I stepped onto the start line‚ my heart beating fast. What had I gotten myself into? Why did I think that I would be able to do this? Why did I join this sport? The gun goes off. My legs start to move. My legs ached. My lack of training over the summer could be seen by all the spectators. I had to finish this race. I needed to prove to myself that I was strong and that I could do whatever I put my mind to. It was only 2‚500 meters‚ how hard could that really be? I ran as hard as I could‚ even
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Grade 8 Anecdotal Short Stories Unit How to Write an Anecdotal Story Anecdote - A short account (or narrative) of an interesting or amusing incident‚ often intended to illustrate or support some point. Adjective: anecdotal. Anecdote From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia An anecdote is a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. An anecdote is always presented as based on a real incident involving actual persons‚ whether famous or not‚ usually in
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decades‚ the United States led the world in total automobile production. In 1929 before the Great Depression‚ the world had 32‚028‚500 automobiles in use‚ and the U.S. automobile industry produced over 90% of them. At that time the U.S. had one car per 4 persons. After WWII the U.S. produced about 75 percent of world’s auto production. In 1980 the U.S. was overtaken by Japan and became world’s leader again in 1994. In 2006‚ Japan narrowly passed the U.S. in production and held this rank
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the air like cars on a freeway. The warm smell of the ocean carries over the sky in early summer in San Diego‚ California on a military base. You have everything you wanted and then one day it all just turns into dust. This just happens to be the worst day of my life. It was early in the morning‚ the day after my 7th birthday; I woke up to horrible cramps in the abdomen area of my stomach. The pain was so bad that I couldn’t manage to walk. I crawled down the stairs whining for my mom to rush
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Who Killed the Electric Car vs. A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash Who Killed the Electric Car directed by Chris Paine and A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash directed by Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack are similar documentary films in several aspects including their target audiences and viewpoints. Both documentaries choose to approach their messages differently concerning their use(s) of pathos‚ logos‚ and ethos. Who Killed the Electric Car relies much more on the use of pathos to relay its argument
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is easily known about Macbeth how he is a loving subject to the king but later becomes a ruler. The story starts off with a prophecy being told to Macbeth from the three witches saying that one day Macbeth will become king. All Macbeth could think is that Duncan was king at the moment‚ but has a feeling inside him that wants to kill Duncan so his prophecy could become true and become the new Thane of Cawdor. Over the course of the play‚ power causes Macbeth to change from a loyal and loving subject
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Cars are one of the most dependable inventions ever created. Cars have become one of the quickest mid-distance or long-distance travel ways and for every three people in the U.S‚ one will have a car. Cars have changed the we travel. They have allowed faster and and safer travel that allows the car to be more highly rated as a way of transportation. Cars have also developed many new features as well and people need to learn how these changes came to be. Cars have impacted society at an extreme over
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In the case study‚ “How to Change World”‚ Alan Wilson is stressed and confused by the tempting offers from different persons. First‚ his best friend‚ Karl‚ is trying to persuade him to join the LSM Investments‚ which at there he will be working for a hedge fund and is able to make a great sum of money out of it within a short period. Second‚ Shiori Masaki has offered him a job that is both challenging and meaningful by providing cheaper medical access for the people in Third World countries. Third
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From the day in 1901 when oil first jetted out of the earth near Beaumont‚ oil has been a big part of the Texas economy. The big oil boom of the 1900’s brought new wealth and jobs for both blacks and whites. This also brought a few unexpected social changes for everyone as well. The first social change was about public schooling in Texas. At the time‚ college was only for the rich‚ but this oil money went towards building some schools for the public. Now almost anyone could get better education‚
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Using notes taken in class with independent research give an account of the changes in the main causes of death over 150 years in the UK. Over the past 150 years‚ the United Kingdom has seen a vast change in causes of death among its people. Cholera was one of these leading causes of death in the 1800s and was a chronic illness. It was introduced to the UK from Asia in the 1830s‚ a spread rapidly through the towns. Cholera is an infectious disease that causes severe diarrhoea‚ which led to dehydration
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