CHARLES by Shirley Jackson The day my son Laurie started kindergarten‚ he gave up his little-boy clothes. He started wearing blue jeans with a belt. I watched him go off that first morning with the older girl next door. He looked as though he were going off to a fight. He came home the same way at lunchtime. “Isn’t anybody here?” he yelled. At the table‚ he knocked over his little sister’s milk. “How was school today?” I asked. “Did you learn anything?’’ “I didn’t learn nothing‚” he
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information asking “why you are doing this” or “why do I have to do that”‚ But my parents still brought me up to be respectful‚ Truthful‚ Extremely Helpful and those are only a fraction of what my parents bestowed upon me. In elementary school I was never the bully instead‚ I was the one watching it happen. My father is a very wise gentlemen he always had this saying that he repeated all the time and now I don’t know if it was an accident or on purpose but it is one-hundred percent imbedded in my head
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changing‚ as if the sky is truly the limit. Our society is full of equality and equal opportunities. Yet for a society that prides themselves on being superior in equality‚ we still discriminate against homosexual people and their right to marriage. Same-sex marriage is a big issue in the United States and the rest of the world. Some are against it‚ some are for it. There are negative and positive reasons why society thinks it should be legal or illegal. The only thing that matters in a marriage is
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His mother’s name is Sally Jackson who he describes as the best person in the whole world. His step-father has a terrible smell .Percy is very loyal and will do anything he can to help his friends. He also has amazing water powers.He can control any kind of water. Annabeth Chase : She is the daughter of Athena who is the goddess of wisdom and battle strategy. Annabeth is 12 years old‚ but has been at Camp Half-Blood longer than almost anyone. Annabeth’s father never wanted her. He married when Annabeth
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In what ways did the style of Jackson Pollock differ than that of Willem de Kooning? Jackson Pollock’s style had no subjects and just about motions. His style was very personal. Although de Kooning’s style was abstract‚ too‚ unlike Pollock‚ his painting had subjects which were mainly women. Furthermore‚ he still considered Cubist space and compositions for his paintings while Pollock totally abandoned these. -What sorts of subjects did Roy Lichtenstein use for his paintings‚ and why were these
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He knew. The dog was dead alright. If the sight of its prone body‚ half turned inside out 180°‚ Jackson Pollock style in the middle of the road‚ and also streaked near the curb thirty feet ahead wasn’t enough proof‚ then the smell was. Eau de maggots‚ rubber burn‚ iron number three. In fact‚ he wasn’t entirely sure it was a dog‚ to begin with‚ and was suddenly uncomfortably struck with visions of the mystery meat that had been served for lunch each Friday in high-school. Today was a Thursday and
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inaccurate‚ it’s also emotionally discouraging. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10‚000 ways that don’t work.” -Thomas Edison If we allow ourselves to become discouraged during the process we may give up right before we reach our goal. How sad it would be to go through the learning curve and then never experience the benefits of our new
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Never‚ never give up. means to keep trying and never stop workingfor your goals. do you agree or disagree with that statment? " try again never stop believing " here’s a saying that i agree 100% with it. dreaming is the sweetest thing ever‚ because we always dream about things we love and hope . The best way to reach your dreams and hopes is to work to achieve them and to change them to reality. Here are some great advices that can help to achive dreams: First of all‚ you need to set your
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There is not a single piece of history that determines whether or not same sex marriage is right or wrong. There is absolutely no legal‚ logical‚ or governing reason that same sex couples cannot be wed and it’s extremely unconstitutional in every way to tell them they can’t. Same sex marriage should be legal for a number of reasons‚ a few being‚ it’s no one else’s business if two men or two women want to get married‚ not allowing them to marry makes them seem inferior‚ and it rids them of their civil
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you just never give up no matter how hard it is. Stay true to yourself and don’t follow bad company . Take my stupid advice and obey your elders and always be respectful and honest.Choose your friends wisely my friend.Reach for stars and go for gold. Think positively always and always do your your best no matter how difficult a situation may be. At some point in the various journeys we embark on in our lives‚ we get to a part where we feel like giving up. Sometimes we give up before we even start
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