Wishes‚ what it would be‚ for you‚ for someone else or the world. Is there anything a person wouldn’t do to have three wishes? Think about it! One person has a set of goals for their whole life‚ they long for a desire that is out of reach‚ but upon utterance of a few words in that instance that fantasy becomes reality. If I were to have the opportunity of having three wishes‚ the first thought that will come to my mind will be myself‚ myself and myself‚ but if I will stop and think deeply then
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Written assignment - "The fun they had" "The fun they had" is a science-fiction short story written in 1951 by Isaac Asimov. The text has its focal points on the human behavior as a response to the development of technology - human dependency of technology and how it has become a necessity in order to live a normal life. The text expresses‚ how the progression of technology have lead to the closed and therefore more "efficient" school system that Margie is a part of. As she reads the "real" book
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Worst Car Accident I Have Ever Had I felt a big thud at the front of my truck‚ and at that moment I did not know what had happened. Seconds later I felt my body turning with the vehicle. I grasped the wheel really hard with both of my hands‚ while the glass shattered in to pieces. My head‚ my chest‚ and my arms were soaking in blood. My heart was beating very fast. I thought it was the end of my life. That summer day on 2004‚ I was driving back from work in the afternoon and I took the South Beltway
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biggest learning experiences I have ever had was not taking someone for granted. When you depend on that someone in everyway possible and your world was surrounded by them your entire life‚ the old cliché’ “Here today‚ Gone tomorrow” becomes a reality in a split second. On January 8‚ 2008‚ I left for work at 5:30 am with coffee in hand and my backpack strapped tight ready to start my busy day. (I was a driver for DHL). I said my goodbyes and I love you’s to my parents as I walked out of the door. To
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The text I`m going to interpret is written by Isaac Azimov. He was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University‚ best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Asimov was one of the most prolific writers of all time‚ having written or edited more than 500 books he published influential sci-fi works like I‚ Robot and the Foundation trilogy‚ The Naked Sun and Foundation’s Edge‚ The Intelligent Man’s Guide to Science which was the encyclopedic
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If you could get rid of three things in the world‚ what would it be? In a heartbeat‚ I would get rid of chalkboards‚ cigarettes‚ and body hair. All three are unnecessary‚ gross‚ and annoying. They just need to go! Chalkboards annoy the heck out of me. The sound it makes when you right on it or scratch your nails‚ I can’t stand it! Teachers taking notes on a chalkboard are the worst because they usually end up taking up the whole board and you have to listen to that sound every single‚ little
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When I got on the jet ski they put a life jacket on me and me and my mom put a gucci hat on me and me and my dad drove 80 mph and I told my dad to slow down but he wouldnt‚ it was windy so I didn’t notice my hat fell of the jet ski and it sunk in the water and my dad went so far that we couldn’t see the sand so we drove so fast that my hair almost fell off. We continued this for ten minutes but we couldn’t see land we were at the middle of nowhere. We saw a boat so we stopped and asked the people
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Elina Osmolovskaya Group 302 “THE FUN THEY HAD” Analysis The text‚ or even better‚ the passage I am going to speak on is taken from the book written by I. Asimov “The fun they had”. The extract begins with introducing Margie to us‚ but does not imply introduction. In the passage‚ where the author describes finding of a real book he uses the pronoun ”HIS”. The author underlines it graphically‚ to show the vast gap in the epochs‚ habits‚ morality‚ way of life and model of life. To
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“Had I gained something at the Sillington House? Or had I lost something there? The answer is yes.” A remarkable quote with unknown meaning by Ethan Potter from “The View From Saturday” By E.L. Konigsburg. Ethan would never guess that he would finally show someone who he truly is‚ but with The Souls‚ he finally did. Ethan Potter is known for his silence‚ and so is the rest of his family‚ He has impenetrable dreams and a perfect brother named Luke‚ a secret crush on her Souls teammate
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about my life was when i realized i actually had to try in school. I came to that realization shortly after my freshman year when I failed my math and world studies classes and had to take summer school. there wasn’t anything that made me have to buckle down it was all my choice because i was 16 no job‚ no car‚ and failing my classes. after my freshman year i realized that i was hanging around the wrong crowd and started doing some stuff that i probably shouldn’t have. as soon as I actually seen how
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