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    Douglas . When Gabrielle was 4 ,her sister Arielle a former gymnast was determined to teach her little sister the sport that she loved . When Arielle saw how flexible Gabby was she convinced her mother to let Gabrielle train at a local gym after 2 years . Once her formal training had began , Gabrielle was given the title of Gymnastics State Champion 2 years later in 2004. She reached her peak at her local gym , quickly she gathered numerous victories and top finishes . In order for Gabrielle to accomplish

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    The story “Grace, Gold, and Glory” by Gabrielle Douglas and Michelle Burford is about a gold medal-winning gymnast, Gabrielle Douglas. In the 2012 London Olympics, US gymnast Gabrielle Douglas show her award-winning talent as the All-Around Gold Medal winner, as well as acting as a dire member of the US gold-medal-winning women gymnastics team. In this personal autobiography, Gabrielle tells her story of hard work, determination, and faith as she reached such goal in her life. The story behind her

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    Saumur, France. Coco’s real name is Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel. Gabrielle’s godparents gave her the middle name Bonheur “happiness” in French. Gabrielle was born into poverty. Gabrielle's mother was a laundry woman and her dad was a peddler who sold merchandise to housewives. Gabrielle grew up in rural France. Gabrielle had two sisters and three brothers. Neither of Gabrielle's parents were there to sign for her birth certificate so her name on the certificate was Gabrielle Jeanne Channel. Albert was

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    Gabrielle is a film that captures the essence of struggling to prove oneself when dealing with a disability such as Williams Syndrome. Directed by Louise Archambault, the film follows the story of Gabrielle in her fight for love and independence. Throughout her journey, the audience becomes aligned with her through the enhancement of realism. The movie’s realistic aspects are shown through the range and depth of information, camera mobility and editing, and gender role reversal. These qualities further

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    flexibility and readiness to move from one conceptual world to another. The following excerpt is from the Sixth Consultation (p. 77) The patient was now two years and ten months old. I greeted her on the doorstep with: “Hullo Gabrielle.” This time I knew I must say Gabrielle, not Piggle. She went to the toys

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    Ross and Liam and Gabrielle from the short story “Bluffing” lack important traits that puts their relationship at risk. Liam and Gabrielle are a young couple that are just starting out, John and Ann however

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    to your culture and perish. In A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain by Robert Olen Butler, both Gabrielle and Kanh chose the former and ended up with consequences neither anticipated. In The American Couple, Gabrielle is the epitome of an immigrant surrendering their culture in favor of a more American lifestyle. From the first line "My sister and I... with my husband" (Butler 155), we see Gabrielle sacrifice integral aspects of herself to obtain her goal of becoming a "true" American, including

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    villagers and the unconcentrated. More importantly, the difference between Mary and Gabrielle who are the Protagonist and Antagonist of the story. The theme Humanity stood out in this page because of the descriptive details displayed throughout the page. The author used imagery to give the reader a visual of the protagonist’s surroundings. Additionally, the author used indirect characterization to show how Gabrielle degenerated from humanity. A quote showing

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    thoughts are revealed, making the reader believe that Gabrielle is the one victim and liam is the antagonist for bluffing, but there is evidence that shows that they are both misleading each other and are failing to tell the other their true intentions. First, an obvious example is that gabrielle fails to reveal the true intentions behind the hike to the lake “ ‘At the Lake, [gabrielle] planned to bring up the subject of the lease’ “(Helgason 1). Gabrielle wanted

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    Grace, Gold, & Glory: My Leap of Faith is an autobiography written by Gabrielle Douglas with the help of Michelle Burford. The book was published by Zondervan on December 19, 2012. The book starts when Gabrielle was a child living in rough conditions and battling a life threatening disease. Gabrielle does not let any of this get her down and strives to chase her dreams at all cost. Gabrielle starts her story with how she came into the world and moves to her family’s journey from living out of their

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