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    I. Introduction The Unorthodox Restoration of a Tarnished Image is an interesting topic when dealing with professional athletes. Lebron James is currently in his 14th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He spent his first seven seasons playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers, just 39 miles from his hometown, Akron. After the 2009-2010 NBA season, James decided not to resign his contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers and instead sign a contract with the Miami Heat. This decision led

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    As mentioned in chapter one and three, the present study was conducted in order to investigate how magical events influence the development of main character in the novel Howl’s Moving Castle. There were six magical events that influence major character development found in the novel. From these magical events, the data analysis revealed there are two kinds of magic laws that are influenced the development of main character the most: consistency and limitation. Meanwhile, in terms of functions of

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    Wicked Girls Book Report

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    Int: For today’s installment of “People Read Things,” we meet with the author of Wicked Girls, Stephanie Hemphill. Welcome. Z(aka SH): Hello, thank you for having me. Int: So, we’re here to talk about your book, Wicked Girls. We’ve pulled some listener questions and are going to hopefully get some answers. Our first question for you is from Derek in Colorado. Derek asks, “how did you come up with the idea for Wicked Girls?” SH: Hi Derek. The idea for this book came from a friend of mine after they

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    J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books have been translated into more than sixty-five languages. J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books have been translated into more than sixty-five languages. J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books have been translated into more than sixty-five languages. J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books have been translated into more than sixty-five languages. J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books have been translated into more than sixty-five languages. J. K.

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    In Number The Stars by Lois Lowry, there are many examples of themes. Narrowing it down to one main theme, I chose bravery. Bravery is taking a risk. Bravery is not thinking about the consequences. Bravery is doing what needs to be done even when you aren’t told to do so in order to show loyalty, compassion, and friendship. Many characters from Number The Stars by Lois Lowry showed bravery like Annemarie, Mama, and Peter. My first example of bravery is tied in with Annemarie’s bravery. Annemarie

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    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a riveting screenplay that takes the reader through a world of unbelievable sights, sounds and love. As the writing begins an opening scene comes to life, creating curiosity and a mystical setting for the story to leap from. This particular story line is a prequel to the Harry Potter series by the outstanding J.K. Rowling. The fictional tale tells about the magical world of wizardry and witchcraft in The United States, as british citizen wanders around New

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    Elphaba before and after she became the Wicked Witch of the West. It follows Elphaba as she goes to Shiz University and she meets and becomes friends with Galinda, soon to be Glinda. It also shows you her journey to Oz and her interactions with the Wizard. She leaves Oz and Glinda and struggles to maintain her values and her beliefs. In the play Wicked by Winnie Holzman and Stephen Schwartz, Holzman and Schwartz illustrate the theme of love by looking at relationships, family, and mentors. There were

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    Dorothy Must Die is about Amy who is from Kansas. Who throughout her life she hasn't had a lot of friends and didn't have a lot of people to stand by her. Especially when she is getting bullied by Madison Pendleton who is pregonot. Madison has been making Amy's life horrible sense they were little,and Madison told everyone to not come to Amys birthday party. Madison would call her salvation Amy cause of the way that she dressed. Further On, when Amy and Madison where in the hallway they were in a

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    SFX Makeup

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    What do you imagine when you think of makeup artists on set in a movie? Possibly someone applying blush and contour on actors to spice their looks. Well, SFX makeup is something like that. The only thing different is SFX artists see, blood, cuts, bruises, and organs as a way to spice actors looks. So what is SFX makeup? And how has it changed over time since 1930? The first trace of FX makeup’s popularity was in 1925 when Phantom of the Opera was released. The Phantom always wore a mask to hide

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    Wicked, by Gregory Maguire, is a fantasy-themed story that plays out the origins of the Wicked Witch of The West, or Elphaba, from the iconic film “The Wizard of Oz.” The story begins from her birth and ends with her unfortunate death. It is broken up into five arcs, which are five life stages Elphaba experiences. The majority of the book is told by important characters that she meets, such as Glinda, Boq, and Fiyero, so rather than learning firsthand what’s going on in her mind, the reader sees

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