So what was the best part of Blair Waldorf’s 17th-birthday party? The fun Asian theme? No. The Guitar Hero smackdown between Serena and Vanessa? Not quite. Any scene between Blair and Chuck? Most definitely yes. As cute as Dan and Serena are‚ Blair and Chuck are my new favorite couple. And they’re not even officially a couple... yet. Or possibly ever. Now we know for certain what some of you suspected last week: Chuck likes Blair. As in‚ really likes her. To the point where he can’t sleep‚ he
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few embarrassing moments in my short lifetime so far. Having to look back on all of the embarrassing things that have happen to me‚ I would have to say my most embarrassing moments was while I was listening to music through my earphones. One day I sat in front of the computer‚ in my pajamas‚ listening to music when my song came on. I started singing out loud. Forgetting everyone can hear me. I sang my heart out‚ in my head I was a superstar. And just when I was in my moment I heard someone laughing
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BIRTHDAY LETTERS Introduction: Conflicting perspectives are different points of view expressed and influenced by ones context and values. “Birthday Letters” by Ted Hughes is an anthology of poems challenging the accusation that he was responsible for his wife‚ Sylvia Plath’s death. The three poems The Minotaur‚ Your Paris‚ and Red are an insight into Hughes justification of the death of Plath using a very subjective and emotive poetic form. The poems possess many deliberate techniques such as extended
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Analysis of “Let’s get the (Birthday) party started” A short story by Dave Barry Childhood amnesia is a well known fact. Most adults are unable to remember infancy or toddlerhood. Therefore‚ one wonders whether it is even worth to celebrate a toddler’s birthday. Dave Berry’s short story “Let ’s get the (birthday) party started right” is mostly a low level comedy text that uses caricatures‚ one liners and hyperboles to communicate the idea that planning parties can be very stressful and exhausting
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Title: Best Friend Birthday Gift Ideas Word Count: 958 Summary: Gift - something that is bestowed‚ usually to give pleasure or show gratitude.When it comes to buying a gift for your best friend‚you have to give your selection a great deal of thought. Keywords: Article Body: Whatever your age‚ you want to give your best friend something really special for his or her birthday to show that you appreciate their friendship. Sometimes we feel at a loss because we think that they have everything
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Reflection 5 Description of data Nadia was given “A Special Birthday for Rosa” for the oral reading passage. She read the passage in three minute and fifteen seconds. Nadia read at her own pace during the passage‚ while making some mistakes without disrupting her fluency. While asking the comprehension questions Nadia got 5 out of 8 with look backs. She got a 3 out of 4 for the explicit questions and 2 out of 4 for the implicit question. The look backs did not make a difference in her comprehension
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Leticia Portillo Sheperd AP English & Composition September 21‚ 2014 A Rhetorical Analysis of "Birthday Party" In the "Birthday Party‚" Katherine Brush shows what- at a glance- seems to be a non-suspicious dinner between a happily‚ "unmistakably‚" married couple; yet‚ when examined closer is obviously a dinner gone wrong. Her use of syntax‚ along with other literary devices‚ help show how a book shouldn’t be judged by its cover. This story starts off in a light-hearted manner
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Katharine Brush’s short story “Birthday Party” contains many literary elements that make the story unique and memorable. Brush’s purpose for writing this piece is to teach two valuable lessons: things are not always what they seem and every action has its consequence. To achieve her purpose‚ Brush uses literary devices such as irony‚ tone‚ point of view‚ etc. to make readers feel as though they are living in this captured moment along with the characters. Situational irony plays a big role in this
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each other Christmas trees only in shopping malls Family decorate its own Christmas tree decorate houses with holly‚ ivy and mistletoe Christmas songs‚ i.e. Jingo Bells stick the picture of Santa Claus on the door Compare and Contrast Celebrating Christmas in 18th Century England and China Today Since Christmas is coming‚ I go to the Internet and find that there are several similarities concerning Christmas celebration in 18th Century England and China Today. Though in different ages
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The best birthday present I had ever received was on my 17th birthday‚ this gift was a brand new ASUS laptop given by my parent. My parents bought me this laptop because they knew that I had been wanted this laptop for quite some times. Finally I can own it now. Prior having this laptop‚ we have only one old desktop at home. Our family consists of my parent and my sister. Four of us sharing this desktop‚ at time we encounter two or more family member wanted to use this desktop at the same time. I
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