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    The Big Sleep: Point of View “I was neat‚ clean‚ shaved and sober‚ and I didn ’t care who knew it” (Chandler 3). In The Big Sleep‚ a hardboiled crime novel published in 1939 by Raymond Chandler‚ the protagonist‚ Philip Marlowe‚ effectively relates to his audience through first person point of view. Although there are several benefits of third person point of view‚ in first person readers are able to engage in the story and feel apart of the investigation. Chandler does this by providing Marlowe’s

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    The story takes place primarily in Auburn‚ Maine at Mile 81 an abandoned rest stop on I-95 in Maine. The rest stop was surrounded by a fence‚ but now most of it has been torn down. There is a row of orange traffic cones in the parking lot. The former restaurants and shops are now boarded up. However‚ there are signs all over that people come to the rest stop to get high or drunk. The events occur around Easter in 2011. Point of View The story is told from a first and third person point of view. The

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    Can this story Be Saved Last summer I was constantly reminded of the dreaded family visit to Aunt Martha’s farm. It annoyed me that she had a colorful garden that needed constant attention. I also sunburned easily but Aunt Martha didn’t care I was in pain. When I was at Aunt Martha’s I found it necessary to wake up at 5:45 which is the same time I wake up for school. I did this because of all chores and yard work. Trudging through the pain of my severe sunburn and aching body I always finished

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    stronger. Then I realized that the breath was from Tuttle Creek Lake. At this time‚ a gust of wind blew on my face and I felt I seemed to be beyond the reality and subject to any bondage no longer. I sat on a rock nearby the lake and watched Tuttle Creek Lake. Under the deep gray sky‚ Tuttle Creek Lake was so tolerance and endless. It looked like a big mirror in calm on the lake formed a small sky and even hold the hazy moon in the sky. But this time this moon was not hazy‚ it showed bright light.

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    when rubbed on ebonite. acetate‚ glass‚ wool or human hair One piece of glass is rubbed with silk. A second piece of glass is rubbed with a rubber balloon. What will be the charge on both pieces of glass The glass will have a positive charge when rubbed with either silk or rubber. Which piece of glass will have a stronger charge and explain why. The glass rubbed with rubber will have a stronger positive charge because rubber and glass are further apart on the

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    are part of this creaton. We are created through his image and likeness. You cannot say that man is only a neither baby nor soul. These two elements constitute a man. One may exist without the other element but with a meaningless life. We must be grateful that we had these two elements. Although we have these two elements‚ we can’t say that we can survive or live alone. As the saying‚ “No man is an island”‚ God has given us life for us to have a fruitful and meaningful learning in this world. He also

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    1. What was your initial repose to this story? Like it? Hate it? - My initial response to the story was the fact that I liked it. I thought that it had the feel of a Fable or a Fairy Tale having this flow made reading the story more enjoyable and very rhythmic in my head. 2. How do you interpret Donald’s story about Pete hitting his stitches? Was Pete trying to get rid of Donald? What could his reason have been? - I interpret Donald’s story about Pete hitting his stitches as just an older brother

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    What decision does an author make before deciding which point of view to tell their story? Does it really matter? Can the point of view of a story can shape the reader entire experience? There are three different point of views‚ fist‚ second‚ and third. First person is told from one characters point of view‚ which limits the facts and gives the reader just the one character opinion of the story. Second person treats the reader as the main character in a story. Third person is all knowing‚ it can

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    ‘The Miracle Worker’ from the point of view of language Helen Keller‚ blind‚ deaf‚ and mute since infancy because of a severe case of scarlet fever‚ is in danger of being sent to an institution as her inability to communicate has left her frustrated and violent. Unable to communicate her desires‚ the isolated Helen flew into uncontrollable rages that terrified her helpless family. In desperation‚ her parents seek help from the Perkins Institute‚ which sends them a "half-blind Yankee schoolgirl"

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    Death from a Buddhist and Christian Point of View "You will be with me today in paradise‚" Jesus Christ told this to the thief on the cross while they were dying. However‚ can people believe that there is truly life after death? In many different religions there are different perceptions of life after death. For example in the Buddhist religion‚ the Buddhist people believe that life is practice for death. Professor Brown‚ of California State University of Northridge stated‚ "The Buddhist people

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