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    "Man in the Mirror" was written by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett and co-produced by Michael Jackson, and released from the album Bad on August 31,1987 and released as a single January 16,1988 (YouTube). Siedah Garrett had an idea about a man looking in a mirror in her head for quite some time and took her ideas to her writing partner Glen Ballard. Once Garrett shared her lyric ideas, Ballard added some soulful vocals to help make the song become more powerful, which helped make the lyrics even

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    I think that younger kids can’t handle bad endings to a book very well. Most kids are very upset if the story doesn’t turn out to be a “good” ending. The book is not what they want it to be, and they are upset. One example of this is the first sentence. William Goldman wanted Westley to survive

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    everyday problems; but too much of a good thing is a bad thing. In the novel Ubik, author Philip K. Dick suggested that technology is slowly changing our thoughts and morals to the point that humans can no longer function without it. What exactly is a moral? According to Google, a moral is a person’s standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and what is not acceptable for them to do. In other words it’s what a person believes is the right thing to do; it’s what is thought to be what makes

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    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down Double Down is about a boy named Greg and he likes this girl at school named Mariana and she is having a Halloween party at her house. Greg was not invited and he was furious. Mariana is only inviting the band that she is in. Will Greg’s evil plan work to go to the party? Greg decides to join the band, but wait, what instrument will he play? Greg decides he wants to play the French Horn. But he found out that the French Horn was a lot of money. So he agrees

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    design and sell our work online • We have designed a bag with the American Flag sewn on to celebrate our love, respect and honor for our flag. We have also design different figures and paintings on the hand bag as well. The bags can be used for many things • We are selling the handbags for $5.00 to raise some funds • We would value your support and donation on any amount to help our mission Our mission is to serve the whole community with creativity energy and give a place for young and old

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    Anderson Banihirwe RHET 1312-15 Dr. Londie T. Martin January 19, 2015 “Man In The Mirror” by Michael Jackson “Man in the Mirror”, a song released in 1988 on Michael Jackson’s seventh album “BAD”. In this song, Michael Jackson’s purpose is to exhort me, you and everyone who listens to this song to start with themselves if they want to make the world a better place. When Michael Jackson released this song, there were hunger and endless wars in some parts of the world, mainly in Africa. A large number

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    Response # 1 authors note 1. Why do you think the author says that “murder, adultery and various other immoral or criminal activates” are more common in literature aimed at teens? a. People like to learn from these stories about the bad and what types of out comes it can have on people Response # 2  pages 6-11 1. The narrator of this story Denise Shipley says “violence comes in many different forms- guns, fists, and words of hate and contempt”. Explain what you think she might mean by this

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    Technology making life better or worse  Technology has made a big difference in our society such as communication, work, education, and entertainment in good and bad ways. Some people say that technology has made life better with the internet, cell phones and other devices. While others say technology has been making life worse because people are becoming lazy and replace their lives with technology every day. Technology surrounds almost everyone in modern society and it affects our lives in many

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    does not give them the right to steal other peoples’ money and things. They should however be given help by the school authority. Apart from that, peer pressure is definitely one of the reasons why students are involved in disciplinary cases. Nowadays, there is a current trend where ‘good is bad’ and ‘bad is good’. The bad guys in school are seen as ‘cool’ and the good guys are seen as ‘nerds’. Thus, some students join these bad gangs to be well-known and if they do not join or do not carry

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    comfortable home is extremely important. Unsafe homes often expose kids to bad habits and behavior. Unfortunately, John has been exposed to abusive drinking and behavior his whole life. It has become his normal, he and his family, all alcoholics. John even discloses that, “Bore got a big kick out of it when I was ten years old and I’d go around emptying all the beer glasses lying around the house” (Zindel 94). Of course, kids see bad things everywhere, but when a

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