English I: Lord of the Flies Static and Dynamic Characters Static Character: A character in a literary work who does not change during the course of the story. Dynamic Character: A character who changes during the course of a literary work. The changes dynamic characters undergo affect their attitudes and beliefs. Directions: Looking back over the first five chapters of Lord of the Flies‚ find at least one quotation in each chapter that gives an indication of that character’s personality
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Football and Basketball are two of the most common sports that are played in many parts of the world. These two sports are also used for entertainment for millions of people. It is very important to know the characteristics of football and basketball‚ both sports have a lot of difference‚ yet a lot of similarities as well. While you need a good amount of physical conditioning for both sports‚ they also have different equipment‚ rules‚ and player positions used to play the sport. Football is one
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Chinese in Early America by Katherine Inserra Most people today believe that with the passing of the Fourteenth Amendment meant the immediate granting of citizenship to all persons born on American soil. However‚ it was not until 1898 that the United States Supreme Court concluded that the amendment awarded citizenship to Chinese children born to Chinese immigrants on American Soil. (Foner 659). Just twelve years previously‚ the courts had finally forced the city of San Francisco to issue
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landscape of sports in America and formed them to become what they are today. World War II started in the year 1939 and lasted until 1945. The United States was not brought into the war until 1941 because of the bombing on Pearl Harbor. Young people from all over the country joined in the war effort to help fight. This included people that already had jobs and people that did not have jobs. In this time period men mostly made up the sports field. The effects on basketball‚ baseball and football
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The short story that I enjoyed the most is the one titled Fear & Loathing in America. The short story was written by Hunter S Thompson. The short story is about the September 11 attacks on the twin towers and the Pentagon which were destroyed by passenger aeroplanes. I liked this story better because it is captivating‚ interesting and it kept me of the edge of my seat. The writer wrote about what happened on September the 11th 2001. The writer talks about how the crash on Tuesday happened and on
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Executive Summary Cotton On has been a major player in the retail industry. However‚ in the face of strong competition‚ Cotton On needs to explore new aspects of the consumer market to distinguish itself. Fortuitously‚ there is a rise in personalized marketing and products. Personalized marketing is so attractive that its competitor‚ Zalora has already taken steps to capitalize on this trend (Zalora‚ n.d.). Hence‚ it is even more compelling for Cotton On to follow suit and keep up with the competition
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Soccer Players Wages Soccer is the most popular sport in the world with billions of people in all countries following their team. But despite soccer’s popularity‚ it does not seen right that soccer players should get paid the amounts they do when their job is not as worthwhile and life threatening as other jobs like soldiers and doctors. Currently the top ten players in the world earn between $15million to $50million a year‚ compare this with normal jobs where people earn $32‚000 a year. The highest
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In examining Martí’s essay‚ ‘Our America’‚ there is an implication that the intellectual elites in the United States perceived racial difference that meant inability. Martí suggests that ‘the European nor the Yankee could provide the key to the Spanish American riddle’ leading to the creation of ‘bookshelf races’. Referring to the race problem as the riddle of Latin America‚ Martí is suggesting that race was a problem for predominantly white societies‚ which they could not resolve. It is interesting
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football team under the lights no matter what. Weather‚ distance‚ and access to a vehicle never stood in my way. Each player was a role model for me‚ and I wanted to be just like them. In my younger years of playing‚ I was just known as the “average” football player; I was slightly above “bad” but slightly below “good”. As I grew older‚ I started to talk to varsity football players‚ and I asked them about their own experiences. I wanted to know what they were like when they were my age and how they
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football or basketball in the United States. This is a big number of people participating. It is a great way to stay active. I am going to compare the two sports to each other. Obviously they are different but there are some similarities. I will talk about being active‚ being on a team‚ and how they are played. Being active is in both of these sports. They require a lot of energy. Basketball is a smaller playing area meaning the court is obviously smaller than a football field but in basketball you are
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