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    What’s the best horror story you’ve ever read? And you ever compared them and or contrasted them? Well in this project you’ll read about how to compare and contrast great books and short stories like “Tell Tale Heart” and “The Landlady”. You can find out how to do a t-chart as well as a venn diagram in this essay.Also in this compare and contrast this will be telling you about the stories that are being compared and contrasted.I will also tell you my opinion on these magnificent short stories. “Tell

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    same time dedicate most of their time to athletics. College athletes are used to create a billion dollar business, industries rely on them constantly working away and receive little to no compensation. College athletes should be compensated for being the working force behind a multi billion dollar industry and receive little to no payment for their time, while at the same time have to pass college classes. "The student athletes will endure life long effects of playing physically demanding sports

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    boss at the coffee shop she works at near her college. “Hi”, she says back in a really quiet voice. Hage is a really socially awkward person she just always feels like she doesn’t belong anywhere. “Um….. can I get off of work early today I feel a little light headed.” Hage asks lightly. “Well of course you're my best employee wouldn’t want you getting sick. See you tomorrow then.” Jerry says as he starts walking up to his office. As Hage walked home she spots a rare type of animal that is in the

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    During the past three weeks, I have observed three individual students in my 4th grade classroom. All of the learners in the classroom are very intelligent students; however, three students stand out to me on a daily basis for different reasons. ‘Student A’ receives special education services for her reading and writing skills. She works with a para every day to work on her reading and handwriting skills. ‘Student B’ is a gifted learner and participates in an advanced math program that the 4th and

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    Reading Has Lifelong Benefits We are alone when we don’t read. Lots of people read as a hobby. But have people ever thought of the lifelong benefits of reading? Reading has many lifelong benefits; therefore, reading is very fundamental, reading can make some people calmer, and a brain can stay sharp. Reading is very fundamental. If people read a lot, other places in the brain will increase as well. In the article The Long Term Effects of Skipping Your Reading Homework, Pamela state's, “ Reading

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    In the summer of 2014, wanting to go on my High Adventure trip for Boy Scouts was something I was looking forward to for about six months of learning things I’ve known about bears since I was twelve, doing burpees, learning how to read a map for mountains and lessons on how to pack a backpack properly. Sadly I won’t be talking about the actual trip; not about the beautiful mountains with snow blanketed over it, or the marmot attack with one stealing Chad Donze’s sock, or having our camp raided

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    for Christmas Mom!”. His mom proceeded to tell me how much he enjoys art class at school. Description of the Young Artist Goose is an eight year old boy who is currently a third grader enrolled in a local school district in Cedar Rapids. He is a little shy when he is first around someone but gradually he becomes more comfortable. By the end of my visit he was showing me his new Axe cologne his mom just got him and walking me around their backyard trying to find their two cats, Darrel and Griffin

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    to myself. My knee looked worse than it actually was. I stood up and put my hand on the log. I waited for a moment then took my hand off the log and started to walk forward. I stumbled a little bit and had to limp because my knee hurt so bad. I continued on my journey towards lexi’s house. It took me a little longer than I hoped for but I got there. I walked towards the front of the house and up the stairs leading to her front door. I raised my hand up to the doorbell but the door opened just before

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    So for my Serving Society project I got the wonderful chance to be a part of the Sanare Ministry, which goes around to some of the local old folks homes and puts on a mini concert for the residents. I truly enjoyed the experience in more ways than one! I think one of my absolute favorite things was seeing their faces light up watching the performances. In Dr. Dunn’s article she spoke about how it is a hard thing for many people to truly SEE others and for feeling guilty when we can’t do anything

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    always told her. “Be careful out there, Margaret,” he would say, his eyes hard and sharp like ice. “There are people who would take advantage of a pretty thing like you. Always keep your guard up.” This trip, as thrilling as it was, was also a little bit scary. People would eye her curiously along her bus route. She kept her tickets clutched hard in her gloved hands, making sure no one pilfered them. Although she had a feeling that her father meant something very different when he was warning her

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