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    Away

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    Away is a play written by the Australian playwright Michael Gow‚ published by Currency Press in 1986.[1] First performed by the Griffin Theatre Company in 1986‚ it tells the story of three internally conflicted families holidaying on the coast for Christmas‚ 1968. It has become one of the most widely produced Australian plays of all time and is part of the Higher School Certificate syllabi or general High School Curriculum in many states‚ including Western Australia‚ New South Wales‚ Queensland and

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    A walk to remember

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    of our readers. A Walk to Remember is one of the most popular novels by the best selling‚ contemporary author Nicholas Sparks. The American writer was born in Omaha‚ Nebraska on December 31st‚ 1965. Among his most famous novels are; The Notebook (1996)‚ Message in a Bottle (1998)‚ The Guardian (2003) and True Believer (2005). All of his books were domestic and international best-sellers and were translated into more than 35 languages. In A Walk to remember‚ Sparks explores themes such as appearance

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    The Lady From Shanghai is one of the great classical film noir‚ which was directed by Orson Welles in 1948 and he adapted it from the novel called If I Die Before I Wake by Sherwood King in 1938. The theme of this movie is about conspiracy and murder‚ it tells a story of the intrigues between several characters and finally to the terrible collective madness and death. Even though this film only takes 87 minutes‚ every scene composition and camera movement‚ including the movie lines is unforgettable

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    very well so the risk of using them is less than it used to be. Nuclear stations have several advantages over other ways to make electricity: they can run at full power for many months at a time they can make enormous amounts of power from a small amount of fuel. Just one station can provide enough power for a city Advantages- No greenhouse gases emitted‚ no SO2 emitted to increase acid rain‚ fewer deaths and injuries in uranium mining than coal mining‚ fuel reserves will last longer than fossil fuels

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    Teenagers are more likely to run away from home than an adolescent child. Many people think about running away just to leave there problems behind in turn they create new and more complicated problems. As a teen I ran away for a day it was not a long period of time before I ended up back at home. But since my parents were divorced I ended up moving from Pennsylvania to North Carolina to live with my mother. From there my life seemed to go downhill because my mother did not care what I did. To this

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    My First Time Away From Home Leaving go to high school was my very first time away from home‚ and it took a lot of adjusting to a new surroundings. I didn’t have my mother or my grandmother right by my side anymore and I needed to become more independent on doing things on my own. Adjusting to a new city‚ community‚ and school was a challenge because I was used to being in my own city‚ with my old friends‚ at my old school. I often got homesick and wanted to go home‚ but I soon adjusted. Another

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    A Walk by Moonlight

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    H L V Derozio’s poem‚ ‘A Walk by Moonlight’ describes the stages of awakening of the senses as a casual walk with friends gives him an experience in which he becomes enriched as his deeper senses are stirred and it turns into something more than just an appreciation of a moon light walk. Where he becomes philosophical and begins to search for life’s meaning in everything around him at that moment as he progresses on a note of introspection and reflection. The poem begins with the poet recollecting

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    critical that the number of youth who run away from home is increasing at a dangerous rate‚ and millions of parents suffer every year because their children run away from home. These parents say it is like a never-ending nightmare‚ and they are left to struggle with the question of why their child would leave home. Too many teenagers run “from” something rather than “to” something‚ but runaway teenagers claim they leave home in search of safety and freedom. Running away from home is usually a quick decision

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    A friendship can be considered to be one of the most complex and ever changing concepts that the human race tries to comprehend. In ”Lord of the Flies”: by William Golding‚ Piggy and Ralph‚ both as different in looks as they are in personality‚ are forced together by fate and to allie with one another for survival .Through the harsh experiences‚ that they battle through‚ an indestructible bond is formed. The friendship continuously develops from the reliance of Piggy upon Ralph at the

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    “And they took us from our family‚ took us away‚ they took us away‚ snatched from our mother’s breasts‚ said this was for the best.” Good Morning/Good Afternoon. Tribalism plays a fundamental role in our society‚ from children having fun in the playground to colleagues in a professional office. While tribalism does have its unifying aspects‚ in our society acts as a barrier and provides people with more reasons to stay divided. | . It can fuel hatred‚ hegemony and xenophobia. Tribalism is vicious

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