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    that other people treat them differently or have some preconceived ideas about them due to their situation. To this extent, this research shows how Dreamland perpetuates stigma through Quinones use of language and spends limited time on treatment and recovery. It is quite unfortunate that reliable documents meant to act as guidelines such as Dreamland use language that stigmatizes people who have a problem with substance abuse. For instance, Quinones uses words like "Junkies” and “addicts” which

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    When Santa left, Zues turned around and looked at Waffle. Waffle was laying peacefully on the carpet of the living room. Zues carried Waffle up the stairs and tucked her in her crib with a blanket. Zues laid by the crib and drifted off to dreamland. He was dreaming about candy canes and the whole day, but, mostly candy canes. The thing he mostly dreamt about was, what adventures will they have next

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    means the darkness or night time. Since Christina was a religious, “Led by a single star” (5), the star could represent the star on top of the manger, leading people to birth of Jesus. There are also similes, metaphors, and repetition in the poem “dreamland”. “Through sleep, as through a veil/ She sees the sky look pale” (13-14), the simile is the sleep/ dream, is a veil that covers the eyes but still can see the sky. The metaphor is “She cannot see the grain/ Ripening on hill and plain” (21-22). There’s

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    Company brief MadRat Games was started in 2010 as an ally to a patient and joyful form of parenting. Through its innovative games, MadRat helps each child discover themselves, and become calmer, wiser and happier. Founders ' bio After studying in IIT & Carnegie Mellon University, Rajat & Madhumita wanted to do something beyond the obvious and contribute towards the betterment of society. They started teaching young children at Rishi Valley School. Teaching kids for four years through games, without

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    The “Street of Cairo” or “Cairo Street” exhibit was one of the fair’s most memorable, profitable, and controversial (fig. 7). For a small admission fee, visitors could see foreigners dressed in their native garb and “living” in artificial villages intended to replicate their home environments. Cairo Street offered viewers an immerse and direct experience into images of the Middle East. Within the exhibit, spectators could see actors, acrobats, scorpion swallowers, camel rides and provocative belly

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    American Dream. America, the dreamland for those who have been oppressed, for those who have been judged, for those who have no freedom. The United States was founded by immigrants that came with dreams in the search of freedom and wealth. The American dream exists, maybe it varies from one culture to another, but many persons witnessed how it became a reality. A plethora of people thinks is a myth, however, most immigrants know that it exists. The American dream is defined in the Merriam Webster

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    very different as well. For example, Jonas and Caitlin have quite different personas. Jonas is sensitive and extremely intelligent. Jonas turning in twelve in the beginning of The Giver can hint at him being less mature. In the first chapter of Dreamland, Caitlin’s sister, Cass, runs away on her sixteenth birthday. Her being older gives us an idea that she may be more mature. Caitlin is very

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    The mystery of dreams have fascinated people for years. Do they have significant meaning? Do they predict the future? Is our subconscious mind trying to warn us about our waking state of mental health and awareness? There are an abundance of websites and books that help interpret significant bits and pieces of dreams that we remember. Using a few of these websites I’ll interpret a few of my own dreams and what significance they may have had at the time that they occurred and how each one can be used

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    Miranda tried to piece together the circumstances surrounding Liam's move back to Canada. How long had it been between the time he told her he was moving, and the time he actually left? Had some other boy caught her eye in the meantime? If so, had Liam watched from the wings? Or worse, had Liam started dating some other girl at school? She didn’t like thinking they may have had eyes for anyone but each other. The time she spent with this very special boy before he moved away had been remarkably

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    I am a first generation Asian American and my life began when my father was 18 years old. From China with basically the clothes on his back, he traveled across the sea to the United States, the dreamland, all in the hope of a better future. He worked endlessly with few days off to provide for his family and continue to do so today, which only allowed me to see him one day a week at the most. He told me that's the burden he has to bear so I can have an easier life, working in a job I like. My mother's

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