Chapter One: Fionn the Apprentice On the small‚ secluded island of Isla‚ there was a fortified village called Rathrune where a small group of mice lived. It seemed like a nice place to live. It had good‚ well-built‚ wooden houses‚ it had a nice view of the sea and the mice who lived there were friendly and courteous. But along the battlements was a young mouse named Fionn moping and sighing to himself while watching his friends playing on the nearby beach and swimming in the water. He envied them
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“I don’t want to leave here.” It was the quietest of whispers‚ a mere breath of sound. As the housekeeper bustled behind her‚ humming tunelessly‚ Marilla gazed out of her bedroom window and down onto the street in the city she had called home for the whole of her eight years‚ trying to come to terms with the imminent move. Beautiful Tertia One; its pentagonal houses stuccoed in white‚ yellow‚ umbra and orange. Perfect Teria One; flower boxes in every window and designs pointed under every eave
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Running head: ETHNIC GROUPS AND DISCRIMINATION - SCOTTISH Ethnic Groups and Discrimination - Scottish Americans Axia College Ethnic Groups and Discrimination - Scottish Americans People from Scotland first came to the new world in the 1600s. There is some evidence of Scots coming to what is now considered America with the Vikings as slaves. This would be one of the first occurrences of mistreatment they endured (Gormley‚ 2000). Like other ethnic groups who migrated to the United States
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Material and Spiritual Possessions John Berry‚ the homeless man from Yorba Linda was stabbed in the back thirty times. He did not have what people viewed as a house‚ but the bench near Carl’s Jr. was considered his home‚ a place of comfort and value close to the heart. “Homeless” an essay written by Anna Quindlen‚ focuses on the people who don’t have that sense of place‚ “a place of certainty‚ stability‚ predictability‚ and privacy” (Quindlen 528). “Homeless” is not about the people who are
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Carrolton Orr Mr. Gregeer Don’t Trust Everyone This was the day that both Samuel and Mary have been waiting for all their lives‚ the birth of their child Lilly. Samuel was so excited that he could not wait to start looking for a house. He set out looking on the internet even before Lilly was born. Mary always had to take the computer from him in fear of Samuel jumping the gun and buying some random house. Though with Mary having Lilly this night he had to really look for a good house. So
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Pico Iyer “Nowhere Man” “Nowhere Man” by Pico Iyer talks about how being a transit lounger has it’s ups and downs. Packing and waiting for your next plane as soon as you’re about ready to just sit down and rest. From sleeping in airports to eating almost all of your meals off of plastic plates. I could relate to Iyer to some level but fully. Being a visitor in your home is never a good feeling to experience but seeing the world through your eyes is such a blessing as well. I thought that
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In “Lamb to the Slaughter‚” the beginning of the short story expresses how Mary Maloney‚ the main character and wife to Patrick Maloney‚ is six months pregnant. The author of “Lamb to the Slaughter‚” Roald Dahl‚ greatly expresses Mary’s deep love for her husband in the exposition of the short story‚ but despite Mary’s immense love for her husband‚ Patrick Maloney‚ he has the desire to leave her. Dahl never specifically states Patrick’s reasoning for wanting to leave Mary‚ so the readers try to use
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Odelia Clark September 23‚ 2010 Journal Entry A Modest Proposal By Jonathan Swift Even though it was a satirical essay‚ you could read between the lines the anger he had towards the English Protestants that inflicted abuse on the Irish Catholics. The part I really enjoyed was his reference to the children being substantial enough for the landlords‚ since they had already devoured the parents‚ meaning the landlords had robbed them in a sense they had eaten them up‚ I just like the way he put
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The 20th century is replete with personages who helped set the standards or defined the course of national or international history. In the artistic world‚ many great individuals contributed to making the period interesting‚ revolutionary and creative. Literature: William Butler YeatsIn the literary world‚ among the 20th century giants is William Butler Yeats. An Irish-born dramatist‚ poet and prose writer‚ Yeats is regarded as one of the towering giants of English-language writing for the century
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“Hurry ” called my brother-in-law outside from the deck. I was taking shower in the bathroom. He said‚“Today I have good surprise for you.” Two years ago‚ we moved to the United States from Afghanistan with my beautiful family and exciting travel. First‚ one day my family was sitting on a beautiful sunny day around the deck‚ and front of us was a bunch of mangos. Mangos are very tasted like sweet sugar‚ melted on my red lips. And my brother in law came from America‚ for us to bring here. My two sisters
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