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    the reader in understanding these works of literature. Both authors use this literary technique to clearly express to the readers the true thoughts and feelings of the characters; in turn allowing the reader to realize and understand the changes

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    It is undeniable that that texts are polysemic makings, intertextual reproductions, and that many modern texts borrow from earlier texts. This can distinctly be seen in the comparison of the 1999 teen comedy film “Ten Things I Hate About You”, directed by Jil Gunger and its relative counterpart, Shakespeare’s play, “The Taming Of The Shrew”. The comparing and contrast of the two texts has given me a deeper understanding on issues of stereotypical gender roles, notions of love and marriage, and how

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    In the movie “freedom writers” kids learn to be tolerant and respect others for their color and race. It shows how these kids from the streets improve and change their perspective on color. The help from their teacher Ms. Gruwell really inspired and changed them. In their minds everything is about color. Slowly throughout the movie they change and accept others. In the beginning of the movie Erin Gruwell the new teacher is joyful and tolerant of everyone. Her husband and she are happy and he supports

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    not a simple process, however, it allows one to learn and grow. Veronica Roth displays how Tris was selfless and submissive and grew to be a strong, confident young lady in the novel Divergent. The way she learns how to become Dauntless along with changes in her physique, appearance and way of thinking show her development as an individual. What allows Tris to grow is the fact that she teaches herself how to learn. For instance, she overcomes her cowardice on her own through the many obstacles that

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    I guess I'd just like to take a moment to reflect on our friendship. Actually, before I start, what does a typical friendship look like? Is there such a thing, or are all of them unique and different? What even is a "friendship"? How does it work? Are we "friends"? Since I can't get an answer for now, I'll just be calling it that from here on in... It used to be that the topics were lighter, and even though they were somewhat more distant and irrelevant to daily life, we were in a way closer: We

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    to join the army in the most dangerous class of work as he is now seen as a ‘Jew Lover’. Through this quote the audience can see that change is inevitable and impacts the course of ones life, as through one act of kindness, two mens lives are significantly impacted. Zusak explores the concept of changing perspectives through how he incorporates the idea that change is inevitable and impacts the course of ones life, into the roles of his characters in his book ‘The Book Thief’. 2) Related Text

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    home with my own family. I have also made it my life goal to change who I am for the better; I have been around lots of people and I’ve been able to see different takes on life at all types of angles. I want to create a better angle for my family; I’m working hard in school to be able to provide this life that I can only dream of right now. Furthermore, I found some interesting information on the way a student’s outlook on life can change… “Intellectual and

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    From hunting without guns, making currency out of stone, and finally the creation of the automobile. Things have changed since then. Machinery now runs the economy all around the world. This technology is coming to the point where it’s changing the look of nature. In a New York University, the students are experimenting with butterflies trying to alter the color of their wings. Is this a good or a bad thing? The change of nature is making it more interesting to look at, more amusing

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    When I heard what we were going to do with Mrs. Putman’s class I thought it was a good idea. I knew that their class would like us reading to them and making a story. When we did read with them they loved it and that made me happy. Mrs. Putman said they talked about it all day. The only thing I was worried about was maybe that the person I had to read with would be shy and it would be harder for me to talk to them and ask them the questions for their stories. When I met the person I was reading with

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    the transitional period of the company by building a guiding team. I feel it's fundamental to creating a successful change in any organization. Furthermore, the cohesion of the employees will be more effective overall. During the last two months of the company prior to the change, I would create a team of creditable employees consisting of managers and workers. The goal of this change management team would be to convey a message that is clear to avoid any confusion among the ranks of the employees

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