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    There is this idea that heroes inevitably reflect their country. When you think about it historical heroes exist as receptacles of a nation’s hopes and dreams. They are the guiding lights‚ the individuals who helped shape the nature of a people. Heroes are‚ in other words‚ can be considered the soul and conscience of a country. Their philosophies‚ ideals‚ and examples acting as the benchmarks for right collective action. That‚ as well‚ is why each generation must recast their nation’s heroes in new

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    Jackeline Elizabeth Chang Chang 1 Ms. Carr EMS30 24TH‚ March‚ 2010 The Little Mermaid The Little Mermaid is a film made in November‚ 17th‚ 1989. It was written by John Musker and Ron Clements. This is the story of a mermaid named Ariel‚ youngest daughter of King Triton‚ who is dissatisfied with life in the sea. She longs to be with the humans above the surface. She dreams of going on land. She is often caught in arguments with her father over those "barbaric

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    Grave Lumps & Wishbones Like all stories told late in a man’s life‚ this one begins with his prostate. A calamitous long distance phone call to a Father’s daughter will end it. Double stuffed between these two crisp cookie shell perspectives is a rich‚ hokey-pokey‚ cream filling. So‚ cheek to cheek and with happy feet‚ follow the pied piper’s lead and march locked in step with the carnival’s Conga line to the rhythmic‚ stylized soft shoe three step shuffle (and kick)‚ of this picnic choreographed

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    Nicole Wager Mueller English 9 pre-AP‚ p.6 7 May 2012 Marine Life Dangers As the end of school draws near‚ and summer gets closer with every ticking second‚ kids and teens are ready to be set free from school. Now they’ll be spending all their time with friends‚ hanging out at places like the movies‚ the mall or maybe even the beach. At the beach‚ they’ll have a fantastic time playing volleyball and looking at the cute sea animals off the pier‚ but when the days over and it’s time to leave they

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    a Poet A. Earlier background before he ventured into war novels B. Early critics on his works C. Developments as a war novelist III. The Nature of Love in Remarque’s Works A. “All Quiet on the Western Front” B. “Flotsam” IV. Conclusion Draga 1 Erich Maria Remarque’s Works as Representations of the Nature of Love “We have to believe in the future‚ in a better future. The world wants peace …” – Erich Maria Remarque‚ in an

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    lives into action. Both are just staring emptily: he at the book‚ she at the shadows. They seem physically‚ mentally and emotionally worlds apart. In the second stanza‚ the poet remarks on how their old bodies are like the waste or leftovers [‘flotsam’] from their years of passion. Now that their passion is dead‚ the have grown physically apart‚ without visible affection or physical contact. Any slight touching they do is a reminder of how unemotional they are. Perhaps this thought is accompanied

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    “...Follow the Yellow Brick Road. Follow the Yellow Brick Road?” Like Dorothy‚ I’ve wondered that many times myself. Should I follow the Yellow Brick Road? This time‚ however‚ the Yellow Brick Road is my passion‚ and the Emerald City is college. Do I really want to risk pursuing a theatre major in college? Coming from a strict family‚ I knew that my parents had set high goals for me. Like the usual Asian parent stereotype‚ my mother and father wanted me to pursue a career in a higher field‚ especially

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    CHAPTER 1 – Do You Know About Storks? 1. How many children go to the school in Shora? 2. Who is the biggest of the schoolchildren? 3. The author says ‘we really should have started with Lina’. Why does he say that is? 4. What lesson does Lina interrupt to tell the teacher and the class about her story? 5. Why is Lina interested in storks? 6. What do the boys know about storks? 7. What task does the teacher set for the children to do? 8. Why do you think

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    The second stanza looks into the past and future of their relationship. The are tossed up like ’flotsam’- like wreckage from a ship. They are the leftovers of a former passion‚ floating aimlessly. There is a sense that there is some feeling between them with the words ’or too much’. Perhaps there is something left between them‚ but because of the lack of communication they don’t know how to express it anymore. It would be so out-of-the blue now that they don’t dare show it. The line ’chastity

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    Oklahoma! The Musical That Changed The World Two great writers of American musical theatre‚ Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II‚ had one common idea. They wanted to present to the American public a new‚ revolutionary musical that would stand out among the rest. They wanted to make an impact on the societies of the era. They wanted to be creative and do something that was considered rebellious. When they finally combined their ideas together they created an American masterpiece: Oklahoma

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