my mother told me he was just working late‚ but I knew something else was wrong‚ it was way after any working hours. I became so frustrated of waiting for my father I guess I ended up falling asleep because next thing I remember was being woken up at 3:30 am by my mother hysterically crying. I knew it was my father so all I could do was sit there and hug her. The officer told me he had been found in an alley after being brutally beaten‚ and he was already dead upon their arrival. Witnesses claim they
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The Poor Widow Entry #1: My stomach groins from not eating enough the past week. My ragged clothes cling stick to my body from the sticky sweat. I sheepishly make my way through the market‚ looking for any sort of food that I can possibly afford from begging. In my pocket are two copper coins‚ and I plan to use them wisely. People part my way for me as I walk down the dirt road. I see eyes with pity for me‚ and eyes that find disgust in me. I ignore them both‚ as I meticulously search the large
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Entry #1 Page Range: 1 to 22 Entry: At the beginning of the book Greg told about his life being friends with Rowley. When they were younger‚ they were friends. But a few years went by and they grew apart. When they stopped being friends‚ Rowley found this company called cool Brian. It’s a company where college students hang out with kids who don’t have much friends. Almost everyday Rowley would call cool Brian and they would send a guy to play with him. Greg didn’t like that idea‚ so he just looked
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English 1101 9/21/13 Reading Journal 3: Throughout Henrietta’s treatment there is confusion on whether or not she was discriminated against for being a Negro. Skloot’s dialogue and text implies that she received the same treatment and Johns Hopkins hospital as she would as a white woman‚ although the time period suggests differently. The advancements of modern medicine are substantial since Henrietta underwent her cervical cancer treatment and even since Skloot’s book was published‚ but even
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Journal 1: In the introduction‚ we learn about the nameless narrator who is the chief executive officer of the Salem Custom House. Since there are barely any ships that comes to Salem‚ the narrator spends his time trying to amuse himself. One rainy day he stumbles upon a pile of documents and finds a manuscript with a gold cloth in the shape of a letter A. It is a work written by Jonathan Pue‚ who had an interest in local history and he wrote about the events that happened in the middle of the
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Thomas Martin Ward Jr. Wednesday August 15‚ 1860 Current Post: Indianapolis‚ Indiana Dear Journal‚ I now take the opportunity to write you‚ journal‚ and a few lines to let you know that I am well and hope the same for my family back home in Massachusetts. We left Baltimore August 11th‚ and we arrived here August 14th. We rode day and night in the cars. We came here to guard rebel prisons. There is 5 thousand here to guard. I think we shall stay here until our time is out. Only 84 days more
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In ‘Messages’ the communication challenge is finding the right “tool” for the right “job” and using that “skill” in a useful way. The first stop to assertiveness training is exactly that. They teach the reader how to distinguish between passive‚ aggressive‚ and assertive styles of communication‚ which are the “tools” the reader needs to learn about for the right “job”. An example of a tool used in ‘Messages’ is expression. In the Assertiveness chapter‚ the authors state that there are 3 parts
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Dear Journal‚ Today wasn’t a good day‚ it was worst than most days. My brother and I woke up at 4:30am in order to be at the factory at 5:00am. We ate the leftover bread we didn’t eat for dinner on the run to the factory‚ but it was raining today‚ unfortunately‚ and that made us late. Which was what started our horrible day‚ despite the fact that I actually love rain‚ the sound it makes when it hits the ground is calming‚ but I don’t like the consequences it brought my brother and I today. As we
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Childhood Obesity Journal Childhood obesity is a growing epidemic. However many aspects need to be considered in order to help any child who is overweight. Children that are overweight need to be assessed to determine if the weight problem is due to psychological issues‚ or lack of nutrition and physical activity. Once the causing factor is determined the proper steps can be taken to help the child and the family to live a healthy happy life. Growing up I enjoyed home cooked meals‚ and I was
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Module 2 Journal My goal after I graduate from Grand Canyon University is to be a teacher at Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB). I was a student at that school until I graduated in 1999. The whole time I was there‚ there was not a moment where I did not enjoy myself. I was always interacting with my classmates and teachers. I enjoyed being involved with the after-school activities‚ including the sports. I played football‚ basketball and track all my high school years. As far
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