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    forefinger and thumb, suddenly threw it upon the fire. White, with a slight cry, stooped down and snatched it off.” This showed that S.M. Morris already had his share of bad luck from the cursed object. “‘Hold it up in your right hand and wish... but I warn you of the consequences.’” This explicitly warns Mr. White, but he doesn’t seem to notice or…

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    others well and help others out, your actions show the type of person you are. Like in the story “What, of this goldfish, would you wish?” Sergei would be looked as the type of person that is caring and puts others needs before his. He had a magical goldfish who granted him 3 wishes. His first wish used up when they discovered cancer in his sister the type of lung cancer that you don’t get better from. Sergei used up his second wish on Svetas son which was…

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    see, we’re going to think it’s okay; however, whenever we obtain a certain age, we are supposed to accumulate a certain level of common sense to know what is right and what’s wrong. To begin with, a short story called “What of this Goldfish would you Wish’ is written by Etgar Keret. This is a story with plenty of explanations of how we are shaped as human beings and would probably be recommended for advice about this topic. It is about a man who is loving, caring and always trying to help…

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    This story involves a enchanted, mummified monkey paw that is said to have the power to grant three wishes to three different people. As the Whites make their wishes, they realizes that they would have been better off without this talisman. How can a wish be twisted to bring such an unintended result? At the beginning, the Whites are waiting for a friend who is in the military that is coming over. They are especially excited because they rarely have visitors to their house. When the friend…

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    James Hoover Short Story

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    James Hoover laughed. “ Finally, in 1932, I have created the first nuclear reactor!” James is like a monkey, he can never stay still. “Henry, you choose the perfect place for our lab. No one will find us in Madagascar! This place loves us!Because of this, you get to push The Button!” Henry had mixed feelings about this. He didn’t want to damage the uninvolved animals. Still, duty calls. Henry hesitantly hammered The Button . Consequently, the machine hummed and the two animals shifted…

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    wishes remaining. Mrs White realizes that the family still have two wishes and requests that Mr White should wish back her son to life. Mr White doesn't want to however as he realizes what the consequence can be but Mrs White nags him into it, they wake up to a knock on their door and Mrs White runs to answer the knocking, Mr White fears this wish as he realizes the consequences this wish could hold. “The Monkey’s Paw” tells how when given something so powerful, people's arrogance can take over…

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    theater. He couldn't feel comfortable because he was nervous. But Jin lost his might by kissing Suzy Nakamura and she smacks him by saying “What are you doing?!”and “What’s wrong with you, Jin?”(188). Suzy left so mad when Jin kissed her, later there was a big hit in Jin’s face. Then Wei-Chen when to Jin’s house by saying, “why-what is a reason...why you kiss?”(189). He couldn't even talk right because he was so mad with Jin and Wei-Chen smack Jin in the left side of his face. In particular, in…

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    both the movie and the text was the beginning when the son and dad play chess. Then they wait for the sergeant. Next the sergeant tells about how he gained the monkey’s paw. The dad then took the monkey’s paw. In both movie and book, the dad makes a wish for 300 pounds. So therefore the son dies. The dad recieves the money out of the conversation In my opinion both the movie and the book are both very strange, confusing, and some very inapropriate words in the movie. The book was more…

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    Lhasa Apso Pups of Ancient China Meet The Mischievous Monkey of Siam Annie Pooh, Princess Pup series creator Steven Farkas takes Annie Pooh and MarLee to a new adventure, minus the diplomatic crisis. Fans of Annie Pooh and MarLee, rejoice. The cute and cuddly royal pups are back. A funny yet action-packed adventure awaits readers, young and old, in creator Steven Farkas’ Annie Pooh, Princess Pup, Monkey Shines: Annie Pooh and MarLee Meet Sangee the Monkey. Published by AuthorHouse, Annie…

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    Stereotypes In Zoos

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    Once Upon a Time, a long time ago in a magical zoo, there was a monkey who just wanted to fit in, his name was, Allawhhhhhhhh Ofbananas. Allawhhhhhhhh was normal except for his magical power of shooting bananas out of his hands and eyes, but one power he had yet to discover was picking thing up with his mind. All of the other animals judged his powers and made fun of him for not being truly magical. Although, there was one animal who was Allawhhhhhhhh’s friend his name was Mr. Plumpy. Mr. Plumpy…

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