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    magical, plant them overnight and-” This quote is from the story “Jack and the Beanstalk”. In this story, Jack and his mother are poor all they have to live off is milk from their cow. When MIlky-white stops milking Jack is off to sell her. He trades the cow for some magical beans that grow into a beanstalk to find a man eating giant. Although Jack seems good, in reality he is not a true hero. Jack proves he is very untrustworthy in this story. On page 143 Jack accepts the trade with a stranger for

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    One way Febreze promotes their product is by using songs. One advertisement by this company is starring Jane Lynch and Matthew Morrison. In this commercial, these two actors sing a parody of “The 12 Days of Christmas”. The second commercial is a cartoon with a song in the background and the lyrics at the bottom of the screen. Both commercials are successful in the promotion of the product, however only for a short time throughout the year. The first advertisement with Jane Lynch and Matthew Morrison

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    Issues Surrounding Narrative Design Essay

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    Narrative design is useful to the advancement of educational research because the stories collected have the power to communicate key information otherwise not possible through other research designs. Through stories it is possible to learn about “personal account about classrooms, schools, educational issues and the setting in which they work” (Creswell, 2008, p. 511). Everyone has a story to tell about incidents, events and experiences whether long or short that are useful in understanding occurrences

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    Soul Surfer Summer Read Questions 1. Soul Surfer takes place in Kauai, Hawaii. In the story, the main character-Bethany Hamilton- is an extremely talented surfer. Her whole life basically revolved around surfing, she loved it more than anything else in the world. Bethany spent most of her time in the water, either practicing or competing. Until one day during a practice session with her best friend, Alana Blanchard, something tragic occurred. Bethany was attacked by a 14 foot tiger shark. Alana

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    Vietnam and because of that, soldiers must face difficult life events that enfold in the jungle. Tim O’Brien wants the reader to understand that by using stories the soldiers can distract themselves from the war, remember and honor the lost, and lastly to keep their own sanity. Soldiers also used the stories to remember the dead; for example, the story of Curt and Rat Kiley was a tragic one. Kat Riley’s best friends Curt dies from incoming fire, and Riley, like many soldiers, had little ways to express

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    Things They Carried”- The mental and morale that a person go through is intense because it becomes the fundamental that will be throughout the whole story. Device Concrete Detail w/ MLA Commentary Situational Irony of how the soldier talked about Lavender “They told stories about Ted Lavender’s supply of tranquilizers, how the poor guy didn’t feel a thing, how incredibly tranquil he was”(O’Brien,19). So when Ted Lavender

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    Technology Integration Lesson Plan Template Your name: Hayleigh Weldin Date: August 25, 2016 Lesson Title: Story Telling Events of Saggy Baggy the Elephant Grade Level: First Grade Technology Standard (ISTE-S) Creativity and Innovation: A & B. Communication and Collaboration: A. Research and Information Fluency: B. Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving: A & B. Digital Citizenship: B. Technology Operations: A, B & D. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Options provided (list sections and subset

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    The ambiguity of Flannery O’Connor’s short stories somewhat adds to the mystery of her characters and sometimes it can take away from them because as readers it is hard to feel any attachment to these rather ominous characters. It gives the chance for the reader to use their imagination but at the same time manages to anger some that prefer the endings to be set in stone. For example in “A Good Man is Hard to Find” the story is tied up in a neat little bow, but it still manages to leave the reader

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    puts his hands together and whispers, "Please… Anything but that" This part is particularly important to the narrative because it shows how desperate he is to be the ‘norm ', because of his religious upbringing. Without the religious element, this story could have been panned out as a different film. In the resolution, a particular scene brings their family back together. Zac

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    REASON FOR REFERRAL: Jane was evaluated as part of an ED530, Assessment of Reading & LD assignment. She was selected due to her parents’ interest in knowing Jane’s writing skill level and looking at this assignment to figure out if she can pursue school psychology as a career in the future. TESTING CONDITIONS: Jane was tested in the examiner’s home. The table used for the assessment was cleared of all items except for testing materials. Jane had a glass of orange juice during the test, and

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