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"He kept staring at the bag and i thought,Well, he sure as heck deserves it. I opened the sack and gave him the rest of it, which disappeared down his throat as if a hole had opened into the universe."

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1. " He followed me. Not close, perhaps eight feet back, but matching my speed."

2. " And so we sat that first night. I had two boxes of Ritz crackers I'd hustled somewhere, a jar of peanut butter and another one of grape jelly, and a knife from the kitchen upstairs."

3. " Dirk took him right in the middle. I mean bit him in the middle of the stomach, hard, before Happy's fist could get to me."

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1 " He followed me. Not close, perhaps eight feet back, but matching my speed."
2" And So we sat that first night. I had two boxes of Ritz crackers I'd hustled somewhere, a jar of peanut butter and another one of grape jelly, and a knife from the kitchen upstairs."
3. "Dirk took him right in the middle. I mean bit him in the middle of the stomach, hard, before Happy's fist could get to me."

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1. "They would catch me walking in a dark street and surround me with threats and blows, steal what money I had earned that night." This shows that the narrator was going through some bad times and she just needed happiness.

2. " For another minute I remained curled up, then open my eyes to find I was alone. But when I rolled over I saw the dog." This shows that the dog saw that the narrator was going through some bad times so the dog came to cheer them up.

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Evidence 1:

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1."For another minute i remained curled up,then opened my eyes to find i was alone. But when i rolled over i saw a dog.

2."And so we sat that first night. I had two boxes of Ritz crackers I’d hustled somewhere, a jar of peanut butter and another one of grape jelly, and a knife from the kitchen upstairs."

3."Dirk took him right in the middle,i mean bit him in the center of his stomach,hard,right before happy's fist could get me."

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1. sometime—although I suspected that because I’d hit Happy it might take longer than usual for them to get bored hitting me. d Instead there was some commotion that I didn’t understand and the kicks stopped coming. There was a snarling growl that seemed to come from the bowels of the earth, followed by the sound of ripping cloth, screams, and then the fading slap of footsteps running away. For another minute I remained curled up, then opened my eyes to find that I was alone. But when I rolled over I saw the dog. it was the one that had been beneath the stairs. Brindled, patches of hair gone, one ear folded over and the other standing straight and notched from fighting.

2.  And so we sat that first night. I had two boxes of Ritz crackers I’d hustled somewhere, a jar of peanut butter and another one of grape jelly, and a knife from the kitchen upstairs. I would smear a cracker, hand it to him—he took each one with great care and gentleness—and then eat one myself. We did this, back and forth, until both boxes were empty and my stomach was bulging; then I fell asleep on the old outdoor lounge I used for furniture.

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1. “They would catch me walking in a dark street and surround me with threats and blows, steal what money I had earned that night.”  This shows that the narrator was in a dark time and needed to be shown the light.

2.  “For another minute I remained curled up, then opened my eyes to find I was alone.  But when I rolled over I saw the dog.” This shows that the dog came to help the narrator when he was in a dark time.

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Theme: Even in the darkest time, you can find a light.
Evidence #1:  “It all seemed hopeless.  And then I met Dirk.”
Evidence #2: “They not only stopped hunting me but went out of their way to avoid me, or more specifically, Dirk.”
Evidence #3:  “He’d found a home.”

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Topic:Hope Topic statement Even in darkness you can find a light.

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Topic:Hope Topic statement Even in darkness you can find a light.

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My text evidence

1. I decided to give the beast under the stairs half a burger.  This shows how the narrater found Dirk to give him some HOPE.  By the end of the story

1. Dirk took Happy right in the middle . This shows how the narrator got some Hope because of Dirk

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Theme: Give and you will receive

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1. Instead there was some commotion that I didn't understand There was a snarling growl that seemed to come from the bowels of the earth, followed by the sound of ripping cloth, screams, and then the fading slap of footsteps running away. For another minute I remained curled up, then opened my eyes to find that I was alone. But I rolled over and I saw the dog.¨ This shows that Dirk is protected the narrator because he gave him food.

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For another minute I remained curled up, then opened my eyes to find that I was alone. But when I rolled over I saw the dog

In fact after that winter and spring they never bothered me again

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1. “Why?  What did I do to deserve… Oh, the hamburger.”

2. “You want more?  Well you sure as heck deserve it.”

3. "I swear he pointedly looked at the bag with the second half of the hamburger in it.”

4. “A low growl.  You can rip my head off- there is still no hamburger left.”

5. "You bit Happy and sent them running?”

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“Indeed he had saved me. ‘Why?’ I asked. ‘What did I do to deserve...oh the hamburger.’ “

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.I was afraid to work and spend most of my summer working on farms for two,three and finally five dollars a day.this gave me enough for school cloths.

.It had just six allies and they were busy all the time there were leagues each night from seven to eleven but the pay for truly brutal work was only seven cents a line.

Hard Working

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1."There was a snarling growl that seemed to come from the bowels of earth, followed by the sound of ripping cloth,screams, and then the fading slap of footsteps running away."
2."For another minute I remained curled up, then opened my eyes to find I was alone. But when I rolled over I saw the dog."
3."And so we sat that first night. I had two boxes of Ritz crackers I’d hustled somewhere, a jar of peanut butter and another one of grape jelly, and a knife from the kitchen upstairs."
4."The next day was a school day. I woke up and found Dirk under the basement stairs, watching me. When I opened the door he trotted up the steps and outside, growling at me as he went past, and I started school"

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Theme statement:Friends can help you get through tough times

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Theme statement:Friends can help you get through tough times

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1. I decided t give the beast under the stairs half a burger

This shows that the narrator is being kind to Dirk

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 My theme is friends can come in all shapes and sizes: He didn't seem any particular breed. Just big and rangy right on the edge of ugly, though i would come to think of him as beautiful., He was airedale crossed with a hound crossed with alligators. Alley dog. Big ruff means ally dog. You were a bit happy and you sent them running. I asked and he growled. And i was not sure if it was with menace, but he didnt bare his teeth didn't seem to want to attack me. Indeed he had saved me.

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 My theme is friends can come in all shapes and sizes: He didn't seem any particular breed. Just big and rangy right on the edge of ugly, though i would come to think of him as beautiful., He was airedale crossed with a hound crossed with alligators. Alley dog. Big ruff means ally dog. You were a bit happy and you sent them running. I asked and he growled. And i was not sure if it was with menace, but he didnt bare his teeth didn't seem to want to attack me. Indeed he had saved me.

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Friendships come in all different shapes and sizes. "Just big and rangy, right on the edge of ugly, but I would come to think of him as beautiful." This shows how even though Dirk doesn't have the best appearance on the outside, the narrator still accepts him as a friend. - Grace

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"There was a snarling  growl   that seemed to come from the bowels of the earth, followed by the sound of ripping cloth."
"I decided to give the beast under the stairs half a burger."

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1.”I gave the beast under the stairs half of my burger.” | 68
2.”What did I do to deserve . . .oh, the hamburger.”  | 1070
3.“I opened the sack and gave him the rest.”
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4.“You bit happy and sent him running.”
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“Why? I asked.What did I do to deserve . . . oh,the hamburger.”

“He kept staring at the bag and I thought,Well, he sure as heck deserves it.Opened the sack and gave him the rest of it,which disappeared down his throat as if a hole had opened into the universe.”

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1. I decided to give the beast under the stairs half a burger.

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1.”Why?” I asked. “What did I do to deserve...oh,the hamburger.” This shows the cause of why Dirk helped him.

2.”I opened the sack, unwrapped the tinfoil and threw half the sandwich under the steps...” This shows that the narrator was kind to Dirk.

3”You bit Happy, and sent them running?”I asked. He growled, and I wasn’t sure if it was with menace, but he didn't bare his teeth and didn’t seem to want to attack me. Indeed, he had saved me.” This shows that Dirk had saved the narrator's life.

4.”But he was waiting when I came out that afternoon, sitting across the street by a mailbox.”.”This shows that Dirk was always there to protect him.

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Dirk the protector friendship “Dirk took him right in the middle. I mean bit him in the center of his stomach,hard,before happy’s fist could get to me.”

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Dirk the protector friendship “Dirk took him right in the middle. I mean bit him in the center of his stomach,hard,before happy’s fist could get to me.”

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| #170
“He followed me at a distance Then stopped across the street when I went into the school building.”

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“Dirk took him right in the middle. I mean bit him in the center of his stomach,hard,before happy’s fist could get to me.”

| #170
“He followed me at a distanceThen stopped across the street when I went into the school building.”

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“I Thought i’d never see him again. But he was waiting when i came out that afternoon, sitting across the street by a mailbox.”

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why did you save me oh the

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1.  Happy screamed and doubled over and Dirk went around and went around and ripped into his rear and kept tearing as it even as Happy and his two companions flew down the street.



2. “You bit Happy and sent them running?” I asked.

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“Dirk took him right in the middle. I mean bit him in the center of his stomach,hard,before happy’s fist could get to me.”

| #170

“He followed me at a distanceThen stopped across the street when I went into the school building.”

| #160

“I Thought i’d never see him again. But he was waiting when i came out that afternoon, sitting across the street by a mailbox.”

| #160

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“I decided to give the beast under the stairs half a burger. I opened the sack, unwrapped the tinfoil and threw half the sandwich under the steps,”“I curled into a ball to protect what I could. I'd done this before, many times, and knew that they would stop sometimes-although I suspected that because I’d hit happy it might take longer that usual for them to get bored hitting me.”“There was a snarling growl that seemed to come from the bowels of the earth followed by the sound of ripping cloth, screams, and then the fading slap of footsteps running away. For another minute I remained curled up, then opened my eyes to find that I was alone. But when I rolled over I saw the dog.”4.he saved me. Why ? I ask. What did i do to deserve...oh, the hamburger.’’

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“I decided to give the beast under the stairs half a burger. I opened the sack, unwrapped the tinfoil and threw half the sandwich under the steps,”“I curled into a ball to protect what I could. I'd done this before, many times, and knew that they would stop sometimes-although I suspected that because I’d hit happy it might take longer that usual for them to get bored hitting me.”“There was a snarling growl that seemed to come from the bowels of the earth followed by the sound of ripping cloth, screams, and then the fading slap of footsteps running away. For another minute I remained curled up, then opened my eyes to find that I was alone. But when I rolled over I saw the dog.”4.he saved me. Why ? I ask. What did i do to deserve...oh, the hamburger.’’

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1.  The text states, “I mean bit him in the center of his stomach, hard, before Happy’s fist could get to me.”
Paragraph 180

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“I would smear a cracker, hand it to him, he took each one with great care and gentleness and then eat one myself.”

| 144 - 147

”Why” I asked.  “What did I do to deserve. . . oh the hamburger.”  I swear he pointedly looked at the bag with the second half of the hamburger in it.  “You want more?”

| 107 - 110

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1. ¨He looked at the hamburger. You want more.¨109                         2. ¨He followed me at a distance,then stopped across the street when I went to the front of the school building¨160                     3. ¨He was with me everywhere I went¨ 190

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Dirk the protector friendship michael s 1.I made my way along second street and came around the corner by ecker´s drugstore I ran into happy .He had 2 of his cohorts with him and I dont think they intend to do me harm,but i surspied them and happy took a swing at me . Dirk took him right in the middle . I mean he bit him in the center of his stomach hard,before happy fist  could get me .170  2.       I hit happy in the face with every ounce of my puny body. He brushed off the blow easily and I went down in a welter of blows and kicks from all four of them. There was a snarling growl that seemed to come from the bowels of the earth ,followed by the sound of ripping clothing screams, and then the fading slap of footsteps running away.80 3.       That indeed he had saved me. Why did I ask, what I did to deserve it. Oh the hamburger

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Dirk the protector friendship michael s 1.I made my way along second street and came around the corner by ecker´s drugstore I ran into happy .He had 2 of his cohorts with him and I dont think they intend to do me harm,but i surspied them and happy took a swing at me . Dirk took him right in the middle . I mean he bit him in the center of his stomach hard,before happy fist  could get me .170  2.       I hit happy in the face with every ounce of my puny body. He brushed off the blow easily and I went down in a welter of blows and kicks from all four of them. There was a snarling growl that seemed to come from the bowels of the earth ,followed by the sound of ripping clothing screams, and then the fading slap of footsteps running away.80 3.       That indeed he had saved me. Why did I ask, what I did to deserve it. Oh the hamburger

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I ran into happy Drik took him right in the middle in the stomach  170

It was one of the greatest moments in my life. I had a    bodyguard.                        180

We became constant companions
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1."For another minute I remained curled up, then opened my eyes to find that I was alone. But when I rolled over I saw the dog."



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"I opened the sack and gave him the rest of it."


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3."I mean bit him in the center of his stomach, hard, before Happy's fist could get me"


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4.I would smear a cracker, hand it to him he took each pone with great care and gentleness and then eat one for myself"



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¨I decided to give the beast under the stairs half a burger.¨ pg 70

¨There was a snarling growl that seemed to come from the bowels of the earth followed by the sound of ripping cloth.But I rolled over and saw the dog.¨ pg 90

¨Olaf reached out to pet him Dirk. Actually this was the first time i'd seen it wagged his tail.¨

pg 200

¨I drove out to olaf's to say hello. Dirk out in a field with perhaps two hundred sheep.He wasn't herding them or chasing them but was just standing there,watching the flack.¨pg 210

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”He followed me at a distance, then stopped across the street when I went into the front of the school building.”

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”He followed me at a distance, then stopped across the street when I went into the front of the school building.”

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160

“Last year I lost forty-three to coyotes,” he said. “This year not a one. He likes to guard things, doesn’t he?”

210

”Happy took a swing at me.” “Dirk took him right in the middle.” “I mean bit him in the center of his stomach,hard. “ I had a bodyguard.”

283

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"He followed me. Not close perhaps eight feet back."

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"He followed me. Not close perhaps eight feet back."

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"He kept following and truth be known I didn't mind. I was still half scared of him but the memory of him spitting out bits of happy's pants".

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“I unwrapped the tinfoil and threw half of it under the steps”.

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“Derk bit the middle of the center of his stomach”.

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“ i had a bodyguard”.

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4.” it was close to having a live nuclear weapon as you can get i cannot say we became friends”.

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1.¨I opened the sack and gave him the rest of it.¨ 110

2.¨I would smear a cracker and hand it to him¨.   140

3.¨Dirk took him right in the middle.  I mean bit him in the center of his stomach¨. 170