Personal Response: I read the book‚ The Westing Game‚ by Ellen Raskin. It was a very interesting book and I enjoyed reading it. The book was a mystery and I do not usually read those types of books. It was cool to always be thinking about who the killer could be. Plot: The book‚ The Westing Game‚ is about a game to figure out who murdered Mr. Westing. He was the owner of Westing Paper Products. When he died‚ he left clues to this game and whoever figures out the murderer gets Mr. Westing’s $220
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Murder‚ crime‚ suspense‚ secrets; what else can you ask for in a mystery novel? The Westing Game by Milwaukee native Ellen Raskin is a great read due to its constant mysteries‚ incorporation of thematic subjects‚ and attention to detail. It is hard to understand however‚ so a computer may be needed to keep from getting lost. The Westing Game is a fictional story depicting the solving of a mystery set up for 16 heirs as they compete to inherit the wealth of an affluent businessman whom they all
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in our lives. The bomb in Mr. Hoo’s restaurant could have been set off by him. Also‚ Mr.Hoo is always pointing fingers at other people. Finally‚ Mr. Hoo wanted to destroy the coffee shop. Mr.Hoo is the murderer in the book‚ The Westing Game‚ by Ellen Raskin. Others might believe that Sydelle Pulaski is the murderer‚ but she is not. Sydelle is not the murderer because whenever Angela Wexler had her bridal shower‚ the 3rd bomb went off. Sydelle was in the hospital when the bomb went off. (page 98) This
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Leslie Tseng 10/4/12 Period: 5 Final Book Report Raskin‚ Ellen. The Westing Game. New York: Scholastic‚ 2002‚ 216. Setting: Sunset Towers‚ Westing house‚ Lake Michigan‚ Wisconsin Characters: (List 5‚ and label the protagonist and antagonist. Use 2 adjectives to describe each character.) 1. Sam Westing: weird‚ secrety 2. Flora Miller Baumbach: unhappy‚ quiet 3. George Theodorakis: creative‚ rich 4. Catherine Theodorakis: cool‚ nice 5
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was a teenager (“Ellen DeGeneres”‚ U*X*L). After the divorce‚ Degeneres and her mother moved to Atlanta. There‚ DeGeneres found her mother getting sadder and sadder. So she turned to comedy in trying to cheer her mother up (“Ellen DeGeneres”‚ U*X*L). As DeGeneres grew older‚ she has waited tables‚ sold vacuum cleaners‚ worked as a legal secretary‚ and even painted houses (“Ellen DeGeneres”‚ Newsmakers.) DeGeneres wanted to be a veterinarian‚ but she was “not book smart” (“Ellen DeGeneres”‚ U*X*L)
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But there is one person that makes me laugh everyday. One of my heroes happens to be the well known comedian‚ Ellen DeGeneres. Comedians remind you to never take life too seriously. The average day hero can be a person fighting for our country‚ a well known figure‚ or even a parent. Heroes have the nobility to influence people by doing chastely things. My hero is simply a comedian. Ellen DeGeneres entertains people with her humor in a benign way. Laughter can be the easiest method to access a
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admire is Ellen DeGeneres. I admire her for many reasons. One of them is the positive effect that she has on many peoples lives. People write to her all the time telling Ellen that her show is what gets them through a difficult day. She ’s always helping people that could use it too. Her show is always helping families out by giving them money‚ cars and paying tuition’s. Most of all the admire the positive outlook on life that she has about life‚ and how she remains true to herself. Ellen has received
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Seymour English 112 E March 19‚ 2012 Ellen Foster Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons is a book about growing up. However it is different than your typical growing up story because the main character Ellen has to “grow up” at such a young age. Many children in today’s society have to face the same hardships as Ellen because families are beginning to fall apart more. Another main theme and struggle that Ellen has to deal with in this book is the issue of racism. Ellen is white and her best friend‚ Starletta
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Ellen DeGeneres‚ is an American stand-up comedian‚ television host‚ and actress. At one time‚ hundreds of companies and families as well as Republicans were submitting briefs urging the 9 judges to allow gay people to marry. Ellen displayed her courage when she stood up for her beliefs by making her homosexuality public despite the odds stacked against her if she did so. She even wrote a letter to the Supreme Court to appeal to them to support gay rights and marriage. In her letter‚ she wrote
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Ellen DeGeneres was born January 26‚ 1958 in New Orleans‚ Louisiana. Growing up Ellen had always dreamed of being a veterinarian‚ but she was not book smart‚ so instead she sold vacuums‚ waited tables‚ painted‚ and worked as a legal secretary. “Once‚ during a public speaking event‚ DeGeneres found herself frightened by the crowd and used humor to get through the experience. She was a hit‚ and received offers to do stand-up comedy. She began performing in 1981‚ bolstered by her mother’s moral and
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