Pretty in Pink Summary Pretty in Pink is essentially a love story about a girl from the wrong side of the tracks‚ the rich high school hunk who has his eye on her‚ and the peer pressure that threatens their budding romance. Molly Ringwald plays the character of Andie Walsh‚ an unpopular poor girl living in the shabbier side of town. Andrew McCarthy portrays the role of Blane McDonnagh‚ a wealthy heartthrob who asks her out to the prom. As their romance evolves‚ both characters struggle with
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How are you supposed to trust a stranger that you have met online? Most people don’t think about the negative things that can happen when meeting a stranger until something goes wrong. Meeting a stranger for the first time can be very dangerous because it can lead to injury‚ death‚ or even getting robbed. When I was a freshman in high school‚ I had a passion for collecting basketball cards and selling them. I began buying packs of cards that had a random selection of basketball players. I would
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Your town | * Can you describe your town or village to me? * Tell me something about your hometown. * Where are you from? * Where is your hometown? * Where do you come from? * What is the name of the street you live on? * What kind of street do you live on? * What do you like about your town? * I live in Lahore. It is my favourite place. It is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. A 2010 government estimate now puts the population
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How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships by Leil Lowndes‚ McGraw Hill‚ 2003 This book seemed like it could be very educational in the world of public speaking. The book is written by Leil Lowndes who I have seen appear on TV more than once conducting interviews. All of her written work has to do with connecting with people so I knew that by reading this book‚ it would be good for a report like this‚ and for my own personal skills. When I opened this book and saw
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says What the text means Rhetorical Devices I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately‚ to front only the essential facts of life‚ and see if I could not learn what it had to teach‚ and not‚ when I came to die‚ discover that I had not lived. Thoreau wanted to get the most from his life by determining what was really important. In this quote Thoreau uses the rhetorical device‚ aphorism: a pithy observation that contains a general truth‚ such as‚ “if it ain’t broke‚ don’t fix it.” He
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Anyone Can Be a Hero By Jennifer L. Jefferson Com/150 July 8‚ 2012 Sonya Macon Anyone Can Be a Hero Everyone has heard through some type of media resource that there are no more heroes in the world today‚ that any or everyone we look up to has a bad reputation or not worth our time and eventually will steer us in the wrong direction. To our understanding this is not true there are heroes in our world‚ Webster dictionary defines hero as a male figure that displays superior courage and strength
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‘Where I lived and What I Lived For’ – Henry David Thoreau Many of Henry D. Thoreau’s ideas are clearly seen in his piece of writing ‘Where I Lived and What I Lived For’. Through his work‚ not only do we learn about his experience in the woods at Walden Pond‚ but also about his values and the way he sees life‚ which he shares with his readers all throughout the chapter. In my opinion‚ of the most significant topics this chapter deals with is ‘the beauty of nature’. As said by Thoreau‚ "The morning
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shunned wealth and materialistic things that had no spiritual value. He wanted to be at peace with himself and with God’s creations around him‚ and so‚ gave society his back and wen off into the wilderness to make a life on his own. Thoreau was a man who like his space‚ and believed that man owned something if he just enjoyed it‚ but did not necessarily have to own something to enjoy it. In fact‚ the most enjoyable pleasures in life came from the mind rather than the matter. A poet‚ for instance could
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Kush Patel AP US History Miss. Guzman Period: 7 Ever wondered how farmers lived in the 19th century? The government passed laws that favored the wealthy.Technology was making vast strides but mainly in urban manufacturing. The technological advancements that were made available were sold to the farmers at ludicrous prices. Economically‚ the prices of agriculture was declining and as a result‚ farmers often lived in poor conditions. But‚ farmers not were represented in government‚ urban industry
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the topic of heroes‚ many people immediately think of Spiderman‚ Superman‚ or Batman. These superheroes are admired for their special abilities that normal people don’t have. They help bring justice to the world. Yet in reality‚ a hero is a person who is admired for his or her achievements and qualities. Spiderman‚ Superman‚ and Batman are superheroes‚ but it really doesn’t matter whether or not a person has superpowers or not. Anyway‚ the superheroes are just made-up from the creator’s imagination
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