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    imperfections. Then, write a fourth paragraph about how a real person or event in your life was better because of some kind of mistake or flaw. In the exciting book, Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan, a son of Poseidon named Percy Jackson embarks on a quest with his friends Annabeth

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    I had such a amazing bond with him. I remember when I was young I would sit with him in the kitchen and eat apple slices and he would tell me some his childhood stories and I remember he would take me for long walks in the park. I was basically the sparkle in his eye. He did love his family with all his heart but I felt like I was his favorite granddaughter because I spent most of my time

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    In the well-known musical Rent, that is set in the 1990s, the story follows a group of penurious and artistic New Yorkers and how they live their lives throughout a whole year. Mark, a blooming filmmaker, struggles to find his place in the world after his girlfriend dumps him; his roommate, Rodger, is a HIV-positive musician and is trying to find out how he will make an impact before he dies, so he brought out his old guitar. Both Mimi and Angel are trying to find love through the harsh reality of

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    It took humanity thousands of years to go from living primitively in caves to the advanced cities of today. William Golding’s Lord of the Flies imagines a group of boys stranded on an island, isolated from civilization, and their reversion to a primitive lifestyle . William Golding explores man’s primal nature of violence and domination and his descent into savagery through his use of symbolism, and the actions of the characters, mainly Jack and Roger. Throughout the book, Golding uses many symbols

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    derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and the effects of excersise on the brain in reguard to stress. Why Spark? I remember listening to a news story on the radio several years ago about a school that was trying a new program where they let the kids participate in any activity they wanted, as long as they stayed in their target heart rate zone. According to the news story not only did these kids have a lower incidence of being over weight, but also the school was experianceing highter test scores in math

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    Quality of Care “to be given every opportunity possible to engage in informed decision making regarding their end-of-life care.” If professionals do not share all of the information with the client then the client is unable to make a well informed decision about his own decision making. I think the risk for me would be if I withheld a vital piece of information from my client and he made a life altering decision, like to have treatment or not. He might decide not to take a lifesaving course of action and

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    The Road by Cormac McCarthy tells the story of a father and his son trying to survive in a post- apocalyptic world. In the book, McCarthy sets up different themes and he constructs them through his choices in The Road. One theme McCarthy shows is that in a world of despair, we must choose to focus on the good things, we can focus on these good things only if we let ourselves do so. McCarthy displays this theme when the father remembers his wife’s death. This memory occurs to the man after his

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    wanting to celebrate with a drink. Thanks to Laertes and Claudius, that was poison that she drank. Even more raged due to fact he just killed the wife he literally killed to get, Claudius rubs the poison on Laertes sword, who successfully manages to slice it into Hamlet's

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    No Exit Heroism

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    At the start of the book, Mythology, Hercules’s section focuses on an aspect that made him very heroic. “He spent a large part of his life expiating one unfortunate deed after another and never rebelling against the almost impossible demands made upon him” (Mythology, 226). This attitude connections Hercules and Inez together since they both are willing to deal with their task that is

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    Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country that was never colonized by a European country. In fact, in the Thai language, the name of the country is Prathet Thai which means “land of the free.” The country of Thailand is one that is heavily visited by tourists from all around the world. What makes so attractive to tourists is that it’s a country so rich with history and traditions, one with such original foods that make your mouth water from just the thought, and it has such a diverse range of

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