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    A Message to Garcia

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    BOOK REPORT Name: schmukatelli Grade: E-3 Date: 20121030 Book Title: A Message To Garcia Author: Elbert Hubbard Why I chose this book: I chose to read A Message To Garcia because it was recommended to me by Marines that had read it before. I didn’t really know what to expect‚ especially to find that it was actually an essay just a little over two pages long. After reading it‚ I knew exactly why it was recommended to me. Give a brief description about

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    Nothing Is Impossible

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    stories of success. They hear about people achieving goals that are nearly impossible. I believe that nothing is impossible if you out your mind to it. The dictionary defines the word impossible as‚ incapable of occurring or being done. Throughout history the word impossible has become more and more irrelevant because of the achievement of many goals. Living in a world where technology is continuously growing‚ the word “impossible” is being used less and less. From the discovery and use of electricity

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    Anxiety

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    What is Anxiety? Anxiety is one of the most fundamental emotions shared by all species of animals. When confronted with danger‚ the fight or flight response of the sympathetic nervous system is triggered so that we are prepared to react and protect ourselves. Without anxiety and its physiological manifestations‚ such as hypersensitivity to environment and enhanced blood supply to leg muscles‚ the likelihood of harm or disaster in threatening situations would undoubtedly dramatically increase. A

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    Aims of Education

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    AIMS OF EDUCATION Education has been conceived so variously in human history‚ especially in term of its aims. Chopra (2005) defines the term ‘Aims’ as: “Long-term ambitions which may or may not be achieved‚ but which provide personal motivation and direction” (p.16). Perhaps more than other aspects of human existence‚ it is education which lends a direction to human efforts through a certain underlying ‘philosophy’: “a set of ideas about the nature of reality and about the meaning of life” (McNergney

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    anxiety

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    INTRODUCTION Modern time is characterized by an era of tension‚ anxiety‚ frustration owing to cut throat competition and increasing consumerism. In this era explosion of population and changing dimensions have brought a rapid change in socio-economic scenario of human life. The mutual relationship‚ principles of co-existence and tolerance have got a major setback in the days. These short-coming infused isolation and feeling of insecurity‚ direct or indirect lack of reliable warmth overprotection

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    stories take place in‚ or around Giltner Nebraska. They are based on Chief Haymart’s past experiences in his life. The reason behind his nickname “Chief” is when he was in a play‚ when he was younger‚ he actually shot an arrow at someone so the name naturally suck with him. All the stories have different backgrounds and meanings. He foreshadows his life to tell his countless memories about everything he remembers. It does not state that is told in chronological order. By not telling the reader what

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    Explain what you consider to be the message of ’Death of a Salesman’‚ explain how and why Miller conveys that message My interpretation of the message within ’Death of a salesman’ is that the play makes a mockery of the American Dream‚ American society and of the capitalist insanity of these times. Also it highlights parts of life and raises issues that are still relevant today such as lack of work‚ affairs and family life. We receive the message for the most part through Willy Loman and the Loman

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    God is all we have. Mary Webster used simile to convey her message. In the text she said “I didn’t feel the smashed flesh closing over it like water over a thrown stone.” This is a simile because Webster is saying she didn’t feel pain like water over a thrown rock also she is using like to show a comparison. In the text Mary Webster says “I might rub off on you like a soot or gossip.” Webster uses this simile to say that if they helped her they might be accused of witchcraft that’s what she meant

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    Standards-Based Book Report: Fiction *TITLE: The Most Dangerous Game AUTHOR: Richard Conwell # of pages: 32 *THE GENRE IS action‚ adventure‚ mystery‚ and suspense. Some characteristics of this genre are that its action packed story in which the audiences are left at the edge of their seat with the accumulating amount of action going on. Mystery and suspense are the main ingredients that keep the reader anxious and excited to see how the story unfolds itself. *THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK IS to

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    Messages

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    Messages are all around us‚ and they are able to change how successful we are in life. The messages you recieve from your enviornment dictat the way you act. For example‚ a study using children and dolls show that messages are conveyed even in the early years of life. A different study showing how our appearence can have an affect on people. In the realisic fiction by Sherman Alexie‚ "The Absolutely Ture Dairy of Part-Time Indian‚" demonstrates how messages can affect us. The main character‚ Junior

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