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    over the world - Sadako Sasaki” When I was in middle school my teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I grow up. My replied was “Happy.” I know it was an odd reply, but I ended up saying happiness: from what I knew happiness had different faces. Some versions of happiness weren’t appealing to me, some were beautiful. Like all the other kids, I thought the beautiful versions were the ones on TV. This was the life to strive for. Today, I am inspired by this quote by Sadako Sasaki: “I will write

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    Thousand Cranes’ is an emotionally moving play that recounts the true story of Sadako Sasaki. The bright and bubbly character of Sadako falls ill due to the lasting effects of the atomic bomb dropped when she was 2. The play goes on to explore the legend of a thousand cranes which says that if someone folds a thousand cranes they will be granted one wish by the gods. In hopes that she can gain her health back and run again Sadako starts to fold 1000 cranes however, she never accomplishes her goal. This

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    Contributions Approach Example 1 During science class while studying elements a teacher introduces Marie Curie and her contributions to the science community by sharing articles and book excerpts about what she accomplished in her lifetime. Students will learn she was a chemist and physicist and that she discovered polonium and radium. They also will learn of her contributions to the installation of X-ray machines and the purposes they served in World War I. This is important because in our society

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    Sushma Chhun Instructor Crockett, Basic English II, A06 April 5, 2016 Extra Gum Origami “Sometimes the little thing last longer. Give Extra, Get Extra.” Appealing the emotions is one of the important parts of creating advertisement. Extra gum advertisements have been using the emotions to advertise their products in the markets where many other gum companies are trying to sell their products. Gum may not be the exciting thing but Extra gum is making its dramatic identity of long lasting gum. The

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    Mode Paragraph: The rhetorical mode of “The Story Sadoko and the Children’s Peace Statue” a is narrative that follows the narrative arc. It is narrative because it follows the basic structure of a story throughout the story. Since it follow the plot pyramid with how events are occurring it is narrative. Also it is a story about a person's life and a huge majority of stories are narrative. Character Paragraph: In this story story Sadoko is the protagonist that is having to overcome the newly grow

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    Mode Paragraph: The rhetorical mode of “One Thousand Paper Cranes” a is narrative that follows the narrative arc. It is narrative because it follows the narrative arc of exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and a resolution throughout the story. The books starts off with the inciting incident of the bomb being on Hiroshima which cause Sadoko to become ill and die in the future. The rising action lets us follow Sadoko as her condition worsens The climax of the book

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    Sushma Chhun Instructor Crockett, Basic English II, A06 April 5, 2016 Extra Gum Origami “Sometimes the little thing last longer. Give Extra, Get Extra.” Appealing the emotions is one of the important parts of creating advertisement. Extra gum advertisements have been using the emotions to advertise their products in the markets where many other gum companies are trying to sell their products. Gum may not be the funniest thing but Extra gum is making its dramatic identity of long lasting gum. The

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    In the world, there's a legend. It states that if you fold one thousand origami cranes, any with you have will be granted. As a child, I wanted to have my wish granted, so I practiced and learned how to create one. I've also been asked by fellow classmates on how to create one. So, this is why I'm doing my how-to on creating an origami crane. Please note, if you cannot do it, do be discouraged. This origami was meant for people at the intermediate level and above. So, without further ado, let us

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    My fingers play with the edges of a worn paper crane. There’s never a day that goes by that doesn’t remind me of life and passion. Not much got through to me, back then. My mother made me tough, with sinewed skin and a soul of steel. The strength is what got me through the school bus rides. The boys would touch me as I walked down the aisle, there’d be the occasional brawl. I just never cared. My life was cold, and the only real sparks of emotion came from the boy who sat in a seat diagonally in

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    In contemporary Japanese cinema, a common theme that is portrayed is that of the failing family. Films with this theme show families that do not fit the ideal family image and are instead riddled with issues and problems that conflict that prevent the families from being whole and can lead to the separation and breakage of them. One film that has aspects of the failing family theme is Ringu (1998) directed by Hideo Nakata; a film about a tape that curses and kills the viewer in seven days after watching

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