If I could travel anywhere‚ I would go to... Egypt. The reason I would choose Egypt is to get a first-hand experience on the ancient method the Egyptians used to engineer structures. Their work was so exquisite and astonishing that it is crazy to think modern engineers find it nearly impossible to replicate them. Pyramids were the beginning of architecture and are considered to be the most precise structures know today. They had no modern technology and would generate the most precise masterpieces
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While reading the book‚ I Can I Will‚ I found the messages that were sent across to be very forceful and pertained to a lot of my own life experiences. The book teaches me to overcome my negative preconceptions and always say “I can I will.” It also teaches me to believe in myself‚ have positive self-affirmation‚ and spend my energy on important aspects of my life. Furthermore‚ it enlists self-confidence in the reader and allows an individual to introspectively assess the qualities that are needed
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of the question of “Why am I here?” being present to digest. To represent this idea is the story of Chris McCandless‚ as told in the book Into the Wild. The story actually begins quite late in the journey of Chris McCandless with him meeting a truck driver who gives him a lift‚ named Jim Gilliam. The story from there moves around from here to after his death‚ covering his high school days and even the life of the author himself. This non-linear story structure is used quite well to show the growth
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years weather it be love‚ anger‚ nature‚ death ect. Death in fact is one of the top biggest themes found within poetry through out the ages. Like both of these poems ‚ "Death Be Not Proud" by John Donne and "Here‚ Bullet" by Brain Turner hold that same gruesome morbid fixation of death. Though Donne’s writing on death seems to down play its strength while Turner challenges death and invites it in. They both take on a bold and daring stance against death and show little fear within their words
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A Place Where I Would Like to Live I like the saying: “The grass is always greener on the other side.” To me‚ it means that we tend to believe that life in places different from our residence is for some reasons better. Considering this‚ I have tried to be content with the place where I resided throughout my life – a regular city in the center of the United States. However‚ due to various circumstances which would take too much time to describe here‚ I started to think about changing my life and
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In the novel‚ ‘How I Live Now’ by Meg Rosoff‚ the protagonist Daisy was thrust into an entirely different environment; a new country‚ a new family and the threat of impending war. Daisy faced and overcame many challenges during her time in London‚ which caused her character to grow and develop significantly. The author portrayed this idea well by incorporating the techniques imagery and narrative style into the writing of the text. These techniques helped me grasp the idea of ‘coming of age’ or ‘bildungsroman’
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Summary The story The Way I Used To Be‚ by Amber Smith‚ is about a teenage girl named Eden who is in her Freshman year of high school. The story starts during her winter break. Eden’s brother Caelin‚ has come home from college with his best friend Kevin. Kevin is almost like part of the family‚ they have known him since he was little. One night while Eden was sleeping in her bed‚ Kevin came into her room and raped her. He told her that if she were to say anything about it‚ he would kill her. Eden
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Intervention plan: I wish I could give up smoke There are three major parts consist of the intervention plan: 1) diagnostic assessment‚ 2) treatment plan and 3) treatment expectations. * How long have I been smoking cigarettes? 3 years * Why starts smoking (three stages)? Feels like a cool or mature things to do (slightly addicted) Stress relief (addicted) Social habit (strongly addicted) Moreover‚ many smokers like me has very poor stress coping skills‚ so use of smoking as
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Ogden Nash’s poem‚ "I do‚ I will‚ I have" is about the formal union of a man and a women. It’s usually recognized by the law in which they become husband and wife. In other words‚ it’s a poem about a marriage. He’s describing the way a marriage works. I think many people could agree or disagree with his views‚ however‚ he outlines the basics to a marriage. Without describing his poem line from line‚ the overall purpose of this poem is to point out that marriages are always different. Typically
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Hey friend so I think when you come down here to Utah we will go shooting out by Stansbury Island it will be fun I hope. Then we can also go and shoot some rabbits with our shotguns it will be fun and we will go out and ride my dirt bike. Then we will pack a good lunch (it’s from smiths) it will be good I think it is going to be good sandwiches with barbecue chips but the next day we will do something else. It will be fun to see you again in a week but until then I will keep you intact of what we
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