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    Rose’s relationship with Troy reaches a sour turning point when she learns that he has fathered a child by another woman. When Troy reveals his relationship with Alberta to Rose, she abandons her usual acceptance of his faults for outrage, rebuking his actions and questioning their relationship (66-67.) Rose believes that she has contributed fidelity to the relationship and sacrificed certain desires to keep stability in the marriage, while Troy has not made an effort to do the same. Rose says,…

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    WALL-E: Waste Allocation

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    The plot centers on a robot called WALL-E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class) whose job is to collect garbage on Earth due to years of mass over consumption. After years of collecting garbage, WALL-E (voice Ben Burtt) grows a certain behavior as he collects things to decorate his home and develops an affection for ‘Hello Dolly’ which he watches on a VHS tape time and time again. From the video, WALL-E seemingly learns the ideas of holding hand and falling in love. One day,…

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    In the play “fences” the word “fence” itself is used not only as a title, but has a metaphorical connection to each character in the movie. Each character explains why they have a fence or want a fence both physically and mentally. Rose is one of the main characters that wanted a fence because she thought it would keep strangers out, leaving just family and friends inside of the fence. Family is important to Rose so she does all that she can to keep them together. She also wants the best…

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    In this essay, it will talk about a topic about how to develop and improve their study skills in university of Hull. In the next part, it will introduce three resources provided by university of Hull to aid students to develop and improve student’s study skills. For the three different facilities, they have different way to improve their study skills, such as study by themselves, use more information to study, evaluate their study skills and so on. This essay can collect more useful information…

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    Mother Jones Mary Harris Jones, also known is “Mother Jones” was an Irish-American union labor activist. Mary “Mother” Jones was born August 1, 1837 in County Cork, Ireland to Helen Cotter and Richard Harris, however, Mary claimed an unconventional birthdate of May 1, 1830. The Harrises were a family of 7. Mary had four siblings, two brothers and two sisters. Her father was forced to flee to North America with her family in 1835 to due to the Irish famine. Mary lived and grew up in Toronto,…

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    Thank You Ma Am

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    attempt at stealing Mrs. Jones’s pocket book by falling to the ground! In addition, Mrs. Jones steps on him, and kicks him, and even makes him pick it up! Not only did she kick him, but she dragged him home with her to feed him. This short story shows many acts of boldness, kindness, and wisdom. In the short story “Thank You, M’am,” by Langston Hughes, Mrs. Jones shows she is firm, generous, and wise. Mrs. Jones is firm in the short story “Thank You, M’am” by Langston Hughes. She reveals she…

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    In Fences, August Wilson creates a character, Troy, constantly wanting to control the lives of Rose, Cory, and Gabriel. In Troy’s mind, it’s his responsibility to protect his family; however, it falls into control over their lives. Eventually Rose, Cory, and Gabriel take control over their lives to get away from Troy’s control in various ways. Rose, Troy’s wife, is a typical, stereotypical 1950’s housewife in the novel. She stayed at home cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the children while…

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    ride, John said, “ ‘Novels are all so full of nonsense and stuff; there has not been a tolerably decent one come out since Tom Jones, except The Monk; I read that t’other day; but as for all the others, they are the stupidest things in creation.’ ”(Austen, Chapter 7). Further research on Tom Jones, it is a comic novel by Henry Fielding published in 1749 about Tom Jones’ life journey as an abandoned baby, who grew up to be a thoughtless and rude bastard until he changes when he falls in love…

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    I am reading Pretty Tough by Liz Tigelaar, and I finished the book. This book was about two sisters who did not have anything in coming except their last name. Krista, one of the most pretty and popular girl in school did not want to be seen in private with her nerd and total freak sister Charlie Brown. When they both end up in the same soccer team, they both learn that sisters is more than friendship and that by working together they can go far. I am also reading Once was Lost by Sara Zarr,…

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    Why I Want To Read

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    to read all the time. During this time I read lots of books by Dr. Seuss, such as Green Eggs and Ham, and Oh the Places You’ll Go. When I was in 1st and 2nd grade I started reading small chapter books, and my favorites were Junie B Jones and Judy Moody. Throughout elementary school, my reading level got much higher and I advanced in my interests. A little later on, I immensely enjoyed Nancy Drew and loved to see the way the mysteries played out. One series I…

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