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    In old times, humankind has looked to utilize stories to clarify the world in which it lives. Similarly, as old man utilized stories of divine beings and creatures to clarify the world; superior person utilizes stories of exceptional legends and colossal scoundrels to do likewise (Stuller). Comic books are modern mythology, in that they are superior man 's strategy for clarifying their general surroundings through the fantastical. The characters frequently handle such major, philosophical, (Ahrens

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    receivers on both sides and my running back behind me. What should I do? Should I pass the ball or run the ball in myself? I knew what to do and was going to accomplish it. My teammates all huddled around and told me, “ Pass the ball through the defenders when I run a slant, time it perfectly.” Someone else told me, “throw towards the end zone, hail mary, I’ll catch it for sure. ” So many ideas coming at me at once and had one chance. The referee blew the whistle, as we stood in our formations. I

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    Lord of the Flies is a book written by William Golding. The book takes place on an Island outside of England during World War 2. The author sets a scary mood by having the boys stranded alone on an island where they need to survive by themselves. But there is always a fear of a beast lurking among them. The first character we meet is Ralph. Ralph is the protagonist and leader in the story. Ralph is an athletic, blonde, and 12 years old. He is kind to other and try to keep peace among the children

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    In every game that people play whether it’s chess, basketball or football, the players or teams need offense and defense. Not every person’s mind thinks in an offensive style and not every person thinks defensively. The way you play games is entirely up to you. Many people don’t even realize the major differences that tend to come out in these styles but the subtle similarities. The basic structure of many games starts with defense and offense, then comes all the rules. The major difference in defence

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    important position on the soccer field is the defenders. I believe the best defender is Sergio Ramos who plays for Spain. This position is expected to defend the goal and stop opponents from scoring so without this position the goalie has no help. Defenders need to be conditioned, aware of their surroundings, and react fast. Defenders overall role

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    Donald is the father of twin boys and due to the fact that he was accosted at a traffic light by hijackers, who ordered him out of the car, Donald shot the hijackers with their firearm. One of the hijackers died whilst the other fled the scene, this all occurred due to the fact that Donald heard the hijackers planning on taking the children and dropping them off elsewhere. The issue is whether or not Donald acted lawfully in his actions of shooting the hijackers. Donald did act lawfully due to the

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    The Avengers, excellent movie of all times for sure, no opposition. Great story line, great screenplay, and best of all, great characters. The characters’ personalities are amazing together, and even more amazing when studied individually. What makes them so amazing are their very contrasting characteristics. My primary focus, The Incredible Hulk, and The Black Widow, two opposing forces, so similar yet so different. A great powerful beast and a beautiful young woman, but do not let body sizes fool

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    “ Past the edge of the city there was a dark and gloomy forest that always had fog on it. Luke, age 17, was very adventurous and curious which caused him to always wanted to go and see what was in the Dark Forest. Luke was not a very tall junior he was only about 5’8” with brown hair and blue eyes. Luke has two best friends Jack and Russell, they have been best friends since kindergarden. One day Jack told Luke that there was some mysterious shadows and a huge fourteen foot tall beast that lurked

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    Nicky was born to the upper class of the grand Mega-city of Ohio. She grew up never wanting for anything, shielded from the dark truth of the world around her. Technology had always been a part of her life due to her families involvement in the development of the Mega-cities themselves. After she was disowned though Nicky discovered how hard life really was in the cities. From riches to rags, she hit bottom and began to work up. Not that she remembers any of that. After the accident, well that is

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    rang throughout my body, and thoughts of failure creeped their way into my mind. Then when the ball finally found its way out-of-bounds, and I subbed in those thoughts faded away. As soon as my feet land within the the field of play I was in the thick of the action. I was running so extensively that I had to remind myself to breath. Running to defend then transitioning to offense my legs began to burn, undoubtedly from them not being active the last three games, but the moment I touch the ball the

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