I have finally reached my destination: Canada. My decision was clear; I could not go to the war. As soon as I received the letter stating that I was drafted into war‚ my mind was made up and I had to leave home as soon as possible. I brought some necessary supplies with me so that I would be able to survive during my journey considering I have nowhere to go and will be traveling through the forest for a majority of the time. The first thing I needed to do was find an open place to set up my tent
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and have fun‚ but that wasn’t the case for me. I wanted to go to college‚ get a degree‚ and obtain a successful career. Me and my friends had different goals in life‚ they wanted to live life to the fullest‚ and I wanted to study. After thoroughly thinking it through‚ I realized that if I continued being friends with them‚ then I would soon resort back to the partying lifestyle. If I did that‚ then I would probably become a drunk‚ never go to school‚ and probably flunk out of college. I took matters
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College is a stepping stone to education‚ some people will go to it and some will not. There are rumors that people hear about college. Some of these might be that college is hard or that it is just like high school. These stories come from people that may or may not have attended college. A debate that goes through most high school student’s minds is wondering if they should go to college or not. Going to college and not going to college are both difficult decisions to decide which should not be
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weird Watsons from The Watsons Go To Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis. The weird Watsons is full of a barrel of laughs‚ tears‚ and seriousness. The Watsons go down to Alabama‚ Birmingham because of the choices Byron ( one of the Watsons) has made. Even though this is a recommended book‚ it does not go into much detail about Civil Rights. The Watsons Go To Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis is an interesting book about Kenny and his family and how they go on a rollercoaster of ups
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If you don’t have money to afford lawyer to pay for a lawyer the court will assign you one.Unlike celebrities who have gone to jail were only left there for a couple hours because they paid money. They got sent off drugs and alcohol some of of the people. They inmate that they could put more funds. Some put $175 dollars in month. All the money is consumed on phone calls that they are made to the families or friends. Some people went to jail that have shuttle some of the prisons. They have to wear
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This is a poem about the joy and sadness that comes with the flash of burning life soon blown out with nothing more then a sigh. It focuses on the sadness as those we care for go far too gently into that good night. Of those who left before their time. As this poem was written specifically for Thomas’s dying father it is even more poignant in the emotional weight the words convey. This poem radiates with intensity‚ in particular‚ the verse beginning: "wild men who caught and
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Never Let Me Go The novel Never Let Me Go describes the life of Kathy H.‚ a young woman of 31‚ focusing at first on her childhood memories with classmates Ruth and Tommy at Hailsham all the way to her life as an adult . The story is told from her point of view of her memories of the past and the present. The story takes place in a Dystopian Britain‚ from first introduction Kathy who informs the reader that she is a “carer” someone who supports and comforts “donors”‚ until they submit to
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North Bergen‚ NJ at the age of 18 and got hired as a product coordinator. I was so excited; I was only 18 and about to start making a salary nearly equivalent to that of a college graduate. At this point I thought to myself; “wow! I don’t need to go to college to make money”. I continued working for Liz Claiborne but after three years noticed what I had as a career wasn’t what really interested me‚ nor something that I wanted for the rest of my life. I was really just doing it for the money
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Stylistic Prose Techniques Tyler O’Brien Baldwin‚ James. Go Tell it on the Mountain‚ New York‚ New York; Dell Publishing‚ 1952. 1. A metaphor is a comparison between to unlike things. “Broadway; the way that led to death was broad‚ and many could be fund thereon; but narrow was the way that led to life eternal‚ and few there were who found it.” (Pg. 34) Baldwin uses this effectively because he is comparing Broadway‚ a street in New York‚ to the Peoples’ Souls that hang around Broadway. It helps
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In the poem “Do Not Go Gentle…” Thomas uses intricate diction in order to establish his message to live life to its highest potential while you still can. For example‚ when Thomas states that wise men “ had forked no lightning” in stanza two‚ he truly means that they haven’t left their mark yet‚ and are still fighting to leave their legacy. He later states that “they/ Do not go gentle into that good night.” (5‚6) This reveals that even though they know that their time is near they aren’t giving up
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