Rhetorical Moment Just yesterday morning‚ I visited my new Calculus professor‚ Dr. Rukimbira‚ because I needed all the worksheets that the class had been working on since the first day. Although this might seem like a simple thing to do‚ I had already tried to ask a professor for worksheets that same day‚ but unfortunately‚ the teacher thought I had been skipping class and yelled at me instead of facilitating me the work. Therefore‚ I planned to first do some research on the professor‚ since I deducted
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associated with drunk driving and texting while driving are similar‚ according to the National Highway & Transportation Administration. Both cause distraction and impaired driving that can result in following too closely‚ not being able to brake on time‚ weaving into oncoming traffic and even death. Both of these dangerous activities have caused death and injuries. Drivers who are texting while behind the wheel have a 23% higher chance of causing a crash. That is equivalent to downing four beers and
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available to me for that last week of school. The pain was unpleasant‚ and traumatic. Just going to the bathroom was a challenge. However through this I did not give up!. It took me just three months to be able to run! Which went against the estimated time to heal. I surprised all my doctors. I had a lot of goals and I knew that this wheelchair would be in the way of that. I have some losses that will stay forever‚ but I knew I could limit loss to take over my life My life had been burned by this‚ yet
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homework and watch my sister. As they left I decided to disregard everything said and not do my homework or even keep an eye on my sister. I started playing Playstation‚ I got the new Ratchet and Clank game a week earlier and didn’t want to waste any time in beating it. As the day progressed and I was getting further in the game‚ I started thinking about when my parents were going to get home. So I paused the game for a little to call them. Getting a hold of them was pretty hard considering my parents
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“A Moment Of Grace” In the short story "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"‚ Flannery O’Connor utilizes the theme as a literary element to create multiple features of her characters in the story such as those of Bailey’s mother known as the Grandmother and The Misfit. The Grandmother considers herself as a proper southern lady that is upright and wise but not until the story takes a tragic turn does she begin to realize that she is not who she thinks she is. As the story begins‚ The Grandmother is complaining
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“So subdued I was by those tears‚ and by their breaking out again in the course of the quiet walk‚ that when I was on the coach‚ and it was clear of the town‚ I deliberated with an aching heart whether I would not get down when we changed horses and walk back‚ and having another evening at home‚ and a better parting. We changed‚ and I had not made up my mind and still reflected for my comfort that it would be quite practicable to get down and walk back‚ when we changed again. And while I was occupied
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The day of the oral report is the most embarrassing moment happened. I slowly raise my hand after the teacher asks if anyone else needs to do the oral. As I scoot the chair back to stand up‚ my ears begin to turn red hot and I start to sweat on my hands and forehead. As I look up from the podium‚ I am startled by the forty pairs of unwavering eyes glaring at me‚ waiting to be engrossed by my brilliance. I find myself having difficulty breathing‚ almost as if I have forgotten how to. I wipe the
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Jennifer Joy Lafrenz ENG 1301.V06 April 6‚ 2015 My Lollipop Moment Thich Nhat Hanh once said‚ “Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear‚ we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now‚ today‚ we are still alive‚ and our bodies are working marvelously. Our eyes can still see the beautiful sky. Our ears can still hear the voices of our loved ones.” I owe my sanity and happiness to this wonderful man who helped me overcome the fear and anxiety
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which topic to pick. The good news is that I finally made it for the deadline. While the bad news is that I just got so little time to go through the script. The audiences’ big applause drew me back to the scene. Anyway‚ I was supposed to put on end to this endless pause. So I jumped to the ending part and went off the stage. This could-have-been-avoided blackout moment really embarrassed me‚ and it also taught me a lot about life. In movies‚ the director can always say "cut" and re-shoot the scene
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Edward P. Jones’ “The First Day” is the recollection of a young girl’s first day of school. Her memory of this particular day is incredible; she remembers each and every event in meticulous detail. Having come from a poverty stricken and uneducated household‚ this was the most important day of her short five year old life. On this day she began to realize her mother’s resilience and fortitude was all in hopes of giving her the education she deserved and the opportunity to live a better life. The
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