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    Santa Claus

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    Christmas without Santa Claus?” The innocence in a belief of someone who gives and doesn’t expect anything in return can instill generosity and selflessness in a young child. There is a downside to such a magical belief that it can be a devastating event as a child to discover that a hero is nonexistent. A child’s belief in Santa Claus is

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    Prufrock Syntax

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    An nervous middle school student confessing to his childhood crush, this is the character of one Alfred J. Prufrock. T. S Eliot stylistic masterpiece “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is a poem that conveys this complex emotion. The way Eliot displays Prufrock’s cowardice and hesitation within his poem are well renowned for his unique phrasing and symbolism. While his diction and imagery are so detailed and well written, it is the repetition and his syntax which sets the foundation for T.

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    Fairy Tales by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm

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    Introduction: Fairy tales were a big part of my childhood. I started my research on fairy tales written by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm. Fairy tales often have a character that goes on a journey or an adventure. During his journey he encounters mystical beings that help or hurt the characters success. When I was a child, my grandparents would tell my sister and I stories like “Jack and the Bean Stalk” and “Little Red Riding Hood”. My grandfather would always act out the part of the wolf or the giant,

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    In the memoir “Trying to save Piggy Sneed,” John Irving recounts how his grandmother’s kindness towards a retarded garbage collector, Sneed, inspired him to become a writer. One of the key aspects of the memoir is how Irving creates a portrait of Sneed as more and more pig-like. The effect of this portrait is to make readers believe, by the end of the memoir, that Sneed is a pig. Irving starts the memoir with the statement that all memoirs are partially made-up, and as such, “Trying to save Piggy

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    many people, he has donated a lot of money to charity, and he is a great person. Mark has donated $500,000+ to charity. He has done many charity live streams, but probably the most memorable one being his 3-hour live stream of Super Mario World on twitch. He planned to play the whole day, but sadly the charity event was cut short due to an illness Mark came down with. Marks original goal for charity was to raise $25,000+ but him and his ‘hero's’ managed to raise $50,000 in just 3 hours. The total

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    life. His resistance to change made him the influential person he was and created the spokesman for so many young people that resented the culture of the day. Kurt was a fiery, impulsive, and rebellious person in his childhood, in his musical success, and in his explosive, memorable end. Everyone has a beginning, and for Kurt, his beginning was full of pain and started him on the path that led to his demise. Kurt Cobain was born on February 20, 1967, in Hoquiam, Washington to Donald Cobain and Wendy

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    The summer of 2015 brought many memorable events for me including celebrating my sweet sixteenth birthday and passing my drivers test. However, my mother’s diagnosis of breast cancer and her journey fighting that awful disease was the event that most marked my transition from childhood to adulthood. I have a very close knit family and before my mother’s diagnosis, everyone had been very healthy. I guess I took a lot for granted including my family’s health, and I didn’t realize or consider what really

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    numerous dental events and gaining experience at community clinics allowed me to help treat local neighborhood members with dire dental needs. Setting up events and allowing patients to receive teeth extractions and cavity fillings were several interventions which increased the pride patients took in their teeth and their outward experience. Flourishing their self-esteem, it allowed them to be more highly functioning members in the social matrix of today’s society. In making such a memorable, solid impact

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    Children are extremely curious and energetic beings. The world is a new place to them, and they have much to explore and discover. All children begin with innocence, but as time passes and they understand more about life, they mature into adults. Everybody matures at a different rate, depending on their experiences and responsibilities. Growing up is full of many challenges and decisions, making it a crucial time that reflects who a person will become. Losing innocence is inevitable, and this is

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    Jane Eyre lacks fortune and good looks, but as the heroine of a novel, she has everything. From the first pages of Charlotte Bronte’s 1847 book, Jane is brave, humble, spirited, and honest with her readers. She is the character readers fall in love with and believe will succeed as the plot progresses. It is hardly surprising that this book has inspired many film adaptations over the years, the latest of which in 2011 stars Mia Wasikowska as Jane. This version, directed by Cary Joji, combines cinematic

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