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    Roughing it OEQ Kyle Poeckh 1/11/16 First‚ Mark Twain had many jobs because his father died when Mark was 13. He quitted a lot of jobs because they were hard. Mark was a store clerk. He got fired at a food store because he ate all the sugar. He was a clerk at a bookstore‚ until customers kept asking him questions and Mark was getting annoyed. Next‚ Mark was not willing to work for the Virginia Newspaper Company‚ but he took his chances. Mark found out that the Virginia Paper needed people for

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    In Aldous Huxley’s Brave new World‚ John the savage is undeniably the most complex character misfortunate enough to be influenced by the dystopian society illustrated in the future. The characteristics that Huxley uses to define John not only add to that complexity‚ but also reveal the inevitable demise of one who has been denatured by the dystopian society- despite moral beliefs‚ knowledge of literature to understand the world‚ and the desperation for self-exploration. In the dystopia of Western

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    ----------- The Mienshao opened her eyes and gasped loudly. She could instantly feel that she was sitting in a very uncomfortable position in small‚ enclosed space. The ground felt cold and metallic. It was obviously some kind of cage. The Mienshao looked down to her stomach and rubbed it‚ relieved to feel that her unborn baby was unharmed. "Richard‚ long time‚ no see buddy. How’ve you been?" a voice spoke happily. "Dr. Feinburg‚ it sure is great to see you again‚" replied a second voice

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    The Chapel I sat in was lined with wooden pews‚ unadorned as befitted the sombre mood. Inside the atmosphere was oppressive and a faint mustiness hung in the air. I was vaguely aware of the murmurs and rustlings of the other mourners as they took their seats. I dabbed my eyes with the hanker-chief as the deeply moving and melancholy chords of “Amazing Grace” began to filter through the stony walls. Ahead of the pews the mahogany casket was polished to a glossy shine and adorned with pale pink

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    Vacation to remember On a beautiful day in July‚ the sun shone brightly above the ocean where a sail boat leisurely floated. A pirate‚ named Nabarun who is the captain of his own boat‚ along with his friend Paandu were sailing on the coast of Vancouver. Nabarun and Paandu had come from India and had been best friends for 10 years; they had big dreams of travelling the world together because Nabarun was a pirate and owned his own sail boat which made it easier for them to travel and see family

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    Antwan Mansour S_113 Announcer: “ C_Copy2 and C_Copy 7 to super stage‚ report now.” “ What do you think all of this is about S_112 ?” “ I have no clue‚ they might have some sickness or might be polluted.” “Yea”‚ every time I talk to her I feel something in me that keeps me attracted to her‚ a bond maybe. Polluted‚ that word struck my head‚ what can it be? Thinking as I was strolling through the corridor until I approached a steel door called stage 3 with a sign saying “no

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    One by one‚ the raindrops fell onto my head as I looked out onto the front yard‚ eagerly waiting for the postman to make his delivery. Feeling my hair drenched and frizzing up didn’t make me flinch as it usually did. There was only one thing that could summon that feeling. In the distance I could start to hear the grumble of the postman’s bike. As my ears twitched to the nearing of the roaring sound‚ I immediately got up off the veranda and paced towards the front gate. It was only a minute later

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    AMERICAN LITERATURE – PUDD’NHEAD WILSON AND THOSE EXTRAORDINARY TWINS This story written by Mark Twain speaks about the Siamese twins farce‚ a touch of revenge and the search and the fingerprint plot have in common as an underlying theme of the identity problem. The Siamese twins are symbolic of this problem‚ two different personalities soldier with the same body‚ on the one hand is entinede that these siblings have a confusion of identities‚ and on the other to pursue and have the attempt to establish

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    internet The creation of the internet has affected society and individual’s life in many positive ways.Individuals‚companies‚and institutions use the internet in many ways.Companies and institutions use the internet to provide their own profit‚including advertising‚selling‚buying...etc.The use of the e_mail over the internet has greatly increased communication between companies and other individuals.Although there are some disadvantages‚the internet is still considered an advancement‚which holds

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    It was a beautiful fall weekend; the sunlight shined enough to provide just the right amount of warmth to make it the perfect picnic day. I was on my way to meet my parents for the annual South Florida Police and Fire bar-b-que. I knew that there was a chance that he would be there since a good part of his family is fire fighters. I have been organizing‚ planning‚ helping‚ running‚ and attending this event ever since I can remember‚ and there had only been a few times that he showed up because the

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