drunk he was damn evil; he’d beat me till he couldn’t beat me no mo. He used his hands‚ his whip‚ and his cow hide. No matta how bad he beat me I always worked da next day. Masta weren’t always so bad; it be da liquor dat made him evil. He gave me good clothes for da year‚ and when deys were torn up he replaced em. He knew dat
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Making Good Choices My name is Jimmy Doan and I am writing this paper on making good choices. My choices have put me in many bad predicaments and this one is by far my biggest lesson that I had to learn. I am a very smart young man sometimes I just let certain things get the best of my personality. Making good choices is about thinking about the things that you are about to do before you do it. I was smoking weed and not thinking about how it would affect me or the people around
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title states exactly what the article talks about‚ the many different cases of bullying and violence in schools. The title tells you exactly what to expect from the abstract but does not give away any information on what it includes. The author did a good job deciding on the title because although it is simple‚ it grabs your attention‚ it certainly did mine. Bullying is a very common happening among young children so the title having the word bully in it‚ draws your attention. It could have been a little
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CHARACTER SKETCH A character sketch is a written analysis of a character detailing physical characteristics‚ as well as personality traits. It is usually done by providing descriptive words‚ which will illustrate the character’s traits‚ and by giving examples (quotes) from the story which support each of those traits. The format of the character sketch is four paragraph piece which includes an introduction‚ physical description‚ actions and abilities‚ moods and feelings‚ and a conclusion. PARAGRAPH
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On Writing While some people are stronger writers than others‚ anyone can become a decent writer with time and effort. Some of us were gifted with a natural writing ability‚ but with hard work‚ a writer can be made I agree with King’s assertion about the making of different degrees of writers. Some people were born with the ability to produce a story that’ll interest people. Let’s take Shakespeare for example‚ he was born to write. It came as naturally as breathing to him and he’s one of the
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family and close relatives‚ showed up for his funeral. Being that I was twenty-five and I had never encountered death of any kind in my family‚ the funeral was hard on me. It was a grim funeral‚ and each wife gave a short‚ very short‚ speech about the good things he did for them. Madeline‚ the first wife he had when he was about 24‚ spoke about his physical features and backed away‚ sobbing in both sorrow and hatred. Even though she was sobbing‚ you could tell she had beautiful features. She had long
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or organize them to accomplish a goal; however‚ it does not mean leaders can command their fellows. Meanwhile‚ good leaders are always crowned with eternal glory for their hard work‚ including some biblical figures in the Hebrew Bible‚ like Abraham‚ Joseph and Moses‚ for the Bible provides many biblical accounts towards different traits of leaderships. After reviewing the examples of good leadership in the Hebrew Bible‚ three primary characteristics are regularly demonstrated. They include: being
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mistake often made is the lack of knowledge for the reason of writing. The writer’s purpose is to always appeal to an audience‚ whether you are informing‚ persuading‚ or writing to amuse. Your goal is to have some type of influence on the reader. The effectiveness of your influence starts by first gaining full awareness of exactly who your audience may be. In this chapter‚ the author mentions different examples of writing. For example‚ if a person were to write something for children‚ it should be
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Are You A Good Communicator? May 31‚ 2010 Abstract Thinking that I am basically a good communicator‚ there is always room for improvement and skills development. Being in a position of authority can be a hindrance if one cannot learn the skills to manage others. Reading and understanding verbal and nonverbal skills will become a major factor in owning my own business. I never really had a problem reading nonverbal signs in relating to others. Prior employment and experience in interview
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1940’s did he breakthrough with the publication of his horror and fantasy stories in "pulp" magazines. Bradbury’s real breakthrough to a mainstream audience came in 1950 with the publishing of his book "The Martian Chronicles"‚ a series of short stories which describe the first attempts of Earth people to conquer and colonize Mars. After reading the book Chris Isherwood a critic for Tomorrow Magazine raved "that even a book decorated with rocket ships and bug-eyed monsters contained writing that
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