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    what to expect in your new learning environment. As your older sister‚ I will share with you my experiences as a student. The following excerpt comes from my recollection of my first year of college. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson’s words align with my own ideas about life‚ specifically college life. College is more than just a pathway to a career‚ a meager transition between high school and the working world. It

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    Rules for essay writings 1. Plan x 2 = brainstorm ideas for the topic‚ organise them‚ then make a list of techniques you’ll use. 2. Dramatic opening paragraph – it’s really important to grab the reader’s attention. Use a quote‚ or a series of rhetorical questions‚ a list‚ or a vivid description. Say something shocking or provocative. However you do it‚ make the reader feel eager to read on. 3. Variety of ideas. A good way to come up with ideas when you’re stuck is to ask yourself to apply

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    THE FRIDAY BURRITO Vol. VIII #19 June 3‚ 2005 Deep Throat Sings "What lies behind you and what lies in front of you‚ pales in comparison to what lies inside of you." Ralph Waldo Emerson © 2005 Gary B. Ackerman. All Rights Reserved. The Burrito contains the personal views and food for thought of Gary Ackerman and does not reflect the views of any other person or organization. Get ready for instant body scans at airport security. Really. It is being tested as we speak‚ or read‚ or whatever

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    A Rhetorical Analysis of Bernard Cooper’s Essay a Clack of Tiny Sparks While using literary elements such as imagery‚ personal anecdotes‚ and a diverse choice of words‚ Bernard Cooper‚ the writer of ”A Clack of Tiny Sparks”‚ asserts that people should not be ashamed of who they really are. Cooper clearly develops this assertion by not only involving his personal experiences into this private essay‚ but by also including them in a way that is both touching‚ and intimate. By summarizing his childhood

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    ernard Cooper is the author of 6 books‚ including the award-winning Maps to Anywhere‚ A Clack of Tiny Sparks: Remembrances of a Gay Boyhood‚ Truth Serum‚ A Year of Rhymes‚ Guess Again‚ and most recently The Bill from My Father: A Memoir. Cooper is art critic for the Los Angeles Times and frequently contributes to The New York Times Magazine‚ Harper’s‚ Nerve‚ The Paris Review‚ and five previous editions of The Best American Essays. His work has received the PEN/Hemingway Award‚ the O. Henry Prize

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    being less Hispanic at Smith 2 school and took two speech classes. Yet‚ at home and church she tried being more Hispanic and less English (Anzaldua‚ 44). Expectations changed her view of self and her actions. Cooper in his writing‚ “A Clack of Tiny Sparks…” illustrates his struggle with himself. Cooper would not have had this hard struggle with his identity if society’s standards had not affected him. To be gay was not very acceptable in his day and time‚ and he was aware of those expectations

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    “Click clack click clack.” my footsteps echoed throughout the dark damp jail cell. I stood against the wall and slid down. I heard muffled sounds of car engines and talking. My breath stopped. A line of cars came rumbling down the road‚ one after another. My heart started pounding. Beads of sweat started rolling down my forehead. I sat there silently all alone in a dark cell wanting to end my life in that moment. They were coming for me. I said it over and over. There was no hope. In the next moments

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    streaked skin soaked in the arid pressed powder as her aunty continued to paint her face as though she were a doll. Aunt May had put a lot of effort into getting Allegra ready today. She bought her a dress last week‚ a black one. It had lace sleeves with tiny cotton flowers cascading down the middle. It reminded Allegra of a dress her mother wore‚ of a time when she was truly happy. They had reached their destination just as the sun began its descent. Sighing contentedly‚ Allegra followed her mother

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    falling to the floor. Football theme. No scratch. Pull tab. Multiple noises. Multiple movements. Pull. Football whistle helmet. Pull tabs. Reveal loss of life underneath. Cheap. No suspense. Pull loose. Pull. Lose. Pull back camera. Discarded tickets. Tiny pile. Pull back. In corner. Minimal light bouncing from shattered glass. Pull back. Empty shelves. Dilapidated. Rust. Empty stomachs. Pull back. Convenience store convenient to none. Floors of debris. Torn bags. Mauled packages. Crushed cans. Broken

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    since Thursday morning. On Thursday morning I spoke to the milkman. My letters are crap. I play‚ appropriately‚ BEGIN. With the N on the little pink star. Twenty-two points. I watch my roommate’s smug expression as he rearranges his letters. Clackclackclack. I hate him. If he wasn’t around‚ I’d be doing something interesting right now. I’d be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. I’d be starring in the latest Hollywood blockbuster. I’d be sailing the Vendee Globe on a 60-foot clipper called the New Horizons

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