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    In the story “the ransom of red chief” there were two guys Bill and Sam. These two men were really good friends. Bill and Sam had an idea to kidnap because they needed more money to pull off a fraudulent town lot scheme in west Illinois. Bill was named snake-eyes, the spy, and red chief announced that after his braves returned from warpath that bill was going to be broiled by the stake of the rising sun. Bill is the master mind behind the kidnapping idea he was the one who came up with the plan

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    (2011) directed by Lynne Ramsey is a drama film detailing the life and emotional state of Eva Khatchadourian before and after her son, Kevin massacres students at his high school. The prevalent use of the colour red in the film indicates the feeling of guilt on Eva’s behalf, with the red symbolising the blood spilled due to the actions of Kevin. Throughout the film, Ramsey always places Eva and Kevin on opposite sides from each other showing how different they are from each other and how they have

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    Postmodernist thought has bought with it an interrogation of narrative strategies and ways of looking at myths, history and even fairytales. Postmodernism, as Hutcheon suggests works through parody to both legitimize and subvert that which it parodies.1 Postmodernism does not just offer to shed light on new critical capacities but also to rethink history and to signal present representations from past ones. Postmodern fairytale narratives thus offer, if not a counter-mandate, often a “reading-into”

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    impacted people’s lives greatly because it ruined their business, personal, and social lives. Well in Shiloh, the Red Convertible, and Vitamins, all three are different stories made by different authors, all made with a similar theme, and take place in the same time period. Shiloh, a story about a man who was injured in a truck accident, who now relies on his wife to provide for him. The Red Convertible, a story about two brothers who both want each other to be happy by accepting the family convertible

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    The Red Cross in Hawaii responds to disasters every four days. More than 90 percent of them are fire-related. The American Red Cross ' home fire prevention campaign aims to reduce the number of fire deaths and injuries in the U.S. by 25 percent within five years. This is done by educating people about the risk of home fires and by installing free smoke alarms in their homes. “Since we are responding to fires after they happen, putting a lot of resources to respond to fires before they happen is

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    every color can be categorized through its connotations to the social classes they represent, mainly the old rich, new rich, and lower class. Everyday objects can all hold a deeper meaning when looking at something as simple as the color. From her house to her make-up, Daisy is covered in white everywhere she turns. “She dressed in white, and had a little

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    The American Red Cross Essay

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    or a national disaster, there is always one organization there to help, the American Red Cross. Each year the organization turns down no one in need, benefits 70,000 people in disaster relief, along with saving three lives every time a person donates blood. The American Red Cross has evolved through the years and is still known as one of the most important nonprofit organizations in the world. The American Red Cross has been around since 1881 and is now the nation’s leading emergency response organization

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    the story. Some of the symbolism was blatant while some was vague and disguised. While Faulkner’s use of the color white in this story wasn’t obvious at first it soon becomes clear that the color white represents innocence and youth. The Grierson house was white and when Miss Emily was a young girl she wore white dresses as opposed to the black attire she wore in her latter years. This represents the innocence of Miss Emily before she becomes a victim of herself and her refusal to change. The yellow

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    enter through the wooden gate surrounding the house I recall all the memories of Christmases before that were made in this house. I remember the good smells and sounds from years past and hope that they come back this year. When I enter into the creaky hundred year old house I see mice sneaking nibbles from leftover cookies that were made last year. As I drop my luggage to the floor dust fills the room. I realize that I should probably clean the house before I start unpacking. After I clean and unpack

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    Some items that you will need to Vampire-proof your house and yourself are; garlic. Garlic might be stinky to human’s but, Vampires hate it even more. You can put it around your neck even though your friends wont wants to be near you, but you never know how about if you friend is a vampire. “The Professor

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