Howard D. Wilson (Trey) III September 12‚ 2013 English 1101 Sequence 1: Assignment 7 Education: Reality vs. Fiction Throughout our lives we have always believed education is the key to knowledge and power. As we progress through life we find ourselves at a vulnerable state in which we begin to question our purpose. We begin high school with the belief that the teachers will guide us and help us attain the knowledge that is required to progress to a college or a university. The students sit
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I cleared my throat. “But this is—” “Listen‚ I’ve been shooing away lookie-loos all morning.” I got off my bike‚ reached into my pocket‚ pulled out one of our cards‚ and handed it to her. She read it aloud: “Dead Wood Detective Agency. Twist Tisalton—Seth Holloway—Madison Mischief. We will investigate anything‚ from misdemeanors to mayhem. And mystery is our middle name.” She looked me‚ amused‚ a pimply smile playing upon her cheeks. “I see.” “Ghosts are our specialty‚ ma’am‚” Seth added.
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“Noooooo” i said as I walked into Ms. C Johnson’s classroom seeing a substitute standing outside. I thought today was going to be an okay day having to deal with her. “Alright class‚ today we will be having a intruder drill‚ this will consist of us doing what we are taught if this happens for real at this school at some point in the future. Does anyone know what to do and can help me with this?” the teacher said. “ I Can‚ I have been through this many times and at many different schools.” I Said
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There are many elements of fiction. All of them together are a recipe for the perfect story. There are five elements all together. They are conflict‚ setting‚ character‚ plot and theme. "The Grim Grotto" displays all of these elements with an exceptionally well written storyline. Conflict is a very significant factor of fiction. Without conflict there would be no story. The main conflict in "The Grim Grotto" is locating the sugar bowl and keeping it away from Count Olaf. The opposing forces are
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Fact or Fiction? Total Recall Paper PHIL 2003-013 Usually at least once in a lifetime a person will question whether a dream was reality or not. It is rare to think “I am just dreaming” in a dream. In the 1990s movie Total Recall the director‚ Paul Verhoeven‚ attempts to illustrate the puzzling question of “what is reality and what is not?” With Arnold Schwarzenegger in this futuristic flick‚ the director cleverly confuses the audience about what is “real” in the movie‚ making one doubt each
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“Hey‚ Andi!” Riley howled as Andi walked through the door. “Let’s go up to my room.” They ran up to Riley’s room and on the bed was Riley’s cat‚ Mrs. Chubbs.“Mrs. Chubbs!” Andi shouted‚ running toward her to give her a big hug. At that moment Riley had a great idea.“Let’s try to train Mrs.Chubbs!” Riley exclaimed. Andi was down with the idea‚ so they got an American Girl Doll tutu‚ but she was too fat for it to fit around her waist so they decided to pretend she was a circus cat and put the tutu
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One day‚ there was a scientist‚ named Billy Clayton. He has been experimenting with corn‚ the horrendous stench of corn fills his laboratory. As he’s whirling the spoon in a cauldron of different types of hazardous chemicals‚ the corn behind him starts to stand‚ poised for attack‚ like a gladiator ready to battle a pride of lines. Billy turns to see what the uproar was about‚ and SMACK the corn hit him so hard he crashed to the floor in a heap. The corn crashed through the lab like a bull in a fine
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When Valentine woke up Hero was gone. She left a note on the coffee maker saying she had work early that morning and that she left some breakfast in the fridge for them and that coffee was ready. Valentine just needed to press start. She checked on her dad in the living room. He was still asleep on the couch. She thought briefly about waking him up before deciding that he needed rest. His boss had given him time off work because of the fire anywhere‚ so he had nowhere to be. She sat at the kitchen
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Brandy Ricker WR122 Global Warming…Fact or Fiction? One of the largest current debates in the world is whether or not global warming is being caused by unnatural interference to the environment or is it a part of the Earth’s natural cycle of climate patterns. It is glaringly obvious that the world as a whole should agree on some drastic changes to improve our environmental situation immediately. ProCon.org states that the US National Academies of Science‚ the National Aeronautics and Space
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Global Warming: Fact or Fiction? Is global warming taking place? Are humans the cause of it? Lately these questions are being asked more and more by people who believe that the earth’s climate is growing steadily warmer at an alarming rate. Our planet’s ever-changing climate has captured the attention of those who would have us agree that without drastic modification of our behavior‚ we will ultimately destroy the world in which we live. However‚ these activists are using scare tactics based upon
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