My bloody sister It was a cold dark night. I was so scared I wanted to cry but I was afraid that my mother would hear me. It all started a week before‚ she lost a lot of money and she was fired from her job. she always said all that happened because of me and my sister. she started to hit us more and more every day. but this night she got insane. she was planning to kill us. "maily!" my mom screamed at me. I was struggling‚ trying to get out‚ but she put me in a small box. I was putting
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Kaitlyn Lebo 10/8/13 Hey Soul Sister My LEAP partner is Miria—a 21-year-old female from Rio Grande‚ Brazil. When we got to request a certain gender or nationality for our LEAP partner‚ I said I wanted a female‚ because I would feel more comfortable talking with someone from my same gender‚ and I wanted someone from a Spanish—speaking country because I speak some Spanish (and even though they speak Portuguese in Brazil‚ it is a sister language of Spanish‚ meaning they are very similar). So
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In Plato’s Apology‚ we are faced with the narration of the speech Socrates makes at the trial in which he is being accused of corrupting the youth of Athens for his lack of not recognizing the gods. Early on in the text‚ on page seven we are presented with the accusations to which Socrates is being accused of; “What do they say? Something of this sort: - That Socrates is a doer of evil‚ and corruptor of the youth‚ and he doesn’t not believe in the gods of the state‚ and has other new divinities
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I honestly never gave you an apology for the disrespect I have done. So I’m going to try my best now. I’m sorry the lack of respect I shown to you. So‚ Steve I’m really sorry for what I did. I feel soo bad because all you were doing was try and help us not get into this situation. My stupid actions not only hurt me‚ it hurt a 14 / 15 year old boy who has now grow up‚ you‚ Kecia‚ my parents‚ and many more. I should have been smart and thought with my head‚ but I didn’t and I’m sorry for that. I can’t
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Olivia Lockett- Baker Ms.Spisak Honors English 11 Period 10 November 4‚ 2012 My Sisters Keeper My book was split in sections by individual characters. The four characters I chose were Anna Fitzgerald which is the thirteen year old daughter born to be of assistance to her terminally ill sister. Sara Fitzgerald the mother of three children who is overwhelmed by her daughters diagnosis. Brian Fitzgerald the father of this family who is a fire fighter that is constantly at the station but shows
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The Pleiades star cluster or “the Seven Sisters” is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and the most discernible to the naked eye. Visible from nearly every location on the planet‚ Pleiades can be seen from the north pole to the southernmost tip of South America. Historically‚ the Pleiades were seen as a group of seven stars‚ Alcyone‚ Atlas‚ Electra‚ Maia‚ Merope‚ Taygeta and Pleione. With modern technology‚ we now know that the Pleiades cluster is actually comprised of several hundred stars
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Before one can examine a path to knowledge‚ one must try to understand‚ and define what knowledge is. In Plato’s Five dialogues‚ Socrates critiques the individuals who are thought to be the most knowledgeable‚ specifically in the Apology‚ when Socrates is explaining a conversation he had with a well-respected intellectual in the community. Socrates states: "When I began to talk with him‚ I could not help thinking that he was not really wise‚ although he was thought wise by many‚ and wiser still
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Sisters of the Sword by Maya Snow is a very emotional book. This book is set in 1185‚ the feudal era in Japan. One clue for the time period is that Japan still had a king instead of a president‚ another was that they still wore the white faces and traditional silk robes. The character who told this story was Kimi‚ she was also the main character. She tells her story of her escape with her sister‚ Hana. She also tells how they come to realize that the commoner life is hard. My favorite character of
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Personal Response to Kevin Rudd’s Apology Kevin Rudd delivered a formal apology on February 13th 2008‚ to Indigenous Australians‚ 17 years since the reconciliation process began. Past treatment of Indigenous people in Australia have caused much pain and suffering‚ especially those of the Stolen Generations who had to suffer mistreatment. The main points of the speech reflected on the mistreatment of the Indigenous Australians‚ more particularly‚ the Stolen Generations‚ the road to reconciliation
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In the Apology‚ Socrates asks many people at various status levels about their view on virtue and what wisdom truly means to them. From this he is able to deduce that the most honorable people in the society; mainly by their possession of money and a high ranking
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