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    thought they have lost it and she talks about the details such as the stony surface cover with grass and weeds. I see this accurate description in the movie. The second similarity is Mrs. de Winter reactions. There are several situations happen whether joy, sadness or debate Mrs. de Winter’s reaction is similar to film and novel such as when she meets Maxim she feels so happy together. Moreover, she lacks confidence and she is insecure if Maxim loves Rebecca more than her. The last similarity is the personality

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    sitting in my room for a while, I decided to take one last tour around my entire house, my innocent 9-year old self desperately trying to fight back tears. I was not ready. I was not ready to say goodbye, for it was in this house that my father had surprised my mother by painting the patio a brilliant red as an anniversary gift; it was in this house in which our little 3-person family had huddled around the wood fireplace for warmth when the power went out for three days; and it was in this house that

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    Throughout Kansas, families of all shapes and sizes can say this is what they love most about their state. Being one of America’s past times, baseball has driven people together. Due to the Royals winning the World Series, it has become even more popular among kids. They aspire to be like Perez or Moustakas, wanting to make amazing plays and lead their team to victory. Down at the Blue Valley Reactional baseball fields, many of these boys can be found. One day on a hot, summer day in Kansas, these

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    Motif In The Lottery

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    Every single body of work contains a motif, which the author shows through the plot of the story. Before showing the common motif of my stories let there be an understanding of the word. Motif is a recurring element which helps develop the theme of a story. The short stories, “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe, and “Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin all include the same motif, which is facing reality. In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, the motif facing

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    that looked bad” before I could even say “ouch”. I had to rest on one foot holding a tree. My coach, who luckily heard me, helped me try to walk, but I couldn’t even put my foot on the ground without it throbbing with torment. The part that really surprised my

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    A name that once reminded him of that horrifying day he almost died now brings him joy. Towards the end, Gogol regrets changing his name the name that meant so much to his father. “Gogol frowns, and his lower lip trembles. Only then, forced at six months to confront his destiny, does he begin to cry.” This quote especially

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    around three feet long. After, we got the mare in the barn and called the vet to come sew her back up. I walk up to take a closer look at the cut and looked down on the inside of the mare I could see the bottom of her belle on the inside. I was surprised of how much blood there was not, but my mother did miss a stride. When the vet finally showed up, mother had her clipped, cleaned, and ready for him to start sewing.

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    Mars’ performance, especially his music video usually has the splendid and complex appearance, and shows that Mars dances with joy in his music video. In his latest single album “Uptown Funk”, his music and performance was so exciting that remind me of Michael Jackson. In contrast, Mraz’s performance is quieter than Mars’s. He usually performs an air of mystery charmingly. I feel

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    Finally, turning eighteen years old, I am finally legal, well finally legal to get into clubs. Partying every Thursday at Nicholls was the trend. Getting a taste of freedom, not having to worry about anything or anyone was an awesome feeling. I lived life and always was the life of the party. When I moved backed to New Orleans nothing changed, except the day I went out. Every Sunday was the day to go out and have fun at the House of Blues. Leaving the club till about three in the morning; trying

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    stolen the body but she found nothing she sat down in confusion then she saw a strange man and asked him if he had seen anyone come to the tomb and the man said to him “Mary” she noticed from his voice that it was Jesus resurrected she was filled with joy that he had chosen her to see before he went up to heaven. Saint Mary Magdalene feast is July 22 which is a special celebration at the Basilic of Saint Maximum (south of France) and the “Grotte” of la Sainte Baume (south of France). Mary’s death is

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