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    displayed by utilizing and incorporating various characteristics in their works. Concerning two novels written by the famed American author, John Steinbeck, there are many similar traits and writing techniques within the pages of his publications; The Red Pony and The Pearl. Each of these novels clearly incorporates what is truly a good use of both native dialect and language, themes such as family and greed, along with the fact that his novels are told from a third-person point-of-view. In reality

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    Is a permit required for a concealed Shetland? Do you need a permit for a concealed Shetland? Horse people. They're all over the place this weekend. The Red Hills Horse Trials is in town. Big trucks hauling big horse trailers. Big horse rumps hanging out the back. Tails swishing. The smell of oats, hooves and horse flesh is in the air. If you're reading this while waiting to be seated for Sunday breakfast, there's probably someone wearing jodphurs and carrying a riding crop around the Village

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    I found the Cichlid, pony fish and mackerel very aesthetically pleasing because of the beautiful combination of colors, The X-ray like picture, where the images of the fish are transparent, and dye chemical dye is applied to different parts. The bones of the fish have red dye, whereas the cartilage has a blue dye to it, which gives a beautiful effect to the image, . I was initially attracted to the artwork by its vibrant colors, but when I read its description, including the science behind the image

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    More often than not, the experiences and memories that one undergoes as he or she grows up become the basis and storyline of their fiction writing. Looking back, John Steinbeck left behind a legacy through his writings such as Of Mice and Men, The Red Pony, and The Pearl, each with a special touch of his personal life and embedded moral lessons. John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902, in Salinas, California. He was the only son, with two older sisters and one younger sister. At birth, John

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    She is a Pegasus pony, so she has the trademark wings of a Pegasus. There is a picture on her left hip, it is a picture of three butterflies, in a triangular fashion. These butterflies are her cutie mark, it symbolises kindness. Every pony receives their cutie marks as a filly or foal. It shows what they excel at. Twilight is a female, light purple pony with a violet mane that has a pink strip. Her cutie mark is a big star with five

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    Benson's POV I stayed at the park's house later the night than usual, helping clean up another one of Mordecai and Rigby's disasters. I honestly have no idea why I haven't fired them yet... Luckily I wasn't the only one here, Mordecai, Rigby, Skips, and Pops are all helping too. While I picked up a soda can Rigby left, a loud "THUMP" erupted from outside. "Anyone else hear that?" Skips asked the group "I'm afraid so! Should we see what the problem was?" Pops replies "How abo-" "We're almost

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    Parents only want the best for their children, and as a result, they will sometimes try to turn them into something they are not. In John Steinbeck’s The Red Pony, the author does a wonderful job of depicting one such character. Carl Tiflin, father of Jody Tiflin, constantly tries to get his son to grow up and be a man. He therefore shuns any weakness that the boy shows and disciplines him at every corner of his life. He cannot stand to see his son grow up to be a pampered, soft-hearten, child. This

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    Notes On The Pony Express

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    pg.1 The Pony Express The Pony Express was an extremely important event in history for three profoundly good reasons. All together, it helped the farther east states to keep in contact with the West, news of what was happening, important documents, sometimes small packages and family letters were being sent to different states, and it helped for new and more improved ideas of how could the spreading of news could be spread faster and safer. The good reason of keeping all the states in

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    Johnny In The Outsiders

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    greaser, Johnny who is described as a small black puppy who has been kicked too many times as well as Sodapop, Darry, Dally, Steve, and last but not least Two-Bit a controversial boy who can never not say his opinion. In the course of a week Johnny and Pony seem to find themselves in a heap of trouble. Everything was as normal, socs hate the greasers visa-versa, admiring each others girls, and getting into small riffs until one day when they pushed each other over the deep end. Johnny took out his shiny

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    Sunlight cascaded across the sky in beautiful reds and oranges as it dipped below the horizon, making way for the moon rising in the east. The streets of Ponyville were empty, which was strange considering this was a city that never rests. No pony was in sight, all except for one mare. Trotting down the pavement, Twilight looked around the abandoned looking city, wondering where every pony had gone. "Hello?" she called out, but there was no reply. In the corner of her eye, she noticed a light

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