As I was watching the news this weekend‚ I was also thinking of the short story I had to write using one of my vocabulary lists. I kept thinking of my words and watching the news and all I could think about was how all of the stories seemed to be spurious. It also appeared certain stations were in collusion in order to belie the truth. Probity is something that was taught in our home. I was raised to believe police officers were scrupulous in their actions. I was taught and believe police officers
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for their daughter for a long time. Estevan was an English teacher who lived in Guatemala with his wife and child‚ up until fifteen years ago. The reason for the sudden move was far harsher than Aurora would’ve liked. The letter continues with the story of how the government had persecuted their family because they had been part of a teachers union. The next part of this letter began to turn Aurora’s stomach. Their three year old child had been taken from them by kidnappers. This child’s name was
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I look around to see if there is anywhere that I can sleep so that I can’t be found easily. I start walking and find a small break in all of the crowded houses on a street. 2 I lay down and look around to find myself sittin’ by an old carpet bag. I have myself a looksee inside and find some law papers for a case of murder. “Well I’ll be darned. It looks like there’s been another case of a slave killing another slave‚” I say to myself. “Well‚ it looks as if nothin’ ain’t gonna change if we
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Why does T-Ray care if Lily lives at August’s house for the rest of her life? He has never cared about Lily before. First‚ T-Ray treats Lily like a bag of garbage. He yells at her for the silliest reasons. One time her yelled at her for reading her book while she was working his peach stand. He said he wanted her to just sit all day and sell peaches but no one even came to buy them. Another cruel thing T-Ray did to Lily is slap her. When T-Ray found Lily at August’s house‚ Lily refused to go home
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character‚ and the one whom the reader sympathizes or in some way identifies with. This character is commonly “the good guy”. Antagonist: Usually the opponent of the main character‚ who in some way prevents or obstructs the protagonists goal in the story. This is often “the bad guy”. Types of characters: Flat: Not much is known about the character. Reader doesn’t usually see this characters thoughts or feelings. Character can be summed up in one or two sentences. Stereotype: a type of flat character
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officer gets out of his car yelling‚ “Put your hands in the air!” Micah ignores the pleas and continues walking thinking the command was for someone else. Brusquely‚ someone grabs a hold of his neck‚ throwing him down against the frosty sidewalk. His bag falls and the medicine escapes onto the snow. A pair of black boots continuously kicks Micah’s face while he reaches for the medicine‚ hoping it will not get ruined by the snow. “ I’m innocent‚” were the last words Micah cries. It was too late. Gunshots
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Hanging by a thread “Alexa Mackenzie…the name known to all in our neighborhood. You galvanize our denizens that induce a jealousy in my heart‚ you bees knees! “Good Bellings finally assented after denying the same point for weeks in utter envy. I placed the teacup after drinking the rest of it. “I have been singing your praises and there you are decoding an antiquated Latin text!” She hollered. “Bell‚ you comprehend the fact that I detest being showered with praises‚ don’t you?” I threw a rhetorical
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mingling with the young folks and just doing what comes natural to me‚" said Lester Sowell. At 81-years-old‚ Lester Sowell shows no signs of slowing down. The Air Force Veteran and Horseheads native always has a smile on his face as he collects carts and bags groceries at Jubilee in Horseheads. "I worked one day and said‚ ’oh no this job is not for me.’ Then I said‚ ’maybe I’ll give it one more day.’ 13 years later‚ I am still here‚" said Sowell. Lester retired in 1999 and got a job at Jubilee to
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Africans will suffer the same fate or worse to the hand of these people. Huh” he took a deep breath and closed his eyes. THE END EPILOGUE: After that‚ a nearby British ship sees the Africans on board and goes to investigate. The remaining slaves are all freed and taken to a special place designed for freed slaves created by the British. Unfortunately‚ our main characters Ikuseghan and Itohan never saw it. (But don’t worry‚ I’m sure they’re resting in peace somewhere‚ probably‚ hopefully‚ actually
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Perspectives in Emergency Life can be repetitive‚ unclear‚ and colourful. It has its ups and downs‚ along with its dramatic twists and turns‚ but ultimately‚ life can be confusing. In the short story Emergency‚ Johnson suggests that when one is stuck in the same environment for too long‚ one’s grasp on life becomes artificial. Using symbolism‚ characters and anaphora‚ Johnson suggests that by “taking a break” from work‚ one can gain a clearer perspective on life. Johnson uses ‘blindness’
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