[pic] You know‚ everyone nowadays has a cell phone. It’s like their lives orbit around that rectangular piece of steel...and it’s not even a sphere! I can’t disagree though…I’m one of those people that just can’t part with their phone. Every few minutes I’ll be checking my phone. (Mimes checking phone) Oh look! I have…zero missed calls‚ zero new texts‚ the facebook frontier is quiet… Then I remember I’ve had zero incoming calls‚ zero texts‚ and I have three friends on facebook: mom‚ dad‚ and
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“Its kind of a funny story” -Ned Vizzini Mikayla Petersen Wednesday‚ May 3rd 2013 “Its kind of a funny story” is kind of a funny story. It’s about 15-year-old Craig Gilner‚ who attends a prestigious college prep school that will set him on his way to the right college‚ the right law school‚ and the right job on Wall Street --- assuming he can bring up his 93 average. Studying for his school’s entrance exam occupied Craig for months‚ and he was proud of his perfect score. Now‚ though‚ the school
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What if your determination was the only thing stopping you from reaching your goals? Ned Vizzini’s novel‚ It’s Kind Of a Funny Story follows a teen who is so committed to doing good that he is pushed too hard and he begins to consider suicide. When Craig is at his worst point and ready to end it‚ he instead decides to call the suicide hotline and checks himself into the hospital. This novel touches hard on the little things in life that make Craig’s life good or bad. Since this novel is based on
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INTI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COURSE: ENL1214 ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS 2 Assignment 1 (10%) Topic: Your research paper project begins with a fact finding search on some current issue. After you brainstorm about possible subjects and then select one‚ narrow your topic down to a manageable issue. Investigate possible approaches to your chosen topic and map out your strategy. Your final product will be judged on how well you succeed in producing a well thought-out‚ clear paper which shows you can
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There was a race car driver named Jeff .He took a vacation at California beach because he was injured and out of races for a few days and when he was driving on the beach he hit Something. the impact flattened his tire.jeff went to the mechanic and got a new wheel for his car. Jeff went back to see what he hit and it was a piece of metal sticking out of the ground. Jeff went to his friend’s house. He wanted his friend to come help him and bring a shovel‚and his friend said why‚jeff said
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Having just bought a new bicycle for my birthday‚ I spent that afternoon practicing my stunts. I called my neighbour who is also my best friend to accompany me into a multi-storey car park adjacent to my block of flats. The place was deserted and cars seldom entered and left in the afternoon. I and my friend‚ Stamford‚ thought it was safe to try my stunts. Pedalling furiously‚ we zoomed up the slope. When we reached the top‚ I spun around on one wheel and zoomed down again. Stamford did the same
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Gender exploration in Funny Boy Funny Boy is a story of a seven year old innocent Sri Lankan boy. The story is narrated through the eyes of Arjie who is naively experimenting with is gender. The writer portrays Arjie to be little odd and different from the other boys of his age. While other Sri Lankan boys his age like to play cricket‚ he likes to put on a sari and play bride-bride with his sister and female cousins. In this essay will analyze the importance of Janaki’s room in Arjie’s identity
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J. Asian Dev. Stud‚ Vol. 1‚ Issue 1‚ (March 2012). ISSN 2304-375X Causes of Road Accidents in Pakistan By Abdul Manan Khan1 and Ansa Tehreem2 Abstract Every day many people are killed and injured on our roads. Men‚ women‚ children‚ biking or riding to school or work‚ playing in the streets or setting out on long trips‚ will never return home‚ leaving behind shattered families and communities. Road traffic injuries are a growing public health issue‚ disproportionately affecting vulnerable groups
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Variables for road accidents in Faisalabad Thousands of road accidents occur every day resulting in death or serious injury to drivers‚ passengers‚ and pedestrians. There are numerous reasons for road accidents. Here is a list of the major causes; 1. Bad roads – Have you ever driven on a paved road that felt like a dirt roads. Pot holes and uneven pavement can and do lead to serious road accidents by throwing you off course and out of control of your vehicle. Bad roads are not unusual in some
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CAUSES OF CAR ACCIDENTS IN OMAN 1‚051 people were killed on the road in 2011‚ according to the final statistics1 of the Royal Oman Police. Oman‚ unfortunately‚ has continuously recorded a huge leap2 in road accidents and accident- related deaths. Despite the fact that drivers should have a high degree of attention‚ caution and awareness‚ we cannot solely blame3 them for every single car accident. To discuss the main causes of car accidents in Oman I will confine4 myself to four main causes which
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