back. Several months later upon returning from the grocer’s he suffered a second stroke and died on his kitchen floor. Such is the story of my father’s demise and the unraveling of his life’s storms. My father was separated from our family for twenty-five years‚ an act of his choosing. Although we did reunite after the first stroke‚ I was the last of my siblings to see him before
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After reading the short story “My Boy Life” which is the memoir of John Carroll‚ I was from time to time envious of Carroll’s life but also relieved that I was not born in the 1800’s. Born just before the war of 1812 in Upper Canada‚ Carroll’s life was very simple. His prospective future occupations only consisted of a few and were predetermined from birth. How simple is life when everything is already set in stone? From the age of twelve to seventeen‚ Carroll worked at a tannery and as a currier
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In his song‚ Tupac explicitly takes his listeners on an emotional journey of appreciation‚ as he states‚ “Aint a woman alive that could take my mama’s place” (Tupac). This line is precious as it creates a double connection. The first connection is undoubtedly traced back to his mother‚ who he would not replace regardless of the difficult life they experienced growing up. The second connection
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later compiled into a book called “Dear Mrs. Breed”. Although the conditions are very tough in the Japanese internment camp Louise sees the best of things and keeps her positive attitude throughout her time there. Helen Waterford
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Dear Santa‚ This Christmas is one‚ which is like no other. Overseas in Europe‚ dictators are rising to power and it seems that the countries over there are preparing for another war. Meanwhile in my own country‚ the collapse of the stock market has sent my country’s economy in a downward plunge. Therefore‚ what I would like is for you to help the economy get back to where it used to be. Immediately after World War 1‚ my economy rose up to great heights as the war had helped create jobs and our
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Recycling Good morning to our beloved teachers‚ Puan Rusni and my dear fellow friends.Standing here today‚I would like to deliver a speech entitled‚"Recycling." According to the Asian Development Bank‚rapid development‚rising personal consumption and unprecedented levels of waste in Asia where cities will generate on estimated 1.8 million tonnes of rubbish per day by 2025.In Malaysia alone‚we produce over 15‚000 tonnes pf rubbish daily and it is a matter of time before we run out of space to
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Introduction section of Curley’s wife She is newly married to Curley. Curley’s has no name on this novel because she wants recognition‚ attention‚ her own identity‚ and her own life. To emphasise how she has none of these things‚ Steinbeck doesn’t even give her a name. She is just someone’s “wife”. This shows that there is no identity of her own. Without him she would be nothing. She is young‚ pretty‚ wears attractive clothes and locks her hair. She seems flirtatious and is always hanging around
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The Dear Boss Letter was dated September 25th‚ and was received on September the 27th‚ 1888‚ by the Central News Office. two days later‚ the letter was sent to Scotland Yard. “Though initially viewed as a prank‚ the Dear Boss Letter quickly gained attention after Catherine Eddowes’ murder on September 30th” (Whitechapel Jack.) In the letter‚ the author said that he was going to cut off his next victims ears. Catherine Eddowes was found with a severed ear lobe. After the Dear Boss letter went public
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Dear Diary‚ Ever since the fight for the throne between my two brothers‚ Eteocles and Polynices ‚ nothing has been right. They fought for the throne‚ but the outcome came to be that they killed each other and the throne was left to my uncle‚ King Creon. My uncle is a selfish man who only cares about himself and when he became king of Thebes he got to do whatever he wanted to. My uncle ‚King Creon‚ decided to have a burial for only one of my brothers ‚Eteocles and did not want to bury my other
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Literary Devices Plot Devices A Literary Device is a technique that shapes narrative to produce an effect on the reader A plot device is an object‚ a character or a concept introduced into the story by the author to advance its plot. A Plot Twist is any unexpected turn of the story that gives a new view on its entire topic. A plot twist at the end of the story is called a twist ending. A Flashing Arrow is a technique used to focus the reader’s‚ but not the characters’‚ attention on an object or a
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