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    witness….’ ‘I won't have it,’ Atticus said softly. ‘God damn it, I’m not think of Jem!’ “ (368). This is important because Mr. Tate risks losing his job to insure that Boo is not treated like the bad man everyone thinks he is. This is courageous because Boo takes his last journey out of his house to kill a bad man and stop him from beating two kids. Finally, courage is a theme addressed throughout To Kill a Mockingbird, like Mr. Underwood risking his job at the newspaper to support Atticus. To…

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    (pg 45) In the beginning chapters of Karen Thompson Walker's The Age of Miracles, we meet Julia, a twelve-year-old who guides us through the end of her world. In this apocalyptic novel, the earth's rotation has begun to slow, causing the days and nights to lengthen. Scientists predict that the slowing will impact weather patterns, leading to earthquakes and tsunamis and lead to animal and plant die-outs. In addition to physical effects on the planet, Julia and her family are beginning to…

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    Summary Of Incarceron

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    In the beginning of the book, Finn a prisoner of Incarceron and Claudia is the warden's daughter. Finn is trying to escape Incarceron while Claudia learns more about Prince Giles. In the middle of it, Claudia communicates with Finn through some sort of walkie-talkie. They find out that Finn might be Prince Giles. Towards the end of what I read, Claudia ends up inside of Incarceron trying to find Finn. While they are trying to escape Incarceron. That is the summary of what I read in…

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    Kenny both change a lot. I think Byron changed the most on the inside and outside because he changes emotionally, physically, and he matures throughout the book. First of all, Byron changes a lot emotionally. Byron was mean and inconsiderate at the beginning of the book but later on becomes nicer and more understanding. The first signs of this are when he buries a bird he killed. Now you may think it’s pretty mean to kill a bird, but he accidentally did it and it shows he’s becoming nicer…

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    The Giver: Film Analysis

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    plot focuses on a seemingly utopian community without pain or suffering. A young boy named Jonas is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true good and bad of the 'real' world. The story is based in a futuristic society run by the Elders, that is seemingly utopian. A utopia is the perfect world, where everyone is equal and nothing is bad. But the security and order of this utopia removes human individuality and freedom, which questions whether the society is actually a dystopia. A…

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    Monday Night Kobe Bryant continued to tie all of our heads in a knot, by putting up great numbers by Lakers’ standards; unfortunately, he posted up “Okay” numbers by the rest of the leagues’ standards. Should the all-powerful, all-knowing, Black Mamba retire? The Lakers have accomplished so much with Kobe being their Golden child; Recently, the Lakers stand in the last place in the Western Conference. Has the fact that Kobe Bryant himself commented about his pending retirement and more…

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    Unwind Book Report

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    state”. In this book there were many things that I enjoyed, this book also had some bad elements, this book was also relatable. In this book there were many things that I enjoyed. I liked how the book was told from different perspectives.…

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    I think the districts are important because it helps even people out, then people won't fight and because why they were made. There was a big difference from how the districts were in the beginning and the end. In the beginning the districts where somewhere you would want to be, it was peaceful and calm. In the end all of the districts were fighting against the capital and eventually destroy it. Now i'm going to show you how the districts are important. The first reason I think the districts…

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    Lemoncella Cocktail.by Rene Natan Lemoncella Cocktail starts out with the young attractive hero saving the innocent girl from death. The girl finds herself in a sticky situation due to her older sister running with the wrong crowd. Patrick the hero finds himself helping out law enforcement and others to keep the girl safe. The book has an air of mystery and romance to it. The story has a lot of twists and turns to follow. The book is easy to follow along with. Patrick was my favorite…

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    just trying to show her that you need to be more polite and kind to other people. when Anne is the opposite and never listens to her mother nor hardly shows her any love till they get sent off to a concentration camp. Also Anne’s mother due to this bad relationship is also way harder on Anne then her father, which leads into relationship Anne has with her father. Anne’s…

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