In the midst of a dream‚ I met a witty individual with short fingers and twinkling brown eyes of a cat‚ her lips were curled up in a smirk and her mind was clear as the sky. Clutching in her hand‚ was a grand cream paper recognizing her achievements as a graduate from the University of Texas at Austin. Her choice of major was International Relations‚ an awkward choice for a timid mouse that loved history but hated speaking in front of a crowd; yet for a strange reason was favored for the opportunity
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The day I went into labor I opened my eyes. My mind was racing‚ but I immediately panicked and thought to myself‚ “where is my son?” I turned and saw my Mom sitting on the couch next to me still asleep and remembered that she must be exhausted; she was up all night with me. While she was softly snoring‚ I pressed the button on my bedside and within a few minutes a nurse responded. I asked‚ “Can I see my son now?” While on my way to work the day before‚ my water broke. I quickly rushed to my
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From the day I first saw my son to now When I first saw my baby he was all wrapped up in a stiff white blanket with footprints from all colors of the rainbow. His eyes were closed because his cheeks were so puffed up that they kept him from being able to open them up. His face resembled a red puffy marshmallow. His head was so long and narrow it almost reminded me of a little alien head. He had a full head of curly golden sandy brown hair. His nose was small as could be. It was like a little button
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before I go to bed I pray‚ at which I pray for better days‚ I pray for a better home‚ I pray for a better future‚ and I pray for a better family. Seems like the old guy up there never listens to me. It was a Monday afternoon‚ the sky was an alluring shade of zaffre mixed with persian blue and just a tint of sapphire. I felt the chill of the afternoon as I walked to work. When I made it to work‚ everybody was having a great time and as I clocked in‚ Kristen walked out for a cigarette break. I went
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Poem: Because I Could Not Stop for Death Poet: Emily Dickinson The Historian 1. Emily Dickinson wrote over 1800 poems in her lifetime. 2. Even though Dickinson wrote hundreds of poems‚ only 11 were published in her lifetime. 3. Emily Dickenson was not a follower of traditional punctuation‚ a trait that is easily recognizable in her poems. The Summarizer In Because I Could Not Stop for Death‚ Death is personified as a courteous beau who gently insists that the speaker set aside both her “labor”
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The day I will never forget Everyone has something that reminds them of something or someone. For some the smell breadfruit reminds them of the meals their mom made in every fashion since it was the only thing she could afford. For others‚ it’s a father playing with a child‚ an event they either experienced or long to experience. Then there are some who remembers a love one through a special song. For me it’s a little bit of all. When I smell hot barber green marinating with the sound of rain
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“Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson‚ was first published in 1862. Dickinson was known for writing poetry mainly about death. When we think about death‚ we imagine something terrifying‚ but in this poem it is seen in a different perspective. In the poem‚ the speaker comes upon death‚ but not in a scary or bad way. Yet‚ death has approached her in a gentleman-like way. In this poem it’s talked about as a kind human being‚ who is simply taking her along a journey around town and
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Name: Professor: Class: Date: “Because I could not Stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson Death is a common concern in much of Dickinson’s works of poetry. For her‚ death is not merely a metaphor‚ but the greatest inspiration to some of her most renowned poetic works. As an individual‚ Emily Dickinson was very familiar with death having experienced it firsthand. As pointed out by Ashraf (55)‚ the concept of death came naturally to her since having lived in a rural environment that was always accompanied
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Samantha)and boy‚ am I into sports. My sister‚ on the other hand‚ Is not so sporty‚ and is more into fashion and makeup (YUCK!). My favorite sports are soccer‚ football‚ baseball and my most favorite sport is basketball. Well now that I have told you what I like‚ I think that I should tell you a story. It all started when I was playing soccer and it started to rain‚ and boy‚ was it raining a lot. I had to get home. So I ran‚ and on the way I tripped and banged head. I couldn’t get up. There
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SUMMARY This is the story of Mama King‚ an elderly woman with a strong and indomitable spirit. We meet Mama King when she is placed in Frangipani House‚ a rest home‚ by her children who live in America. Her experience at the rest home is a claustrophobic one that robs her of her freedom‚ and slowly leeches away at her senses. She delves into her memories in order to survive that experience‚ but eventually gains enough lucidity to escape. This escape leads to the family descending on the island to
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