Marki Hoyne English III AP Period 5 Descriptive Essay Snow Day The most beautiful sight I ever saw was the day the entire city of Fort Collins had so much snow; everything had come to a standstill. A low pressure system had blown in the night before‚ and twenty-four hours and six feet of snow later‚ the entire city was engulfed in the snow’s icy grip. It didn’t matter what anyone tried‚ everyone was at the mercy of Mother Nature. But it was not until after the snow had melted away‚ its
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To what extent would you agree that attitudes in Sasson’s “The Hero” reflect Sasoon’s general attitude to war? When the first world war began hundreds of thousands of men hurriedly joined the army‚ disillusioned with patriotism ‚ Siegfried Sasson was one of those men. Due to Sassoon’s social class he entered the army at a high status and performed a service so outstanding that he was awarded with a military cross. On the surface Sasson appeared to be the typical upper class boy but in reality
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joy‚ Because he’d been so brave‚ her glorious boy. He thought how ’Jack’‚ cold-footed‚ useless swine‚ Had panicked down the trench that night the mine Went up at Wicked Corner; how he’d tried To get sent home‚ and how‚ at last‚ he died‚ Blown to small bits. And no one seemed to care Except that lonely woman with white hair. Siegfried Sassoon‚ 1917 ___________________________________________________________________________ WRITTEN COMMENTARY The harsh contrast of the soldier’s death to
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I. Attention Getter Coral reefs are the most diverse of all marine ecosystems. They teem with life‚ with perhaps one quarter of all ocean species depending on reefs for food and shelter. II. Credibility Statement Coral reefs are also very important to people. The value of coral reefs has been estimated at 30 billion U.S. dollars and perhaps as much as 172 billion U.S. dollars each year‚ providing food‚ protection of shorelines‚ jobs based on tourism‚ and even medicines (Knowlton‚ 2015). III. Relevance
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beautifully. As the flowers grew‚ a closer look at the field revealed something different this time. One of the flowers suddenly stopped growing. With fall approaching‚ the other flowers were fully grown and ready to be blown off in the wind. Still‚ the tiny flower mysteriously hadn’t grown a bit. Over the
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sociable‚ has this opportunity to become something they aren’t on the internet. Many youngsters love to express their feelings through the internet‚ because it’s a way where you can call for help. Today‚ many people from the past centuries would be blown away by the world‚ that we are living in now. When people talk about the word “liking” we often associated it with the social website‚ which we all know as Facebook. These People don’t actually love the thing they see. They only like them‚ maybe
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customer made him uncomfortable he prepared to shave him just as he would any other customer. As the barber prepared the shaving soap the customer began sharing his occupational situation‚ as many do when they go to their barbers. His story was a bit morbid. He spoke of what seem to be an extermination of some kind. He stated “We got the main ones. We brought back some dead‚ and we’ve got some others still alive. But pretty soon they will all be dead.” This was a great attention grabber technique
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calculated risks - which their actions may look flippant‚ you can rest assured that they’re doing the maths inside their head to always make sure they’ve got a high chance of succeeding if they take a risk. Only a fraction of business owners become full-blown entrepreneurs - the type who run hundreds of businesses all across the world. But you can take inspiration from them‚ by trying to always remember to push yourself
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usually go to are your survival skills‚ so that you stay alive throughout the game. Katniss went into the games with a small advantage because her father had taught her hunting skills as a child. “My father knew and he taught me some before he was blown to bits in a mine explosion.” (Collins‚ 5) This quote shows that Katniss gained hunting skills and was able to take that skill into the game with her. “The pages were made of old parchment and covered in ink drawings of plants. Neat handwritten blocks
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“Hello”‚0-2 questioned‚”commander?” “Rendezvous at town square 2‚”I commanded. Hours of walking later and I’m finally in a place with other people. This place kind of reminds me of the old time square‚ before it was blown to bits. Now everywhere looks like it was abandoned for 30 years. I kept walking and I see 0-1 and 0-2. “Where were you‚”I said realizing something’s not right. Their eyes had a green tint. Seems normal to most people but their eyes should be gray. Then
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