The two poems‚ “Slam‚ Dunk & Hook” and “Fast Break” both capture the attention of the audience by describing basketball as a game of imagery versus a game of athleticism. In‚ “Fast Break” by Edward Hirsch‚ the author uses vivid diction. Hirsch states‚ “to see an orange blur” (Hirsch). This describes the basketball as a flowing object. His tone is very easy going at this point in the poem. He uses vivid imagery to show that basketball is an art and it isn’t always about the fans and the players but
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Homework Over Break As I sit here‚ writing this essay‚ I cannot help but think‚ what a mundane break it would have been if I had no homework to do. In fact‚ break should not be called break‚ if each and every student is not assigned some kind of exciting‚ thrilling school work to take home to do during the time-abundant‚ otherwise overwhelmingly boring‚ break. As a matter of fact‚ for the diligent‚ unceasingly studying students that we are‚ there would be nothing for us to do during break‚ a three
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joy. You never think a break up is possible. You are sure your love and joy are going to last forever. But as the days or months or years pass‚ you feel something has gone wrong. Your feeling gets stronger and stronger‚ and before you know it‚ you break up with your partner and dissolve into tears of misery. The break up of a loving relationship can cause untold pain. However‚ the thousands of divorces and break ups that are taking place all over the world prove that a break up is one of the sad realities
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1. Communication. 1) How is information spread within a company? Information spread due to internal and external channels within a company. 2) Which internal and external channels of communication are used? What are their tasks? There are two types of communication channels: internal and external. Intranet is one of internal channels that is used to spread information within a company due to internal websites only accessible by employees. Next channel‚ that can be both internal and external
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HOW TO BREAK A BAD HABIT Breaking a bad habit is and can be very hard to do. To start a habit is kind of simple once you think of something like smoking‚ then you have already started the bad habit by thinking of smoking. However when they think they have broken the habit‚ they will fall back to the same habits again when they face problems in life or have some stress in their life after breaking the habit. To keep from falling back in the bad habit‚ you will need some support from your family or
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During Holiday Breaks! Mahnoor Ali 5/3/11 L.A. – 7A What is the point of a holiday break when students have to do homework during it? Why is it called a holiday break if students aren’t really getting a break from school work? Honestly a holiday break is not really a break if students have homework. But‚ if students have no homework during a holiday break then it will truly be a break‚ which is why some people think that students should have no homework during holiday breaks. Also‚ there are
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Panama City during spring break might be a bit overwhelming for an older couple. They probably will not have a good time if they visited during spring break. It is more enjoyable for an older couple to vacation in Panama City Beach during a weekday than it is during spring break because‚ there are no parties‚ it is cheaper‚ and it is less crowded. It is more enjoyable for an older couple to vacation in Panama City Beach during a weekday than it is during spring break because there are no parties
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Self- Reliance “What I must do is all that concerns me‚ not what people think” (Emerson lines 30-31). Ralph Waldo Emerson was the transcendentalist leader in the 1830s which influenced his beliefs in his essay. He uses examples to compose the conclusion that people should follow their own instincts and be an individual. Emerson’s ideas on individualism and self trust in “Self- Reliance‚” were influenced by religion and the rise of transcendentalism. Emerson was influenced by beliefs of different
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Communication Communication is one of the most vital aspects of parenting. It may also be one of the hardest. We can define communication as "any sharing of meaning between two (or more) people." Communication involves not only what we say‚ but how we say it. It involves both verbal and nonverbal language. For example‚ we can express love verbally by telling children that we love them‚ or nonverbally by giving them a hug or a smile. As we discussed in the last module‚ communicating with children
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I decided to break a gender norm at a party on Friday night. Since my friends were throwing the party I figured it would be the best place and time. Females are supposed to look their best when they go to a party. They are expected to have a full face of makeup on (and look “natural”)‚ wear a killer outfit (typically a dress‚ while not looking too “slutty”)‚ and their hair is supposed to look its best. Normally when I go to a party I conform to these gender norms. However‚ this past Friday I walked
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