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    The English author of historical fiction, was born in September 1975 in Oxford. Robin Young grew up in Midlands and in a small fishing village in Devon. She first discovered she was talented in story telling through her grandfather and was later on lucky to find an enthusiastic English teacher who introduced her to poetry. She won poetry awards and got a position of editing a page in the regional newspaper. Robyn left her home at the age of seventeen and joined Exeter college for her A-levels

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    provided similar world views from a Christian perspective that should be implemented not just in the practice of a Christian counselor, but also in the life of every servant of God. However, if I were forced to choose between the two, McMinn would be my author of choice for guidance in the counseling arena. While Wright (2000) provided a vantage point from which to view a broken world in need of redemption

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    I would describe the gang that the author, Sudhir Venkantesh, studies in this book as a deviant group because they are not following usual or accepted standards in social behavior. “Deviance is a behavior, trait or belief that departs from a norm and generates a negative reaction in a particular group”. (Real World, Kerry Ferris, Jill Stein, p 153) According to this definition we can definitely see gangs departing from a norm by committing many crimes and not obeying the laws. One example to deviant

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    affect children's thoughts and ideas. This comic was written after his first four children books. This comic also shows how dedicated he was to getting people to join the war. In a book called, The Seuss The Whole Seuss And Nothing But The Seuss the author Charles D. Cohen states how he wanted to get people to , “…look beyond themselves to understand that other people mattered—even in other countries” (Cohen 217). Geisel was a strong advocated of equality which can also been seen in Horton Hears a Who

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    Before starting, I am glad to see this play on the list because my sister got me interested in this play when she read it in her Literature class a couple of years ago. For my second play report, I watched Six Characters in Search of an Author (1996). The movie starts on a strip in the middle of the night. The strip is line with different shops and nightclub all around. The night is light up by street lights and the bright illuminations of the neon signs. When you though it is the true location

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    I resonated with Author Green’s article for a variety of reasons. First, he speaks about spirituality and defines it in a religious context. He states; “religion sees its primary task as cultivating and nourishing the human soul or spirit,” and that, “each person, according to this view, has inner life that he or she may choose to develop; this inwardness goes deeper than the usual object of psychological investigation and cannot fairly be explained in Freudian or other psychological terms.”

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    Amitav Ghosh is a world renowned Indian author and novelist known for his works in English language. His writings often shows an amalgamation of cultures through the use of various languages. He has received numerous awards for his works and was also awarded the Padma Shri bythe Government of India. His writings are unique and contributed a lot to Indian Writing In English. The Shadow Lines, is one of such writings, a highly innovative novel which was published in the year 1988. It received the prestigious

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    Name:Xavier Lira Date: 10/1/2024 Period:1. How can authors use different types of suspense to interest readers Fear,excitement,anticipation are all of what may occur when reading suspense,how do authors make the reader feel this way? Authors insert many different types of genres into their writings and use many different techniques for each. Suspense is a favorite genre of many readers,so how do authors create suspense and keep readers interested? Suspense can make people feel on the edge of their

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    early 15th century, authors received minimal recognition for their original works. Authors received no compensation for the reproduction of their original works, and publication companies gathered all of the fruits of the author’s labor. In 1710, The British parliament enacted the Statute of Anne which granted exclusive protection to the original author of any given work, in addition to granting them the power to control reproduction of their work. This was monumental for authors because up until this

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    How to Grow as an Author for Textbroker: One Author’s Success Story In this week's author blog, author Doreen shares her story of working to become a 4-star author and shares some tips to help you do the same. Doreen has been a Textbroker author since 2012 and has written hundreds of orders for happy clients. Read more about Doreen in her author spotlight at the end of the article! 11 Shares From 4-star Author to 2-star and Back Again When I first signed up for Textbroker, I started with a

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