brown, runny liquid directed into her plastic cup. Including my cousins and a few distant relatives, approximately twenty-five people were there talking, laughing, and mingling. And there I was, all alone in the land of giants with only my cowgirl Barbie to protect me. I felt like a guppy trying to swim
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feel emotions and bring changes in the environment. The changes in color symbolize freedom, opinion, and emotions. People in Pleasantville aren’t plain anymore, they feel new emotions, such as love, fear, anxiety. Citizens aren’t the perfect, plastic Barbie dolls anymore; they become a human being filled with emotions. As citizens are subjected to new ideas, it changes their point of view. They are curious and wants to know beyond what is known. Three negative aspects of changes are; instability of town
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A. VOCABULARY 1. Detrimental (adj.) - Something that causes damage, harm, or loss; injurious Now a day, eating in fast food restaurants is advantageous because of its easy access, but on the other hand it becomes more detrimental to our health. 2. Assasin (n.) - One who murders by surprise attack, especially one who carries out a plot to kill a prominent person Raizo is a disillusioned assassin looking for retribution against his former boss. 3. Vehement (adj.) - Characterized
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Reading is important because it keeps people connected and happy. When reading, individuals create a bound with the author’s thinking through their words or the person they’re reading with. Reading can be a great way to communicate with people and create connections. When people read, the book brings happiness and can cure problems through the characters’ experience. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, societies that do not value reading, become unhappy, lack of connection or escaping from reality
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In about three hundred years into this dystopian future, everyone turns pretty by a surgical operation once turning the age of 16. Tally Youngblood has 3 months until her 16th birthday and has waited her entire life for that moment. Her and her best friend Peris always pictured their life in New Pretty Town together where every day is a party and the only rule is to have fun. With Peris being 3 months older than Tally, therefore already turned, Tally’s on her own in Uglyville waiting for her 16th
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Secrets above my forehead On a nice day in Athens, my grandmother decided on going shopping at Target, and took me along with her. “Here you go, “my grandmother said to four-year-old me. In her hand was a little black Barbie with curly hair just like mine. I grabbed it, and then proceeded to drop it to the ground like a hot potato. My grandmother was busy looking at dishes, but when she noticed the doll, she picked it up and handed it back to me. I dropped the doll again. She stops in the towel
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“If you don’t get down, I’ll get you down!” and as soon as I heard him say that, someone pushed me from behind as if a car had hit me. Then suddenly I saw myself flying to the floor at the speed of light. On my way down, all I remember seeing was a Barbie doll on the floor which I landed on. From that point on, everything turned into a disaster. As soon as I got up, I touched my face, and felt it warm and wet. That only meant that my hand was full of blood. I immediately began crying hot tears that
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Table of contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. Structure of the report.............................................................................................................. 1 Mc Donald’s’ Business Model ................................................................................................ 1 Credit crunch ..................................
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CASE: GS-63 DATE: 09/15/08 UNSAFE FOR CHILDREN: MATTEL’S TOY RECALLS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT We apologize to everyone affected by this recall, especially those who bought the toys in question. We realize that parents trust us with what is most precious to them—their children. And we also recognize that trust is earned. —Robert Eckert, CEO of Mattel, Inc.1 On August 2, 2007, Mattel announced a voluntary worldwide recall of 83 products in its Fisher- Price toy lines, including characters
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particularly unconvincing scene where she's fitted with a prosthetic arm and refuses to wear it. They're making remarkable progress in the field of prosthetics. But the arm that she's offered looks no more useful than the arm that she rips off her Barbie doll the same night (in one of the movie's rare moments of depression). Although I can understand a good prosthetic might not help her balance on a
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