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    6 Diary Entries Alex is fourteen years old when he learns that his Uncle has died in a car accident. He finds this odd as he knows his Uncle to be a predictable character who is generally very careful. Alex’s Uncle is a banker and he therefore feels very suspicious of his death. As he is the only living relative‚ he cannot talk to any other family about the way he is feeling. As Alex is unable to talk to anyone about the way he is feeling‚ he needs to find out further information for himself

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    Meghan Lichauco Mrs. Gardner April 20‚ 2015 The Great Gatsby: Diary Entries Dear Diary‚ One lovely October day in 1917‚ I was taking a ride with the most wonderful man‚ by the name of Jay Gatsby. He had a way of making me feel so absolutely important when he looked at me. And when I talked I knew he was listening to every word that came out of my mouth. Usually when I talk everyone just takes me for a fool and barely pays any attention at all to what I’m saying. But not him. When he smiled at me

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    What Caused The Dust Bowl? ““A trip to water to rinse the grit from our lips.And then back to back to bed with washcloths over our noses. We try to lie still‚ because every turn stirs the dust on the blanket. After a while‚ if we are good sleepers‚ we forget.””(Doc. A) It was the 1930’s‚ farms are dying‚ people are leaving‚ and you are left with a choice do you stay or do you leave? The government is offering 320 free acres of land to anyone who can survive three years. Three years of what though

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    The Dust Bowl of the 1930’s‚ forced many families to move to different parts of the country‚ devastated the livelihoods of farmers; the relief was The New Deal. "Dust Bowl" was a term born in the hard times from the people who lived in the drought-stricken region during the great depression. The "Dust Bowl Days" also known as the "Dirty Thirties" took their toll on the people of this region of the country with the many extremes of weather: blizzards‚ tornadoes‚ floods‚ droughts‚ and dirt storms

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    Austin Zhuang Mr. Monroe Lit/Writ 1 12 Feb 2014 To Kill A Mockingbird: Post-Trial Diary Entry 21 November 1935 Dear Diary‚ It has come to an end of the trial‚ and all I am feeling right now is this situation‚ which feels extremely tense. Tom Robinson‚ the suspect in whom my dad‚ Atticus‚ is defending has still been considered guilty‚ even after my dad’s long speech of “equality among race” to the courthouse. I have apathy for the cruelty and harshness in the society of Maycomb

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    Diary Entry #192 April 23rd 1865 This experience has been one of the most outlandish and eerie that one could of imagined. Most things in life can be explained rationally and with little thought to the reason or logic behind them‚ however what I have experienced is quite the conflicting to what I would usually be inclined to think. There must be some type of phenomenon that makes one feel as though one has left the natural world. These occurrences leave no room for logic‚ rationalization or justification

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    His descriptions of the Dust Bowl‚ the causes and what the "bowl" looked like‚ were precise according to Alan Brinkley’s text‚ The Unfinished Nation. Steinbeck and Brinkley both wrote that the worst drought in history had struck the Great Plains and lasted for a decade in the early 1930s. And

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    Entry 1- My father is dead‚ and I am in shock. I do not know why he was killed and that makes me very curious to find out why. I am deeply depressed. My father was a great man who loved the country of Denmark. He was a great King; trusting‚ loyal‚ a man with a loving heart. I sit here and wonder why my mother is to be married to Claudius. My father has only been dead a month. Is that long enough for her to grieve? It seems to me that one month is not long enough to grieve for ones husband.

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    Dear diary‚ as it is the first time I am writing to you‚ I would like to tell a little concerning myself. My name is Romeo‚ and I come from the Montague family‚ with my dad Mr. Montague and my mum Lady Montague. I am sixteen. Not that I have a high regard for myself‚ but I have to say that I am quite attractive‚ bright and sensitive. I live in the middle of a fierce fight between my family and the Capulet’s. This battle has started ages before I was born‚ and will keep on going for generations and

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    vale and returning home. As we we’re walking back Gaius explained to me that the reason Marcus kept his apartment very sparse is because‚ as the building keeps catching fire‚ he can no longer afford to keep rebuying furniture. This will be my last diary entry before I return home tomorrow as I doubt I will have time to stop and write. I’ve had such an incredible time here experiencing urban life‚ although I have to admit‚ I miss my home even more… I can’t wait to get back! Segment of a letter …. Although

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