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley is credited to the actions of Molly Pitcher. Molly was a common nickname for women named Mary. Mary was born to a German family in Pennsylvania circa 1744. There are not many known details about her childhood, but it is believed she had many siblings, was not taught to read or write, and that her father was a butcher. She married William Hays, a barber, in 1769. Hays was a patriot involved in the 1774 boycott of British good that arose as protest for the unfair tax…

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    Drake Merwin is an awful person that did not get along with people very well. He is psychotic and sadistic. At a young age, his father realized that he was not mentally stable. His father noticed his psychopathic tendencies and did nothing. He distanced himself. Drake did not get the therapy and love he needed. That is why it only got worse. He shot a kid who insulted him causing his father to send him to Coates Acadamy. Coates Acadamy is a school for troubled kids. There he met Caine and…

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    my TED Talk critique, I watched Mei Lin Neo’s, “The Fascinating Secret Lives of Giant Clams.” In order to hook the audience, Mei Lin Neo starts by sharing some of the many nicknames she is called due to her constant discussion of giant clams. Beginning the talk this way is intriguing because even just speaking of her nicknames you can tell she is truly passionate about her work. Also, that she understands that her passion can lead to her talking non-stop about a topic that others may not find…

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    car crash. All three Curtis brothers are in a gang of greasers that also include Steve Randal, Two-Bit Mathews, Dallas Winston, and Johnny Cade. Two-Bit is a nickname for Keith Mathews, and Dally - not to be confused with Darry - is the nickname given to Dallas Winston. There is also a Soc girl named Sherri Valance who goes by the nickname Cherry. These boys live in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the year of 1965. This is because S. E. Hinton wrote The Outsiders while living in Tulsa. The Outsiders starts…

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    and affected the European civilization. They were courageous sailors and explorers but also fierce and merciless fighters. Their explorations reached lands that we today name France, England, Ukraine or Anatolia. 1. Rollo He received the 'Walker' nickname because he was so tall and big that no horse could carry him, so he had to walk. Rollo conducted raids on France in the 9th century. He was the first ruler of Normandy, founder of Normande dynasty that later gave William the Conqueror.…

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    they originally thought did not fit the norm. It will not only impact the individuals, but it may impact how others view them. Which in the end leads to the formation of stereotyping someone. Stereotyping an individual is similar to a nickname one might have. A nickname…

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    “Boy meets girl” and they live happily ever after... or not. (500) Days of Summer is the pure definition of a “complicated” relationship. Although one of the main characters, Summer, told Tom, another main character, that she didn 't want to be “anyone 's anything” at the start of their relationship, of course her actions proved to be a lot different than her words. Subsequently, the main point of the movie was love is real, but it depends on fate. There were many stages of the main character’s…

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    Creole American Culture

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    Merriam Webster defines an individual who is “creole” as “a person of European descent born especially in the West Indies or Spanish America.” (“Creole”) With this definition, almost every individual is or knows someone who would be considered creole. Over four hundred years ago, thousands upon thousands of Africans were resentfully transported to the distorted new world with the intention to be bargained for. Even though they were stripped from every physical attribute that they called their…

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