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    When I look back on my experience in Maycomb County, I remember the kinds of things people thought of others, just ‘cause they were different, or just ‘cause they didn’t take part in normal things. Arthur “Boo” Radley definitely was one of those people who was judged harshly by “normal” folk. People believed that he was a “malevolent phantom”(8) who committed crimes and “peeped in windows”(9). Even after the real culprit of the crimes was revealed, everyone was “unwilling to discard their initial

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    Trang Nguyen is a 44 year old tailor, barber, nail painter, and is a mom. She was born in Vietnam, Bà Rịa. Mrs. Nguyen grew up wanting to tailor, or tailor teacher. She moved to California, with Mr. Tran, my dad, to live with my grandma and grandpa, who first moved to California.. She went to Evergreen Valley college, and has been sewing clothes since, well I’m not sure, probably since I was born. Her friend offered her a job, to help her sew clothes. They were pretty close friends. She would work

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    the reader see a cheerless place to live, cold weather and a culture of women in the background. The men get the first warmth of the stove without inviting the unimportant ladies to enjoy its warmth. They roam around looking at everything, but miss important clues. Meanwhile, the ladies observe the small everyday things in the room. By stage directions the audience can tell the women in the kitchen are getting more united. After the Sheriff and County Attorney make fun of Mrs. Wright worrying

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    baton for her. We took our normal path, right by Miss Dubose's house and unfortunately, she was out on the porch. "Where are you going at this time of day?" she shouted. "Playing hooky, I suppose. I'll just call the principal and tell him!" She looked like the ugliest thing I had ever seen. Oh, did I ever hate her. "Aw, it's Saturday, Mrs. Dubose," I said. "It makes no difference," she screamed. She went on and on about how Miss Maudie had told her that I had broke her scuppernong

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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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    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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