The first day. The first day‚ by Edward p. Jones. born 1951 is an American novelist and short story writer. His 2003 novel The Known World received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Jones was born and raised in Washington‚ D.C.‚ and educated at both the College of the Holy Cross and the University of Virginia. His first book‚ Lost in the City‚ is a collection of short stories about the African-American working class in 20th-century Washington‚ D.C. In the early stories are some who are like first-generation
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If I had to describe my graduation experience‚ there are many words that would come to mind such as unforgettable‚ special‚ memorable‚ eventful etc. Graduation day was an experience within itself‚ but the preceding and succeeding weeks made it even more worthwhile. While sitting with my class and listening to the crowd cheer‚ my anxiety grew. Things became surreal after hearing my name being called to receive my diploma. When I received my diploma‚ I realized I was walking into a new life. In that
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Comma Splices Results Reporter Out of 10 questions‚ you answered 9 correctly‚ for a final grade of 90%. 9 correct (90%) 1 incorrect (10%) 0 unanswered (0%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your Results: The correct answer for each question is indicated by a . 1 CORRECT One of the following items contains a comma splice‚ another is a run-on (or fused) sentence‚ and a third is correct. Click on the item that is correct
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A Day at the Mall Happy people walking‚ stepping‚ running‚ grabbing‚ chewing and talking wherever you turn. Upstairs downstairs‚ front and back people are constantly grabbing and letting loose of items. Twenty percent‚ fifty percent red signs all over the place. The mall is definitely the place to be after a stressful day at school. It makes no difference what mood one is in when approaching the mall because once the entrance door closes behind you-nothing matters. The mall consists of many wonderful
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made me even more outgoing than I already am and a stronger person. This also made going to college a lot easier. Deciding what college to go to was kind of a difficult decision for me. I originally decided to go Northern Arizona University‚ but a few weeks before school started I changed my mind and wanted to attend Arizona State University. I changed my mind because I realized that I wanted the big college feel‚ the name recognition‚ and overall the better education that ASU has to offer. Now‚ that
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College Students’ Spending Habits and Credit Card Ownership Being in college will earn any student a degree after however many years its takes to attain the degree of said student’s choosing. Along with that degree comes an innumerable amount of pressure dealing with new things‚ making deadlines for classes‚ and how to best use the small amount of money students get from part-time jobs. When dealing with money‚ college students want whatever item‚ trivial or not‚ they desire at the time they
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Remembering the happiest event is one of the good ways to refresh yourself. One day is still stuck to my mind when I graduated from King Saud University in Saudi Arabia from Business College in 2009. The night before graduation was the worst night. Last semester‚ I had four classes so I passed all of them except one class I was waiting for the final grade. Also‚ it was the hardest class in that semester. Consequently‚ I ran out of patience and I was very worried about it. As result‚ I was frustrated
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INDEPENDENCE DAY "At the stroke of the midnight hour‚ when the world sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new…India discovers herself again." - Jawaharlal Nehru (on Indian Independence Day‚ 1947) “Every year‚ we celebrate our Independence Day with great fervour as well as joy and justifiably so‚ as it commemorates that day‚ when after many years of subjugation‚ our country gained its freedom.
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transition to college life. What are those things one takes for granted while living at home‚ and attending high school? What changes does one face upon entering college?<br><br>Just think of all the times the alarm clock did not go off‚ and mom was there to make sure school was still reached on time. When the alarm clock fails to go off at college‚ then the first class of the day is simply missed. At home breakfast is made to order: eggs‚ bacon‚ pancakes‚ or even French toast. In college one finds a
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Independence Day What is an Independence Day? Independence Day‚ observed annually on 15 August in India commemorating the nation’s independence from Kingdom of Great Britain on 15 August 1947. India attained independence following an independence movement noted for largely nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience led by the Indian National Congress (INC). Independence coincided with the partition of India‚ in which the British Indian Empire was divided along religious lines into the Dominions of India and Pakistan;
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