pocket for some coins‚ an offering to the gods of fortune. At that instant someone clapped him on the back‚ a sudden stinging blow that rocked his whole body. Some overhearty Christmas drunk trying to be friendly. Or Bruce Boyd. Bruce‚ who had never known his own strength and had a childish habit of hurting him physically. But he had not seen Bruce in more than a year. The man started to turn his head to see who had hit him‚ and to his surprise‚ his knees began to buckle. In slow motion‚ watching
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Sleeping Freshman Never Lie Diction- style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words Pg. # Diction Explain Pg. 3 “We plunged toward the future without a clue.” plunge- descend‚ jump‚ dive‚ fall‚ dunk Pg. 34 “Very swift of you. Next one?” swift- rapid‚ hasty‚ sudden‚ quick speedy Pg. 64 “Since you weren’t interested‚ I found someone else.” interested- involve‚ excited‚ keen Pg. 98 “I think it could be an interesting experience.” experience- skill‚ wisdom‚ action Pg
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The researcher would like to acknowledge the valuable help extended by the following individuals: 1. Ruben G. Torralba This person has gladly and willingly helped the researcher revise‚ edit‚ and grade the paper of the researcher. Without his valued words of wisdom the researcher would not have been able to present such a comprehensive output. 2. Ferdinand G. Inacay The father of the researcher was generous enough to lend his research to his son for the betterment of the
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Brian Beaty Prof. Denton English 093-304 28 January 2014 A Loss I Will Never Forget September 11‚ 2001‚ I wish that was just a day like any other‚ but what happened on that day was sadly a tragedy. September 11‚ 2001 was the day terrorist high-jacked Boeing 747s and crashed them into the World Trade Centers‚ as well as the U.S. Pentagon. Everyone has a story from that day; some very different than others. Mine is probably very common for the kids that were in school. This was the day the Twin
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are some you should only keep for a short time‚ and there are some you should keep for a long time‚ because you never know when they will come in handy. The lessons I have decided to keep are very good. You should always keep the good ones and throw away the bad ones‚ because why should you keep lessons that won’t help you in life. The main lesson I use all the time is to never be a quitter. Being a quitter can be much worse than losing‚ it’s even worse than being a loser. Would you want to
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“I never saw a Moor-” The poem “ I never saw a Moor-” by Emily Dickinson is a speaker professing their religious beliefs through comparison. In the first stanza she says that she has never seen a moor or the sea‚ but she knows that they exist. The first stanzas states the axiom that just because a person has never seen something does not mean that it doesn’t exist. In the last stanza she states that she has never spoken with God or visited Heaven‚ but again she knows that they exist. In response
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The “Great” Jay Gatsby The word great has many meanings – outstanding‚ eminent‚ grand‚ important‚ extraordinary‚ noble‚ etc. - and varies along with the intent of the speaker and on the interpretation of the hearer. Someone may perceive something as great‚ and yet someone else may see that same thing as horrendous. The greatness of a being is not determined by themselves‚ but by those around them who experience‚ and perceive‚ their greatness through actions and words. In the book‚ “The Great Gatsby”
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Hakeem Hunter March 27 ‚ 2013 English 3 In literature‚ evil often triumphs but never conquers. I think that this statement is saying that in works of literature evil might win the battle‚ as some may say‚ but it never wins the war. It could also mean that in all literature‚ there is always two sides. One being good and one being evil. The characters on the evil or bad side usually overpower the ones that are on the good side. I think that this is true because the evil characters are generally
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I think one of the themes in this book “Exposed” is Never Give Up. Don’t ever give up on anything you want to and never let it slip without fighting. In the book it says‚ " She’s been avoiding me all week long.” page 45. Yes the girl was avoiding her‚ but she never stopped trying to talk to her‚ like in this quote she talks about it with her‚ " Im sorry‚ Liz‚ but I can’t be with you anymore.Every time i’m with you I see him.” pg 131 " I thought we were friends! Forever-Best-Friends!” pg 130 I think
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again that’s not what you want to hear. You want me to sit here and tell you the exact traumatic moment when I began drinking; It was the first time I ever had that nightmare. The next day I asked my dad why drank‚ he said ‘I drink to forget’. He never told me what he was trying to forget. I thought ‘I drinking makes you forget‚ maybe I’ll forget the dream.’ So I drank a couple of beers then went to sleep. The dream was worse than before‚ but that was the cycle every night for the past thirty-five
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