Mango Street”‚ she uses specific diction‚ syntax‚ and imagery to create tone. The best example of this is in paragraph 3 when Esperanza talks about her grandmother. Using imagery for example‚ Cisneros paints a picture by saying‚ “My great-grandmother. I would’ve liked to have known her‚ a wild horse of a woman‚ so wild she wouldn’t marry. Until my great-grandfather threw a sack over her head and carried her off. Just like that‚ as if she were a fancy chandelier. That’s the way he did it…‚” this helps
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Washington’s Farewell Address Assignment George Washington explained to the citizens in his Farewell Address why he was retiring. emphasized his worries about approaching hazards and dangers‚ and proclaimed his support for a united nation of the United States. In 1796‚ Washington declared in this letter that he would not seek. reelection a third time. A newspaper report contained the letter. In a blunt address to his "Friends" and citizens‚" he counseled and admonished the citizens of America
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Salutatory Address The last few years have just flown by‚ leaving behind loving memories of high school. It also became a long but fast year of hardships‚ trials and sorrows. But despite of those‚ we also experience opposite elements. I could associate a story I learned in Values – it is entitled “Steadfast in Facing Adversities – that for every trial‚ there is joy; that after every sorrow‚ there comes happiness. And today’s occasion may be one of the most awaited event for all of us. Sapagkat
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Running head: JFK HANDLES THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS President JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis Contemporary History June 12‚ 2010 The Cuban Missile Crisis forever marked 1962 as the year the world almost witnessed a nuclear war. The Soviet Union‚ Cuba‚ and the United States were all teetering on the edge of a cliff that was crumbling from the weight of fear‚ tension‚ and secrecy. It also marked the official end of Americans innocent belief that they were safe in the glow of Lady Liberty’s
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Salutatory Address Fellow graduates‚ schoolmates‚ parents‚ teachers‚ beloved principal‚ guest speaker‚ good afternoon! It is the day of commemoration; indeed‚ all of us are gathered here to recognize our 6 years of struggle‚ hardships and enjoyment as pupils. A new chapter of life for each and every one of us will now soon unfold‚ yes; this is not the end but the beginning of new adventures in the bigger world. Our journey maybe longer than our elders‚ but these longer years will take us
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Here he comes! Heading passed the Texas Book Depository. Bang‚ bang‚ bang‚ bang. Our thirty-fifth president John F. Kennedy was shot‚ and died instantly. How many shooters were there? How many shots were there really? Who was this Lee Harvey Oswald? Why did Jack Ruby kill Oswald? These are the mysteries of JFK’s assassination. There are many conspiracies to his assassination‚ like the official Warren Commission report of 1964. I have a theory there were multiple shooters. There were many shooters
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medal. He achieved all of these things before he was the leader of the United States and he never boasted about those things. The Bible says‚ "But he gives us more grace. That is why scripture says: God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble"(James 4:6). God wants us to be humble and not take pride in the things we do because God is the one who allows us to do the things we are proud of. Another leader who was modest is Elvis Presley. He never bragged about all the money he had and he was loved
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struggle; his mother dying when he was just ten years old‚ and with his father being a frontiersman‚ money was scarce. He had to strive for a comfortable living‚ and he spent his days working on a farm and keeping a store. Education was also something of limited resources‚ but because of his hunger for knowledge‚ he was able to read‚ write‚ and cipher. Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846 where he played part of the Illinois legislature for eight years‚ and for many years he also rode the circuit of
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from 1953 to 1964 and effective leader of the USSR from 1956 (premier from 1958) to 1964. He was born on April 17th‚ 1894‚ in the village of Kalinovka‚ Kursk province. As a young boy‚ Khrushchev worked long hours in the coal mines. Khrushchev seemed to be a revolutionist from a young age as he organized several strikes and in 1918 he joined the Bolshevik party and fought in the Civil War. Afterward‚ he was sent by the party to a technical institute to learn more about Marxism. Khrushchev rose
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unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another. Like the assassination of JFK his assassination was unjust because he was the youngest men to reach the white house via the electoral college‚his ability to demonstrate that a Roman Catholic could win to be the president of the united states.However‚some believed he was the worst president in the century. JFK was assassinated noon on November 22‚ 1963‚ as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas‚ Texas.His assassin Lee
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