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    In terms of the dialogue between Petra and Perfecto when Alejo is in dire need of help, Petra pleads that “if we don’t take care of each other who would take care of us? We have to look out for our own” (96). This interaction exemplifies how the laborers are ignored by the wider society, which has led to their overall…

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    Stonewood Crossing Apartment Homes is a convenient apartment community located in Midtown Hattiesburg. Our community is walking distance to The University of Southern Mississippi, Forrest General Hospital, and The Hattiesburg Clinic. Convenience makes a difference, whether you’re a student at the university or staff working for the hospital. Our community provides spacious 2-bedroom floor plans that are sure to meet anyone’s needs. The 2 bedroom / 1 Bath floor plan is approximately 1144 sq. ft.…

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    Within the text The Chrysalids The society of Waknuk pressures its citizens to report any blasphemies to the inspector for them to rid the town of them to please god. God being the centre of importance in the town, ruling out any personal judgement or opinions anyone would have to differ with the government. If a baby were to be born with 6 toes instead of 5, they would be cast out to live in the fringes to fend for itself. As the community does not want to be involved with the devils…

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    The Silk Road’s ancient trade routes allowed for cultural and material trade throughout the Mediterranean to East Asia. Xinru Liu’s The Silk Road in World History exemplifies the complex exchange of commodities and ideas between different nations and peoples. Starting with the Chinese looking west and ending with the Mongol conquest. Liu’s focus gives the reader examples of specific historic events that were only able to take place because of this intricate trade network. This paper will examine…

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    Battle School, Ender manages to get farther in one of the computer games, called the mind game, than anyone ever had before him, which the military officials notice. Ender is then suddenly promoted to Salamander Army. There Ender becomes friends by Petra Arkanian, who is the only girl in the army. Bonzo Madrid, army commander, despises Ender and does not want him around, but fortunately, Ender is then soon traded to Rat…

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    metamorphosis of a caterpillar to an independent butterfly. Correspondingly, man forms drastic transformations, by breaking boundaries and sharing diverse insights. The Sealand Woman subscribes to self-preservation, placing herself in danger for Petra. However, she is afraid of the unknown, and fears to unexpectedly encounter the disastrous Badlands. The Sealand Woman affirms her subjective theories stating, “the essential quality of living is change;…

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    1. a) One of the telepathic characters in the novel was named Michael. Unlike many others, Michael’s parents chose to send him to a real school. By doing this, all of the other kids are able to learn with him, through telepathy. As the children began to learn with Michael their lives became more complicated. The children learned that their special gift was thought to be the same level of deviation as Sophie’s six toes. From this discovery, the kids learned that they had to keep that area of…

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    Waknuk's Persecution

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    upstairs in her bedroom, hanging from a beam” (101). Anne’s suicide strongly proves how the views within Waknuk are destructive and are pushing those who are abnormal to take extreme measures to escape them. Additionally, the Group members, David, Petra, and Rosalind, leave Waknuk…

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    The Chrysalids Questions Chapter One: A Dream and Definition 1. The unusual part of Sophie’s clothes is the cross on the front of her Dungarees. The author slips it into the text so casually because it seems that people in this town are very religious so, it wouldn't seem out of the ordinary for a girl to be wearing that. 2. In this section we realize that Sophie doesn't fit the rules. These rules mean nothing to David because he sees Sophie as a friend and does not care what she looks like.…

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    women in Gabriel Garcia Marques novel appear to accept their faith that life has given to them regardless if is a life a solitude, happiness with in their relationship and the pattern they fallow is of their own heart. An example of acceptance is Petra Cotes, the concubine of Aureliano Segundo was deeply in love with Aureliano Segundo that accepted to stay with him despite he married another woman. Humiliated she stayed with him because she truly loved him. What Gabriel Garcia Marques says…

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