happening to many more civilians than the story focus’s on. Steinbeck does not leave out a single detail about the Joad family and their journey to California‚ and that in itself is what makes his writing so entertaining. Not only is this a very powerful topic to write about‚ but the remarkable writing style of author John Steinbeck makes this book a masterpiece. From the intensely vivid descriptions of the land to the true-to-the-heart portrayal of people‚ Steinbeck makes the words flow right
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The Fallen It is a beautiful day in New York City. You can hear a symphony of sirens and songbirds as the sun’s radiant beams dance among the clouds. There are people everywhere laughing and enjoying the day. Suddenly everything changes. Then the sound of a deafening explosion echoes through the air. A plane has just struck one of the infamous Twin Towers. Fire is blazing above as thick clouds of smoke roll out of the top of the North Tower. Another thunderous blow shatters the atmosphere. Then
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GCSE English – Writing to Describe Every year‚ the descriptive writing task in Section B of Paper 1 is where students lose the most marks in their English exam. It is therefore a good idea to practice descriptive writing so that this does not happen to you. Furthermore‚ quality descriptive writing can be used as coursework. You are therefore improving your coursework folder at the same time as you are learning how to impress the examiner. Below is a selection of descriptive writing tasks from past
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focus on that more than their class or homework.Therefore‚ schools should eliminate sports to cut budgets‚ focus on academics‚ and allow students to get more sleep. Sports are a main part in American history but they’re not important enough to spend all the schools money on. In the article it states that one school had not had a music teacher in years so they could fund the high school’s football program (Ripley 12). Another high school had to close their science labs due to mold but yet their football
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in high school athletics. Kids constantly go from school to school under the radar just to be on the best sports teams but is that really fair? Is it fair that 85% of high school athletes do drugs but don’t get tested and are treated like kings of the campus if they’re talented enough. This is what I want to personally fix‚ in my mind this would pay dividends in stopping kids from doing drugs in the first place. First off athletes are all about sports they eat‚ live‚ and breath sports they will
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I believe that all school sport should be compulsory. It keeps you fit‚ it is a good way to socialise and it is convenient. Doing compulsory school sport keeps you fit. By doing a regular amount of exercise each week it will keep you more fit than not doing any. Wouldn’t your parents want to know if you weren’t doing any exercise? Doctor Andre Kokis‚ head of interventional cardiology at CHUM‚ said exercise can help you control your weight and lower blood pressure. It can also improve your blood
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Are your kids in school sports? Are school sports beneficial to your child? I believe school sports help students because they decrease obesity‚ help then build a strong and healthy body‚ and they increase happiness. School sports decrease obesity because of all the exercise. Without the sports‚ most kids would continue their obnoxious eating habits without burning the calories off. According to eatright.org‚ a teenage boy should eat 2‚220 to 3‚200 calories a day and teenage girls 1‚800 to 2‚400
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In the 1800s there was not a high demand for highly trained‚ educated and experienced athletic directors even though high school sports were expanding. It was not until the late 1890s that the state of Michigan initiated high school sports competition for boys and then the Michigan State Athletic Association was created for years after. This establishment sparked other states like Illinois‚ Indiana‚ and New York to create their athletic associations in the early 1900s (Schneider and Stier). By 1920
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Creative Writing: A Day at the Park It was a day I was subconsciously waiting my whole life for‚ but I didn’t realize it until it was happening. The day was August 8‚ 1996‚ just 25 days before my son’s first birthday. The Texas Rangers‚ my favorite baseball team‚ were in town to play the K.C. Royals. I had always dreamed of one day‚ taking my son to his first Rangers game. A father taking his son to a baseball game is just the American thing to do‚ and there I was‚ taking my son "out to the
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Sport Should Be Compulsory At School Imagine a school without sport‚ just school work the whole day‚ every week‚ every month and every year. How boring would that be and how will the students look? They would be obese‚ unhealthy and they tend to get weary and bored of school routine‚ and studies become a drag.Now‚ what will happen if sport was compulsory at every school? If sport was compulsory at every school‚ students would be healthy‚ active and have more concentration at school. They wouldn’t
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