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    The main protagonist in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is Arthur Dent. Arthur Dent is a middle-aged, Englishman who is not very smart, but he is not stupid either. Throughout the book he is portrayed as generally confused. Although there are several potential antagonists, the mice (Frankie and Benjy) are the main antagonists in this book. Frankie and Benjy were originally seen as Trillian’s pet mice. Later in the book it is revealed that they were pan-dimensional beings who…

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    generally get stricter but no. This has to be changed, America can no longer be one of the highest gun death rate countries and to obtain that we need stricter gun laws. There are many reasons gun laws should be stricter and some are unexpected. One unexpected reason is that people rarely use guns in a matter of self-defense. A study showed by the “Violence Policy Center” shows that only 258…

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    Unexpected events that involved a significant amount of casualties are very stressful and require everybody's effort. For this reason, hospitals have in place a plan that will help the employees in these situations. My facility emergency response plan can be found online with all the policies and procedures. Accessing it is very easy. It is required that all employees know where to find this valuable information. Randomly the clinical coordinator will come on the floor and make sure that…

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    so the transition was planned. There are unanticipated transitions that are unexpected and unplanned. The deployment and eventual death of Susan’s husband was unexpected and it changed the dynamic of her life and her daughter’s life. A nonevent is a transition that was planned but did not happen. Susan expected to return to school on track to graduate, but learning that she had to apply to her program was an unexpected disappointment that caused a setback in her plan. With all of the transitions…

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    Cowboys Narrative

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    and blake, this is the night I will never forget, when a old man jump out of some bushes and grab me by the neck and took me to his dumpy house, he took me to a closet, and locked the door and left me in there. This is the night something very unexpected event happen to me that night. I woke up on my back in the closet. I heard the old man talking to somebody in the kitchen. Then the guy left, and the old man came into the closet, and he loaded me into his, and took me to Dallas,…

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    That is til things start moving around there home, unexpected things, as well as Carol Ann their youngest daughter who starts talking to the ghosts on the other side of there tv. The Feeling Family doesn't think much of it at the time, until one stormy night where unimaginable things happen, Carol Ann is…

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    This playful distance as a strategy to present his non-identity politics is most visible in the American version of Mutter Küsters' Fahrt zum Himmel (1975). The film tells a story of an old lady Mutter Kuster, whose son is believed to have died under the repression of a factory owner. As a victim’s unfortunate mother, she was used as a means by both the communist party and the anarchist group for their own political ends. Whereas neither the communists nor the anarchists really concerned about…

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    After graduation Penn got his surgery,which thankfully was a success. He is now in physical therapy on the road to recovery. He’s been doing so well that he even got accepted to Duke to play baseball like he had wanted. He surprised me at the dance studio with his acceptance letter with a light in his eyes I have never seen before. He is in a good place right now, I’m really glad he’s going to college after all. I remember how he confided in me before the surgery, about how he was scared about…

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    Skipping out on college is not an option for me; it’s completely out of the picture. Having said that and looked through charts to see the differences of life with and without college, it solidified my decision in going. I have personally seen two of my siblings drop out of college and watched their life unfold. It’s not a bad life, but it’s also not one I would choose to live. I’ve seen both struggle with money and that is an issue I do not wish to have in my future. By going to college, I can…

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    Gift Of The Magi Irony

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    her husband James are in poverty. They can’t afford each other a present for Christmas. They sell their most valued items to get each other quality gifts. Henry reveals the theme in this story by using irony and characterization. Irony is the unexpected outcomes. “ I had my hair cut off and sold because I could not have lived through Christmas without giving you a present.” (page 3) Della sold her hair for a gift for her loved one. This revels the theme that she would rather give than get.…

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