‘Valentine’ by Carol Ann Duffy Not a red rose or a satin heart. I give you an onion. It is a moon wrapped in brown paper. It promises light like the careful undressing of love. Here. It will blind you with tears like a lover. It will make your reflection a wobbling photo of grief. I am trying to be truthful. Not a cute card or a kissogram. I give you an onion. Its fierce kiss will stay on your lips‚ possessive and faithful as we are‚ for as long as we are. Take it
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Creative Writing: Letter to Principal Dear Mr.Johnson‚ This Letter is on the issue of closed campus‚ in my opinion this should not even be an issue. Haslett High Scholl students should be able to go out during lunch‚ we have a right to choose what we pay for and we have the right to seek a comfortable environment. I have very strong reasons to back up my opinion. If I want to not wait in line for at least five to eight minutes for food I must skip the trip to my locker and lag around a heavy
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Creative Writing: Utopia Z Utopia Z: Recreation Besides being able to live comfortable and easily‚ the people also have a lot of recreation to do‚ with in Utopia Z. All of the recreation‚ is located in the recreation dome‚ which is located between the Construction Plant‚ and the Hospital Dome. The Recreation Dome is filled with different activities‚ such as artificial ski-mountains‚ a swimming pool‚ and amusement park‚ an ice arena‚ a playground‚ a football field/track
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Creative Writing: X-Men Zach Dotsey English 101 Section 30 12 December‚ 1996 When many people hear about the X-Men‚ they think of a silly kid’s comic book‚ but that is not so. X-Men‚ actually most comic books in general‚ are a unique blend of two classic art forms; drawings‚ sometimes even paintings‚ and storytelling. A comic artist must be able to convey the right mood and feeling for his or her art. They must also be able to fluidly tell a story and fit it all in the allotted number
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Monifah Davis 5/12/15 creative writing Short story Julie comes from a rough background‚ when she was seven years old her mother and her father were murdered by her uncle Tom. Tom did not have a good relationship with Julie’s dad.The two of them were gambling and they made a bet on the L.A. Clippers game. Julie’s dad won the bet and Uncle Tom did not want to pay up. The two of them got physical and Uncle Tom grabbed his gun out of his back pocket. Julie’s mom tried to stop him and stepped in front of her husband
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Essay The Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy The poem is written in the first person. Duffy gives her lover an onion in which represents St Valentines Day. The onion is a gift rather than a card or a rose‚ Duffy uses this unusual gift but in fact it’s a statement of love. The onion a (metaphor) is a strong ugly vegetable‚ not only does it show love but can show the inner beauty with in the onion itself. There are good points and bad points in love however there are consequences of what love can
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A way that I express my creative side would be through drawing‚ I love to draw. Many times drawing seems to work like my stress reliever. Drawing in general relaxes me and makes me feel at ease‚ that is why I enjoy it so much. I have developed my drawing skills every time I have my sketchbook at hand. If I see a symbol or a beautiful drawing I must draw it‚ and while I am drawing I get this feeling of motivation‚ which makes me want to draw more. Drawing for me is like an escape from the world. All
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Comparing and Contrasting the life of two of America’s funniest talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon. Dec 13th 2013 It could be said that these two men are the funniest two men on late night television with interesting back grounds‚ and great starts to each of their careers it could be one’s own opinion of whom they preferred. Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon are two of the funniest hosts on late night television today. These two gentlemen have taken the position of some very funny
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In the fall that I turned fourteen years old‚ a deep depression crept over me like a fog. I would have expected it to come crashing in like a bolt of lightning‚ but it appeared so quietly and gently‚ settling on top of everything. If it hadn’t been for the ache in my bones and the dullness in my mind‚ it could have come by entirely unnoticed. I spent that year like a ghost‚ wandering the hallways of my home at night. When all became quiet‚ I would arise from the dead. My feet moved softly on the
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Meanwhile‚ Russ‚ Ron‚ Amy‚ and I was standing in the jungle of our lawn. All of a sudden‚ I start hearing what sounds like running water. “Ummm‚ Amy? Did you hear that?” I questioned my older sister. Amy looked at me and nodded‚ apprehension spread across her face as she looked at our surroundings. I staggered over to Amy and gripped her arm. “It’ll be alright‚ Nick‚” Amy told me uneasily. I could tell she was trying to be confident‚ but it wasn’t working. “Guys…. I think we should get moving
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