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    by Me, young misfits find a group of people that make them feel safe and at home. In Whale Talk, T.J Jones is an adopted boy, but his true family members are not the ones who adopted him. T.J finds his family within the swim team he takes part in. Chris Coughlin, Andy Mott, Jackie Craig, Dan Hole are many of T.J’s newfound family members that allow him to feel safe. In the book, family isn’t about DNA, it’s about who and what feels right. “They may not be brother’s but they came out from under the

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    Love and Honesty are Powerful Is there anyone in your life that you love so much you would do anything for them? Doesn’t it feel good when they’re honest and you know they care about you? In Slob, a realistic fiction novel by Ellen Potter, Owen has strong relationships with the characters. Their honesty with each other keeps them close. Also, in The Girl Who Drank The Moon by Kelly Barnhill, a fantasy book, Luna has many people who love her and would do anything for her. Owen, the protagonist in

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    Review of "War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning" War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, written by the talented author Chris Hedges, gives us provoking thoughts that are somewhat painful to read but at the same time are quite personal confessions. Chris Hedges, a talented journalist to say the least, brings nearly 15 years of being a foreign correspondent to this book and subjectively concludes how all of his world experiences tie together. Throughout his book, he unifies themes present in all

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    This Aphex Twin video is certainly one of the most dissimilar music videos that I have studied. It intertwines elements of different genres, to create a video so different to reality; it shocked the nation when released. The director, Chris Cunningham, wanted to make an impact with this video which he did with great style and distinction. Story/Narrative The video starts with quite a gentle and sombre feel to it, where you see an old woman walking her dog. The

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    The media sample that I have chosen to analyze is an episode of the television show Family Guy, the episode is called “When you Wish Upon a Weinstein” from season 3. The plot to this episode is that in the beginning Peter Griffin buys into a scam of volcano insurance using the family’s rainy day fund. Meg ends up needing new glasses, and without the rainy day money Peter needs to find a way to get some cash. The next scene, Peter is seen sitting at the bar with his friends, who are talking about

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    1. In what ways are you “smart” at math? Highlight all of the things you’re good at. (Everyone is good at some of these things and no one is good at all of them!) • making observations • making predictions • finding patterns • drawing diagrams • remembering vocabulary • estimating • organizing information into tables or charts • using symbols • visualizing • making conjectures • tinkering with problems • using math language • thinking abstractly • explaining my thinking out loud • explaining

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    satisfaction and gratification. While many have risen to fame and glory, only to lose their spurious fortunes amongst the squalor of human indecency, one man will always drunkenly pratfall into the social perception of a Hollywood movie star gone dark; Chris Farley. Christopher Crosby Farley, definitely did not have a normal life, but it was not necessarily a bad one. He had a catholic upbringing with an upper middle class family from Wisconsin, a decent education, an active, if not healthy social life

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    Youth experience college differently due to their foundations. Through many forms of communication, we have become conscious of the difficulties college students encounter because of pressures that intervene amidst their equanimity and education. The Ted talk “Bring on the learning revolution!” presented by Sir Ken Robinson, a well-received speaker of TED and the essay “College Pressures” by William Zinsser, a journalist, portray the crisis students are undoubtedly undergoing. While they executed

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    MacFarlane Behind the Voices     Seth MacFarlane has voiced over 142 characters from 30 different titles, but he is probably most famously known  for his role as Peter Griffin on Family Guy. His love for animation began around the age of two, when he was able to draw cartoon characters like Fred Flintstone; and around the age of nine, he published comic strips in the local newspaper of his hometown in Kent, Connecticut. Seth went on to pursue a degree in Fine Arts at Rhode Island School of Design

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    Every 90s kid’s favorite wrestlers Agree or not but 90s kids saw the best time of WWF/E. They saw the greatest fights, feuds, friendships and the rise of the legendary wrestlers. Back then wrestling was thrilling and at times gave chills down the spine. It was the best time to be a fan. The 90s gave us some of the most epic battles, interesting storylines, and sensational debuts. It was the time when reading about wrestling on the internet didn’t exist and everybody stayed glued to the television

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