The Course I Was Ttaking Date A Realistic Theme is Best How could someone possibly sleep for twenty years? Rip Van Winkle managed to‚ thanks to a barrel of gin! This is more interesting than wearing a black veil and making people scared. Recently in literature class we read two stories‚ Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Ministers Black Veil”. It is this writer’s opinion that the second story was the best story-but why? The answer to this question begins by examining
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when the rest of the world walks out. In my life I have three different best friends‚ and the three of them walk into my life whenever there needed when the world walks out. My three different friends help me achieve any goal I set my mind too‚ and I know I can always run to them for support. The first friend that I have is the friend that I’ve known since I was in first grade. Her name is Chelse we’ve always been real close ever since we were young. I’d do anything for her‚ and I know she would do
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The Coldest Winter Ever Born Lisa Williamson in 1964‚ Sister Souljah is a hip-hop artist that burst to the forefront of mainstream media in 1992 when she was criticized by then Presidential candidate Bill Clinton for saying "If Black people kill black people every day‚ why not have a week and kill white people?" Clinton was trying to prove to other Democrats that he did not sympathize with the organization that Souljah was a member of. She basically said Bill Clinton and went on to sign music and
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The Best Friend Suicide Amigo‚ comrade‚ partner‚ main squeeze‚ pal‚ bro‚ homie‚ and dawg are all words used to describe our friends. Abraham Lincoln once said “a friend is one who has the same enemies you have‚” but friends are so much more than that. Our friends are our life source. Virtually anyone anywhere has a friend of some sort‚ and life as we know it would completely transform without them. Friends aid you in times of need‚ listen and understand when you yearn for another human just to
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In life I believe that honesty is the best policy and the truth will set you free always. For some people being honest and forthright is a hard battle‚ and some people lie constantly and it is not a good trait to develop. Some people lie day in and day out and I know that the truth always comes out. No matter how much you try and hide it. There will always be a way that someone finds out. There comes a time where no one will believe in you anymore‚ the trust and respect will be gone. Once you start
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diseases etc. However‚ when it rains in the middle of the summer‚ its heaven on earth. I also experienced a rainy day. I was going to my best friend’s house; we had not met for many days. I was just going out when it started pouring cats & dogs. I went in with teary eyes since my mother firmly said that I should not go out at all in this weather. I thought that the rain was the worst thing ever. I was very sad. Therefore‚ I went in my room to sulk. I suddenly heard a bird chirping outside. As I looked
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our hearts. And we are never ever the same” (Unknown). What is a “best friend”? Almost everyone has one‚ and almost everyone is one. There’s something about a best friend that cannot be duplicated. Everyone has their own definition of what their own best friend is like and what an impact he or she has made in their life. In this essay I would like to take a better look at some of the simple things that we might take for granted when we think of our best friends.A best friend is a title held for the
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Sarah Egas September 25‚ 2013 English 9 6° “I promise to go out of my way to see you as much as possible”‚ a promise we swore not to break after going our separate ways to high school. My best friend Marisa and I have been inseparable since the first day of kindergarten. Going to a very small Catholic school we all knew just about everyone there. Preschool through eighth grade there were a total of 140 kids with only one teacher per grade. My graduating class had only 24 students in the
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Is Lying Ever Necessary? Some people may tell a white lie every once in a while‚ and others lie every waking moment of their lives. Some people find lying addictive‚ and in other cases lying is highly frowned upon in some peoples religions. Personally‚ I don’t lie very often but when I do it’s for a good reason. Although many may think there is never a good reason for lying‚ I believe it is. Lying is okay under certain circumstances‚ but people in today’s society don’t usually follow those circumstances
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My childhood best friend and her family hosted a foreign exchange student when we were in middle school. He was a couple years older than us but I got to know him pretty well in the time he spent studying in America. One of the things that I remember the most about him being “culturally” different was his view of importance of eating as a family at least twice a day. I remember after he moved in‚ my best friend’s family started to eat breakfast together and either lunch or dinner together as well
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