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    the greasers are honorable because they care for other people. For instance, the part when Johnny and Ponyboy saved the kids in the burning church. For example, Ponyboy said, “I picked up a kid…I leaned out the window and dropped him as gently as possible” (93). This quote shows how Ponyboy is rescuing the kids by taking them out of the church and separating them from the fire. This shows honor because Johnny and ponyboy risked their own lives for others that were younger and still have a long life

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    Johnny Cash Meaning

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    An Ending to Johnny Cash’s Life and Career Johnny Cash, The Man in Black was a legendary singer and songwriter of country, rock, blues, folk, and gospel. “He was a deeply religious man, who loved Jesus and the Bible” (Tomlinson). His musical career stretched roughly from 1954 to his death in 2003. Throughout his life he faced many of his inner demons and hardships with his music, and the word of god. One of his final songs recorded in 2002 “The Man Comes Around” is perhaps his greatest song and

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    Charles M. Blow was born on August 11, 1970. He was raised in Gibsland, Louisiana before later moving to Park Slope, Brooklyn to raise his own family as a single father of three kids. Blow graduated from Grambling State University, and he became a graphics editor for the New York Times in 1994. He also worked as a graphic director and art director at both National Geographic and the Times. Blow is currently a visual Op-Ed columnist who works for the New York Times. In his articles, Blow enjoys

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    Tim Burton: Style Analysis Essay Tim Burton is a acclaimed film director, producer, and a writer. He is well-known for his dark and quirky horror and fantasy films such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” , “Edward Scissorhands”, and “Alice in Wonderland.” His films often bring light to his past through the cinematic techniques used in film making. Burton uses lighting, flashbacks and music to convince the audience to connect emotionally with the misfit characters. In particular,

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    Many fans and critics have praised Tim Burton for his cinematic works. Many would credit his fan base and success to his different and twisted sense of reality which stemmed from a childhood obsession with monster movies. However I would argue that his success stems from his masterful use of cinematic elements and techniques such as lighting sound along with camera movement and angles. Cinematic elements work side by side with literary elements to create emotion in a motion pictures audience. Evidence

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    If you read this you will learn about Hank Williams career. Hank Williams lost most of his careers. Hank Williams death, was horrible for some of his fans. Hank Williams had an interesting career he also won many awards including 2 Grammy awards he also made Country music loving for people who weren’t interested in Country music. How Hank Williams became interested in music at a young age. Hank learned chords from Teetot (Rufe Payne) a street performer. Hank would play with Teetot on the streets

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    Ring of fire. Ring of fire has multiple meanings to society and Johnny Cash. His life was a roller coaster. He experienced struggles, accomplishments, and building a legacy to last forever. Johnny Cash has battled through drug addiction to prove that perseverance made him a great musician. Johnny Cash was interested in music at a very young age. When he was young, he loved listening to the radio to get away from “the daily grind of farming” (Cusic, 2014). He didn’t begin his singing career

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    Al Capone Research Paper

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    Al, his wife, and son all moved down to Chicago in 1919. Where Al meets Johnny Torrio. They both worked for Big Jim. When the prohibition started Torrio saw dollar signs, but Big Jim already had enough money he didn’t want another outlet. So the only thing standing in Torrio's way was Big Jim. Torrio had Al "take care" of Big

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    Gennifer Choldenko's Al Capone Does My Shirts is the story of Moose Flanagan adjusting to his new home, Alcatraz Island. This story is during the 1930’s, the time when Alcatraz was host to some of the most notorious criminals in history, such as Al Capone. Although there are may strict rules prohibiting the children from coming in contact with any of the prisoners, Moose meets and befriends many other children on the island, including Piper. Piper is the warden's daughter, yet she devises many crazy

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    Rosemary's Baby Fact

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    Dalia Lopez 07/19/2015 English 30 Mr. Dunne   Fact vs. Fiction in: Rosemary’s Baby Rosemary’s baby is a creepy, non-shock oriented, horror movie. With its credibility, well written storyline, and great actors it has received a spot on the best all time horror films list. While this movie isn’t like the newer horror movies, it messes with your mind in a disturbing way. The movie’s plot revolves around the fears of being a new mother that later become suspicions and paranoia. Rosemary’s

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