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Happy Birthday Coffee Shop
1,054 words
... r a while? Then why did you write that you are
going to stay there for 7 months?"Because it looks
cool, doesn't?"Ok, whatever you say, when are you
leaving?"I'm not sure, I haven't decided it yet.
Linda, just sit down on the sofa for a minute, I
will bring you the diary, ok?" I was waiting for
him for more than a minute, and started to be
curious and suddenly, I could hear a song. It was
"Happy birth day to you" from The New Kids On The
Block. And John was bringing a cake with 20
candles on ...
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Hard For Paul Dressing Station Kat
571 words
"All Quiet on the Western Front" was written in a
first person style. The story was told by Paul
Based, a nineteen year old student, convinced to
enlist with the German army by his schoolmaster,
Kantorek. Along with many of his friends from
school, he is trained under Corporal Himmelstoss,
a strictly disciplined commander who dislikes Paul
because of his "defiance. " When sent to the
front, Paul, along with his other friends, made
new friendships that would last throughout time.
His newly made f...
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French And Indian War Fort Duquesne
691 words
The French and Indian War was caused by the
worldwide struggle for empire by France, Spain,
and England. The fighting of these countries often
times spilled over into North America, where
colonist were dragged into three wars: King
Williams War, Queen Annes War and King Georges
War, these wars lasted between 1689 and 1748. With
the threat of war breaking out in Europe, the
prospect of more colonial warfare remained. To
gather a plan of defense and to gain Iroquois as
allies, representatives from...
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York New York 1982 York New York Rainbow
1,076 words
... ain bow. This theory is also seen in tribes of
Africa and civilizations in Brazil. It is an
important figure in rites of initiation and
rainmaking, carrying often a dangerous and
destructive character. The rainbow is said to be
the cause of draughts in those parts of the world.
The rainbow draws the water up to the sky, from
where it falls down to the earth again. This in
itself is not a bad thing but since the water is
drawn up from everywhere, rivers, lakes and wells,
it is a danger to hum...
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Musical Theatre Great American
1,100 words
There are many great American choreographers of
our time. It is through their creative genious
that musicals and movies are made memorable. If it
wasn't for the work of these choreographers,
musical theatre wouldn't be what it is today. It
is because of these choreographers that musical
theatre is what it is. These choreographers
brought to musical theatre dance technique that
was only once used in ballet. In fact it was
because of this that ballet and jazz, as well as
all the other forms of dan...
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Terrifying Past Joy Luck Club
926 words
In the novel The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, four of
the main characters have a secret in their past
that haunt them constantly. Suyuan Woo, An-mei
Hsu, Lindo Jong, and Ying-ying St. Clair all have
terribly bad experiences in China. These women try
to escape their past by moving to America, but
their memories still disturb them. Not only does
it plague their own minds, but it also affected
their daughters lives and the way they were
raised. Each of these women experienced terrible
events in their ...
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Caesar Knew Roman People
817 words
Ronald Syme, the author of the assigned passage,
is one of the leading ancient historians of the
present. He was an Oxford professor, and wrote the
Roman Revolution in the late 1930 s. To Syme,
one-person rule was not appealing to him. He lived
in a time of WWII, and leaders like Hitler. By the
time Syme began to write, there was much more
research on the dismal side of Caesars monarchy
than earlier authors, such as Theodor Mommsen had.
Syme argues that in the Roman Revolution, Caesar
could not ...
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Billion Dollars Family Problems
900 words
Picture this situation: A man who is having
problems at home and is low on cash decides to go
to a casino and try his luck. He places small bets
at first, wins a few times, and feels great.
Eventually the risk becomes too little for him,
and he begins to bet more. He begins losing the
bigger bets and soon loses all of his money. He is
trapped in an emotional rut as he remembers the
great feeling he got from winning, and begins
borrowing money to try to cover his debts. His
gambling accelerates t...
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Mother Daughter Relationship Joy Luck Club
1,074 words
My mothers expression was what devastated me: a
quiet, blank look that said she lost everything.
(p. 143, The Joy Luck Club) In the novel, The Joy
Luck Club, by Amy Tan, the characters Suyuan and
Jing-Mei (June) have a tumultuous mother-daughter
relationship: one that ultimately is composed of
conflict and commitment for one another. Their
opposing ideas and beliefs is the product of their
life experiences, which are drastically different.
This and their lack of communication are
responsible for...
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Coat Of Arms Love Of God
625 words
Poe's, The Cask of Amontillado is a story about
fear and revenge. The story begins with
Montressor's vow of revenge, foreshadowing future
actions. "The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had
borne as best I could; but when he ventured upon
insult vowed revenge... " Montressor had to be
sure not to raise suspicion of what he was going
to do Fortunato. Montressor knew that Fortunato
had a weakness that he could use towards his
advantage. Fortunato prided himself in being a
connoisseur of fine wines....
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Ancient Greece Ancient Greek
945 words
The Mask of Apollo" revolves around the adventures
of Nikeratos, a young actor who travels the
countryside of ancient Greece and Sicily while
performing in various plays. In one play, Kadmos
by Sophocles the Younger, Nikeratos is required to
wear an old mask of Apollo as part of his costume.
The mask is fifty years old and is rumored to
bring good luck. Nikeratos is impressed with the
mask and comes to believe that it possesses
special powers. He begins to make reverent
gestures toward it as whe...
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Jing Mei Woo Joy Luck Club
1,236 words
? The Joy Luck Club? By Amy Tan In the novel, The
Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan, the characters Suyuan
and Jing-Mei Woo have a mother-daughter
relationship bothered by conflict, but ultimately
constructed of love and commitment for one
another. Because of major differences in the
environments in which the two were raised and life
experiences in which the two had, these two women
have some opposing ideas and beliefs. This and the
lack of communication between these two women are
responsible for many ...
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La Paz Good Example
1,009 words
Ever since Midas lust for gold, it appears to be
that man has acquired a greed and appetite for
wealth. Juana, the Priest, and the doctor have all
undergone a change due to money. They are all
affected by their hunger for wealth and injury are
the base for their own destruction, and the
destruction of society. Steinbecks The Pearl is a
study of mans self destruction through greed.
Juana, the faithful wife of Kino, a paltry peasant
man, had lived a spiritual life for what had
seemed like as long ...
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Bad Luck Strong Character
563 words
To some people, high school is a fun and growing
experience but for me, it was four years that I
could have lived without. My memories of high
school consist of a few smiles tangled with an
abundance of silent solitude and heartbreak. I
understand now, three years later that people make
their own happiness within themselves. It is all a
matter of the right mindset to pave the road to a
satisfying lifestyle. But as a teenager, all I
resorted to was the belief that lifes contentment
would find me ...
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Huck Huckleberry Finn
979 words
How Huck Uses His Creativity, Luck, and Wits to
Get Rid of the Pits What would you do if you were
a young teenager traveling down the Mississippi
River, not knowing where to sleep that night or
find food for your next meal? That is the dilemma
faced by Huckleberry Finn, and Huck always found a
lot of trouble. When most people are in trouble
they either take the easy way out and lie, or they
use their creativity and wit. The protagonist of
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain,
uses m...
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Played A Major Role Characters In The Book
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Huck Finn Ben Goo In the novel Huck Finn, the 3
subjects of slavery, racism, and superstition all
play an important role in the personality traits,
expectations and actions of almost all of the
characters in the book. The book relied on these
subjects as not only as a base for satire in the
book but also as a great source of conflict within
the entire text. The guilt that Huck felt, as
expressed here says I I wont let no run away
niggers get by me if I can help it. I got aboard
the raft feeling ...
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Quit His Job Grocery Store
771 words
17 Initiation Story English 102 17 February 1997
Initiation story A 038; P, written by John
Updike, is based on a moment in the life of a
cashier. He was known as Sammy and he referred to
his position in the grocery store as a slot
checker. Sammy spent his time watching and
wondering about customers. One day, while working,
three girls dressed in bikinis entered the store
and attracted his attention. He describes the
three girls movements and watches them as they
roam throughout the store. Eve...
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Bad Luck White Kids
1,293 words
How do you tell a story of a boy who was raised
right but turned out wrong? Do you focus on key
events during the course of his life, or do you
examine his life in sequence from birth? In his
compelling essay Our Time, John Edgar Wideman has
the responsibility of telling the story of the boy
who turned out wrong... The boy is Wideman s
younger brother and black sheep of the family
Robby. Wideman uses three voices and three events
to tell his brother Robby s story. The three
voices that Wideman b...
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Rime Of The Ancient Mariner Cycle Of Life
669 words
In Lines Composed A Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey,
Wordsworth uses imagination to help him and others
to live in the physical world peacefully. He
recalls playing in Tintern Abbey, a forest nearby
there and played in it when he was young. Now he
comes back for different reasons. He escapes the
world which is individualism and goes to the
forest to get away from all the burden. He tells
his young sister that she can always come here to
get away from her problems as well. In the poem,
Wordsworth u...
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Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn Loaf Of Bread
697 words
Superstition, a word that is often used to explain
bad luck, misfortune, the super natural, and the
world that is not known. In the novel The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain,
superstition playe an important role that
resurfaces several times throughout the book. A
belief that a hair ball can tell the future, a
loaf of bread containing quicksilver can point out
a dead carcass, and touching a snake skin with
bare hands will give you the worst bad luck, are
all examples of some of the ...
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