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    Kite Runner Essay Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner depicts a story of an unlikely friendship between a wealthy Afghan boy, Amir, and his loyal Hazara servant, Hassan. The book contains some controversial scenes that some feel are not appropriate for high school students; yet, they are the exact reason students should read The Kite Runner. This novel shows there is evil in the world and through that teaches students valuable life lessons and broadens their cultural horizon. The novel takes…

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    In addition to “Remember The Titans,” directed by Boaz Yakin, revealing how extreme racism and discrimination was in the 1960’s for African Americans. Thus, allowing the reader to experience the world from another person’s perspective. Published in 2003, “The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-Time” is a mystery novel narrated by a 15-year old boy with an autistic spectrum…

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    At the start of Chapter 1, generally as the book starts, Amir writes these words. With them, he goes straight to the focal point of the story,"That because quite a while prior, however it's wrong what they say in regards to the past, I've educated, about how you can cover it. Since the past paws out. Thinking back now, I understand I have been looking into that betrayed rear way for the last twenty-six years." To the reader, the citation functions as a teaser. It provokes the reader's attention…

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    Kite Runner Relationships

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    In Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, friendship is a theme addressed through the relationship between a wealthy child, Amir, and the son of a servant, Hassan. There is a power dynamic between Amir and Hassan, as they both come from different social classes. This is evident through many different instances over the course of their relationship. One of the only bonding factors between them is their age and the fact that they are the only children in Baba’s household. Hassan has undying…

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    Amir and Hassan were the best of friends, they had grown up together but with different ways of living. Amir's dad, Baba, was rich and had a servant names Ali which was Hassan's dad. The two boys grew up together only to teenage years. Amir would start feeling envy towards Hassan because Baba always looked at him as the son he never had. Amir was the shy and would never stand up for himself, Hassan was the exact opposite. After Amir won a Kite flying/fighting tournament Hassan ran towards the…

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    It is the year of 1965,10th grade year has started. There are two boys named Billy,and Bobby they are best friends, but all that changed one day. They both had a crush on a girl named Alexandria, but she like Bobby not Billy. Her and Bobby were good friends, they both didn’t see it coming. In the year 1965 nobody cared what you did so Billy decided to take things further. ”She’s going to be mine even if they don’t like it or not,” Billy decided he was going to fight Bobby for Alexandria. So…

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    Jerry's Short Story

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    Jerry's sitting at his desk trying to figure out what to do next. The few history books he borrowed from the library briefly mentioned how the slaves used the Underground Railroad to escape to freedom, but they didn't give any specific details. Closing the last book he started thinking about other ways to locate their suspect. "Maybe I should try and figure out who he'd run too for help. Since he doesn't have any family left, I'll start with his recent employer, see what he can tell me. I bet…

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    I sighed as I looked up to see the 12 foot tall wooden fence, I still didn't have the courage to go through with it. It was a scorching, hot day in Ethiopia, and another day has passed since I had concocted my plan to escape. My house was ringed by a huge 10 foot wall all made of steel except a little chuck by the back. My plan was simple, climb over the wall so I could play outside, but not while my parents were around . On the fourth day I was ready to climb up the wall. After my mother left…

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    Irony in The Kite Runner In the book The Kite Runner irony is present at many points. Khaled Hosseini gives the readers many examples of irony. The textbook definition of irony is the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. The themes are betrayal, love and karma. Below is the explanation of those themes. The first theme is betrayal. The example is Baba’s dishonesty about Hassan being his son. Amir’s…

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    Maggie is a young girl who had no school knowledge. Her and her mother were attached to their heritage. Having a home far away from other cities. Having a great memory was a good advantage to her, she was able to remember her heritage background. She knew how to m quilts because her grandma showed her how to quilt the reason was because quilts were very important in her culture. Her reaction to her culture wasn't really expressed, but she wanted to stay in her own home and not leave. In the…

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