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    two corners that fed into a set of beliefs. The front corner, also known as the red corner, represented the belief of spirituality and religion. Whereas the oven corner, the area in proximity to the door or oven, served as a juxtaposition to the former, being home to unholy beings. Such monsters as witches and devils seemed to show affinity for the area, plaguing the corner’s perceived rank and vile nature. Such beliefs seemed to associate to the artifact of the chimney and oven itself. As this was the most important part of the home itself, it…

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    rebounders sticking out of the sides and top. Placing it back in it’s usual spot on Rylan’s driveway I walk back to him and grab my gloves. Slipping them on I ask when he’s getting his new puckboard. The old one is maybe one by three feet big. Barely large enough for one person to shoot compared to the eight by four he said he was getting soon which would allow both of us the chance to shoot at the same time. “I guess we’ll take turns then right?” I ask him. He shrugs and mentions that he’s…

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    Apologising, I straighten his coat. His face turning red, he babbles angrily. People around us notice the commotion, coming over to help him get his balance, taking advantage, I ‘accidentally’ skew his balance. Reaching to help him, my hand slips into his pocket, pulling out his wallet, quickly weighing it in my hand, I slide it into my back pocket. Catching his wrist I clumsily pull him forward, unclasping his watch. A Rolex. Score. I scamper away, panting and apologising, trying hard not to…

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    spiritual foundations to social justice. Relative to the Corner, the members of the inner-city neighborhood are likely to share a number of core values, including ones that relate to the justice system and the skewed government assistance programs. The people who are members of the Corner have all at some point experienced extreme difficulty in receiving the appropriate help that they need due to their mere social status and lack of resources. If an intervention program is placed into the…

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    I stand shell-shock. Looking at the women only fifteen years older than me. My mother. I'm watching her get pulled away from me. She's screaming at the big men in black suits to keep me safe. She is pulled away from me. Before I can help it, tears are welling in my eyes, and I am screaming. "I want mom back! BRING HER BACK!" I am sobbing by the time I am done. A woman then crouches in front of my two-year-old form. "It's okay sweetie. We’re gonna bring you and your brother to a better home."…

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    July 29th, 2028. Los Angeles California, I was sitting in my office with a birds eye view off my store. Hype City Melrose. I was finishing some things on my computer, replying to emails and ordering more stock for our store. I had Giancarlo, Wajeeh, and Diego downstairs helping customers and watching the store for me. It was a slow Tuesday afternoon, only a couple customers an hour. We were about to close the store for the night and a group of 4 walked in. They all looked suspicious but I did…

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    Another chair flew across the room while you laugh with glee at Soldier 76's rage. "Let me see you! I can feel that your here moving my things, frying my electronics. I can hear your laughter. Your empty words of sympathy to comfort me.. Show yourself or leave!" You rematerialize enough to appear but remain transparent. "Why should I give you the gift of peace when all you gave me was pain?". Jack had snatched you away from your home one night when you were sleeping. You woke up screaming…

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    Internal This section of the analysis will be based on observations from Amy Dowson’s year three class at Kingsley Primary school, Armadale. 3.0 Environment The classroom environment is one that promotes acceptance, communicate and allows for various styles of learning. Upon entering the room, it is noticed that there are several different learning areas of the room. The desks are in rows, allowing for independent work, there is a reading corner with bean bags, there is a guided reading corner,…

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    THE FALLS I followed closely making sure to not let my mom’s shirt out of my sight.Many other people rushed by crowding the sidewalk.We were in Canada and I could barely tell who was and wasn’t american!We walked up to a gray dim booth.’’5 tickets for the boat tour please’’ my mom said her credit card in her hand.A lady took the card and handed it back a seconds later with 5 tickets.I could hardly wait we were gonna see Niagra Falls! It was chilly and the breeze was blowing.I walked…

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    Why should St. Patrick's Day be a holiday for everyone? Well this should be interesting because this is coming from a Students perspective. Here are my reasons for my argument on St. Patrick's Day. My first reason is for this is that me as a student I would like to spend extra time with my parents because, when we are home and they aren't you don't need to be home I know I would rather be at school. If your parent's are home you could have family time, and go on a small vacation. If this were…

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