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    Summary: Because of Because of Winn-Dixie is a bittersweet tale of contemporary life as of a resilient child living lonely in a quaint Southern town. This willwill haveold readers engrossed with theregarding themes of friendship, moral lessons, and forgiveness along with a small portion of Cchristianly. Thise book focuses on the lifeves of an eleven year old girl, name India “Opal” Buloni, the protagonist, and her companionship with her dog,dog name Winn-Dixie. Opal recallerecallsd her experience onf the summer her life changed because of the dog she adopts. her adopted dog. InIn the beginning of the first chapter, we are introduced to the relationship of Opal and her father, whom she usually refers to as "the preacher." Her mother abandoned the family when Opal was three years old and which is often left Opal unaccompanied in her trailer park since as her father preached in Open Arms Baptist Church of Naomi. She yearnedwants to know more about concerning her mother, buthowever her father the preacher would not tell her. Opal was at the Winn-Dixie grocery store ands the stray dog wandered in causing to it and caused commotion for the employees. She pitied for the dog and decided to bring him home. The stray dog was named after the grocery store he was found in. With the assist of Winn-Dixie, Opal begins to meet a number of eccentric people in her…

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    surround the Dunkin’ Donuts, this makes it a beautiful sight to look at. On a dark stormy day where the city is overwhelmed by rain and everyone is feeling gloomy, you see and feel the air that makes the trees sway back and forth going harder and faster. Although rain is coming down the atmosphere in the building still feels warm and welcoming. As soon as you step foot into the building, you are welcomed by an employee who usually says, “Hello, how are you doing today?” with a smile on their…

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    Because of Winn-Dixie This story is mostly about a 10 year old girl who doesn't have a mom. Also that always thinks about her mom if she's ever going to come back or not. But later learns a valuable lesson and that is you can’t hold on to something that left or that wants to leave. This story begins when Opal rescue Winn-Dixie by shouting that’s my dog. She convinces the preacher to let her keep Winn-Dixie by putting his head on the preachers lap. Later on Winn-Dixie helps Opal with her…

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    Newberry Award Winners: DiCamillo, Kate. Because of Winn-Dixie. Candlewick Press, 2000. Summary: Because of Winn-Dixie is a story of a young girl, Opal, who moved from one small town in Florida to another with her father who was a preacher. Her mother left them when Opal was very young and she struggles with this throughout the book. While in the supermarket, Winn-Dixie, Opal found a dog that was tearing apart the store. She claimed the dog as hers and she and her father took the dog home. She…

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    It is a winner because the story has real life messages that readers Can learn from. It is an inspirational book for young readers and can teach how to not judge a book by its cover. This book is a short way to teach people how to take care of their dog and how to treat people correctly with respect.Most of the time opal and her dog is disrespectful this makes people laugh. This is a great first novel it joins the book without any villain. The book makes you want to read more with the charm of…

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    situation and before one knows it, his or her life has been changed completely. In a story called “Because of Winn Dixie,” this happened to a young girl named Opal Buloni. First, Opal had to move and live in a different place. After moving, she met her best friend. Does her father accept her new acquaintance? This special “friend” led her to unforgettable people and incredible adventures. At a very young age, Opal’s mother gets up one day and decides to leave her and Opal’s father behind. After…

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    In the second grade,my teacher,Ms. Lopez, read the book “Because of Winn-Dixie.” This book made me fall in love with animals. I fell in love with them because in the book, Opal helps Winn-Dixie when he is in trouble. It made me want to help animals as well. When i was in the 5th grade, i started to volunteer at the MSPCA. I started to visualize when Opal went to work at the pet store. Just like Opal said” I fell in love with him the moment i met him.” I fell in love with the puppy my mom,and…

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    Robert Scola brought forward the final ruling of Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. In the proceedings, he stated the Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. is held liable under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Article III. He further explained that there is a nexus between Winn-Dixie Store Inc.'s physical stores their website, Winn-Dixie.Com. The injunction of the case was that Mr. Gil was fully entitled to attorney fees, Winn-Dixie is required to comply with the Website Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG),…

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    position of authority, she is still a powerful force in the world of popular culture and Hollywood. Therefore, her impact on the popular culture world is very strong because whether you are a fan of her or not, you will hear about her current shenanigans. There is a reason that people consider Beyonce to be Queen B. If someone has that kind of title with people, even ones that aren’t her biggest fans, that means something. The second perspective is the idea of the popular culture being wildly…

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    help end that cycle of inequality by providing equal learning opportunities that benefit children living in poverty and minorities. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “If you can 't fly then run, if you can 't run then walk, if you can 't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” These words of a visionary is what our community must do to ensure academic success for future generations. Based on legislation, Louisiana politicians are not advocates for education. With…

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