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    had in daily life, my moments are correlated with sadness since today’s date was June 4, 2007, and being the captain of my squad, I’m in charge my subordinates who follow my command, my orders, and my judgement on what I think is right, no argueing. But then comes regret, regret that I should’ve chosen something different so that it wouldn’t become detrimental to my friends. I’ve sent my prayers to the ones above to guide the roads we should take so that the safety falls in most importance with the

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    Her Scars: A Short Story

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    she was alone. But the girl already knew. She knew the moment she awoke. The emptiness of her heart was enough confirmation. They’re gone. They’re gone and I survived. For many years she felt like it was a curse. A curse that leave her with nothing. But she would learn, with time, to take it as a gift. Because even if they didn’t, she survived. A single tear fell down the woman’s face as the smoke disappeared from behind her reflection. She looked down at her scarred hands one last time. Most would

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    is important to remember that when reading historical fiction, some elements of the story will be truth while others will be made up. In the book I survived the bombing of Pearl Harbor it would seem that the author Lauren Tarshis was more concerned about writing a story rather than accurately portraying history. I read the book I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor 1941 by Lauren Tarshis. The main characters are Danny, Danny’s Mom, Mack, Aki, Aki’s Mom. When the bombing started Aki

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    The book “I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor” was written by “Lauren Tarshis”. This book; like most historical fiction books; mixed actual events with fictional characters. I overall liked this book but was a bit disappointed when they mainly focused on characters rather than real events. The summary of the book is about a boy named Danny who lived with his Ma in New York City, but that all changed when Finn; a friend of Danny; fell off a balcony and got hurt. Danny’s Ma then decided to move

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    I Survived Tsunami Essay

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    The title of my novel is I Survived The Japanese Tsunami. It is written by Lauren Tarshis. Lauren Tarshis has written multiple I Survived books by now, and this one was definitely one of my favorites. The genre of this novel is nonfiction it was a true story about a boy named Ben and his family. They went to visit Japan where his father had passed 4 months ago and during the visit, the worst strikes. The protagonist of this book is Ben he is the main character who is fought against the tsunami

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    I Survived: Burj Khalifa

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    light blue for the sea and sky. He was born with his grandma and grandpa at 12:30 AM! He is into reading I Survived. He traveled to Dubai and rode a camel, went to the top of the tallest building in the world which is the Burj Khalifa! It’s good to be Declan because he demonstrates Love, Honesty, and a Love of learning. First of all, Declan demonstrates love because he always writes “I love you notes” to his mom and dad, and will always cry if a family member is away. Declan does not want

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    Abigail Pesta describes Jennifer Wilkov’s experience in “I Survived Prison: What Really Happens Behind Bars” as she rides a bus to Rikers Island prison in New York City. Jenifer was a Certified Financial Planner working for American Express Financial Advisors who was caught up in a $1.6 million real-estate fraud deal. Jennifer feeling ultimately humiliated took a plea deal to serve six months at the prison. She takes several steps to prepare herself for prison, like cutting her hair short. After

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    Boom! The sound of the tree falling as the wind thrashed and washed grow louder and louder! Not just that but it also tells you about the damage,like the houses that were destroyed and etc... In the book, I Survived Hurricane Katrina a boy and his family struggle to survive Hurricane Katrina.The boy is split from his family and has to depend on himself, as well as the people around.The author's purpose of writing that book is to educate about what happened in hurricane katrina.This book kind of did

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    In I Survived: “The Shark Attacks of 1916” by Lauren Tarshis, the story of the shark attacks in New Jersey in 1916 is talked about. It is about a boy named Chet who lives with his Uncle and goes to a creek with some of his friends. He and his friends pulled pranks on each other all the time. He told his friends there was a shark in the water and no one believed him. That’s when he got injured. There was also 4 shark attacks reported around the same time also. It started when his parents never settled

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    Both the nonfiction and the fiction resource have a significant conflict. The author made the shark attack so painful and down to the last detail about how the attack affected the main character in the “I Survived” book, but in the article the author wrote it where the reader knew that it was bad but how it happened such as the cause of it. One conflict for the fiction resource is to have that feeling someone or something is watching you or is around you. “A feeling of terror came over ten-year-old

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