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The Lightning Thief
The Lightning Thief The Lightning Thief is about a 12 year old boy named Percy Jackson who is dyslexic and has ADHD. He currently goes to Yancy Academy but will soon be expelled. It all started when he went on a field trip with his school to a museum and
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The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was the first book of C.S. Lewis 's popular children's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia. It is a fairy tale about brave and honorable children in a magical land. Four siblings -Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy- are sent to the country home
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe By: Taylor Dove 3R December 10, 2011 "They shall walk after the Lord. He will rule like a lion. When He roars, then His sons shall come trembling from the west." (Isaiah 11:10) During "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", C.S. Lewis
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The Little Mermaid
"Again she looked at the prince; her eyes were already glazed in death. She threw herself into the sea and felt her body changing into foam." It is with these final words, the Little Mermaid commits suicide. This version, by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, is a stark contrast from
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The Little Prince
For the author,the grown ups are the people who is neither a children or a teenager. In short, they are the people in their adulthood (including me). And that is one of the reason why I got curious on this book. On the outside cover, you can say that this
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The Lonely Londoners
Pages 101-106 of The Lonely Londoners are the beginning of a ten-age extended stream of consciousness passage that appears toward the end of the narrative. In this section the narrator describes the summer in contrast to the winter, depicting the change in attitude, emotion and behavior that the warm weather
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The Lord of the Rings
Mark-Anthony The Lord of the Rings Review The Lord of the Rings was written by J.R.R. Tolkien. These books have an epic high fantasy story line to them and within the first chapter the book can draw you in for hours and hours and hours. In tale of Frodo Baggins
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The Loss of Creature
History, from ancient time to day, has always been an permanent issue to be concerned. However, the war is also an integral part of history. Even though the person like me who are not interested in history at all has ever heard about that the Palestine is a unpeaceful area
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The Lost Boy - Book Review
The Lost Boy The book that I have chosen covers the topic of child abuse and lives that children of abused families' lead. This book shows how a child is moved out of the only home that he has ever known to several foster homes. On his journey he learns
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The Man with the Bionic Brain and Other Victories over Paralysis
“The Man with the Bionic Brain and other Victories over Paralysis” tells a story of Matthew Nagle, who was paralyzed from the neck down after his spinal cord being stabbed. He contributed to the scientific history by being the first one to be implanted with a BrainGate system in his
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The Masque of the Red Death
The Masque of the Red Death (Guest point of view) Megan Moreno 7th Period English II Ms. Johnson The Red Death had pretty much devastated and ruined my whole country. There wasn't anything that had ever been so fatal and disturbing. The half an hour of which seemed like half
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The Meaning of Jesus - Book Review
The Meaning of Jesus, The Leading Liberal and Conservative Jesus Scholars Present the Heart of the Historical Jesus Debate. When we reflect on the meaning of Jesus, some may consider the birth of a baby to a virgin, due to the vastly celebrated Christmas story; some may think of the
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The Messenger Dialogue
Ed is glancing at his broken and bloodied face in the bathroom mirror when a knock on his door startles him. "Come in!" he yells from afar. The door opens and lo and behold, it's Audrey. She sees herself in accompanied by the Doorman following excitedly behind. As Audrey makes
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The Metamorphosis Case
The Metamorphosis In the story, "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka became about Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman that works for the same boss his parents owe money. Basically, he wakes up being an insect-like creature in which he is unable to go back to work. From this point on I
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The Mind of the Leader: How to Lead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for Extraordinary Results
“Leadership today is about unlearning management and relearning being human.” Rasmus Hougaard, The Mind of the Leader: How to Lead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for Extraordinary Results The Mind of the Leader: How to Lead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for Extraordinary Results Bibliographic information Title: The
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The Monkey Paw - Creative Writing
Title: Death in Magic Paw Purpose: to explore characters’ mindset and reflect the theme. Speaker: Mr. White’s best friend, the staff reporter- James Demer Audiences: the masses in Haze town Text type: news report Rationale: I have chosen to write a news report as I believed that the event happened
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The Monstar
Garcia Jacob Garcia February 20,2018 English 10 Oakley Period. 5 Night: Unit Essay In the book, “Night” by Ellie Wiesel, it shows that the relationship between him and his father developed in some good and bad ways. In the concentration camp, Ellie explains that it was just pure cruelty. But
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The Monster of Watchmen: The Societal Fears of Cold War Era America in Perspective
Written by the comic book legends, Dave Gibbons and the acclaimed Alan Moore, the graphic novel, Watchmen, in 1986, contains several complex characters that have almost single-handedly transformed the comic book medium [Effron]. Moore took the superhero archetype, which was once written off as to be simple-minded and childish, and
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The Movie, "10 Things I Hate About You"
The movie, "10 things I hate about you" is the modified but modern version of Shakespeare's, "Taming of the Shrew". Both the movies revolve around the main characters lives. Which are the Kate, Bianca, Petricio, and Mr.Minola (the girl's father). The similarities in the movie and the play is they
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The Necklace, the Piece of String and the Devil
The Necklace, The Piece of String and The Devil In these three stories, the characters are part of the working class. The way the author portrays these individuals is always in an unflattering light, calling them peasants, petty, clodhoppers, avaricious and implying they smell and are dirty. An article about
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The Novel Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Summary The novel Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov revolves around Humbert Humbert and his strong desire for "nymphets," or young, but sexually aware girls, mainly, "Lolita" or Dolores Haze. His desire starts at 13 with his first love, Annabel Leigh. She later dies from a deadly disease, and he never fully
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The Novel Review - I Am Not Esther
In the novel "I am not Esther", by Fleur Beale, a character I admired was Kirby. I admired her because she kept strong after her mum abandoned her, she helped Maggie and developed a strong relationship with her, and she left The Fellowship to find her mum and get her
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The Odyssey Case
The Odyssey opens with Odysseus being apprehended on the island of Ogygia, for the next seven years. Odysseus left his wife and home twenty-years before that, to join the Trojan Wars. These confrontations with Troy lasted for 10 years, and he has all the intention to go back home to
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The Odyssey Essay
Many stories are passed down from generation to generation. A very popular story is the Odyssey. In this story Odysseus has to face many trials. In these trials he has to use some of his heroic characteristics, but some he chooses the wrong thing to do. The 3 main characteristics
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The Odyssey/ Aeneid
Kiki Singh Final Paper Rough Draft INTRO: Virgil consciously incorporated The Odyssey into The Aeneid, for reasons that will be discussed. However, one can only assume that the parallel between these epics has an underlying motive. The heroes of the Odyssey and The Aeneid have many similarities, but more than
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The Ohlone Way
The Ohlone Way The Ohlone Way, by Malcolm Margolin, is the history of the Native Americans that once inhabited almost the entire Pacific coastline of North America. The book mostly focused on the Indians that surrounded the San Francisco Bay. The two main focuses of the book are the wildlife
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The Old Man and the Sea Case
At the end of Hemmingway's novel, The Old Man and the Sea, Santiago emerges undefeated. Santiago is a victor where defeat is defined as losing the willpower and hope that enable one to face challenges and learn from his mistakes. Santiago is an old Cuban fisherman who seems to be
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The one Minute Manager
The One Minute Manager The One Minute Manager is an incredible book, which I found its lessons to be not only useful at the work place, but also in everyday life. I found the book to be very insightful. The book is about people wanting to be treated fair and
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The only Thing We Have to Fear Is...120 Characters
The Only Thing We Have to Fear is...120 Characters In today's generation most people believe that cell phones are responsible for aberrant behaviors. "The article "The Only Thing We Have to Fear is ....120 Characters" it stated that most teens have cell phones that causes unusual behavior, which is why
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The Other Side of the Coin
The Other Side of the Coin People, rules, and regulations characterize a society. What makes one society different from another is its constitution and official policies, its beliefs, and the unique characteristics that define its collective identity. That said immigration has played a pivotal role in the identity of Canadian
Rating:Essay Length: 1,152 Words / 5 PagesSubmitted: January 11, 2012