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    was in love. 3. I realized people wanted to burn nonfiction books because people cared less about learning and feared the unfamiliar. “With school turning out more runners, jumpers, racers, tinkerers,

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    Anguish with Sprinkles of Beauty Heartbreak and sadness is all around, but so is beauty, love, and triumph. Which should people choose to focus on? In Markus Zusak’s, The Book Thief, the main character, Liesel Meminger constantly is being reminded of the grief that comes with living in the 1940s, the prime of Hitler’s power. But, she also endures light and beauty during this period in her life. Two dominant contrasting ideas entered her world, and for Liesel, she focuses on each of them. Liesel

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    I was appalled when the book was started by having Pip guess how his parents would look like based off their tombstones. This scene reminded me of myself when I was younger, because I would also come to a conclusion about how someone would look like based on other descriptions such as how they would sound on the phone.In this scene,Dickens perfectly captures the train of thoughts that goes through a child’s brain and never stops. I believe the book was started by using this scene because he wanted

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    The good thief narrative serves as an explicit demonstration of the saving power (and intention) of the last Adam, an illustration applicable for all the ages. Kereszty parallels Paul’s distinction between the two Adams by noting that through the first Adam’s disobedience, “death, physical and

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    THE BOOK THIEF STUDY GUIDE Part 5 The Floating Book (Part 1) 1. Why do you suppose the narrator flashed forward to Rudy Steiner’s death? Do you think this knowledge improves or lessens your appreciation of the book? The flash forward to Rudy’s death improves your appreciation of the book because it makes you wonder why the book was floating in the river. 2. The Gamblers (A Seven-Sided Die) 1. “Max and Liesel were held together by the quiet gathering of words.” Explain

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    The Magic of Oz. By LFranck The magic of Oz is a book that consist of 269 pages. the main plot of the story starts off with this young man named Kiki Aru he’s the main antanst of the story he’s character is a static character but he is a well-rounded character he’s grumpy, clever, mysterious but also, he’s mischievous. the next villain of our story is the ex-king knome he’s a static character but he’s personality is the same as any stereotypical villain with a background the same as any other corrupted

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    What contribution is made to “Macbeth” by the use of imagery and symbolism? You must consider language, form and structure, and refer to the context of the play. “Macbeth” is a play written by Shakespeare in 1606, under the rule of James I, three years after Elizabeth I died without an heir. James I was an unpopular monarch, not supporting Catholics, and not a direct descendant of Elizabeth I. In 1605, there was an assassination attempt on the king, better known as the “Gunpowder Plot”. In the play

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    throughout the novel. “His head opened and stuff came out and turned red. Piggy's arms and legs twitched a bit, like a pigs after it has been killed.” This quote is an example of death that is portrayed in the novel. The author includes this in the book to show that the freedom within the community, that the boys have created is now becoming irrational and uncontrollable. Golding’s style of writing is also shown by how he displays the characters by being obedient and pretty accepting of others in

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    feast,’”(John 2:7-8, King James Version, The Bible). Jesus rose from the dead as prophesied. “He is not here; for He is risen as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay,”(Matthew 28:6, King James Version, The Bible). He also was given the power and authority to heal those with physical or suffering pain or ailments. “ And when He was come into the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus saith unto them ‘Believe ye that I am able to do this?’ They said yea Lord. Then He touched their eyes

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    Crime and Punishment in the Elizabethan Era Crime and Punishment in the Elizabethan era was very unusual and cruel when we look at it from today’s standards. Punishment was very harsh and most things they did back then was completely normal for them but by today it’s insane what they used to do to criminals. Speaking of which whom they counted as “criminals” was insane as well as their definition of a criminal. The crimes committed directly affected the type of punishment someone one would receive

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