“What do you think of the kid‚ Curly?” The two men were sitting at a rickety wooden table in the bunkhouse. The wood stove gave off an insufficient amount of heat for the still chilly Spring. “I think he’s a cocky son of of a buck‚ but he can ride; that’s for damn sure. Did you see how he topped off that roan horse‚” Dakota said. “Stuck it on him like patting for a dance.” Old man Stegner won the roan in a poker game at the saloon in town. He was a big‚ good looking rawboned
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Do you feel sorry for Victor in ‘Frankenstein’? Victor Frankenstein is the main voice in the novel ‘Frankenstein’ by Pat Barker‚ and is a complex character. On the one hand‚ I feel sorry for Victor as he spent two lonely years dedicating his hours to making this monster‚ even becoming ill because he became so focused on his project that he didnt look after himself properly. Therefore‚ its clear he had high expectations of the monster from the line “No father could claim the gratitude of his child
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Do you consider Proctor to be heroic? As Proctor signs away his soul and seals himself to lies‚ he cries the agonising statement that renders the audience and readers helpless. “Proctor: [with a cry of his soul] … I have given you my soul‚ leave me my name!”Is Proctor a hero? What is a hero? What makes somebody a hero? Hero: a man of distinguished courage or ability‚ admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. [dictionary.com] Every hero has a flaw; an Achilles heel‚ so to speak. This
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It is hard to answer that question because every person can think about different definition of a good citizen. Many can call themselves good citizens just because they work‚ pay taxes and obey law. But is it enough? Not for everyone. Good citizens do not serve their own interest but rather understand that their deeds affect the world around them. They serve their families‚ friends and others in need without prejudice and selfishness. They care about the condition of their community‚ country and
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What do you think of “Westernization” in Malaysia? Provide argument and examples. Nowadays‚ we can see there is a lot of westernization in Malaysia. People in Malaysia like to copy the style from western country because they think that country more develop than our country. From my point of view‚ westernization in Malaysia give disadvantages rather than good thing. The westernization gives bad impact to the Malaysian people especially teenagers because we can see that teenagers today have lack
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Do you know the Chinese traditional festival? Do you know how to the Mid-Autumn festival the Chinese traditional festival? Nowadays‚ I want to tell you something about my favorite Chinese traditional Festival-the Mid-Autumn festival‚ which is on the 15th august in China’s lunar calendar. When it comes to the Mid-Autumn festival‚ we have to recall the moon. The moon is the symbol of the Mid-Autumn festival. The people celebrate the Mid-Autumn festival by doing every thing about the moon. For
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In December of 1777 to 1778 George Washington made a camp called Valley Forge‚ it was 18 miles outside of Philadelphia. Valley Forge wasn’t the best place for you to live it was very hard‚ but the sacrifices were worth it. If you were in Washington’s army would you quit? I wouldn’t quit Washington’s army because it says that there is a high chance to get sick but a low chance to actually die from sickness‚ also Washington is getting supplies from the Congressman because the supplies are low‚ Dr.
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to be Punished for their Actions My family recently went through a situation that has really opened my eyes to how unfair our law system is. I never realized the District Attorney had screeners that get to pick and choose what cases will get tried‚ and if they don’t take the case that person gets off easy. I believe if you break the law you should get tried and get the punishment you deserve‚ no matter what. The reason I believe everyone deserves to be punished for their action is because my
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Jerry King in his famous speech begins with an impolite question‚ "do you discriminate?" in his remarks‚ Jerry goes ahead to give an account of various forms and examples of discrimination that have been witnessed in the American history. In his presentation‚ he tries to justify the reasons behind racism. However‚ it fails to give remedies and alternatives to overcome the broad perspective of the vice. It is same with the Washington Post. The writers try to justify why people are still racists. They
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Robert MacNeil’s article‚ "Do You Speak American?"‚ was first published in USA Today Magazine‚ which is popular within the general public. I did notice that he limits the use of terminology that only very well educated individuals would understand. Therefore‚ it is safe to assume that his intended audience would be the people within the general public‚ who have a basic understanding of the English language. Throughout the article‚ he uses language that is usually used to educate‚ rather than argue
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