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    Author’s note: This is my final version due on October 12, 2016. I had some issues in writing this merely upon the topic that I chose was so emotional. Other than that, I didn’t have too many problems occurring. My Dad Throughout my life, I have had many a lot of life changing events happen. I don’t like talking about most things that have happened to me a lot. Although, I know that some things are bound to come up in conversation, so I try my best to discuss it with grace. My…

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    artificial heart. In his travels, he eventually went to Mexico and met with the Ambassador of Mexico. It was here that he met his wife, Anne Morrow, the ambassador’s daughter. They were married in 1929. He taught Anne how to fly and they went on many adventures together around the world. Lindbergh Baby Possibly one of the most famous stories of Charles Lindbergh was the Kidnapping and murder of his 20-month-old son. His son was kidnapped on 1 March 1932. A ransom note demanding $50,000 was left…

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    The Impact of Movies on the General Public Movies are an unparalleled communication channel that effectively informs and entertains an audience through elaborate stories and experiences. They occupy a place in American pop-culture through their ability to evoke emotions that facilitate the bonding of friends and families. The most contradictory debate concerning movies is found in their ability to influence people’s behaviors and expectations in everyday life. Some argue that movies’ sole…

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    are driving themselves, religion is becoming less common, and people are living longer. All of these aspects of the time in which I am living have an effect on who I am as a person and the life that I live. Similarly, in Mark Twain 's novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Jim is a runaway slave whose life is greatly affected by the time period and places which he lives in. Throughout the story, Jim travels along a river in search of freedom…

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    Paper #1 Narrative – Final: Moving Through My Eyes At the age of 10 my world changed drastically as I moved 1,566 miles from Maddison Heights, Michigan to McIntosh, New Mexico, but what did I know about change? Why couldn’t I be as excited as my mom? Why couldn’t my dad move with us, then get a local job? Why couldn’t I just fall asleep like my sisters? Why does this move continue to impact my life nine years later? Why am I the only one who has a problem with these trivial questions? I…

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    fails at himself (Barrie). And, just like Peter, he’s terrified of growing old, that his time will run out, and of his ultimate demise. As represented in his panic when he hears the ticking of the crocodile’s clock, he tries to run and hide from his problems, ignore them until they go away, a stark contrast to Peter, who faces death bravely. A “Fool” can very easily be…

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    human personality (Huffman and Dowdell, 2015).There are thousands of describing words that can be used, which makes describing someone’s personality more complex than it should be (Cherry, K. 2015). The Five-factor theory was developed to solve this problem. It is a condensed version of the thousands of words used to describe someone’s personality. The five-factor model includes five traits openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. The five- factor personality…

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    Holden Caulfield

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    Holden is an extremely intelligent sensitive young individual, he is very cynical and judgmental and always finds the negativity in the world around him. This causes many problems for him. He gets kicked out of his fourth school because of academic failure since he simply does not care. He then goes to New York for a last adventure on his own trying to connect himself to the past before ending up in a mental hospital. Throughout…

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    The Beast Within William Golding states in Lord of the Flies that human are savages at heart. William Golding wrote LOTF in 1954. It is about a group of adolescent boys who crash on a deserted island with no adults. This seems like a childhood adventure story, but it has extremely important symbols, themes, and motifs. Ralph is a civilized and strong individual throughout the book but like all humans he shows small glimpses of savagery towards the end. Ralph he is the epitome of modern day…

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    Roald Dahl's Going Solo

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    Dahl is faced with challenge after challenge when the harsh reality of his situation finally hits him. Every day problems that people faced in this area where visits from some of the most dangerous animals in the animal kingdom. Black mambas that could kill a grown man with just a single bite were scattered throughout the terrain as well as their relatives the green…

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