Creative writing: Achievement standard 2.4 Title: Insanity Statement of intent: This piece was influenced by my feelings and thoughts on mental illness and how society deals with it. The piece itself is a metaphor of looking beyond a person’s appearance and what they are truly dealing with inside. I have experienced the effects of a mental illness and how it effects your daily routine. The perspective is a doctor who is working with a mentally sick patient and has to tell her she is making no progress
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Mimi dashed through the cemetery gates together‚ leaving the rusty hinges creaking and swinging behind them. The ground was lined with brittle gravel that crunched beneath their feet with every step. For a while‚ there was no other sound. “What’s that on the left?” Mimi questioned. “There’s a faint glow coming from behind that tree.” Her face paled as she seemed to be remembering her grandmother’s story. “We should check it out‚” Steve grinned. “No way! We shouldn’t even be in here in the first
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Why am I dying to live‚ if I’m just living to die? Why am I dying to live‚ if I’m just living to die? Such a deep dark place she has landed in life. Sitting at her dining room window with a glazed but yet eager look upon her face to share her journey. Wearing all black as if she was in mourning over a loved one she had just lost. Courtney begins to explain how she was once a happy woman. “I once held my head up high‚ with a smile on my face” Courtney stated. Later she became a woman that would
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The Story Behind Shrek There are many fairy tale stories throughout our world. The movie Shrek however is not your typical fairy tale. Although it can be considered a "kids movie"‚ in some ways it is anything but that. Within the movie are a lot of hidden view points. Shrek has a lot of "adult type" humor that many children wouldn’t understand. The movie has also succeeded in paralleling our society in many ways. It shows how the people today try to make money off of anything; shows that the "modern
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Creative Writing: Hackers Manifesto Another one got caught today‚ it’s all over the papers. "Teenager Arrested in Computer Crime Scandal"‚ "Hacker Arrested after Bank Tampering"... Damn kids. They’re all alike. But did you‚ in your three-piece psychology and 1950’s technobrain‚ ever take a look behind the eyes of the hacker? Did you ever wonder what made him tick‚ what forces shaped him‚ what may have molded him? I am a hacker‚ enter my world... Mine is a world that begins with school... I’m smarter
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Creative Writing 2. She lay there in a pathetic huddle of glass and blood‚ whimpering softly as the overwhelming stench of betrayal seeped out of the bundle of bones which had become her body. She certainty knew how to draw a crowd in. He watched them watching her; the do-gooders‚ the neighbourhood watch‚ the office workers; even the man from the corner shop snaking around her fragile‚ vulnerable body. Each of them carried a concerned look‚ muttering words of sympathy‚ occasionally
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questions. "Who are you? What is this place? How did you get here? How long have you been here? How do we get out? Who’s this boy?" Katie asked the girl. "The last thing I remember was my friend and I walking in a big meadow. My name is Julia and he’s Lucas‚" she pointed to the boy. "I probably know just as much about this place as you do." "Looks like you guys have already met." Came a voice from behind the girls. They both quickly turned around to face the man. "Who are you?" Katie asked nervously
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Glare As I approached the empty table to make my case in front of the judge I suddenly felt like I had been kicked in the stomach. Was this a mistake? Should I have just taken the points on my license and called it good? Maybe I really was just a “reckless driver‚” I’m sure there are many people out there who would call me a reckless person in general. I was accurately dubbed with the nickname “Crash” in high school‚ not too many years earlier. I felt my fight or flight response kick in and I was just
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Creative writing first draft In today’s modern society‚ media is everywhere. Even at an early stage in life‚ people are heavily exposed to media. According to a study concluded by Kaiser Family Foundation (2010)‚ teenagers spend about 53 hours per week on different sort of media; such as television‚ internet‚ and film. As it has become a huge part of people’s everyday lives‚ one may question what role this plays in terms of shaping the opinions and positions of the younger generation. In
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Petunia and Dudley jumped. “OUT! OUT! I should’ve done it years ago! Owls treating the place like a rest home‚ puddings exploding‚ half the lounge destroyed‚ Dudley’s tail‚ Marge bobbing around on the ceiling‚ and that flying Ford anglia — OUT! OUT! You’ve had it! You’re history! You’re not staying here if some loony’s after you‚ you’re not endangering my wife and son‚ you’re not bringing trouble down on us‚ if you’re going the same way as your useless parents‚ I’ve had it! OUT!” Harry stood
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