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    Nick Choi Ms. Marshall English 11 Honors 18 January 2013 The Old Man and the Sea: An Annotated Bibiliography Ernest Hemingway’s novel‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ can be construed as an allusion to the Bible and the struggles of Jesus based on Santiago’s experiences. Baskett‚ Sam S. "Toward a ’Fifth Dimension’ in The Old Man and the Sea." The Centennial Review 19.4 (Fall 1975): 269-286. Rpt. in Short Story Criticism. Ed. Anna Sheets- Nesbitt. Vol. 36. Detroit: Gale Group‚ 2000. Literature Resource

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    America is in the Heart Summary The plot of America is in the Heart parallels its author’s personal experiences. The protagonist‚ who is also named Carlos (though he goes by the nickname ‘Allos’ when in the Philippines and tells others to call him ‘Carl’ while in the United States) is a young boy working with his father on their farm in the Philippines at the book’s opening. After a period of working throughout the island of Luzon Carlos immigrates to the United States‚ where he continues to work

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    Communicative Body The focal point of this past year‚ 2012‚ has been the presidential election. After twelve months of being bombarded with every and all types of political advertisements‚ debates‚ and analysis it brings to mind a single question: just how do the presidential candidates use the power of communication‚ through its many forms‚ to connect and gain the votes of the constituents? It may seem as though there is a straight forward answer to this particular question‚ and to a point

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    Panera Bread Case Study

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    Synopsis Panera Bread Company began in 1981 as Au Bon Pain Co. founded by Louis Kane and Ron Shaich . Ron Shaich befriended cofounder Louis Kane in 1980‚ shortly after opening the Cookie Jar bakery in Cambridge‚ Massachusetts. Kane‚ a venture capitalist‚ had recently purchased the Au Bon Pain Company in 1978. Shaich was interested in “adding bread and croissants to his menu to stimulate morning sales” . Shaich recalled‚ “50‚000 people a day were going past my store‚ and I had nothing to sell

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    ’A White Heron’ Summary Sylvia‚ a nine-year-old girl‚ is leading her wayward cow‚ Mistress Moolly‚ home. She lives on a farm with her grandmother‚ Mrs. Tilley. Mrs. Tilley took Sylvia in as her town home was too busy‚ and Sylvia was ‘afraid of folks.’ Sylvia has become part of the natural environment and feels at home in this ‘beautiful place’. Her grandmother acknowledges Sylvia’s kinship with the creatures around her. Sylvia is startled by a ‘boy’s whistle’‚ then approached by a ‘stranger’

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    Diocesan Catholic Schools System Diocese of San Pablo San Pablo City‚ Laguna Liceo de Pila Pila‚ Laguna Aloe Barbadens Mill (aloe vera) and Citrus Limon X (lemon) as an Active Anti-Bacterial and Moisturizing Soap Research I- Chapters 1-2-3 Presented to: Mr. Lucien Estalilla Ansay Research Teacher In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements in Research I A.Y. 2012-2013 Submitted by: Ma. Jonah Girl H. Amoranto Kris Laurenz F. Aranilla III- St. Augustine DEDICATION

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    With reference to Lord of the Flies‚ discuss how the sense of order deteriorates on the island in the course of the novel. Support your views with examples. In the book‚ various symbols are used to represent the establishment and the gradual fall of law and order on the island. The most important characters and symbols to be considered in this case are probably Piggy‚ Piggy’s glasses and the conch. The deterioration of the sense of order on the island is not caused by a single event‚ but is a step-by-step

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    American Literature Summer Reading List Summer 2014 Belmont High School English Department The following list was complied from the recommendations of the Belmont High School English department and contains some of the best-known works of American literature. Each book addresses the American Dream and/or American identities. All entering 11th graders must read at least one book from the list below over the summer. Students entering English 11 Honors must read at least one contemporary AND one classic

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    The postmodern novel Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison set during the early 1930s in North Carolina challenges the expectations and morals of women and assumptions of gender and race. In the novel‚ a landlord by the name of Macon Dead Sr. and his family struggle through tough years and strained relationships. The novel starts with a scene in front of Mercy Hospital on a Wednesday afternoon where a North Carolina Insurance agent named Mr. Smith has invited everyone to come watch him take “flight” from

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    Tim Stanton‚ a former managing partner of an Outback Steakhouse in Knoxville‚ TN‚ who recently assumed the new position of joint-venture partner‚ and who will now be overseeing 12 restaurants located between Huntington‚ WV‚ and Pittsburgh‚ is profiled as part of Nation’s Restaurant News’ NRN 50 General Managers Orchestrating Success feature. Throughout his years at the Knoxville property‚ Stanton increased sales by a whopping 133% to $4.3 million dollars. While Stanton rewards his employees financially

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