The book I read is called Football Genius by Tim Green. This book was not a Newberry winner but I think it should have been. The main character of this book is named Troy‚ and he lives in Atlanta‚ Georgia. His main goal is to help the Falcons go all the way to the Super Bowl this year. One day my mom brought this book home for me to read on my free time and it ended up being the best book I’ve ever read. The main character is named Troy. Troy can predict the plays in any football game‚ if you
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3 Purpose statement of this speech is to convince listeners to become Atlanta Falcon Fans by educating them on the history and achievements of this football franchise. Thesis statement of this speech ; the Atlanta falcons are the premiere football team in the NFL but have recently been shown little respect. Why should you respect the Atlanta falcons a legitimate superbowl contenders. Since 2008 the Atlanta falcons have a record of 43-21 and 26-6 record at home during the same time period . four
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Sam Spade the Anti-Hero We often look back upon Sam Spade‚ the protagonist in The Maltese Falcon‚ as the first example of the modern day detective. This modern day detective is the gruff Man who keeps his wits about him‚ always gets the ladies‚ and cracks the case in the end. Sam Spade does fit into this category and it is for that reason that Sam Spade can be properly categorized as an anti-hero. While Sam Spade is indeed the protagonist of the novel‚ he is by no means a hero in the traditional
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It is my belief that although Poe’s Dupin‚ in The Purloined Letter‚ and Hammet’s Spade‚ in The Maltese Falcon both have very unique qualities‚ they both share very similar moral codes. These codes of morality‚ they would like to believe‚ have no bearing on the world or society around them. They both follow their own moral standards and do not follow what is expected of them. As Spade repeatedly suggests that honesty and loyalty are not what he is concerned about. As it occurs in both cases‚ Dupin
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1. A static character is a character which does not change during the course of a story. Sam Spade is a static character because by the end of the book The Maltese Falcon‚ Spade still seeks his own type of justice and he still retains within him a detachment to the world as seen when he has the police take Brigid away at the end. Another character that can be viewed as static is Stevens from Remains of the Day. Although towards the middle and end of the book‚ Stevens appears to start regretting
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Shakespeare and The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammet‚ it becomes clear that this quote holds true in a much different way than originally intended. In both of these novels the women involved are anything but the innocent bystanders‚ but rather the manipulator and catalyst behind the scenes. Out of these two books‚ two strong and memorable female personas arise‚ that of Lady Macbeth‚ as well as that of Brigid O’Shaughnessy. Through both Macbeth as well as The Maltese Falcon women are portrayed in a
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Omar Johnson English 1301.214 Dr. Nancy Carothers 11 November 2008 NFL: How Does the Players Behavior Off Field Affect the Game of Football? How does the Player’s behavior off field affect the game of football? The answer to this question might surprise you. We all know that bad behavior has it own consequences‚ but does it really negatively affect the way a player plays the game of football. In recent year‚ especially since 2002 we have had a rash of NFL athletes being arrested. The
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Darnell Art History 12/7/17 Assignment 4 The piece of art is the Pendant‚ Falcon with Ram’s Head. This piece of art is currently at the Louvre in Paris‚ France. The Pendant‚ Falcon with Ram’s Head was found in the tomb that belonged to an Apis bull which was a holy being to Egyptians. It was found in the tomb Serapeum of Saqqara and it was found by a man named Auguste Mariette in the years 1851 to 1853 in France. The Pendant‚ Falcon with Ram’s Head was made from gold‚ gold leaf‚ lapis-lazuli‚ turquoise
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The Tectonics and the Black Falcon Haylie Horkheimer His name was Tecton and he was the main super hero in all of super land and he has some good power like one Flying‚ Healing Powers‚ Transformations‚ and finally Invisibilities. He was on his way to get his side kicks and they are…. The Jaguar he has the need for speed and can speed to any spot in the world. Next up we have Captain Stretch and he can stretch to any shape and size. Together they make the team called The Tectonics. On the dark
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WHO’S RAISING YOUR CHILDREN? October 19‚ 2011 By: anonymous Michael Vick four times pro bowl‚ ESPY award best NFL player‚ in 2006 Michael Vick was the highest paid quarter back for the Atlanta Falcons. Vick was sentenced to jail for 23 months‚ for the funding of dog fighting‚ and numerous deaths of dogs‚ in his very own back yard. Ben Roethlisberger offensive rookie of the year‚ two time super bowl champion‚ pro bowl 2007‚ arguably one off‚ or the best quarterbacks in this century‚ recently
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