Cassidy Hutchinson English III Honors 1 College Essay #1 “I’ll see you in a year‚ Cass. I love you.” Those were the last words my Uncle‚ Major Joe Boler‚ said to me before boarding the military transport aircraft headed for Bagram‚ Afghanistan. Inside‚ I shattered in a million pieces. I told myself he was deployed overseas to fight “the bad guys”‚ yet I couldn’t understand why the closest person I had to a father was the one taken away. Two weeks later I received a package and letter from Uncle
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it used to be‚ and we all can say that we have a different perspective around the subject. We should “give chivalry another chance”‚ another shot of happiness. Chivalrous behaviour is something women look forward to‚ and we would prefer to see a side of chivalry everyday. Unlike these feminist in the article‚ I don’t think chivalry is what they refer to as “sexiest”. Also‚ I don’t think it gives an idea that men are strong‚ and that women are weak. Chivalry is a kind word to a stranger‚ and a smile
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exams give no real indication of ability How can a standardized exam be a a true and appropriate indication of every students’ ability to retain the knowledge taught for the exam? Some students have photographic memories‚ some students are amazing with memorization‚ some students can study for weeks and not understand anything‚ some students learn so much better with the hands on approach‚ others do better by simply reading. Every person is unique in their own way and that’s what makes
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Jasmine Tran Ms. Brzowski English 2 PDP - Period 1 09.12.2012 Seminar Notes: Bless Me Ultima 1. Bless Me Ultima fits the description of "magical realism" because the story talks a lot about a curandera named Ultima. As we all know‚ a curandera is a healer. Rudolfo Anaya portrays Ultima as this old lady who has magical and spiritual powers. She seems to bring life to things around her. "When she came the beauty of the llano unfolded before my eyes‚ and the gurgling waters of the river sang to
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Lit and Film Stand By Me and The Body: In the novella _The Body_ and the movie "Stand By Me"‚ we see a story of four young boys who embark on a journey to find the dead body of Ray Brower‚ a boy about the same age as the four boys: Gordie‚ Chris‚ Teddy‚ and Vern. Gordie‚ is generally seen as the most intelligent of the four boys‚ giving guidance and answers to the other boys. Then there is Chris‚ the peacemaker of the group‚ Teddy‚ the comic relief for the group‚ and Vern‚ the loner of the group
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This time‚ the thought of me‚ dying and how I will die‚ comes to my mind. I imagine myself not waking up from a bad dream or my really old self dying in a hospital bed due to illness or very old age. Questions like ‘How am I going to die? What would it be like? How does it feel? Where do I actually go‚ wait‚ do I really go somewhere?’ suddenly pop in my head. Among those questions‚ one really stood out –what does it feel like to die? The thought of persons having near death experiences (NDEs) come
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through knowledge. In the poems “Crazy Courage” and “Superman and Me” the idea being expressed is that knowledge is necessary to a person release their true individual power. The specific individual power in both cases is the strength to be oneself and fight against nonconformity. In both passages the authors depict some sort of knowledge that ultimately gives the characters their individual strength. In the reading “Superman and Me” Sherman Alexie describes his childhood and growing up as an Indian
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Margret Atwood’s poem “This is a photo graph of me” is written in 1st person of someone describing a picture of him or herself drowned in a lake.xnt The poem depicts the narrator loosing a part of him or herself. There appears to be only one character and a narrator. The poem is set in Canada. Atwood use a passive and cheerful tone. The tone then shifts to a more somber regretful medium in the bracketed stanzas. This mood is to then convey how the picture should be viewed‚ a nice wooden house
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There are so many common themes in these short stories in ¨Making Sarah Cry¨ and ¨Don’t Give Up The Fight¨. But there is one that pops out in the story and it is called overcoming obstacles. Sarah and Ava got bullied for being their own self.. While both of the stories share a common theme‚ but‚ their attitude is different. Sarahs attitude is different because she really didn’t talk to anyone. In ¨Don’t give up the fight¨ Ava did stand up for herself sometimes but she didn’t. Ava did not tell anyone
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Abstract Honestly I can say that high school‚ in general‚ shaped me into the person that stands before you today. High school challenged me‚ made me stronger‚ and taught to appreciate myself‚ despite others‚ and their opinions. My four year journey through high school either pushed me forward or held me back. I had many ups and downs‚ and plenty bad times outweighing the best times. High school challenged me‚ both mentally and physically‚ in various ways over the years as being a student. Rather
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