Far off in the dim moonlit country‚ over a viaduct and down a valley‚ a train rushed along whistling like a lost metal thing‚ nameless and running. Tom went to bed shivering‚ beside his brother‚ listening to that train whistle‚ and thinking of a cousin who lived way out in the country where that train ran now; a cousin who died of pneumonia late at night years and years ago— He smelled the sweat of Doug beside him. It was magic. Tom stopped trembling. “Only two things I know for sure
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In the movie‚ “Gone Girl”‚ the product placement was pretty obvious at times. The audience of this movie is mostly aimed at adult females‚ so the product placement seemed to be mostly brands that adult females would enjoy. Three specific products that would change people’s attitudes about the brands in the movie are the Dreyers’ ice cream carton‚ Diet Coke‚ and Dunkin Donuts coffee cup. When Nick is upset that things aren’t going well‚ he eats Dreyers’ ice cream right out of the carton. Although
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What I have learnt from the observation of my peers and the experienced teachers about effective teaching. From observing my peers and experienced teachers‚ I have seen that effective teaching can be delivered in different ways yet still has certain key aspects. Perhaps the most important aspect of effective teaching is good planning. If it is well planned‚ the aims of the lesson will be clear to both the teacher and the students. A good example of this was a lesson by DL‚ which I observed on
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Coming Home The Renaissance period was defined by the plethora of work that paid homage to antiquity‚ or the classics. These Renaissance writers‚ artists‚ and thinkers recognized the virtues‚ themes‚ and ideas of the classics and they were able to harness those virtues‚ themes‚ and ideas in order to influence their society. Today‚ the same thing is exhibited in many contemporary works. There is evidence of the importance of classical ideas in various modern works of today‚ ranging from but not limited
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“You don’t know what you have until it’s gone” Like an old saying “You don’t know what you have until it’s gone”. For some people these are just words‚ but for others it’s really more a life changing phrase. To me this phrase are more than just words. I question myself every time I see or hear about mother’s abandoning their children’s. I really can’t understand what come across their minds to make a life changing decision. Every woman who has the blessing of having children’s should be grateful
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Professor Mathew Sarkowicz ENG 101 28 September 2011 One must suffer to be beautiful It became a rule or norm that a woman is the one who should look pretty. We‚ ladies‚ watch TV shows and see the popular magazines which are full of skinny models with perfect make up and well dressed celebrities. We want to be like them. Why? It gives us the status‚ comfort and perfection. It may seen unbelievable what a female goes through and what she is able to do to herself to be attractive
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I am seeking to find a home for my 76 year old Grandfather Leroy. It is becoming increasingly difficult for him to take care of himself and no family members are available to take care of him as it is becoming a full time job. He was diagnosed with colon cancer a few years back and his disease‚ in conjunction with chemotherapy‚ has taken away his capacity to care for himself. He was also recently diagnosed with Parkinson¡¯s disease. The name of the Nursing home that I chose to evaluate is the
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In the book‚ “A Long Way Gone‚” Ishmael went through many violent experience. It taught me about the consequences or aftereffect‚ both intended and unintended of violence is by telling us lessons of it. One of his violence is when it started the rebel attacking the village‚ which then his family is dead. And that makes him want to revenge for his family. Later he join an army because he was told that it is a death road or have hope of living if he join the army. Of course he wants to live‚ so he
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Long Way Gone “One of the unsettling things about my journey‚ mentally‚ physically‚ and emotionally‚ was that I wasn’t sure when or where it was going to end. I didn’t know what I was going to do with my life‚ I felt that I was starting over and over again.” Ishmael Beah A Long Way Gone written by Ishmael Beah is a memoir of a boy soldier and the experiences he has endured during the occurrence of the Sierra Leone Civil War. Ishmael’s experiences physically‚ mentally and emotionally have altered
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in front of my own eyes... It was a day like all others. School was as boring as ever. Mara and Vicky teased me mercilessly and I had obtained yet another F in Maths. However‚ when I got home‚ I found a note saying that my mum was out and that Dad was to arrive from work soon. I was home alone. I was not home alone very often and so the idea was thrilling. Should I make myself a huge‚ dripping peanut butter and jelly sandwich or should I prank call Vicky and Mara? I was lost in my thoughts when
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