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    Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, friendship drives the interactions between the main characters that live in Maycomb, Alabama. Miss Maudie Atkinson, a neighbor whom is kind to the children; Jem, Scout’s older brother; and Arthur Radley, a neighbor whom rarely comes out of his house and is kind, all have a friendship with Scout in different ways that grows throughout the novel. Miss Maudie and Scout have a friendship that starts very small at the beginning and progressively grows throughout the novel.

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    Lord Fox laughed as he hugged the child close. 'Have you thought about any names for him, Aunt Eliza?' 'I’ll let you choose a name this time.' It only took a moment for Lord Fox to decide. 'Hero. His name will be Hero.' 'Hee ho,' Pignut sung out as he hovered above. 'That's right. Hero.' ‘Where’s Clemmie,’ Aunt Eliza asked. ‘Fen said she followed you through the Chalk Gate.’ With a gruff voice he said, 'We couldn’t save her.' His personal grief would have to wait until he was alone. He knew he had

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    Siddhartha Reflection

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    about himself. In a way Govinda is like Siddhartha’s shadow. He is always there to protect Siddhartha. Early on in the book Siddhartha and Govinda slip ways. Siddhartha took Govinda for granted sometimes and he really started to miss Govinda. Siddhartha finally started to miss Govinda. You could tell how much he missed Govinda when he had a very weird dream about him. Insert Quote. Govinda seemed to show up just in time to save Siddhartha. Siddhartha was Govinda is a key person in Siddhartha’s life

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    watch out for you no matter what? In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee works hard to paint Miss Maudie Atkinson (Miss Maudie) in a perfectly flawed manner. From the beginning when her house burns down, through the Tom Robinson trial, and all the way to the end, Beautifully stubborn and fearlessly caring are two of the character traits that define Miss Maudie Atkinson (Miss Maudie) throughout the novel. Miss Maudie bases her way of life on her beliefs, and in her beliefs she does not waver. One of

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    is less time with friends and extracurricular events. Time management is key to living this type of life. To help Austin Cavender , the writer of "The good, the bad, and the ugly" makes a list to keep one organized. "Plan wisely so you don't have to miss games or practices. Don't slack because your plans will crumble. Most people can't keep their sports life separate from their regular life so have a planner handy. And to keep the right people in your corner to keep you motivated to do better." While

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    It was the year 1972 September 8th. The wind was gushing into my face; the rain was pelting down on my head. My car had just broken down in the middle of the woods and there was no kind of help in sight. There were heavy thunderstorms, and I heard the birds fluttering away. It was scary looking at the sky. I walked a few yards and I saw in the distance an eerie looking house. I was hesitant to go to the house for help but realized there was no other option. As I walked

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    Problem Statement Recommendations by the WHO, 2011 and AACN, 2012 have supported implementation of a graduate curriculum that will educate trainees on quality improvement initiatives that include topics on near misses, factors surrounding errors and error management in the clinical setting. In the College of Nursing, nurse anesthesia department, there is no designated educational module addressing this recommendation. The concern with not educating trainees before graduation is that incident and

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    that she does step out of place quite often. Dilsey is shown as a stabilizer when she defends Miss Quentin. Faulkner writes, “‘[Mrs. Compson] come on and lay down now,’ she said. ‘I find her in ten minutes.’ Mrs. Compson shook her off. ‘Find the note,’ she said. ‘Quentin left a note when he did it’” (283). This is showing that Dilsey can figure Mrs. Compson out and wants to protect her. She believes that Miss Quentin will come back and wants to help spare Mrs. Compson some heartache. Even though Mrs

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    In high school, I participated in a program called Health Academy since my freshman year. When you are in health academy you stay with the same 36 teenagers all four years of high school. By the time our junior year came around, most of us have been together for three years straight. We were bonded. We were a pretty strong team and we had each other’s backs. My friendship dilemma happened towards the end of our junior year. Of course, we were all pushing ourselves pretty hard in order to be ready

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    I chose the vocabulary words emboldened (courage), and apprehension (anxiety or fear something bad or unpleasant will happen). The reason they apply to comprehending chapter 5 and the book is because courage is a major characteristic of the underdog, and without it they become the average person who is unable to overcome disadvantages exceedingly well. In particular courage was a key aspect in the way Freirich approached the children with leukemia. In contrast, apprehension is a quality that the

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