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    this story a Coyote and his uncle Thunder were playing a game of dice for the fire and Coyote wins the game of dice. “Coyote Steals Fire,” and Master Cat” are trickster tales that contain similarities and differences There are many similarities between, “Coyote Steals Fire,” and “Master Cat.” In both stories the tricksters had a goal to achieve. In “Coyote Steals Fire” his goal was to get the fire from Thunder. Thunder was the big guy who everyone was afraid of. Thunder kept the fire on top of a…

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    The Paradox of Nature with God and Nature’s Reality in Jonathan Edwards “Personal Narrative” The “Personal Narrative” of Jonathan Edwards is an account of how Edwards was converted to the work of Christianity. It personally relays how Edwards gains his desire to work for the Lord, and gives a detailed account of his doubts and strengths. However, while this narrative focuses on Edwards Christian conversion, there are also a lot of elements concerning nature. In fact, almost every time Edwards…

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    Bradbury has written on various themes throughout many of his science fiction texts. One particular theme the misusage of technological innovations were commonly present in some of his science fiction texts. In two of his short stories, “A Sound of Thunder” and “The Veldt” both included the theme of misusage of technological innovation and the involving potential threats. Despite having different storylines, both the stories were clearly presented through different perspectives and…

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    summer movie nights at the band shell. Alpena isn’t recognized enough for Thunder Bay. Thunder Bay has so much history and importance back then that the city should recognize that. Alpena should also have more things for kids and teens to participate in. I consider that is why some people are leaving the city. I would improve Alpena by trying have the city recognize Thunder Bay more and have events that connect to Thunder Bay. On a day that a ship sunk they should have a study or program in…

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    Coyote Steals Fire

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    “Goodbye Uncle. Don’t gamble. It’s not what you do best.” Coyote says this to the Thunder God in “Coyote Steals Fire,” when he cheated at a game of dice to get fire back. In “Coyote Steals Fire,” Coyote was trying to get fire back from the Thunder God by playing a game of dice. He ended up getting the fire back, by cheating at the game, which almost cost him his life when the Thunder God was going to throw the fire rock at him. After reading “How Stories Came to Earth” and Coyote Steals Fire,”…

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    elements are hard to find. The first story is “ A Sound of Thunder“ by Ray Bradbury. The first element is technology advancements showing how the characters have a time machine where they go to the future or the past. They try to use the time machine to help…

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    he can acquire the attire of which he is portrayed in. Another example of anthropomorphism is in the short story ,”Coyote Steals Fire,” Coyote says “lets play a game of dice.” Coyote is expressing anthropomorphism in two ways as he is speaking to thunder(another character in the story) and by the fact that he is going to play dice.Anthropomorphism is alo used in the short story ,”How Stories Came to Earth,” as the narrator states that Anansi was “something looking more like a wise old man than…

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    gourd and Anansi captures them. This shows the cleverness of the trickster because he had a strategy to capture the Hornets. In the story “Coyote Steals Fire”, Coyote continually deranged Thunder so that he could not watch what he was up too. This shows the cleverness of “Cohe figured out a way to win against Thunder in a game of gambling. The last example is from the story “Master Cat, or Puss in Boots”. Puss in Boots put a little clover and lettuce into a pouch and laid down next to it and…

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    a bomb strike, Flaming Dart, at the north Vietnam military based on 17th Parallel. The Rolling Thunder was the bombing campaign of the North Vietnam in February a few days after the attack on Pleiku. The Rolling Thunder provide Saigon the government support from the political and military improvement in the war. In America, the Rolling Thunder sent movement of anti-war and activity. The Rolling Thunder also had an impact on infiltration and it show the U.S will not withdraw from…

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    It all started when I was at sonic last week getting a drink with my mom. It had been raining all afternoon and I could hear thunder in the distance. Then all of a sudden the storm picked up. The lighting and the thunder got closer. My mom got worried and told me to get in the truck. I debated on listening or not. While i was taking my few moments to make this decision a bolt of lightning came crashing down and hit a tree right next to the sonic parking lot. All I saw was bright purple and…

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