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    Lonesome Dove Book Report Lonesome Dove is a story in the western genre written by Larry McMurty. The book was published in 1985 and was the first book of a tetralogy, but third in chronology. The book is about a strenuous cattle drive from Texas to Montana. Lonesome Dove was a wholesome and interesting book that engages your curiosity from the beginning to the end. In the beginning of the story they are in a small south Texas town called lonesome Dove, where the two main characters Augustus McCrae

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    Short Story Of Camp Nano

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    A/N: Continuing because I’m inspired to. For those of you reading my other ‘in progress’ stories I promise that I will return to them. I just did a lot of writing in July (51k+ of original fiction for Camp NaNo) and I got out of the groove for the stories that are still in progress. But, while I’m working on those, have some of my favorite pairing! @ Pam: It does suck what the way the Guard treats women. I got the idea from my friend who served in the Marines. She went through all that training

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    fickle-minded ten-year old kid, to never ride a bike again. Riding a bike has always been one of my greatest challenges of my young life. It was a childhood dream of mine to be able successfully ride the green Cannondale Hybrid I had seen in an episode of Tony Hawk’s trick moves displayed on television. In order to achieve this wish of mine, I painstakingly walked seven miles all around my neighborhood to

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    There are so many different concerns that a lot of women have today, and just like there is today, in the past during the time of Larry McMurtry’s writing of the Lonesome Dove Saga, women had perhaps the same, or maybe even a little different, concerns throughout this time period that you come to find. These fully formed characters McMurtry introduces you to come to be; fun-loving, strong-minded, and heart-filled women. Clara Allen and Captain August “Gus” McCrae was thought to be together forever

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    Humor in The Simpsons I and many other millions of people across the world believe that The Simpson’s is the best programme on television because it is funny in more ways then one. The Simpson’s uses the family lifestyle that many American TV shows have used over past (e.g. The Adam’s family, The Flintstones) but The Simpson’s has proved it is a lot more popular because it uses many more different forms of comedy which work with people from all ages. Slapstick

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    Stanley Nelson chronicles the journey of a group of individuals, known as the Freedom Riders, whom fought for the rights of African Americans to have the same amenities and access as the Caucasians. The purpose of the Freedom Rides was to deliberately violate the Jim Crow laws of the south that prohibited blacks and whites from mixing together on buses and trains. Expectedly, many of the Freedom Riders were beaten and the majority was imprisoned. This carried on for the majority of 1961 and culminated

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    Scene 1 Rob and Ian walk on screen. Ian: Yo Rob. Come hide behind this car until Kenny walks by. Keep your gun loaded and aimed. Do it quickly and don 't be intimidated. I will be here right next to you. This will make our plan work, don 't you forget that. Rob: Stay by messed just in case I mess up. Ian: I am right here. Be calm and keep your hands steady. (Ian moves out of the way) Rob: I don 't feel right about doing this, but he has given me some good reasons to do

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    On August 21st, 2015 a week before school starts. The Johnson family were at the Wisconsin Dells for a end of summer trip. It all started with Will, putting his feet in the ice cold water at the start of the slide the water felt as if it belonged at the bottom of the Atlantic ocean. Will, shot down a waterslide that felt like a bean bag holding itself up he explained. Only if he knew to hang on tight, Will was pushed down the slide holding onto the tube by the employee. He says that flying down

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    location, many different exhibits, and Zoombezi Bay. Although each are well-known Zoos, Columbus is visited by five times as many people each year, year-round. Similarities are both Detroit and Columbus Zoos have a lot of the same animals, a famous train ride, 4-D theaters, and also different places to eat with dining plans. Both zoos are open year round, and have current discount rates for winter though Columbus Zoo is $3 cheaper. Columbus Zoo also has a 22-acre water park known as Zoombezi Bay. This

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    Introduction A lot of parents would love to get their child the help they need for school, or extra help to get ahead if needed. Today there are a lot of tutoring programs out here, but all of them are not free. So, where does that leave the children and the parents who cannot afford these programs? It can leave that child at a lost because that child is not getting that extra help to become successful. Free tutoring is a great thing for several reasons. At the HOPE Academy they offer free tutoring

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