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    For Stephen King‚ Carrie was a wasted of time‚ he also tossed the first pages in the garbage can. An horror fiction history about about a girl with a crazy religious mother and a lot people who annoy her‚ then she discover that has telekinetic power. Even so‚ his wife thought that it was a good idea and conviced him to continued and sent it to cavallier magazine.As result‚ he recived a telegram telling him that Carrie is a Doubleday’s book and it became the first Stephen King’s published book.

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    be an amazing role model in today’s messed up society. Mr. Hawkins‚ I think Carrie Underwood should come here to speak to us‚ the student body. Carrie Underwood is really polite‚ vigorous‚ and beneficial. One reason I selected Carrie Underwood would have to be about her politeness towards her fans and haters. Some pop singers have a really bad lack of respect for their fans like Justin Bieber‚ but Carrie Underwood has a great responsibility with her fans. She believes kindness wins

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    Stacy Frakes ENGL1213 23 October 2010 Who Am I Suppose to Be When I first read the poem “Lost Sisters‚” by Cathy Song‚ I was under the impression it was about a Chinese women who held great pride for her Chinese culture and who was frowning on the choice of her sister‚ who made the decision to move to America from China. After further investigation‚ I discovered that Song’s poem “Lost Sisters‚” explains the story of a woman who is facing the difficult realities of being a Chinese immigrant.

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    An introvert‚ feminist‚ and perfectionist‚ interviewing Carrie was a breath of fresh air because I have never befriended someone so set in stone in knowing who she is. In fact‚ she had a hard time determining her favorite movie‚ show‚ and book because she has so many. For instance‚ out of all her favorites‚ her most favorite movie is Guardians of the Galaxy‚ her favorite show is Doctor Who‚ and her favorite series is the Carrie Diaries‚ and she makes sure to emphasize that she does not favor the

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    author is showing the readers that sister Cora does not particularly like Avla Jane’s mother. In my book the husbands of the community are supposed to take on multiple wives to have many children. Sister Cora is the first wife and Alva Jane’s mother is the fourth wife. MAny times throughout the story the author has shown the jealousy that takes place in the house between sister Cora and sister Sherrie. I also believe the author has used that quote to show that sister Cora doesn’t like Alva Jane either

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    King’s books‚ especially in Carrie. The main and most important symbols in the book is religion and blood. The main and most important rituals in the book are the prom night and the menstruation. Carrie is written in a third person perspective. Religious symbols are used in many different books as a symbol for horrors‚ suffering‚ sacrifice and as a battle against sin. Religion in Carrie is mainly used as a symbol for her mother’s Margaret extreme faith. The house where Carrie lives is filled with religious

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    horror film Carrie was arguably the start of the now booming horror movie franchise‚ with Sissy Spacek in the spotlight. In the film Spacek attempts to portray Carrie White‚ a shy‚ soft-spoken‚ loner type with new found telekinetic abilities. Carrie White aims to go through High School unnoticed‚ but a series of unfortunate events leave her the victim of many cruel jokes. With a religious fanatic for a mother‚ and the new found attention of some mean girls‚ and a potential love interest‚ Carrie tries to

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    Carrie Nation believed that alcoholism was one of the main causes for disruption in society. Nation was married to an alcoholic who later then died‚ thus pushing her to fight for prohibition. Carrie Nation is historically significant due to her crusade toward alcoholism which contributed to the ratification of the eighteenth amendment. She was also one of the first women to put together a successful protest. Nation was an advocate for women’s rights and her actions inspired more women to become brave

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    and talented singer and song writer Carrie Underwood has recently flaunted her newer slimmer body after her first kid at the venue of Shape Magazines. Carrie Underwood was the winner of the fourth season of American idol back in 2005. The gorgeous singer was rumored that she has gained weight due to her first pregnancy. Carrie’s outfit designer has admitted that she has went to her slimmer size quite faster. After the birth of her first son Isaiah Michael‚ Carrie begins to feel so many changes in

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    had the most impact on me is Mrs. Carrie‚ better known as Mrs. “Cool Cat” Carrie. Mrs. Carrie was my second grade teacher. I don’t think I knew at the time how great she was at her job‚ but looking back it isn’t hard to see. Mrs. Carrie was creative in her lessons and clearly loved her job. There are two things that stand out most about Mrs. Carrie’s teaching when I look back. First‚ is her reward system for when we were practicing our spelling words. Mrs. Carrie would call on a student and if you

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