The Manager. The Leader. The following excerpt is a narrative essay from a story about a manager who was a great leader. Notice the intriguing first sentence that captures your attention right away. “Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing‚ he would reply‚ "If I were any better‚ I would be twins!" He was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him
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extremely isolated‚ downgraded‚ and fenced-in home in Auschwitz. While unpacking‚ he notices something absurd outside his window‚ thousands of adults and children on the other side of the fence wearing the same “striped pajamas”. Following months of curiosity‚ Bruno explores his new territory‚ which involves walking along the boundaries between his home and the concentration camp‚ and comes across a boy sitting on the ground in his lined clothing and an armband featuring the Star of David. In need of
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Taking risks will bestow people new stories and new adventure. Lives without exhilarating stories seem extremely tedious. For instance‚ in the poem "Curiosity" by Alastair Reid discusses how dogs do not take risks and do not experience any adventures. A life with a story portrays by cats‚ creatures that are exceedingly adventurous and carefree. In “Curiosity‚” Reid demonstrates how cats and dogs relate to humans when it comes to taking risk. Reid also utilizes poetic elements such as allegory and incorporates
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Victor is a nervous seventh grade boy who wants to impress a girl named Teresa. At the beginning of the story‚ Victor picked French as his elective to be in the same class as a girl named Teresa. Victor continuously tried to impress Teresa in many different situations‚ but he failed each time‚ only to humiliate himself over and over again. Moreover‚ in French class Victor volunteered to speak French‚ even though he didn’t speak French. He then tried to maneuver out of the class but forgot his textbook
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monster is said the first thing people think of is the Disney movie Monsters Inc. with their cute‚ harmless‚ and playful monsters‚ but that was not always the case two hundred years ago. As evidence in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ a Romantic novel written in 1818 about a man‚ Victor Frankenstein‚ who through the process of reanimation creates a being but turns himself into a monster instead of creating one. Also in the Gothic novel The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ written by Oscar Wilde in 1890 about a nobleman
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The Dream of Lottery The Dream of Lottery Cast Father: Ian Mother: Ellen Younger brother: Victor Older brother: David Friend: Jeff Clerk: weaber Narrator: Weaber ——————————————————————————– Summary This is a story about lottery. One day‚ Ian and Ellen are watching TV in the living room. David is sleeping in his room. SceneⅠ: In the living room Ian: The news is very boring. Ellen: Huh‚ only about political issues very boring. Ian: Yeah! It makes me annoyed. Ellen: Well! How’s your
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The ‘Gothic’ elements in Frankenstein One of the first novels to be recognized as a Gothic novel was Horace Walpole ’s Castle of Otranto (1765). This text as well as others such as Matthew Lewis’ The Monk (1796) was seen as being linked with what were traditionally considered Gothic traits: the emphasis on fear and terror‚ the presence of the supernatural‚ the placement of events within a distant time and unfamiliar setting‚ and the use of highly stereotyped characters/villains/fallen hero/ tragic
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The Victor Diamond Mine When Land Can Be Worth More than Diamonds SCN1Dd Prepared by Eric Best Prepared for Mr. Grieg & Mrs. Chan March 4th 2012 The Victor Diamond Mine near James Bay in Northern Ontario rose lots of controversy over the environmental‚ economic‚ and social issues created by the mine. While the company that owns the mine‚ De Beers‚ says that the new mine will bring Canada new revenue and will boost the economy‚ the people of the Attawapiskat First Nation are in discontent
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to make. Should they leave Boo Radly alone? Should they continue to pursue the tiniest gander of Boo Radly flesh? It is my personal belief that the children should strive to satisfy this‚ their deepest curiosity. I believe there are three corroborative reasons for this statement‚ lessons‚ curiosity and gifts. Through the course of the book‚ “how to kill a mocking bird
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too potent‚ and her immutable laws had decreed my utter and terrible destruction." Victor Frankenstein says this right before telling Walton his story.Destiny played an important role in the book Frankenstein. Victor sees it as the force that caused his downfall. He blames most of what has happened on destiny. At first it was his destiny to build the monster‚ afterwards he says it is his destiny to destroy it. Victor feltas if some force was making him experiment‚ that some force was making him make
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