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    Katie Holleran Mr. Davis LNG 322 15 April 2015 Nicholas Sparks “All of his [Nicholas Sparks] books have been New York Times bestsellers, with over 97 million copies sold worldwide, in more than 50 languages, including 65 million copies in the United States alone” (Nicholas Sparks). Nicholas Sparks has a very distinct writing style that make very popular romance novels; ten of Nicholas Sparks’ novels have been turned into films, with each of them becoming very popular. Sparks’ writing is easy

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    Nicholas Sparks The journey started December 31, 1965 for Nicholas Sparks. He was born in Omaha Nebraska. He was the middle child of three children who moved around a lot, but ended up spending most of their time in northern California. His family moved there when he was eight. Sparks gradated from high school in California in 1984 as Valedictorian. His earlier years were rough. “Because my father was a student until I was nine years old and my mother didn’t work, we weren’t exactly living the high

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    The print ad, “The Magic of Santa”, does an effective job at reaching its targeted audience: a newly formed family with young children. “The Magic of Santa” conveys the criteria: accessible contact information, a reward for purchasing his product, invites the reader, and illustrates visual magnetism. The emotional response to these elements of an ad are important to attaining the interest of a targeted audience and connecting the rhetorical appeal to visualization. The palette of the ad is limited

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    Nicholas Charles Sparks - His Incredible Story Many people around the world enjoy reading romance novels. For Nicholas Sparks, writing them is his passion. Sparks is known around the world for his popular stories about love, small towns in North Carolina, and the likeable characters. He enjoys writing romance novels, but is reluctant to giving relationship advice. “I don’t like to give marriage tips,” said Sparks in an interview with PEOPLE. “There are people who are probably much better at marriage

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    - T: The speaker is full of faith. Even when his friends told him Santa was not real he refused to believe him and kept having faith. He opposes anyone's remark that deals with Santa Clause not being real - W: The author uses words that are convincing and soothing to the reader. He repeats the word faith and belief throughout the entire story. - I: The author uses visually descriptive words that the human senses can visualize. He thoroughly describes what Santa's sled looked like and the interior

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    Anthony Doerr was born in Cleveland, Ohio and currently lives in Boise, Idaho with his wife and two sons. He wrote the short story collections: The Shell Collector and Memory wall. He has written the novels After Grace and All the Light We Cannot See, which was awarded the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction as well as other short essays that have won multiple awards (Doer 1). All the Light We Cannot See was inspired by a train ride in 2003

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    Edna Hill Cooking Terms

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    Cooking: Terms and What They Mean is a credible source to turn to if you are just starting off in the kitchen and know little to nothing about cooking. This video provides a way for the inexperienced to visually learn different cooking terms used in everyday recipes. The terms are demonstrated and explained thoroughly in order to assure the audience understand. The credibility of this film is gained because of the Technical Supervisor Professor Edna A. Hill. She was a chairman on the Department of

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    Copyright involves the exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell, or distribute the matter and form of something (as a literary, musical, or artistic work). This enables the creator of such item to have insurance that no one else can steal or replicate their idea. Copyright has seen some of the largest court cases of all time where companies have sued millions due to breaches of copyright. A French photographer, Patrick Cariou, published a book Yes, Rasta (Powerhouse) for a show at Gagosian

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    today? The authors Clive Thompson, David Gelernter, Emily Yoffe, Nicholas A. Christakis, and James H. Fowler; all have different views on how technology 's effects on today’s generation. Clive Thompson thinks technology helps students a lot in this day and age. David Gelernter thinks Computers cannot teach and should not be used for teaching roles. Emily Yoffe Thinks that technology has a major effect on our mind, and school. Nicholas A. Christakis, and James H. Fowler think that technology is helping

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    Dax-Roxette Turpin Adam Maloney English: Caring Milieu 18 February 2016 Acknowledgement The names in this story have been inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, and by RIOT Games League of Legends Elven Friends Once upon a time, there was a small village in the North Pole named Christmas Bear’s Town. This town was joyful, colorful. Everywhere you looked there was snow, candy canes and lights decorated all the light posts that where lined up at the main road. The village

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