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    (intro) In 1996‚ Kevin Plank; a University of Maryland ‘special team’s captain’ came up with a game-changing the idea to revolutionize athletic-wear. Growing frustrated with having to change‚ and wash cotton tee shirts so frequently‚ Plank came up with the idea for the HeatGear tee shirt. Under Armour’s first product ever‚ developed through extensive research; the HeatGear tee shirt is made from synthetic fabrics designed to be sweat resistant‚ comfortable‚ and reusable. Kevin Plank started his journey

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    The Incident This happened to me last weekend . I am bored at that day . I was sitting outside my house alone because all of my friends were out of town . I was getting bored so I decided to ride my bike out to nearby garden . When I got there ‚ I saw nobody over there and I started feel curious at this moment . I sit on a meadow .I try to make myself more relax and take a nap . Suddenly ‚ I heard roar of thunder and the sky started become bad weather ahead . Dark ‚ smoky clouds threatened

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    The final scaffold scene in The Scarlet Letter serves as an illuminating incident where various themes and there meanings are explained. The kiss Arthur and his daughter share and how it transforms Pearl into a compassionate human shows the reader why Nathaniel Hawthorne emphasized the importance of their kiss in previous scenes. Pearl is explained throughout the books as an “elf-child” but her interaction with the reverend finally enlightens her and tell the reader her relationship with her father

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    The Scaffold In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ the character Arthur Dimmesdale is the central conflict of the story. He is torn between his need to accept and pronounce his sin and Pearl as his daughter and his love of freedom. His behavior drastically changes from the first scaffold scene‚ where he is seen as a hypocrite to the third and final scaffold scene‚ where he acknowledges his sin publicly. The three scaffold scenes in the book are very important‚ as they portray Dimmesdale’s

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    Humiliation The scaffold in the Scarlet Letter is symbolizes a place where the entire town can gather and important events occur. In the novel‚ anytime that the scaffolding is mentioned‚ the main characters are brought together by a matter of circumstance. The scaffold is used by the characters throughout the book to either project their emotions or have emotions projected upon themselves. Each time the focus is on Hester Prynne’s scarlet letter and the events surrounding her. The first scaffold scene occurs

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    The Scaffold Scenes In the novel‚ The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne shows two scaffold scenes. The scaffold scenes are different in many ways. Seven years from when Hester Prynne stood in shame‚ wearing her scarlet A‚ holding her demonic child Pearl‚ during the day. Dimmesdale now stands alone in the middle of the night. In the first scaffold scene with Hester everyone in town saw the high reverend Dimmesdale question her as her thought to be dead husband stood there as a witness of her punishment

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    freedom. His demeanor drastically changes from the first scaffold scene‚ where he is seen as a two-faced criticizer to the third and final scaffold scene‚ where he humbly repents and acknowledges his sin publicly. The three scaffold scenes in the book are very important‚ as they portray Dimmesdale’s gradual advancement from total hypocrite towards complete atonement for his sin. In the first scaffold scene‚ Hester Prynne is seen on the scaffold‚ holding Pearl in her arms‚ unwaveringly acknowledging

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    of symbolism especially with the meaning of the scaffold. The scaffold starts out to be place of sin and humiliation but ironically becomes a place of true salvation. It is used by many characters to show their emotions as well as how people of the Puritan society treated Hester‚ Pearl‚ and Arthur Dimmesdale. In the first scaffold scene‚ Hester is holding her daughter Pearl in her arms. Hester has committed adultery and must stand on the scaffold for three hours to endure her punishment. She is

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    It was just after 7 p.m. when I heard someone scream suddenly. My family and I was just finish our dinner. We quickly ran outside and we saw the people starring at a burning house. At this time‚ we know someone had caused the fire accident. Without thinking too much‚ my father pick up the cell phone and inform the situation to the fire station. In the meantime‚ I tried to help them extinguish the fire by using a bucket of water. We did not know what is the main reason that cause the fire

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    planning sheet to plan for the SAC topic you have selected. Topic: Through their experiences and growth‚ the children in To Kill a Mockingbird move from naivety to maturity and understanding of the ugliness of their society. Discuss. TEXT RESPONSE SCAFFOLD Introduction Opening statement showing strong familiarity with text: Harper Lee’s classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird follows the childhood experiences of Jean-Louise “Scout” Finch. Growing up in the Alabama town of Maycomb during the 1930s‚ Scout

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