Passionately fuelled by the multiple forms of the creative arts‚ for years I have dreamt of contributing to the world of creative writing. For about a decade I have found myself relaxed putting pen to paper‚ expressing my inner thoughts‚ whether for my own sense of pastoral care‚ or as a way of articulating ideas. I find that writing gives me the freedom to create my own world‚ create characters who bend by my rule and circumstances I find. At risk of sounding similar to a control freak‚ I find pleasure
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Characters: How can you identify with the characters you have met? How did the characters’ decisions surprise you? Did you agree with these decisions? Why or why not? Quentin Jacobsen or Q Main character High school senior Narrator (tells the story from his perspective) Grew up with Margo but they went different ways after their childhood He became a nerd‚ hanging out with his band friends (Ben and Radar) He is smart‚ careful‚ calm‚ and caring. Q changes when Margo pops into his life again
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I will begin talking about what I propose to discuss in my dissertation. Firstly the title includes two main components; who influenced Machiavelli and the second part includes who he himself influenced through his writings and actions of war and violence. I have done numerous accounts of research‚ most importantly by reading the art of war written by Machiavelli. This book consists of answering the first question of who influenced him. Throughout the book‚ there are many examples which show who
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Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy Ellington was born April 29‚ 1899 in Washington‚ D.C. Ellington’s parents James and Daisy actively supported his educational development. Duke had his first piano lesson at the age of seven or eight; this did not fancy him too much. At this time he was interested in baseball‚ which brought his first job as a peanut salesman at the Washington Senator’s games. This helped Duke overcome stage fright‚ which was of use for the future to come. With his piano lessons fading
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Legionnaires’ Disease is pneumonia that’s caused by bacteria (Center For Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2015). The name of the bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s is Legionella pneumophila. Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs; this specific type of pneumonia is serious and can threaten one’s life. The body system that is affected is the respiratory system. Another body system that can be affected is the digestive system. This disease can lead to complications such as respiratory failure‚ septic
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communities‚ I agree because I definitely feel like social media today is about maintaining and enhancing relationships already held and not necessarily trying to create new ones. * What are the four conditions of an online community described by Quentin Jones? Is anything missing from the definition? The four conditions of an online community are that it must be interactive‚ it must have more than two participants‚ it must incorporate a common/public space in which its members can meet‚ and it must
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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS JANE PITTMAN The movie that I watched is entitled‚ “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. It actually started out as a novel‚ written in 1971 by Ernest J. Gaines. It was produced as an award-winning television movie in 1973. The movie was produced by Robert W. Christiansen and Rick Rosenberg. It was directed by John Korty‚ with screenplay written by Tracy Keenan Wynn. The main actresses/actors are as follows: Cicely Tyson (Miss Jane Pittman)‚ Eric Brown/Arnold
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Quentin Staley Am Lit P2 9/30/15 The Admiral’s Letter Columbus once said “For the execution of the voyage to the Indies‚ I did not make use of intelligence‚ mathematics or maps.” simply saying that he used his mind to find his trip rather then doing the math behind it to find the correct coordinates so he sailed to sail he didn’t necessarily know where he would dock his ship. The way that this quote would relate to the current day and age would be that we still have pirates that sail without using
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Literature Imitates Life Imitates Literature How are life and literature connected? Literature has been an important aspect of society for quite a while now. It has existed for centuries and has impacted‚ changed‚ and improved many lives. Reading is my favorite thing to do. I read many types of genres‚ stories‚ and novels and I can always find a way to connect it to my life. Literature imitates life through conflicts that reflect our own‚ direct and indirect characterization that mimics how
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