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Birdhouse

As Beverly and her mother and father wait patiently at the Greyhound Bus Station. She hated waiting for the bus, it always seemed as if it forever. All around her she could smell the stench of burning rubber. Apparently Beverly had been invited to spend the summer with her mother’s cousin Verna ...

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Catcher In The Rye

One of my favorite books of all time is the influential and widely acclaimed book, The . Written by J.D. Salinger nearly fifty years ago, this book is one of the most famous books in common circulation today. It has also been a topic of much controversy and debate over the years due to the ...

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The Nuclear Threat: Yesterday And Today And Tomorrow

I can remember as a child in the 1950’s and early sixties, the air-raid sirens, and everyone getting under their desk, or going to the ground floor of the school building and curling up with our faces against the wall. It was a game. It was like a fire drill, a chance to get out for a few ...

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Snow Falling On Cedars

Stranger In The Kingdom When I first read Howard Frank Mosher’s novel Stranger In The Kingdom I was astonished that something like that took place in Vermont. I have always been under the misconception that racism isn’t extremely prevalent in our local culture today. Once again my white ...

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Marie Curie: A Pioneering Physicist

Aspirations come from hopes and dreams only a dedicated person can conjure up. They can range from passing the third grade to making the local high school football team. Marie Curie's aspirations, however, were much greater. Life in late 19th century Poland was rough. Being a female in ...

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The Color Of Water - A Search For Identity

The American Heritage Dictionary defines identity as the distinct personality of an individual. Many factors make up one\'s identity, such as race, one\'s relationship with society, and religion. People seek other people who with they can identify. One must interact with others and learn ...

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A Three Generation Comparison Of Discipline

The disciplinary act of spanking can be very controversial. In some eyes, the act of spanking is unheard of. There are also those who feel it is a necessary aspect of parenting. Children all over the world receive spankings in compensation for punishment. There is no social norm when it comes ...

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Graduation 1999

Its almost time and I still can not get this tie to look right. Its the big night of my life and I am standing here messing with my tie. This is the night that you have looked forward to ever since pre-school. Back then you could not wait to throw on that cap and gown, but now your almost ...

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A Christmas Memory Vs. The Gra

The two stories, “A Christmas Memory” and The Grass Harp are strikingly similar due to the fact that Truman Capote wrote both stories. The settings of both stories are very similar. In The Grass Harp the setting is very sullen: the season is fall, the days are always cloudy, and it is very slow ...

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Negative Effects Of Television On Today’s Youth

Has someone ever told you that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery? In today’s society, acts are being imitated that should not be. How would you feel if your child acted out some of the violent acts they’ve witnessed on television, or repeated some of the things that they’ve heard? ...

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Franny And Zooey And The Razor

Franny And Zooey & The Razor’s Edge Many novels use religion as the central object of their plot. Franny and Zooey, by J.D Salinger and The Razor’s Edge, by W. Somerset Maugham both display religion as having they key role in their novels. Religion is the main guide in ’s Edge ...

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Friendship

C. Montgomery Burns once said, "The only ship worth a damn is ." What constitutes a friend changes as children grow into adults. To young children a friend is anyone who will share their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toys. Once they hit the teenage years a friend is someone from the same clique ...

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Rocky Marciano

On Sept. 1, 1923 Mr. and Mrs. Pierino Marchegiano of Brockton, MA became the proud parents of a lively twelve pound baby boy. The child was named Rocco Marchegiano, but the world would one day know him as the legendary boxer . When \"bambino Rocco\" was 18 months of age, he contracted pneumonia. ...

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Interior Monologue

Daniel Borough, age 17, is a paraplegic who has been in a wheelchair most of his life. When he was 3 he was in a car accident with his parents, which ended up with his becoming disabled. He has been brought up in a well off family but seems to be very alone at times. During his life he sees so ...

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An Ethical And Practical Defense Of Affirmative Action

Affirmative action has been the subject of increasing debate and tension in American society. However, the debate over affirmative action has become ensnared in rhetoric that pits equality of opportunity against the equality of results. The debate has been more emotional than intellectual, and ...

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Nicknames

My friend Amanda is also known as “Mandy”. Mandy is just one of the names considered to be a nickname. whether positive or negative, are only describing a person’s general characteristic, or can be used when shortening a persons name. Although hurtful can lower a person’s reputation and ...

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The Children Left Behind

During the ten year period of the United States involvement in Vietnam, some of the United States soldiers and civilians stationed in Vietnam fathered thousands of children with Vietnamese women. These children (Amerasians) that were left behind had distinct American physical features. Because of ...

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Birdhouse

As Beverly and her mother and father wait patiently at the Greyhound Bus Station. She hated waiting for the bus, it always seemed as if it forever. All around her she could smell the stench of burning rubber. Apparently Beverly had been invited to spend the summer with her mother’s cousin Verna ...

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Substance Abuse Increasing In Inner-City Minorities

Substance abuse is an ever increasing epidemic facing America's inner- city minorities. There are several different drugs that are gaining popularity amongst inner-city youths 1. Juice, that is marijuana soaked in embalming fluid is starting to show up in more and more inner east coast cities 2. ...

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The Catcher In The Rye: Holden's Fall From Innocence

Jerome David Salinger, born in New York City on January 1, 1919, may not have written many novels in which he is recognized for. Although, he did write one novel, which brought him fame. In many of Salinger's short stories and especially his most well-known novel he writes about how the main ...

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