story is about a strange bet between the South American man; who’s name is Carlos and the American sailor. The bet is on whether the American sailor’s lighter will strike ten times consecutively. He bets his little finger and Carlos bets a car. The story is very tense towards the end‚ but all is saved when Carlos’ carer runs into the hotel room where the bet is been carried out and stops the bet from carrying on‚ revealing Carlos is a raving gambling addict and he doesn’t own a thing in the world.
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The Distance Between Us Essay In the memoir‚ “The Distance Between Us‚” by Reyna Grande‚ Reyna explains how her and her three siblings managed to grow up without any parents. Mago‚ Carlos‚ Reyna and their new sister‚ Betty‚ all live a rough life without any real type of love from their parents so they have to rely on each other for guidance and support. The four Grande children formed a special bond over the years that they will not leave anyone behind. Each character in the memoir contributes
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Explore the ways one or two minor characters are presented in Of Mice and Men. I will be exploring the ways in which Slim and Curley are presented in Of Mice and Men. These two might be considered minor characters in John Steinbeck’s novella; but no character is irrelevant. This story is set during the Great Depression of the Thirties in America‚ and it tells how the ideal American Dream has collapsed in a time of poverty and hunger. Each character plays their part in illustrating themes of
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It’s been about eight weeks since Carlos and I have had our little date and things have been kind of weird. For starters I haven’t been as busy which isn’t really weird but I guess it kind of is because before that I was busy everyday with King stuff. The Villain kids I think are really starting to like it here. The son of the shadow man is starting to warm up to us but something doesn’t really feel right. Part of me still does not trust them. However‚ I know that the only reason I don’t trust them
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Dolly and her friends noticed prom was coming up. Although‚ Dolly had no one to go with yet she was still interested in going with this one guy named Carlos. He was an old school guy that dressed like a pachuco‚ Dolly loved that about him. Dolly and her friends gathered around the avenue‚at their spot‚ right after school to discuss about the upcoming event. Dolly and her friends were undecided on going to prom or the upcoming kickback with the old veterans. They discussed about it all night‚ but
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influence on Carlos and possibly hinder his dreams of making it into the
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Of Mice and Men notes Slim: Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck in the 1930s. Steinbeck explored the life of migrant workers during this time and wrote the finding during his research in the novella. The novella also explores many social attitudes during this era. One of the workers on the ranch in the novella is Slim who is a jerkline skinner. Steinbeck uses Slim’s character in many different ways. “He is the god like and moved with majesty” people admire him. Lots of people respect
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summary Mr. Potbelly holds a garage sale at his home. Mr. Slim Jim stops by the sale and upon noticing a rare piece of art pottery offers a price of $100 for the art that is marked $250. Mr. Potbelly accepts Mr. Slim Jim’s offer. Mr. Potbelly informs Mr. Slim Jim he is selling his home because he is moving up north because he has lost his job. Mr. Slim Jim asks how much he is selling it for and Mr. Potbelly informs him he is thinking $75‚000. Mr. Slim Jim offers him $70‚000 cash for the property which Mr
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Indians‚ the definitions of freedom vary a lot. For the chief Seattle‚ the writer of AUTHENTIC TEXT OF CHIEF SEATTLE’S TREATY ORATION 1854‚ the freedom means the rights to live with the nature harmoniously and to keep their religion and traditions. For Carlos Montezuma‚ the writer of Let My People Go‚ the definition of freedom is very absolute and stems from political rights. His freedom means the rights of managing the stuffs of American Indians totally without the control of white man. From my point
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obsessed with his big idol Slim‚ also known as‚ Slim Shady who’s Eminem’s alter ego. Through the song Stan writes several letters to Slim to get in contact with him‚ but Stan never receives an answering letter back from Slim. It ends up with Slim putting his pregnant girlfriend in the trunk of his car‚ with the purpose of driving off a bridge to commit suicide. Stan is drunk while he’s driving and he’s at the same time recording a last tape‚ which he wants to send to Slim. He says on the tape that
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