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    Grandmas‚ the ones that cook for you and give you candy are the ones that love you for who you are and let you get away with things they wouldn’t let their own kids get away with. Some grandmas can’t even walk when they get up in age‚ but then there are some like mine who at the age of 83 are doing things other 83 years olds don’t and shouldn’t be doing. Most people would expect an 83 year old grandma to be knitting‚ light cooking‚ playing bingo and slowly walking her way to church. Not my grandmother

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    Behind the Suit Have you ever been wondering what your life is about? And what it is for? Well‚ practically I don’t know. I don’t even know who I am‚ where I am‚ why I am here. All the people lied to me. All! Including my parents; I remember their lies but I blurry remember their face. Is my mom beautiful? What is going on? The truth is: I didn’t ever know. When I was 7 years old‚ I realized I am extremely different; I live in my grandmother’s house not in my parents’ house‚ not anymore. She is the

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    Gary Paulsen

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    Chaz Tropea Instructors name Class Info Date Idk a title yet Gary Paulsen? Who is Gary Paulsen? Hes an amazing American writer who’s published over 200 books and magazine articles. Born May 17‚ 1939. Most well known for his tales of the Wilderness in the book‚ “Hatchet” He won the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Assosiation in 1997 for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens. Gary Paulsen was born in Minneapolis‚ Minnesota‚ where his extended family resided‚ to Oscar

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    Gary Ridgeway

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    Male Serial Killers: Gary Ridgeway In the summer of 1982‚ one of the nation’s worst and deadliest serial killers would start a killing spree that would last for almost 2 decades. This killer was known as the “Green River Killer‚” but his real name was Gary Leon Ridgway. Ridgeway would murder numerous women in and around the Seattle‚ Washington area during the 1980s and the 1990s. When he was captured in 2001‚ Ridgway had admitted to killing 48 plus women. (Rule‚ 2004) Though‚ it is still believed

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    home. It was a short distance but a long drive due to the hectic city traffic. I don’t remember much of the drive because I had slept most of the way home. Finally‚ we arrived at the house and we greeted the rest of our family. I walked in the front door to see me little brother Garrett‚ my stepmom Jolene‚ and my Grandma Velda. I immediately recognized the smell of fresh christmas cookies sitting on the counter. It was almost as if I could smell each ingredient‚ the sugar‚ the flour‚ and even the

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    Gary Nash

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    In the essay written by Gary Nash‚ he argues that the reason for the American Revolution was not caused by the defense of constitutional rights and liberties‚ but that of "material conditions of life in America" were not very favorable and that social and economic factors should be considered as the driving factor that pushed many colonists to revolt. The popular ideology which can be defined as resonating "most strongly within the middle and lower strata of society and went far beyond constitutional

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    Rating: 4: Grandma is a heartwarming book that goes through a change that children might experience as well. I enjoyed this book because Shepherd went about the transformation in a comforting way. Grandma’s story should be shared with children so that they can understand that family changes are bound to happen‚ and that everything will be okay. Annotation: Oscar has the best Grandma in the world and loves her very much. They play‚ laugh‚ and always have fun when they are together. When Grandma gets a

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    Grandma Moses is a commonly used name of Anna Mary Robertson Moses. This is the American painter known for her start of career at advanced age. Another notable feature is the absence of any artistic education by Grandma Moses. The style of Moses is often regarded as simplistic. She created paintings in a rural style using simple techniques. Most of the paintings of Grandma Moses depict landscapes. However‚ she herself and her paintings are widely known in the United States and abroad. The work A

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    Gary Paulsen

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    1. PAULSEN IS A MAN OF THE LAND. From a young age‚ Gary Paulsen was rounding up his own meals in the forest‚ but also providing his own clothing and shelter‚ too. He told TeachingBooks.net in a 2010 interview‚ “I was raised on farms by people who didn’t have Wal-Mart. They had to make their own sleds‚ harnesses‚ clothing‚ etc.” 2. ... AND HE’D STILL RATHER MAKE HIS OWN CLOTHES. Even today‚ he prefers many homemade products to store-bought ones. “Look at Inuit clothing. Their stuff still works

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    Interviewing My Grandma

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    The person I am interviewing is my grandma‚ Chong Xiong‚ who is 64 years old. At this time‚ what she considered the most important in her life are her children. As for me‚ I also considered my family important as well as school because I want to have a good career to support my family. My grandma and I both think that family is important because it is where we go to when we need help. However‚ I still consider other things important like school because I am still young and still emerging as an adult

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