in cuts they nursed their wounds with sour expressions. The next ferocious battle began and they retired to their cramped rooms. The battles continued and Aelius became stronger and was able to run faster. After a month Aelius trained hard and long from sun up to sundown and was ready to fight a true gladiator. As a result of the tough training Aelius finally had his chance to
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Eminem has a history of drug abuse and adultery but is revered by millions of people. He rose from poverty to become famous and wealthy. Some may say he is the king of the rap industry. Gilgamesh was admired for his physical strength. The trapper’s father said “My son‚ Uruk lives Gilgamesh‚ no one has ever prevailed against him‚ he is strong as a star from heaven.” Eminem is admired for his strength in his lyrics. Gilgamesh lost his friend Enkidu which made him realize “what
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1954‚ however the time period of both stories are just slightly different. The Destructors takes place near a bombed neighborhood in London‚ however the war has already ended. In LOF‚ the war seems to be still occurring‚ as the boys were evacuated from England‚ and planes and parachutists are seen during the book‚ signifying the war is still
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1. “No greater grief than to remember days of joy when misery at hand.” - Marcos Aurelius Explanation: There is no major anguish for a man than to remember his days of joy in the midst of his suffering. In Marcos Aurelius quote reflect to me because I suffer more pains remembering joyful days of my life in time of my sadness. This I always feel when I’m alone nursing every failures in my life. 2. “While I murmur no again heaven nor cavil at men‚ while I stoop
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The air was thick with the stink of sweat‚ piss and stale tobacco that clung to Hector’s clothes. The taste of his last cigarette still lingered on his tongue‚ and he ached for another‚ but the driver had taken his whole pack. “Can’t have you smoking in the truck‚” Joe said as he stuck one of Hector’s prized cigarettes between his lips. “Might catch on fire.” Hector had bit the inside of his cheek. He couldn’t afford to make Joe mad. Hector’s five hundred dollars was in Joe’s pocket‚ and Hector
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steep climb with materials they not only didn’t have‚ but had no hope of ever making. This didn’t arouse any resentment‚ none at all‚ for the villagers were not ones to ponder the unknown. Stuck in their own world‚ the grew up with beauty around them. From the lush green fields splattered with posies and lilacs‚ to the pure white tips of the mountains keeping them hostage. They only knew beauty and found themselves repulsed by anything‚
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It has been a week. A week since it happened. A week since I was taken from Sangwoo. A week since I defied him. A week. Everyone keeps telling me all these things. How strong I am. How Sangwoo was a horrible person and it isn’t my fault. How they believe in me to get better and how they believe in me to eventually have a life. But they don’t know. I’m an awful person. I tell them that I killed someone and how I stalked sangwoo and how I walked into it and how I was kind and loving to sangwoo‚ I
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Soc they have to pretend to be someone they are not. For example Cherry says that she finds herself raving to one of her “girlfriends” about how awesome a beer blast was. She does this not to spoil her image‚ just like she told Ponyboy to stay away from her after two-bit‚ Johnny‚ and Ponyboy met Bob and his
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Another example of Charlie being happy was that he was thankful for the chance he got. Charlie wrote to Miss Kinnian saying‚ "If you ever reed this Miss Kinnian dont be sorry for me Im glad I got a second chanse to be smart becaus I lerned a lot of things that I never even new were in this world and Im grateful that I saw it all for a littel bit." (page 21‚ paragraph 217). This shows that Charlie was thankful for the operation even when everything eventually faded away. Although at the end Charlie
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Wanlu Jiang Rea 010 AC3 1. Summary First‚ the part - one of the story tells about Blima. She is smart and known as the beat child. She works at bakery with aunt and she embarrassed about chest. Blima is guilty about her baby brother who was dropped by her and died at 6. Then it tells about Blima’s vanity that she thinks she is not pretty like her sister‚ Adele‚ even though her mother says she looks most like herself. Lastly‚ the story tells about Grandfather’s death and Blima’s loosing shoes.
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