I didn’t enjoy living in Texas‚ but now living in New York felt like it made much more sense. As a child I did everything with my dad. Biking‚ fishing‚ rollerblading‚ you name it. I‚ Sandy Collins has done it. My dad always said he wanted a better life for me then what he had‚ he sure meant it. Back when I was almost eleven years old my parents got a divorce‚ great birthday present‚ huh? At first when I’d walk into the room where my parents would be arguing‚ they’d pretend they were only talking
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How to Make a Speech or Presentation — Write in your notes the time allotted to major points. This will help you stay within the time limits. When called upon to make a speech‚ consider the following suggestions to help make your speech more interesting‚ worthwhile‚ and fun for both you and your audience. • Prepare. — Find out about your target audience. Consider their interests‚ their ages‚ their needs‚ and anything else about them that will help you connect with them. — Write down the purpose
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or their character’s identity to then make the writing more effective. In the essay “How it Feels to be Colored Me”‚ written by Zora Neale Hurston‚ metaphors are used so that she can identify herself as a person‚ rather than by the color or her skin. Hurston feels as though she is often overlooked‚ or written off because she is African American. the writing proves otherwise. This is why Hurston uses metaphors effectively to explain her identity to the reader. Hurston depicts herself as a confident
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How does Zephaniah express feelings of anger about injustice in his poems? Benjamin Zephaniah expresses feeling of injustice in a vast amount of his poems. Zephaniah does this through the techniques he uses; emotive language‚ facts and personal experiences. Zephaniah is a dub poet. Dub poetry is a form of performance of the West Indians. It is spoken over reggae rhythms and is mainly about political and social nature concerned with justice. Zephaniah uses plenty of real life examples to support his
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HOW DOES FITZGERALD TELL THE STORY IN CHAPTER 9? In the Great Gatsby‚ the last chapter of the novel is told two years later still from the perspective of Nick. Nick is writing two years later after the events with Gatsby‚ showing that a considerable amount of time has passed between its occurrence yet it is still fresh in Nick’s mind. The fact that Nick is still reminiscing about Gatsby and has written a book about him highlights the huge impact that Gatsby has had on Nick’s life. The strong
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Don’t you hate these cafeteria meetings? I asked Peter. “Yah man‚ I know what you mean”. “I’m confused at the idea of gathering a bunch of classrooms filled with 8th grade students in a cafeteria‚ and making them listen to Principal Barton talking about how the school is making budget cuts and switching to the cheap stuff”‚ said Peter. But soon enough the Principal Barton’s announcements were interrupted with a huge and echoing SMACK!!! I looked around‚ everyone was in awe as the pizza that was splattered
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hide behind them or they are used for decoration in the scene. There are also trap doors that are used so that some characters can make dramatic entrances. The story of Romeo and Juliet set up the scenes so that it looked like a real house or garden by having furniture or plants. The scene we chose to redirect is the famous comedic scene of when the nurse taunts Juliet about the news from her true love Romeo. The Capulet’s live in a mansion type house and the stage would probably be set up to resemble
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“So what‚ you gonna sic your PCH puppy on me every time I ruffle those ole Veronica feathers now?” Logan cornered Veronica in the hall‚ and if Veronica squinted at his face‚ she could imagine where his nose might look a little out of place from Weevil’s intervention at the beach. He certainly didn’t look any sorrier‚ though‚ but he at least has consistency going for him‚ she had to concede that. From Logan’s perspective‚ how could he be held accountable for her feathers being so damned rufflable?
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How did the authors make the reader sympathise with ‘monstrous’ characters in both ‘Frankenstein’ and the ‘Watchmen’? In both ‘Frankenstein’ and ‘The Watchmen’‚ ‘monstrous’ characters are portrayed as isolated beings with their own anxieties and problems. These two elements are described differetly as the narration changes‚ showing the readers different perspectives of the same thing. Even though their characteristics make it obvious that they are ‘better’ than ordinary human beings‚ they still
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O. McIntosh Ap Language & composition December 2‚ 2012 How It Feels To Be Colored Me by Zora Neale Hurston Hurston refused to be defined by the stereotypes of her time and times long gone. She often pushed the boundaries of what was customarily done‚ thought or expected by people of “color”. Hurston redefines and restructures the reality of being colored by the use of Satire‚ Imagery‚ and Personification. Hurston uses these strategies to lightheartedly yet emphatically
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