It’s a scorching summer day‚ and four neighborhood boys are trying to beat the heat by lounging in the shade near a junkyard’s water pump with a refreshing drink. As they cool off‚ they listlessly toss little rocks into an old tin can a few feet away‚ and fill the empty air with idle speculation over whether or not Mickey Mouse Club cast member Annette Funicello has started to develop breasts. Enjoying this brief interlude of nothingness‚ one boy happily sighs: "This is a really good time." The dated
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No compassion‚ no peace Tom Regan wrote‚ “The case for animal rights” to people who do not value animals. This is valid because they are living beings. Imagine if we used humans in the place of animals. Regan goes on to tell us the “fundamental wrong is the system that allows us to view animals as our resources‚ here for us-to be eaten‚ or surgically manipulated‚ or exploited for money” (Regan 673). People except animals being our resources‚ but are callous to what these animals have to go through
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factors that define and unify a group of people at a given time. When tourists ventures to a foreign country‚ they may find themselves surrounded by unfamiliar things. All around them‚ people are wearing clothes they have never seen‚ laughing at jokes they do not understand‚ and conversing in a tongue that they do not speak. The poor confused tourists are baffled by the natives’ culture—their way of life. Even in different regions of the same country‚ there are cultural differences‚ most notably
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When I first lost my grandmother‚ I was very angry with the world and the people in my life. I wanted an explanation as to why she had to be taken away from me. I felt like it was some sick cruel joke to ruin my life more than it already was. I began to treat others how I felt and that was horrible. I became a bitter person who did not care about anyone but myself. Throughout the months after her death I started to come to means with her death
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Shooting Stars The poem ’Shooting Stars’ by Carol Ann Duffy tells a shocking story of a female prisoner held by Nazis in a concentration camp around the time of the Holocaust. The poem is set in 1940‚ Hitler and his Nazi party had taken control of most of Europe and had vowed to exterminate the entire Jewish race. Duffy’s haunting use of imagery and word choice make this poem so memorable and its very strong opening prepares the reader for the rest of the poem. The title choice‚ ’Shooting Stars’
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Carlee Russell Professor Rita Wisdom English 1301-DL September 22‚ 2012 The Beauty of Dying Young I woke up knowing in the pit of my stomach that something was terribly wrong. I shot up from bed‚ like a jack that finally got to jump from his box‚ to check my phone. As I picked up my phone‚ there was a sort of numbness in my body that I had never felt before. As soon as the screen lit up‚ everything around me seemed to dim into a murky blur. There were calls and text messages from all of my
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earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness‚ how can it be made salty again? 3. Hyperbole is an exaggeration to make or reinforce a point. A hyperbole is a figure of speech used for the purpose of exaggeration. It mainly forms the basis of several jokes‚ is used as a way of insults‚ or could simply be used to dramatize a situation‚ where in reality‚ the situation may not be that bad. I’m so busy trying to accomplish ten million things at once. Your dog is so ugly‚ we had to pay the fleas to live
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In the history of literature‚ there have always been different themes and genres of writing. But few have been as different or unique as that of the "gothic" literature. Of all the gothic authors of history‚ few writing has captured the mind and plunged it into the depths of fear as that of Edgar Allen Poe. Poe’s "The Cask of Amontillado‚" is a story that shows us how deadly being prideful can be. Themes of dishonour‚ revenge and questionable justice all come together in this story. In this
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and my life is similar. I see the people of this world as a cruel and money hungry place. People kill other people over money
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Which character exhibits the highest degree of remorse? (Prometheus & Oedipus) Everybody has to be responsible for what they have done‚ and the inescapable fate would give a rise to a tragic ending. Compare to different tragedies‚ some of them would exhibit more remorse from audience about its tragic heroes. Two of the great tragedies are Oedipus Rex‚ by John Bennett and Moira Kerr and Prometheus‚ by Rex Warner. The character Oedipus in the tragedy Oedipus Rex definitely exhibits the highest
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