The Smiling strategy The story begins with Mr. DamolaOgunbekun the mean and heartless CEO of Extensive oil limited. He was a man in his middle forties‚ tall dark and broad in nature. He had a wife with three children who had all finished University. He was one who no one looked forward to working with. Not only was he a sadist‚ he was very insolent. His secretaries and other workers found it difficult to work with‚ some either resigned or were sacked soon after they were assigned. He was fond of
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PACKAGES For some‚ birthday celebrations are mandatory. But for our family‚ birthdays are seldom celebrated. The 16th day of March 2011‚ for other people‚ is just a typical day. But for me‚ it was more than what met my eyes and what I have felt during that day. I woke up feeling lively and sound. For a while‚ I stopped and started counting the days in the calendar. Adrenalines rushed through my system when I remembered correctly. I will never be wrong—today is my birthday. That brimming feeling
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My Worst Birthday I was turning fifteen and I was so excited and looking forward to my birthday. A day before my mom had gone to the equestrian center and we were supposed to horse back ride on my birthday then get lunch and stop by Disney to meet this head who is my moms friend. Then we were supposed to have dinner. When I woke up it was quite and nice and there was balloons and cards. She said happy birthday and I opened up my cards. I didn’t have any presents but I didn’t expect them. She
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daughter’s 1st birthday. Although I have went to family functions that he has attended as well‚ I did not know him. He typically only speaks Spanish unless he responds directly to a question in English. I was able to learn a lot about Sabino‚ and his culture. Without this assignment I feel I would not have grown to appreciate Sabino and the Mexican culture. In fact if not for this assignment I would not have attended Evelyn’s‚ Sabino’s daughter‚ first birthday celebration. Evelyn’s birthday party was
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the good kind of magic you see on television. This is the evil magic.” “Evil? Well how can that be? It’s just a pen.” “This pen was given to me by a witch several years ago; she told me that it would grant me three wishes. The way the pen works is that you have to write down the wishes and don’t get me wrong they do come true‚ but you must be very careful about how you wish for them. One night when I was mad‚ I wished to go somewhere
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A Birthday - Christina Rossetti Context Christina Rossetti - Born in 1830‚ known for acerbic (sharp direct and outspoken) love poetry‚ vivacious (attractively lively) ballads (poem in short stanzas) and nursery rhymes. Became a devout Anglo-Catholic when she was about 14. Poem - Written when Rossetti was 27yrs old in 1857 and expresses the tremendous joy and excitement you feel when you meet the one you love. Title - A Birthday; celebration‚ spiritual rebirth‚ ambiguous misleading title
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An Analysis of “Happy Birthday‚ 1951” “Happy Birthday‚ 1951” is a 20th century short story by American author Kurt Vonnegut. In this short‚ but moving tale‚ we see the efforts of an old man to raise a young boy on the tail end of the Second World War. Contrast and characterization are used in this story to illustrate how people are products of their environment Characterization plays a large part in “Happy Birthday‚ 1951”. With the aid of this literary device‚ we are able to understand what
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While I was standing inside the kitchen of my home‚ preparing the food for my daughter’s twelfth birthday party‚ I heard the terrible screams of my daughter crying out for help. Without any hesitation at all‚ I dropped everything in my hands and ran to the back yard where all the guests of the party were at. I found my daughter sitting on the concrete floor next to our hot tub‚ holding her foot and sobbing in horrible pain. As soon as I sat next to her‚ she ripped a three prong gardening rake out
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Rossetti‚ vivid descriptions of happiness fill the verse. Some such descriptions are ’a singing bird‚’ ’an apple-tree’ filled with fruit‚ and ’a rainbow shell in a halcyon sea.’ On this birthday‚ love is first experienced. Ms. Rossetti uses lots of description from nature to convey her feelings toward a birthday. She expresses happiness as fullness and as a well-watered tree that sustains life by harbouring a nest in its branches and a tree ready for harvest. A raised platform made of down and silk
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M: I’m great. Isn’t your birthday soon? Estoy muy bien. Es su cumpleanos pronto? S: Yes‚ my birthday is today. M: Do you have any plans? Tienes planes para esta noche? S: No‚ I don’t have any. M: Okay‚ I’ll make some plans. Come over later. Voy a hacer planes para despues. Vienes tarde! K: Hey Mo‚ what’s going on? M: Hey Kevin‚ hey Frank. It’s Sabrina’s birthday today. Hola Kevin‚ hola Frank. Hoy es los cumpleanos de Sabrina F: We have to plan a birthday party for her. K: What should
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