“I remember picking up a fistful of sand‚/ smooth crystals‚ like hourglass sand and throwing it into the eyes of a boy. Johnny/ or Danny or Kevin—he was not important./ I was five and I knew he would cry.” (O’Neil 1-5.) This is quoted from the poem‚ “Early Memory” written by January Gill O’Neil. In its entirety‚ she recalls a day from her childhood and demonstrates how she has always possessed a natural instinct to conceal and push down her secrets. Many of her poems are written about different periods
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clean-cut individuals‚ as in Stagecoach‚ with all the bells and whistles to convey the nobility of their intentions. Though‚ the head marshal Rooster Cogburn‚ played by Jeff Bridges‚ lies on the opposite side of the spectrum (much like Eastwood in Fistful): his general attire consists of tattered cloths and stained jackets. He wears an eye patch that pronounces his imperfections; his faults. In fact the directors first introduce the marshal in a court room where he appears to be being rightfully convicted
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others‚ and cars speeding to a hundred miles an hour for those who are adventurous. If someone is tired‚ there is always a fistful of pills that can guarantee a good night’s sleep. And most important of all there are no books to hurt anyone’s feeling or to poison anyone’s mind with conflicting thoughts. These are the hallmarks of the society in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451‚
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The Distinctive Northern Indian Cuisine After discovering that I must write a research paper on a topic of choice from India‚ I immediately decided that the cuisine of India was of most interest. I am one that loves food‚ and I enjoy foods of other cultures. I am Greek‚ so I love European foods‚ and India is a bit of a change from what I am used to‚ therefore I was interested in the food of India. My task is to research the cuisine of Northern India. Features of the Northern Indian cuisine that
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In 2008‚ 9.3 millions cows were used to produce milk and more than 2.5 million dairy cows were slaughtered for meat in the United States. Cows are used for clothing‚ which is leather. Not many people know what they consume or wear in some cases. Humans should get more involved on what the slaughterhouse is capable of and what the cows go through. Cows deserves rights and these rights should abolish the cases with animal abuse. Slaughterhouses should not be permitted to be running. They’ve violated
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`Of Mice and Men‚ and To Kill a Mockingbird; what do these novels have in common? Both show childlike innocence‚ and how it is annihilated in society by adults. However‚ Khaled Hosseini‚ author of The Kite Runner‚ thinks the exact opposite. His novel encompasses the topic of growing up‚ and how it is fueled by making and fixing mistakes that prompt mature decisions in the future. Throughout the novel‚ Khaled Hosseini depicts coming of age through the main character‚ Amir‚ a boy living in Afghanistan
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As one of North America’s leading playwrights‚ Neil Simon has definitely been instrumental to the world of theater. He has experienced a somewhat shaky personal life‚ but he has found that this only adds to the texture of his work. He began his career working on radio and television‚ and found that writing for stage was significantly different than his previous experiences writing. His first attempts at theater were rough‚ but it didn’t take him long to achieve excellence. He has also achieved
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My hospital bed was ice cold and the bleak and empty white walls depressed me as the uncomforting thought that I would have to stay here for maybe another week brought tears to my eyes. The usual and oppressive smell of disinfectant lingered in the room as I recalled that night in my head‚ trying to convince myself it wasn’t my fault‚ as I had done everyday since the accident. It was the day everything changed and my life was turned upside down. Forever. Provocatively decorated caravans snaked to
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Year 11 English Prelim Assessment Task HOST: Welcome to the show Khaled. Before we begin the interview proper I would like the listeners to hear an excerpt from the novel. When it is finished‚ could you explain how this scene sets up some of the characters and themes of the novel? KHALED: Good morning and thank you. These particular few pages of my novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ hold some of the most important parts regarding character and theme set up. One of the first apparent themes is the book
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She who had never had one but this one; she who left a dirt floor to come to this one; she who had to bring a fistful of salsify into Mrs. Garner’s kitchen every day just to be able to work in it‚ feel like some part of it was hers‚ because she wanted to love the work she did‚ to take the ugly out of it‚ and the only way she could feel at home on Sweet Home was if she picked some pretty growing thing and too it with her. Slavery: Sweet Home and 124 Bluestone Road Historically‚ the period in
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