The Day I Will Never Forget I will never forget the bright light in the sky. I saw this light in the sky years ago when I was just a boy; I still to this day can remember it vividly as if it was just yesterday. I’m not exactly sure what it was in the sky‚ but whatever it was had defied all physics and natures law. When I was about nine years old I went with my parents one Saturday evening. One of my dad’s friends were throwing a pool party out of town. It was a nice summer’s night in or
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Hope is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective. A lot of hope can be dangerous. In “Unbroken‚” a novel by Laura Hillenbrand‚ hope is the only thing that doesn’t leave this novel for the main character‚ Louie Zamperini. Every ounce of human strength is tested and the audience sees what makes a human unbreakable. For miles and miles‚ all the American Military airman could see was water. Tangled in fear‚ he was only surviving off of hope. His name was Louie. When Louie was a
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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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John Hope Bryant‚ an American entrepreneur‚ stated “leadership is love in operation.” A government official cannot be considered a leader if they aren’t readily willing to defend their nation. Because citizens aren’t inclined to rebel‚ the workforce doesn’t suffer from a negative environment‚ and a positive country inspires rather than discourages‚ a society is more effective when its population loves its leader . If societies aren’t afraid of their ruler‚ but feel admiration‚ the mere thought
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I never told anyone I can still remember clearly.It was the newspaper headline one year ago that shook the entire Townsville. Lisa Davies‚ an eighteen year old student of the local high school had fallen off the balcony at a house party (under the influence of alcohol ) and died of severe internal bleeding. Lisa Davies was …my best friend. Memories of Lisa and I go way back in time.We were both ten‚ had just moved to town and were unfamiliar with our surroundings.our friendship came naturally
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Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul‚ And sings the tune--without the words‚ And never stops at all‚ The language present in Emily Dickinson’s poetry is at times unclear‚ sometimes ungrammatical and can be found to be disjunctive. Dickinson wrote in distinct brevity‚ irregular grammar‚ peculiar punctuation and hand picked diction. Her poems were written in a circular manner‚ where she took the reader to one place and them swept them back to the beginning always relating
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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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Someone that I will never forget is Clayton. Although Clayton is six years younger than I am‚ he is my best friend. I met Clayton on the school bus when I lived in Alabama. I just moved to a new town‚ so I was the new student in fifth grade. I never liked sitting in the back of the bus because it was occupied by high school students; I sure didn’t belong back there. I sat with a student who was sleeping. When we got to his school‚ I woke him up; he forgot his sweater and I put it away in my book
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“Better Late Than Never” by Yolanda Paul There he was again‚ peeping through the window with worn‚ yellow eyes. His coat was moth-eaten and quite shabby. His skin was dirty as though it had not been scrubbed and cleaned thoroughly in quite some time. His shoes had many holes allowing too much ventilation and they appeared to have no soles. The old man shuffled into the coffee shop and ordered his normal cup of coffee without sugar and many times‚ I would see him looking longingly at the delicious
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The American Dream. Is it over‚ or is there still hope? The meaning of the American Dream has changed throughout history. During the jazz era‚ the American Dream was thought to be someone starting out low on the economic or social level and through hard work; one would prosper and could become wealthy and successful. Having the nice house‚ the nice cars‚ and the happy family‚ symbolized that one was living the American Dream. How does one have a dream for something that is material? Once one wants
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