mental picture in words. Some types of figurative language are the following: Simile: a direct comparison of two things‚ usually employing the words like or as. “He watches from his mountain walls‚ And like a thunderbolt he falls.” (Tennyson) “My heart is like an apple tree whose boughs are bent with thickest fruit.” (Christina Rosseti) Other examples: clouds like fluffy balls of cotton; snowflakes like soft white feathers; a motor purring like a kitten; a lawn like a green carpet; thin as a
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How I Can Contribute To America I can contribute to America by helping people in need. Some people in America are less fortunate than others and can’t afford gifts or food. In winter it is rough being a person in need because if they have kids they would want to give them a memorable Christmas. On Christmas morning I’d bring them Christmas presents and a Christmas dinner so they can feel included‚ the presents would be stuff like blankets‚ coats‚ hats‚ gloves‚ toys‚ and new clothes. There is a
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Take me Out- The show you can surely live without Take me Out is back‚ ready to leave you as a disturbed and paralysed wreck. This series‚ the dating show silently guarantees you the worst experience of a lifetime which includes special features such as: a comical-looking yet wooden host‚ a range of presumptuous‚ “plastic” Barbie dolls that come in all shapes and sizes‚ and lastly‚ but by no means least‚ recently spray tanned‚ egotistical males‚ who most of which‚ narrowly pass as men. Take Me
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Banks Jenkins My Body‚ My Weapon‚ My Shame He was born to play football‚ someone who is 270 pounds and five percent body fat and only 19 years old and could go anywhere to play football. He went to a big ten college‚ Michigan. Now Elwood Reid was a man of hard work and discipline and would never give up. He worked hard ever single play from whistle to whistle. Even when he was in server pain he would never give up because he didn’t want to be called a quitter. Now there were two parts to Reid
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MY BROTHER OR MY ENEMY? I remember when Chris-my older brother by a year and a half- got a scholarship to study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology‚ we were all happy. Mother rolled on the floor for two minutes as She praised God. Father‚ a much more reserved man smiled and said nothing‚ I did not know what to do‚ so I just stared at Chris in admiration and in a brand new light. My brother was going to America to study Robotic Engineering‚ and I was proud of him. I remember
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learned that when we know how to use ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos appeals‚ we can pull the audience the way we want. For intense‚ I can use ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos appeal to make someone to take me to the park. Although to belong to discourse community‚ we must know how the people in the community interact with each other. Not only that‚ it is important that we have similar interests or goals. In this essay‚ I will prove you that I effectively joined a discourse community of high school dance by learning
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no one to guide him. I bear witness that there is no god but Alláh‚ the Only One without any partner; and I bear witness that Muhammad‚ sws‚ is His servant‚ and His messenger. Today’s khutbah is about Patriotism: love for one’s country. Is it wrong to love one’s country? Should we love our country more than we love Justice‚ or God? Should our love for country blind us to what’s right and what’s wrong? In our mass media there are frequent questions as to whether we Muslims can be trusted‚ whether
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My short-term goals are to discover more about my interests and talents. I desire to become more knowledgeable in the different qualifications for careers‚ as well as the pros and cons of each career. Understanding this will help me to make the right choices in deciding what I want to do for the rest of my life. I would also like to learn how to speak in a more professional nature to my peers and my academic advisors. I look forward to the challenges that await me and the experiences to be had while
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“There goes my hero‚ watch him as he go”. Foo Fighters’ song My Hero keep playing in my head as Madam Alindayu talks about the preparation for the Teachers’ Day with the theme MY TEACHER‚ MY HERO that is celebrated by the whole world. Of course‚ as a student‚ this is the right time to give thanks to our beloved teachers who brought us to where we are now. “Grabe‚ sobrang terror ni Sir! Lalo na yung si Madam sa isang subject ko! Hay!” phrase that somehow bugs me out knowing that teachers only do
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Patriotism DOES one become patriotic because he or she supports his or her country’s president or government? Or conversely‚ is one guilty of being unpatriotic because he or she does not support the current head of state and administration? This talk about patriotism is among the myriad of issues that forced themselves into the public arena during President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s visit to New York earlier this month. On one hand‚ supporters of Mrs. Arroyo accused those who were attending
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