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    The Battle

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    themselves—Armaila was sitting on Perpulas back, ready to wield her sword in battle. Perpula was armed with naught but her sharp claws and teeth, Florine with her sword and magic, and Fredgar with a small, jagged edged dagger. Earl had Armailas bow, and he and Marie were farther back—Florine told them she didn't want them getting in the way when the fight started. She also had a hard time convincing them, especially

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    seizes to act honestly and with strong moral beliefs (add reference study mode). Watson uses the motif of light to demonstrate the truth and the absence of light indicates the truth is hidden and justice is not served. Frank Hayden was a white man and Marie little soldier was an Indian and so the darkness is used by Watson to show that justice is not served and to reinforce the notion of a racist

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    In The Stranger, author Albert Camus challenges societal beliefs related to morality and religion. The main character, Meursault, does not experience emotion as the majority of society does. He is seemingly unbothered by his mother’s death, which many around him find disturbing. Meursault is entertained by the simple things in life, and does not appear emotionally attached to much of anything. His apathetic behavior is ultimately his downfall. The story begins with “Maman died today. Or yesterday

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    Meursault Connotation

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    emphasized his care for Meursault’s mother as he was willing to suffer through the funeral proceeding despite physically incapable . Hyperbole - “I had the whole sky in my eyes and it was blue and gold.”(20) Emphasizes Meursault’s happiness when with Marie by exaggerating the view when he rested on her stomach. Foreshadowing - “The house was quiet, and a breath of dark, dank air wafted up from deep in the stairwell. All I could hear was the blood pounding in my ears.”(33) Meursault’s physical response

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    protagonists Marie-Laure and her father, Monsieur LeBlanc, have to suddenly flee Paris to a safer town, Saint-Malo, because of the beginning of World War II. Not only do they have to travel all the way to Saint-Malo, but Monsieur LeBlanc has to carry a diamond that may or may not be the famous Sea of Flames diamond and Marie is completely blind. Through their journey to Saint-Malo and beyond, Marie-Laure puts faith in others to take care of her, while Monsieur LeBlanc has faith in Marie to take care

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    Marie-Laure's Bombing

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    When she was a child before the war even came about, Marie-Laure lived in Paris with her father, who was a locksmith for the Museum of Natural History. As she was growing up she went blind due to cataracts, her father built her an exact model of the neighborhood so she would be able to be on her own if she ever needed to. Soon it was heard that the Germans would overtake the town so the museum gave Marie-Laure’s father a valuable diamond known as the Sea of Flames. They both left Paris to deliver

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    Kaci Herrell was born on December 4, 1992 in North Platte Nebraska. She was a great baby and was always happy. As she was growing up her home life was not necessarily the greatest. She had a father that was never around for her, and her mother felt it necessary to do whatever she could to make her daughter happy. Her mother would give her whatever she wanted whether it be new clothes, candy, or even toys. Kaci knew just how to get what she wanted. She eventually learned that all she had to do was

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    In 1898 in Ukraine's capital city Kiev a young girl was born her name was Golda Meir. Golda Meir would grow up to gain many titles such as a teacher, a state's woman and a politician. SHe was not only an inspiration to the women of Israel but inspiring to women across the world. In 1906 her family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.THe move was provoked by the mob attacks performed by Russians on Jews. This form of anti-semitic violence would influence her to make Israel a secure and safe Jewish state

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    Does conforming to society’s standards help or hurt us in the long run? “The Stranger”, by Albert Camus, explores the evolution of Meursault, the nonconforming protagonist. Meursault continuously repeats, “It doesn’t mean anything” to his friends and acquaintances to illustrate how indifferent he is about the world. Meursault’s behavior affects people’s judgment of him, and he is later punished for believing in his own values. For most of his life, Meursault abstains from following society 's norms

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    About Her Marie Van Brittan Brown was born on October 30, 1922 in New York, United States. She died On February 2, 1999 in New York United States at the age of 76. She went to three different schools. Two of them being universities and one being college. The Universities she went to were University of Phoenix and DeVry University. The college she went to was Harrison College. Her husband’s name was Albert Brown. When they got married is unknown but they had two daughters. Marie invented the home

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