Taking on the World Background Ellen MacArthur achieved fame as a yachtswoman‚ breaking the world record for a solo circumnavigation of the globe by a woman in 2001 and by anyone in 2005. Her writing is autobiographical‚ a true story in which she describes her attempt to repair the mast. The key to understanding this passage is being able to appreciate the dangers that Ellen faced‚ how she reacted to them and what this tells us about her character. Understanding the text Ellen faces
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Normality Imagine getting on a train and spotting a random person with their pajamas on. The first thing that will enter your mind is “Why is that person in their pajamas?” It is afternoon and the train is certainly not that person’s bedroom. Everyone else is curious as to why the person decided to dress that way. People shouldn’t be laughing at him because his reasons for wearing his pajamas are practical. Despite all the specifications invented by society for the term ‘pajamas’‚ they
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computers all day. The friendship that Freak and Max developed‚ changed them both as individuals. Primarily‚ if Max and Freak had not become friends Max would have stayed without a brain and all alone in his bedroom ‚“the down under”‚ by himself all day. ‘‘I’m just this critter hiding out in the down under drooling over my comic books or something‚” (Philbrick 6). This shows how Max thought of himself before he met and became good friends with Freak. Similarly‚ the relationship that Freak and
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life-altering decisions. I also want you to be happy with yourself. As I said earlier‚ I’m neither sad nor happy‚ I just don’t care. But I want you to care. I want you to care about every little thing to the point where you openly cry after watching a cheesy commercial. By the time we meet‚ I want you to have become someone the eighth grader you could hear about. When she hears about you‚ she’ll remember how you used to be‚ so the good news will form a
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escaping from the place where they were being held captive. This young Parisian soldier gave Rachel (Sarah’s companion) and Sarah the opportunity to escape and find a safe place to hide until the roundup was over. Sarah could not stop think about hiding or seeking shelter‚ she needed to find her brother Michel immediately. A grateful Parisian soldier telling these poor girls “Run now‚ quick both of you. If they see you . . . take off your stars. Try to find help” (De Rosnay 92). The author uses characterization
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female characters‚ in fact there are no minor female characters either. While the concept of Tauriel was an exciting and dynamic addition to the male driven storyline‚ it also felt half-hearted‚ as if to the writers‚ she was only there to be apart of a cheesy romantic plotline. By having her character be apart of a love triangle‚ her hhhhhhh is lost‚ and the traits that make her special are overshadowed by the unnecessary romanticism. These choices take away from Bilbos own journey of self-discovery and
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he knew what he had done. The camera usage and stage setup are key to the suspense in this scene. Because the camera is set up in Jeffries apartment‚ the audience gets a wide view of both the top and bottom floors of the apartment. Lisa ends up hiding behind walls and doorways to avoid collision with Thorwald. The directing is phenomenal in this scene. Knowing that any minute a killer could catch Lisa keeps the audience’s stomach in knots. It is also nerve-racking that Jeffries is watching this
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her time in her room and would have a phone call every Thursday evening and it would last a very long time. I didn’t really know my parents very well. They were mysterious to me. It was as if they were hiding myself from me‚ if that makes any sense. They used to whisper about me in their bedroom‚ with the door shut. I heard what they were talking about and I realized that they had been lying to me about my identity. My father almost caught me listening in but luckily he didn’t because I panicked
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Brittany Fullard Professor Karen Gainey English 311 2 November 2013 Grief‚ Anguish‚ and Pain Experienced by Olaudah Equiano The Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is a very descriptive narrative about Olaudah Equiano’s experiences of being of a slave. The narrative is very touching and heartfelt. I admire Olaudah Equiano for his strength‚ courage‚ and for being oppressed to so much pain. The kidnapping of Equiano and his sister‚ Equiano’s attempt to escape to freedom and the scene on
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people stare at us mother?” Asked Ryan as him and his mother walked down Ally Drive. Ally drive was a posh street filled with the most lavish houses; it was like walking through a dream. Their interiors were as beautiful as the outside. The themed bedrooms‚ the chandelier in the living room with the golden paint and white soft couches something he always hoped his mattress would be. He often went with his mother to work. His mother was a simple fairly pretty charming lady. Being a single mother was
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