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    we are, we are born with these identities whether we know we are or not and over our life we change them or transform them for better or for worse. Identity is something that plays a big part in “Who are you”, “This is water”, and “The Culture of Shut Up” because in the end all they give some lessons that are important to finding your identity or about your identity in general. Finding your identity always comes with hardships but, in the end, there is always a lesson to be learned. The first lesson

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    My Hero Is My Sister

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    Ever heard of heros who save the day by saving a hundred people from a burning building, or someone who dedicates their time and money by serving the Puerto Rican families affected by hurricane Maria like José Andreas. There are many ordinary people who do ordinary things but impact others significantly. One of those ordinary people whose actions are overlooked is my sister. My hero is my hardworking older sister, Larissa. What makes her my hero is her definition of success. When school is done,

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    Mrs Tweedie Chicken Run

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    conservative and mean. This is shown in a number of different ways, her appearance, her strengths, her feelings and behaviour towards the other characters and the way the other characters behave towards her. The film Mrs. Tweedie has her tied up in a tight bun, her hair in a tight bun shows that Mrs. Tweedie is an unsympathetic and stern person. Mrs. Tweedie also comes into view as tall and thin; this is a stereotypical way to show hard hearted people. This also shows that Mrs

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    shows this when Piggy says, “You said you wanted things done. So as we could be rescued.” Ralph fires back at Piggy “Oh, shut up!” (65). This shows how Ralph has been corrupted by society because he thinks he can boss everyone around and tell people what to do. He probably learned this from other leaders he knows or researched about. Also, kids learn many things from grown ups and people of higher authority. Being stranded on an island is very scary but these kids apply what they have learned in

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    sailed to Egypt to find the best ivory; he joined caravans of jewel sellers to pick out the finest pieces; he travelled to the gold mines of Persia to purchase the purest ore. All he brought back to Macedonia, after months of travel and little rest. Shut up in the house of his father, who had recently departed this world, he began

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    Three weeks had passed since the shocking revelation of Ric's cancer ordeal. Stagg throughout the hospital were now aware of Ric's prognosis and were strongly warned to tread carefully around Serena Campbell, who still came into work, knowing that there was nothing she could do for Ric. Ric's weekly assessments still went ahead, so far, there had not been any change since his seizure, and he had not had another one since. However, despite the steroids giving him the energy, the appetite, and strength

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    The School Type Of Person

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    Rough Draft: I casually look up during the middle of my huge biology test just to stare at the clock. I just want to get out of this prison, also known as school. Like always, I didn 't bother to study for my test. I was too busy trying to find out where my drunken mom had ran off to last night. But, even if she didn 't run off I probably still wouldn 't have studied. I am not the "school type of person." I 'd prefer to spend my nights eating the little amount of food we have in the nasty old refrigerator

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    the deep end. There he was, teasing Declan about him not going farther than the rope. “You’re not really a fan of the deep end either,” I commented. I turned to see if Alyssa was following. Her and one of the other girls were following. “Oh, shut up...” he grunted. “Jealous of my fab hair?” I attempted a slow mo hair flip. “I hate you,” He growled. “Why thank you,” I said. “I think I

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    to speak,’” (Golding 44). In this excerpt, Piggy is getting frustrated because he is trying to speak and get his point across. Instead of people following the rule to not speak when someone has the conch, the boys call Piggy fatty and tell him to shut up. They do this because there are no punishments, so there is no enforcement of the rules, which means that nobody cares. At another point in the novel, a similar problem occurs. “I’ve got the conch--’ ‘You haven't got it with you,’ Jack said, sneering…

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    Not Your Average Lie "Mason, let's go before they catch us !" Liam shouted . Mason replied in a shouted distinct voice " Stop yelling they are gonna hear us. Liam I'm telling you we will be safe here stop taking a chance let's just wait it out man ." "I'll catch you boys don't worry !" While hiding in a student lockers, they were communicating through the inside wall. One had a math test for this week and one had the English test for next week. Liam and Mason were trouble makers and always down

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