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    “Hello?” a child’s voice greets him, and he can hear faint clattering and noise in the background; it is probably breakfast time and this young girl is somewhere else, perhaps she has already finished. John wonders if he has the wrong number, because if that’s not the case, then he’ll have to accept that he’s missed a whole lot more of his son’s life than his childhood; this child could be his granddaughter, and he wouldn’t know what she looks like, wouldn’t know who his son had married, if he had

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    have to help her. Right now, she is too pregnant to go to New York so I’d like you to go and start the process.” Painted Girl, go to New York? The city would be wasted on her! Oh my God, she could meet John. I hope his body is as sexy as his voice. “I don’t like the idea of my granddaughter being alone in such a big city. She would get lost,” Grandfather interrupted, “She may not come back once she sees a big city.” “Grandfather, I’ll always come home,” Painted Girl touched his shoulder

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    The coming of age story for a teenage mermaid fascinated with life on land won the hearts of millions when Disney released their animated motion picture in 1989; however, the story had originally been written long before then. “The Little Mermaid” by Dutch author, Hans Christian Andersen, was published 152 years before hand as part of a children’s fairy tale book and vastly differs in regard to the 1989 Disney animated adaptation. Walt Disney’s adaptation carries a naiveté that can be sold to millions

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    creature and mermaid, especially the Sea King, has been accusing me of lying, tricking, cursing and murder. And with the disappearance of the little mermaid. How can I be accused of such crimes when I was providing a service requested by your beautiful little mermaid? I am certain that I am not guilty for doing all of these terrible thing. To begin with, when the little mermaid entered my house and I knew what she wanted. In other words, I have a crystal ball which shows me the past, present and future

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    between both big Edie and little Edie as they secretly reveal their true selves, own stories, struggles, and thoughts about the past and present. The film uses an observational approach through the use of no voice commentary, long takes, and the emphasis of focusing on lived experiences spontaneously. These traits help illustrate the idea of regret and the harsh realities of life of these two women. The documentary Grey Gardens, displays the observational mode trait of no voice commentary by presenting

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    Hiram Díaz Ms. Díaz Sociology 11 Oct 2016 “The Little Mermaid” in a Sociological Perspective There are a number of fairytales, either from Grimm’s Brothers or Hans Christian Anderson, that portray numerous social issues that we still face in modern days. Social issues could include racism, equality between men and women, and ethnocentrism. These are social problems we face daily, and we have yet found solutions to eliminate\ the plentiful social issues. As said, fairy tales and children’s book always

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    I am in a playroom with many toys all around. Of all the toys that are in the room, the four-year-old goes straight for the big semi-truck. Why would I be sitting for twenty minutes just to watch this little boy? Well, it is interesting seeing the imagination of a young child go wild. The little boy with his black and red mickey mouse pants and a white t-shirt. He runs over to the semi-truck, instead of just racing it he sits right on top of it. Since he is about three feet and five inches his

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    "Perri's Playpen! A place to play your heart away! Is looking for a new nightguard! The night shift is 12:00 A.M to 6:00 A.M! There are no requirements to applying for this job except for a clean criminal record! If interested, call 1800Perris!" My god, I've been through SO many places with animatronics. I'm sick and tired of this same routine. Get almost killed for five or more nights, and then get a s**tty paycheck. But they're the only jobs that I can get.....I'd do anything to pay the bills

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    people in our community with autism, this is a constant feeling of difficulty to communicate effective with others. The people that are diagnosed with autism face the daily obstacles of being unable to use their voice and having to learn different ways to read body language and tone of voice, something that comes fairly easy to most of us. The communication barriers facing people with autism enable us to work past the differences and find a new way of communicating that is effective for them. To begin

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    plenty of time, I can finish this later.” The second is laziness, the thoughts like,“I should probably get this started. Nah.” Next comes denial and excuses such as, “I would start this, but I’m doing something else right now.” and, “I’m just taking a little break.” Then finally the crisis stage, the stage during which you stay up all night long in order to finish the homework assignment you had all day to do. Because of this, the hardest part of my daily routine was the time when I knew I needed to start

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