The mother in the short story “I Stand Here Ironing” and the mother in the poem “Daystar” are very important characters. The mother in “I stand Here Ironing” has a negative personality. She is very powerless. On page 80‚ the mother says‚ “You think because I am her mother I have a key‚ or that in some way you could use me as a key?” This shows just because she is the mother that doesn’t mean she has this magic to help. She has a very negative attitude instead of being happy. Her place in society
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I Need to post somthing for a free document. Please excuse this as my essays due in 5 min. Louis Sachar’s inventive book Holes received the 1999 John Newbery Medal Award. This once-a-year award goes to the author of the most distinguished book contribution to American literature for children‚ and Holes deserves to wear the prestigious seal on its cover. With all its tall tales and interesting characters‚ Holes takes place in a timeless world and will probably read just as well in 25 years as it
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the world has known the story about the World War I and the consequences that the World War I brought to the world. The World War I started in Europe‚ and even though President Woodrow Wilson wanted to keep America to be impartial in thought as well as action‚ but after the sinking of the Lusitania‚ Woodrow Wilson gave a speech to the Congress about joining the World War I. And the reason why was the United States of America involved in the World War I whether for the advantages of the Democrats or
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is__________ ‚ and currently a senior at____________. After high school I plan to go to college and major in Criminal Justice or English‚ then law school‚ following that pursue my degree as a lawyer at a big law firm. I have had mentors in my life‚ but the one that stuck on to me the longest was Mrs. Jones. This woman was the one who picked me up turn me around and place my feet on solid grounds. Also she has sacrificed so much for me I feel like another child of hers but knowing that she always has my
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Kelsey Timmerman In Kelsey Timmerman’s presentation‚ I learned a lot from it and it opened my eyes to actually realize how ungrateful we can be in The United States. There was one part in particular when he talks about the clothes we are wearing. Timmerman shared how he traveled the world. It all started with his favorite t-shirt‚ and how he wanted to go to the factory that it was made in. We never take the time to think who actually is behind the scenes working and making the clothes we
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Hello‚ Firstly I would like to introduction myself. My name is Biraj Mally and I am from Nepal. I am here to do my Bachelor in Accounting. It has been a month that I am here in Sydney and I am having a good stay in Sydney. I have decided to become a university student because in my view university has a higher level of education. University degrees are globally recognized and university education has a level of standard. Their are some students who are taking distance learning but coming to universities
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“The lamps are going out all over Europe‚ we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime‚"-Sir Edward Grey. The main reason World War I started was because of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. Many countries were in this war. The countries were either in the Allied Powers‚ Central Powers‚ or neutral. This war lasted four years‚ from 1914 to 1918‚ but the United States didn’t enter until 1917. The United States was right to enter WWI because Germany was sinking America’s ships although they
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World war I was the first world war that cause about 40 million deaths and over 300 billion dollars of damage. The Allies and Central powers were fight most for power and respect. The Franco-Prussian war triggered tension and the alliance system and the arms race. The Franco-Prussian was the one of the main reasons the war started anthers reason was the assentation of the archduke of Austria-Hungry Franz Ferdinand assassinated. I believe that they should not have joined the war. When Germany started
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could hardly believe that [he] was so far away from home‚ yet there was nothing familiar in [his] surroundings‚” except for his Gideon Bible‚ which makes him homesick‚ resulting in him setting the book aside. He then goes on to say “This was New York. I had to
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A top Afghan general has said his country may be dangerously exposed if a security pact with the US on its military withdrawal is not signed soon. Washington insists on a 31 December deadline for President Hamid Karzai to sign the pact‚ which sets the terms for US troops to stay on past 2014. Mr Karzai wants to wait until after he leaves office next year. But the head of ground forces‚ Lt Gen Murad Ali Murad‚ told the BBC the army would struggle without US support. Most Nato-led
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