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Ppt on should wizard hit mommy by john updike?

There are PowerPoint presentations available online, authorSTREAM being one example. There are videos exploring the story as well. Should Wizard Hit Mommy was written by J… (MORE)

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Climax in story AP john updike?

to me, it seemed like there wasn't a climax. well maybe finally hitting the final word of the story and it was all over. hahaa i really thought that a & p was one of the worst… (MORE)

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What topic does John Steinbeck write about?

Steinbeck writes of humans and their Humanity. In doing this, he often focuses on similar themes: companionship, loneliness, discontent, fairness, loyalty, and virtue and vice… (MORE)

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Summary of separating by john updike?

Summary The affluent Maples are getting a divorce, but they cannot decide on the right time to tell their four children. They finally decide to break the news after their elde…st, Judith, 19, returns from studying abroad in England. Richard Maple hopes to make an announcement at the dinner table, while Joan prefers to tell the children individually. After bickering, they finally agree that Joan's way is better. As one of his final tasks while he still lives in the house, Richard replaces a lock on the porch door. Unaware that anything is wrong, his children happily mill around the house as usual. Judith regales him with stories of her time in England. He sadly reflects that Judith is the only child that he and Joan "endured together" (37) long enough to raise into adulthood. That night, the Maples serve a dinner of lobster and champagne to welcome Judith back from her travels. Richard begins to cry at the table, something his children attempt to ignore. Eventually John, the second-youngest at 15, asks his mother why Richard is crying. Joan tells the boy the truth, and talk of the separation ripples through the dinner table. It becomes clear that Margaret, 13, the youngest child, somehow figured out that her parents were separating and her fears are now named. John demands to know why Richard and Joan failed to tell their children that they were having problems getting along. Richard tries to explain that they do get along but they don't love each other, but trails off. John is drunk from the champagne, and begins playing with matches, holding them close to his mother's face. He stuffs a cigarette into his mouth ands shows it to Margaret. Judith warns him to act mature. After dinner, Richard and John go on a walk, over which John confides that he is frustrated with his new school as well as the separation. Richard assures John that they will transfer him to a new school, as "life's too short to be miserable" (39). Later, Joan reprimands Richard for crying at the table, because it made Joan look like the separation was all her idea. Both parties agree, though, that they are lucky the children didn't think to ask whether the separation was caused by "a third person." They realize that they still need to inform their second-oldest child, Dickie, 17, who has been away at a rock concert. Richard will confront him alone, as the boy is most like him. After sleeping badly, Richard goes to the train station to pick Dickie up after the concert. He dreads telling Dickie about the separation, and happily procrastinates by driving Dickie's friends home. When he finally reveals the news, Dickie is stunned but takes it stoically. Richard confides that he hates being the bearer of such bad news. On their way home, Richard acknowledges a home on their block that contains a woman he hopes to marry. When they get home, Dickie goes to his room without another word. Joan and Richard go up to say good night to Dickie. They offer to call him in sick to work, but he declines. As Richard goes to kiss his son good night, Dickie turns and kisses him on the lips as "passionate as a woman" (41). With agony, he asks "Why?" Richard realizes that after living with the decision for such a long time, he has forgotten why he is separating from his wife. (MORE)

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What time does jimmy johns close?

10:10 Jimmy John's closes at 10 pm, but because everyone has different clock, Jimmy Johns will close at 10:10pm by their clocks just to be fair to everyone.

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What important topics and themes does John Steinbeck raise in his writings?

Scientific naturalism, the dominant worldview in western culture . California migrant workers; the plight of the farmer, economic depression, poverty . The battle for the u… (MORE)

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What is better the you phone 5c or 5s?

the 5s because it has better service but it dosent have diffrent colrs just silver gold and black

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What does John Travolta do in his free time?

He flies aeroplane's. He's qualified as captain in the Gulfstream, Lear 24, Hawker 1A, Citation 1 and 2, Canadair Tebuan (Snowbirds) and de Havilland Vampire jets. He's also… (MORE)

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Statistician / Economist formerly employed in various Government Departments in the UK, freelance mathematics and statistics tutor since retiring in 2008, Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society.

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What is the answer to 20c plus 5 equals 5c plus 65?

20c + 5 = 5c + 65 Divide through by 5: 4c + 1 = c + 13 Subtract c from both sides: 3c + 1 = 13 Subtract 1 from both sides: 3c = 12 Divide both sides by 3: c = 4

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What time does jimmy johns open?

I don't know if they all open at the same but one near me opens at 11am