Creative Writing – Look through Deaths Eyes “Ships in the distance have every mans wish on board‚” Grandpa always used to tell me that every time we saw a cruise ship going by our Beach house on the Florida shore. I never understood it until he had passed away. When someone dies you enter their wise world‚ to understand what things you never understood‚ I was the one grandpa picked to view his world. This is the story of what I saw. Time-lapse 50 years prior to my death‚ Vietnam. The
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Early the next morning‚ I woke up with a rough hand shaking me. I opened up my eyes to see Phokas shaking my shoulder. “Come on Domitius‚ it is time to get up!” I groaned as I did so. Phokas was a family slave‚ and had been personally assigned to me‚ and was responsible for bringing me to and from school each day. On days when we have club meetings however‚ I send Phokas home while I go to the Roman Boys’ fort. We can’t have any non-members around during our meetings! Anyway‚ Phokas is rather
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Gununa Kawi Temple. Well‚ it used to be called that. Now it’s known as Gununa Kawi base camp. The world has fallen and these people still insist on doing their monkey chant‚ sorry “Kecak Dance”‚ every day without fail. They’re doing it right now. I can hear the faint “cak” sounds from the far end of the camp. They don’t want to get involved. Around me‚ people duck behind the fallen ruins of the temple‚ wielding guns in the dark. I’m pretty sure if the monkey dancers in the sky looked down now‚ they
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common types of shots‚ framing and picture composition. The list below briefly describes the most common shot types (click the images for more details). Notes: The exact terminology varies between production environments but the basic principles are the same. Shots are usually described in relation to a particular subject EWS (Extreme Wide Shot) The view is so far from the subject that he isn’t even visible. Often used as an establishing shot. Very Wide Shot VWS (Very Wide Shot) The subject
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the power throw in shot put. While shot put may seem like a sport based simply on upper body strength‚ there is much more too it. As stated by the Live Strong foundation‚ you need to focus on core and leg strength as well as focusing more on power than strength (Flaherty). It is also crucial to make sure that you are using the correct form. I have been throwing shot put for 7 years and it has become one of my favorite things to do. Today I am going to teach you how to hold the shot put‚ the proper
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English Writing Dear Diary I am standing alone in a lake. The water is still‚ and there is no one with me - nothing containing any life… and yet I still feel like something is observing me. I can’t hear anything or see through the thick blanket of fog that carries an air of melancholy across the marsh. I am standing alone in a lake. Until I open my eyes. Tranquillity leaves me and I am transported to a place where there is no adequation; where hierarchy takes over and all beings abide by it
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The better half of the last day of human civilization was rather boring and extremely uninteresting for most of mankind‚ even the few who felt they knew the ifs‚ ands‚ buts‚ speculations‚ and coming of the apocalypse. As the Monday morning lunch rush proceed with unintelligible yells and upward thrust middle fingers‚ no one had a clue something more eventful than a twenty cent increase in gas prices was going to happen. They had a whole morning of blissful‚ uneventful lives before it all cascaded
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Creative Writing The short story by Etgar Keret is about the metaphorical aspect of creative writing using two characters; Aviad and Maya‚ husband and wife who have recently gone through the tragedy of a miscarriage. The story begins with Maya‚ who has been encouraged to attend creative writting workshops in hopes of getting out more and moving on rather than sitting at home dwelling on the lost child. Aviad at first seems quite pleased that Maya has been doing well in her workshops‚ however
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Miller Essay #2: The Last Shot The dream of creating a greater life for oneself and family through the game of basketball is not restricted to any time or place in American history. As long as there is a court‚ there lies the opportunity to experience the hoop dream. For the likes of Tchaka‚ Russell‚ Corey‚ and Bill Russell‚ their paths may have been different‚ but their struggle for greatness in the ever-shrinking window of the hoop dream is all too familiar. The Last Shot by Darcy Frey chronicles
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I asked‚ “What is your involvement with Mr Inman?” “Me? Well‚ none. I told you‚ I read about him in the paper.” “What about the church?” “I told you about that too‚ didn’t I Bernie. He writes those letters to the Chronicle defending SecuWisdom. The guy’s free to write any letters he damn-well wants. It’s a free country.” I said‚ “Megan Hooper asked him to write the letters. That’s what Inman says. Brags about it‚ in fact.” “Yeah. You said that.” He shrugged. “I leave people to do their jobs. Megan
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