"The Santaland Diaries” by David Sedaris is about the time when he was in his 30's and out of work, had to suffer the indignities of taking a job as an elf at the Macy's Santaland in New York City. The tale was first performed as a monologue by Sedaris on National Public Radio in 1992. This production was presented at the Alley Theatre. The theatre was big and it was a square, the audience surrounded the stage from all of the four sides. Majority of the audience were in their 30's to 60's, with mixed
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April 18, 2013 History Extra Credit The Motorcycle Diaries Che Guevara describes how two young men travel to South America without money or a car, they travel in motorcycle! They both leave their family members and girlfriends behind. They left their college that they were currently attending and went to tour around! They go through good and bad times. Jumping around from being bad guys in a town to really "good experts" in other towns. Che writes his whole way to South America
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Kirsten Orshal English-10 Greer Author Paper 4/10/14 “A queen is never late, everyone else is simply early” (Queen Clarisse Renaldi the Princess Diaries). This is a quote that I live by. Whenever I walk in late somewhere I will utter this quote and get surprised smiles and people saying “Oh the Princess Diaries I love that movie!” That movie was brought to life by a wonderful author Meg Cabot. Although the Disney movie did not directly follow the book it was based off of it, and there are many
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The Motorcycle Diaries The Motorcycle Diaries was a telling tale about two men and their journey through South American. Unbeknownst too many viewers are the origins of a story that clings on to the legend of Che Guevara. Both Ernesto Guevara also referred to as Fuser, and his companion Alberto Granado set out on an adventure to see as much as Latin America as they possibly can. Fuser is about to get his medical degree while Alberto is a biochemist. These characters stop nothing short of exploiting
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Novel Review The “Princess Diaries” is the first volume novel that written by Meg Cabot. This novel tells about a young- American-teenage girl named Mia Thermopolis who lives with her Artist mother, Helen in Manhattan. Mia going to a private school called Albert Einstein High and included into unpopular students in her school. She has a lot of main problems that she should dealing like the non-vegetarian food at her school, making sure her cat, Fat Louie, doesn’t eat another sock, and her social
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Diary of Anne Frank: Paper Christopher Bauer On her thirteenth birthday, Anne Frank’s parents give her a diary. She’s excited because she wants someone, or something, in which to confide all of her secret thoughts. Even though she has a rich social life, she feels misunderstood by everyone she knows. Anne starts writing about daily events, her thoughts, school grades, boys, all that. But, within a month, her entire life changes. As Jews in German-occupied Holland, the Frank family fears for their
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does have a few strong points. She occasionally can be reasonable and backs down from fights, is generally neat and tidy, and is often easier for Anne to approach than her own mother. Peter van Daan - Through Anne’s eyes at the beginning of her diary, Peter is lazy and has a weak character. He’s also shy and extremely awkward. But a year and a half after they’ve been in hiding, Anne suddenly starts to notice that Peter looks at her with longing. Soon she has a crush on him, and decides that he
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Freedom Writers When she realizes that her students are living in their own personal wars, she takes the Diary of Anne Frank, Romeo and Juliet (another gangster story) to read in class. She notices that her school is segregated by race and color. So, she divides her class with a colored tape taped to the middle of the floor, and she says, “ were going to play a game, o.k.?” This activity helps them realize that they are all fighting the same battles, and are living their lives very much in common
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Making a Difference Freedom Writers was a controversial movie based on a true story. Watching this movie it was clear that it was not going to be your average story about a teacher and her students, but instead it was much more than what was anticipated. It was hard not to be moved by the stories of each student and the difference this teacher was able to make in their lives. This story of a young, fairly inexperienced teacher named Erin Gruwell shows just what one person can accomplish
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at Ypres and in Italy, writing the experiences in a diary. He wrote about the gruesome occasions he made in war, the never-ending marches through mud, the sleepless nights and the death of his comrades. Harry survived the war and received the Military Cross for bravery. After he got demobbed, he worked as a civil servant. Unfortunately he never got married and died in the year 1978. 35 years after the death of Harry Drinkwater, his diary got released to the public. The article (http://www.dailymail
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