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...e intrigues him-spends time with Virginia and Thurmond Watts.-they offer hospitality and talk about the past.-finds out they are sell thing the store because they cant pass it on to their daughter because she is in college. Celebration of grandfathers-Reflective essay on grandpa-he spoke in short phrases and always got to the point and never yelled-soft spoken.-hard worker.-Near the end he is grumpy and needs help. The reader reflects on how we treat the elderly. Lochness Monster- The loch ness monster phenomenon investigation bureau.-some believe some don’t. There have been countless sightings. There have been several hoaxes. Clem Listor- RAF pilot, actor, Film maker, author -included personal info-story about the snake at the end. But a watch in the night- Aliens made a film from the beginning of the earth till now.-you see al the different beginnings. Human civilization takes up 5-6 minutes of it and thats a small portion yet we have made the biggest change and impact in these 5 minutes. Especially with soil. Author agenda-protect the environment. Georgia O’keeffe- the artist quotes “where I was born.......” means judge me for my art not for trivial info; “style is character”mean it makes u an individual; “hardness”-she was labeled hard because she was honest. Single Room earth view- First female astronaut-makes detailed observations of the earth from space. She points out pollution. The spreading “you know”- Example of personification because he makes it a living thing. It was born in broadway and hollywood. We copy the “stars”.-It grows, hopefully it will die. Butch Cassidy-Not the typical outlaw. His home life was good. He never killed a man. He robbed the wealthy which were his enemies. They were cattle barons, railroads and banks. Attributes his success to the getaway. I know why the caged bird sings- 2 kids get sent to live with their grandma aka “momma” because their parents are getting divorced. They are 3 and 4 year olds -Auto biography-an adult reflecting on their childhood;”Momma”-is religious, generous, kind, hardworker and a smart business woman. The store-the difficult life of picking cotton. Angry about people who romanticize this life. The world in a wall-Looks at the ecosystem living. His main focus is the scorpion. The boy brings the scorpion and her babies into the house and that equals Chaos. A christmas memory- Buddy and his friend. His friend is 60 years old- she is still childlike though. She is still excited by the “little fun things”. Tradition of making fruit cakes. The kid samples the whiskey and is sent to military school. Both characters really don’t fit into their families. All creatures big and small- A vet visits 2 families-the taveners which have a dog-they are a very wealthy family and very dis-functional. The mom and daughter are evil to the dad and this mak...