Original: Narrative Essay “You Were Worth It!” “Do your best! Aim for nationals! Make us proud‚” everybody had said on the morning of my travel to Tandag. With one thousand pesos in my pocket‚ I set out on the road with seven others to a place still unknown to me- a road of discovery‚ adventure and accomplishment. The six-hour drive to Tandag was everything if not convenient. Try as I might‚ I couldn’t sleep because of the inconsiderably rough road‚ nausea and uncomfortable sitting position. All
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Although I have never been runing for my life or trying not to catch a highly contagious disease that has no cure I can relate to your book very well. When Thomas exapted WICKED I was happy. When Thomas and his friends were getting attacked by the cranks my mood turned from happy to scared. My mood turned to mad when the group Right Arm kidnaped Thomas‚ Brenda‚ and the others. Your book’s main character is so similar to me although I have never had to run for my life When I was young I would always
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How the 13 Colonies Were Named The first thirteen colonies were either named after people‚ Indian names or‚ places in England. The original states/colonies are‚ Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island‚ Connecticut‚ New York‚ Georgia‚ North Carolina‚ Maryland‚ South Carolina‚ Delaware‚ Pennsylvania‚ Virginia‚ New Hampshire and New Jersey. The three states that are named specifically after Indian names are Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island and Connecticut. The Puritans named Massachusetts‚ after a local Indian
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We Were Liars is a book full of love‚ tragedy‚ and suspense. A book based on a bunch of lies and more lies built off of them. Secrets are kept‚ and love and friendship is broken. The book is full of surprises and keeps the reader wanting more. This story is what teenagers imagine their life could be like. The Sinclairs are a beautiful and wealthy family‚ with millions of dollars and a private island. The grandchildren are very athletic and are put in really good schools. The grandparents built four
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English 112 20 February 2013 If I were a poor black kid Gene Marks is a contributor to Forbes and the author of the article‚ “If I were a poor black kid.” In the beginning of his article he agrees with Mr. Obama and quotes the president’s statement‚ “This is the defining issue of our time…This is a make-or-break moment for the middle class‚ and for all those who are fighting to get into the middle class. Because what’s at stake is whether this will be a country where working people can earn
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It made Thanksgiving officially a national holiday for the Americans. It is now celebrated every November on the fourth Thursday. He made the Emancipation Proclamation. This meant that slaves were freed in the confederate states and they had to join the Union Army. This was one of the first signs of equality. He led the union to victory in the Civil War. Lincoln continued the fight to save the Union. He got general Robert E Lee to surrender
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Those were the days is by Jenny Bravo. Those were the days is about a girl named Claudia and her sister Wendy. Claudia is upset that wendy got her first car at the age of 16 and she still doesn’t have a car‚ Her mom still has to take her to school since she doesn’t have a car and Wendy won’t take her. The reason why Claudia doesn’t have a car is because she failed her test 5 times‚ so their mom takes Claudia to practice driving just so that she can get better at driving when she does get her license
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Synopsis of ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’ ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’ is a female bildungsroman and it is a polyphonic novel of personal development in which the protagonist‚ Janie searches for an authentic identity‚ a quest for romance and in turn achieving self fulfillment and voice. Throughout the novel‚ Hurston highlights different themes through poetic dialect such as love‚ racism and gender inequality. The plot is structured into Janie’s four relationships with Nanny‚ Logan Killicks
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In “We Were Liars”‚ Written by E. Lockhart‚ I like Gat (Gatwick Matthew Patil) because he was an outlier to everybody else. Gat was not rich or privileged like all of the other liars. He was just a friend of Johnny’s (Johnny Sinclair Dennis). Gat was a very smart Indian kid who nephew of Aunt Carrie’s longtime boyfriend. He likes reading and sharing the information he knows with other people and came along with his friend (Johnny) to the island. Some described him as nerdy. Cadence definitely didn’t
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brings Their Eyes Were Watching God And Beloved together is the one theme that they have in common which is facing reality. For both Janie and Sethe have to face reality at some point during the books‚ which will go and lead them to their overall either downfall from reality or finally seeing the true side of a situation. Throughout the books Janie and Sethe both have reality checks. Janie reality check is when she realizes how she was being used by her husband. Since they were considered rich in
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