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    Yuqian He The Saddest Character Wesley in Montana 1948 In Montana 1948‚ Larry Watson mainly narrates a secret and catastrophic story happened in Hayden’s family which have high prestige in Bentrock Montana‚ 1948. In this novel‚ Watson stands on a twelve-year-old boy-David Hayden’s view to talk about family tragedy which results from his uncle Frank molesting many innocent Indian girls. Therefore‚ Hayden’s family is tormented by the moral dilemma; especially Wesley- the brother

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    Montana 1948 is a 1993 novel by Larry Watson. The novel focuses on the life of young Montanan David Hayden‚ his family and the fictional town of Bentrock‚ Montana. The book was awarded the Milkweed National Fiction Prize. The book focuses on family cohesion and also getting away from your family name. In 1995‚ Larry Watson wrote the novel Justice. This novel is based on the characters Frank‚ Wes and Julian. The novel is based in the year 1899‚ 49 years before the events of Montana 1948. [edit]

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    MONTANA 1948 ESSAY TOPIC 2: Racism is the perception the colour of one’s skin determines how they can live. Indian are mistreated and misunderstood in the novel Montana 1948? Discuss In Larry Watson’s Montana 1948‚ Indians are misunderstood and wrongly judged. The main theme in Montana is racism and how strongly it played its part in society back in 1948 The book is based on twelve year old David Hayden’s memories of the events of his life in Montana. David is the son of Wesley Hayden

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    When David’s Native American housekeeper Marie Little Soldier falls ill‚ Frank Hayden‚ the local doctor and David’s uncle‚ is called. When Marie refuses medical treatment from Frank‚ David’s mother Gail discovers that Frank has been using his medical status to preyon the local Native American women. David’s father Wesley‚ the local sheriff‚ then begins to look deeper into these allegations as even though Frank is his brother‚ he must uphold justice. When Marie is found dead‚ Frank convinces the

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    In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ the Socs are the ones to blame for all of the problems. After all they are the cause of the rumble. The Socs are no good drunk 24/7 idiots who need to turn their ego down‚ and intelligence up. They screw up MANY times in the book. Yah yah‚ greasers are not perfect‚ but at least they have some common sense. And I’ll tell you why the greasers are innocent and the Socs are not. First of all‚ Johnny was justified in killing Bob. It was in self-defense‚ the

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    3.1. Theo Jansen’s "Strandbeeste" The idea for a new type of linkage came from an article in New Scientist magazine‚ concerning the work of Theo Jansen‚ a Dutch physicist / artist creating a series of kinetic sculptures‚ collectively named “Strandbeeste”‚ see Figure 3.1.1. He has constructed a wide variety of machines‚ all based on a similar principle. More of his creations can be seen at his web site [27] and in his book [28]. Figure 3.1.1 Strandbeeste by Theo

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    Birth Order It is a commonly known fact that not all children are the same‚ not even close. But at the same time‚ children follow distinct patterns based on where they are in their family ’s birth order. The only child‚ the first child‚ the middle‚ and the last all have distinct traits that can fit into each family. Not every child fits into every single characteristic‚ but virtually everyone can relate in some way or another. Many psychologists have argued that birth order is nothing but a

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    Bernadette Cristobal  Professor Christian Clark  Eng 102 ­ 3015  17 October 2013  Pg 200 W1  Advantages and Disadvantages of Birth Control  In  this  day  and  age  there  are  so  many  forms  of  birth  control  available  that  if  used  correctly  it  is  nearly  impossible  to  have  an  unplanned  pregnancy.  The  three  most  common  contraceptive  methods  include  the  birth  control  pill  which  is  filled  with  a  combination  of  estrogen and progestin‚ the condom which is a physical barrier that stops the sperm from entering 

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    Sigmeund Freud was the first psychotherapist to say: "a child’s position in the sequence of brother and sisters is of very great significance for one course of his later life" (Richardson 12). One’s birth order position (whether born first‚ second‚ last‚ etc.)‚ one’s sex (male or female)‚ and the sex of one’s siblings affects the kind of person one becomes. People often say they can’t understand "how people from the same family can be so different". What they do not realize is that each sibling

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    pregnancies nowadays has become prevalent. Every year‚ more than 360‚000 teen-aged girls who give birth in the United States‚ based on the statistics. There is a tendency that teen pregnancy that may increase the costs in terms of both social and economic of mother and children. Teenage mothers are less likely to receive proper prenatal care‚ and their children are more likely to be born before term‚ to have low birth weight‚ and to have developmental delays. Teenage mothers are less probably finish their

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