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    student population. We had just under three hundred students split between all nine grades. That left roughly twenty to thirty kids per class. I was extremely used too this small environment and not exactly looking forward to the terrors of high school towering over me nor the thought of being lost in the sea of students. Over the years I was extremely imbedded in my academics. I had straight A’s for my entire time at St. Michael. I received the academic achievement award at Eighth grade promotion

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    It was always interesting‚ and while often similar‚ always changing like the progression of a good story; I absolutely love music that develops over time‚ as it makes it interesting. It looked incredibly fun to play‚ as it ranged from super quiet to in-your-face powerful‚ but I think I was attracted to it most because it was more diverse and catchy than the other pieces. It completely locked my attention in the entire time. My favorite part of the

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    19 Minutes Book Report

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    the book Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. The story begins in a small town in Sterling‚ New Hampshire. At the high school‚ you read about a routine day of students in classes. As a student runs out of class to leave for an orthodontist appointment a loud bang goes off in the parking lot‚ which turns out to be a bomb set off in Matt’s car. The students are confused by the noise and gun shots are fired. Patrick‚ the only detective on the Sterling police force (which is just stupid to have only one)‚

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    Jonathan Safran Foer

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    Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close‚ by Jonathan Safran Foer‚ explores the themes of loss‚ communication‚ and change throughout the entire novel. Each character has experienced some sort of loss‚ whether it is Oskar’s loss of his father or Mr. Black’s loss of his wife. Many characters also have issues with communication‚ such as Thomas’s inability to talk and Oskar’s communication issues. The story of the Sixth Borough‚ which Oskar’s father tells to him for a bedtime story‚ is inserted seemingly

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    refuses to obey these laws of equality. It would seem that his parents‚ George and Hazel Bergeron‚ would be upset by their son’s behavior; however‚ they are pretty much forbidden to form an opinion. Every twenty seconds‚ George is blasted by an incredibly loud sound from an ear piece which has been placed there by the Handicapper General. George‚ without the ear piece‚ is seen as a threat to society because he is intelligent. The blast of sound in George’s ear disturbs his thought pattern. Hazel

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    Primate Essay at the Zoo

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    Clay Chastain Dr. Hamilton‚ ANTH 2310-1 The Zoo Project: Nonhuman Primate Research 7 November 2006 Background Information In the world‚ a variety of primate species exist. Each species a unique function in the wild and differs‚ sometimes greatly‚ from another primate species. Two species that will be analyzed here are the Wolf’s Guenon (Cercopithecus wolfi)‚ an Old World monkey‚ and the Black-handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)‚ a

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    Editing The editing is very natural‚ and “invisible‚” with incredibly long take lengths. There are no transitions as the film consistently utilizes cutting to continuity. The film is also shown entirely in chronological order with no cross cutting‚ as if the film is entirely from Rosemary’s first person perspective. These editing techniques add to the realism as we only know as much as Rosemary does. 7. Shot lengths (extreme closeclose‚ medium‚ long‚ extreme long/establishing) The majority of the

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    Dance‚ Dance‚ Dance by Haruki Marukami The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Marukami Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Life of Pi by Yann Martel On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom Facts about the Moon by Dorianne Laux Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann What is the What by Dave Eggers The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan The Love We Share Without Knowing by Christopher Barzak Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Milke White Oleander by Janet Fitch Leaves of

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    Although Samuel raises his nine kids with generosity and affection. Samuel does not have a penny to waste‚ because he is incredibly poor. On his small farm his land is not fertile and he cannot find water. Samuel finds water for everyone else but himself. He is not rich‚ but his kindness towards everyone sets an example and shows his kids how to behave and live. All of his children are close to him and love him dearly. The

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    In the film To Kill A Mockingbird‚ prejudice is an incredibly prevalent theme. Prejudice against a person’s persona is particularly prominent when Jem‚ Scout‚ and Dill crept up to the Radleys’ Place at night and dared Jem to touch the house‚ lest he prove himself a coward. There is extremely high tension in this scene as indicated by the frightened expression on the children’s faces‚ which is shown by periodical close up shots. They were obviously scared of what they might see‚ and this emotion is

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