In the two poems "Negro Hero" and "The Sundays of Satin-Leg Smith" written by Gwendolyn Brooks, we enter into the minds of two black men. ... In "The Sundays of Satin-Legs Smith," Satin is a ladies man. ... The life that Satin-Legs Smith has taken upon himself to live has turned to a responsibility. ... With the description of "Satin-Legs Smith" leads us into the main character in "Negro Hero". ... The consequences and the society around this character force him much like Satin-Legs Smith to live outside of his true self. ...

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Gene kills his innocence when Finny dies by bone marrow going into the bloodstream. ... Most of Gene's innocence is lost when Finny falls from the tree and breaks his leg. ... The shattering of Finny's leg led to it having to be reset by the doctor. When the doctor went to reset Finny's leg a piece of bone marrow chipped causing it to go in the blood stream killing Finny. ... Finny pressures Gene into skipping his studies to go to attend Leper's ceremony jump which leads to the accident causing Finny to break his leg. ...

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The gym is where I go to not only train but to find freedom within a free life. ... I feel myself getting more energized, then I stop and go start my workout. I go immediately to the squat rack as I already knew way before that today was legs day, or welcome to hell day. This is the day most people dread, the day most people give up and quit because they can't push pass the pain and torture of working out the legs. ... Now there are just two reps to go, I bust out the first one like it was a bomb that just exploded throughout my body. ...

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This short story provided excellent descpitions of beliefs and betrayal in the characters. By using this form, flannery O"Connor gives the story a sense of reality. Appearing to be the narrator of this story Mrs. Hopewell is divorced with one child. She is a woman of great patience who believes t...

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It was my first time on a commercial airliner going first class to Puerto Rico; the first people I met were my grand parents. ... The insect had many legs that moved in a pattern like the oceans waves. ... When I walked through the water, beautiful fish swam around my legs. ... Most kids do not get a chance to go to exotic paradise but I dod. ...

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I am going to have to disregard the last six minutes of the match, and use whatever energy I have left. ... Out of instinct I shoot a double leg take down and fight for my life. ... I again shoot a double leg take down and again we roll out of bounds. ... I again attack at his legs and we land half out of bounds. ...

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Finally at one meeting when they were both on the limb, Gene's feelings caused him to jounce the limb in a blind impulse resulting in Finny falling and breaking his leg. ... Finny reacts to Leper's testimony by running out of the room and when he did, he slipped on the stairs and broke his leg. ... By talking about the accident Gene is able to rid himself of the jealously and to defeat his enemy before ever going to war. ... Finny helped Gene conquer his jealously even though it caused Finny to break his leg, which eventually lead to his untimely death. ...

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Falling Action Mary thinks fast and covered her tracks, by putting the leg of lamb in the oven then going to the grocery shop to get potatoes and peas. ... Mary realizes that if the police find the evidence she will go to jail. ... Evidence: "This is going to be a bit of a shock to you, I'm afraid," he said. ... I got a nice leg of lamb from the freezer." ... What you going to give him for afterwards?" ...

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The true story (reality) shows Pi, his mother, a sailor with a broken leg, and the cook. The animal story (imagination) shows Pi with an orangutan, a zebra with a broken leg, a hyena, and a tiger named Richard Parker. ... The sailor had a broken leg, and the zebra had a broken leg. ... The reality of this event was Pi letting go of his animal side exposed through Richard Parker. ...

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Her daughter Joy had a wooden leg because hers had been shot off during a hunting accident when she was ten. ... Hopewell goes she would rather her have a beautiful appearance. ... The salesman comes over to see Joy and they go out on a picnic of some kind together, he ends up taking out his bible in which he had stashed whiskey, playing cards with pornography on them, and condoms. ... He makes advancements on joy and eventually stills her leg and leaves her. ...

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The most significant change he undergoes was he lost some of the use of his legs. This change was caused because he fell of the cliff and broke his leg. ... The first scene was important because when Simon cut the rope, he wanted to save himself and he knew that Joe wasn't going to survive being lowered down the mountain by rope. ...

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Mary reacts with anger and in a blind rage directed at this news she kills Patrick with a leg of lamb. ... The leg of lamb was eaten and so they have no murder weapon. ... Mary not only goes on with her life but she also goes to see Sam in a bid to give herself an alibi for her husband's death. ...

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Brian is going camping with three of his close friends: Dan, Kate and Julie. ... The sun is beginning to set and Brian decides to go watch it. ... He can direct the shaking out of his body and into just his leg. ... Now his leg is shaking violently, but Brian would rather have it be his leg than his entire body. ... Dan had to go back and get Julie's pillow because for some reason he couldn't find it. ...

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When Patrick said, "[t]his is going to be a bit of a shock to you, I'm afraid," (Dahl 12), the reader infers that their marriage may come to an end. ... That is hinted when Mary is about to go to the grocery, "...she certainly wasn't prepared...she rehearsed it several times more," (14). ... Then Mary goes to the grocery and talks to Sam the grocer, as if she is just doing some last minute shopping to cook for her husband. ... One police man says "...probably right under our very noses," (18), as they were eating the lamb leg that had killed Patrick. The readers all know that the le...

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The originally characters were: - Big Daddy Pollit - Big Mama Pollit - Brick Pollit - Maggie Pollit - Mae Pollit - Gooper Pollit - Skipper There are three main characters I am going to talk about because even though they are the main characters, they were excellent... He's going to have to kill something in himself to live. ... This was doing on purpose due to his broken leg and the fact that he is an alcoholic. ... As Brick had a broken leg he used a crutch which from the way he walked looked really realistic to the audience. ...

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It felt like everything was going wrong! ... I was told by one of my friends to look at a youtube video of this guy who was born with no arms and no legs. ... The guy with no arms and no legs name is Nick Vuijoi, and in the video I watched he was talking to a group of high school students. ... He prayed out to God, saying that if one more person would say a mean thing about him that day he was going to end his life. ...

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After the whole ordeal was over, and I was sure that I would end up working at TGIFRIDAYS forever, the three of us decided to go out to lunch. ... I started to loose control of my truck and we began to go into a spin, I felt the weight of the truck shifting to my side and began to think that we were falling off of something. ... My truck was totaled, my leg and arm were broken, and yet, all I could think about was how glad I was that everyone was all right. ... The one great thing that came out of this whole ordeal was that I was not only able to pass my S.A.T's, but I was able to do it ...

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We just watched a movie, and then my boyfriend decided to go to a dam which was 30 minutes away from the town. ... We crossed a hanging bridge which ran over the water because we wanted to go to a small temple. ... One or two minutes later, he said that he wanted to go home, but I got a little bit angry because we had been there for a few minutes, and we had not done anything interesting yet. ... He had seen a little girl sitting on the top of the bridge, and swinging her legs. ...

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Chief Bromden is a very tall and strong , Native American Indian. He stands 6"4, and is the most elongated resident at the ward. He is listed as a chronic patient who is a suffering Schizophrenic. This is a fact that the reader needs to understand, because Bromden has a hard time distinguishing ...

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I was all arms, legs, and freckles. ... I remember that if my pants fit me around the waist they were too short in the legs and if they were long enough in the legs I could have fit two of me in them. ... The doctor said "So I am going to close off the end of her tongue to stop the bleeding and I will give you a referral to a specialist for the mute....

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Narrowly escaping the lawn mower, the toad's leg is "chewed" and "clipped" as though the mower was a carnivore out looking for prey. ... The toads life was cut short by the overpowering lawn mower, however things like that happen to toads every day and life goes on. ...

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Before anyone could stop me I was on my way, running with my tiny legs as fast as I could, towards the target. ... However somebody had still remained calm enough to lift me up and go search for help. ...

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I walked on unsteady legs with my head cast down, and entered through the frosted glass door alone. ... I continued down the hallway, and my shaky legs scarcely allowed me to step into the doorway of the next room. ... Kelly and I would go with Chris and his friend. ... I wish I could go back and do something differently - anything differently. ... You can't go back and do things over again, and you can't bring back those who you've lost. ...

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The lottery enforces an unfair distinction in class status between men and women. Women are subordinate in the social power structure of the village, as shown when Mrs. Hutchinson's family is chosen in the first round. Objecting that her daughter and son-in-law "didn't take their chance," (562) Mr. ...

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My mother looked at me and said "I"m going to go now. ... He yelled and pounded on his father's legs. I saw a table with crayons and paper and I just walked towards it and stood beside the miniscule seat watching to see if anyone was going to stop me from drawing. ... I like going and seeing them, mostly to remind them of how we all were in kindergarten and of course to see if they remember me. ...

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