Salve 7A! Today I will be doing a monologue for a gladiator! My heart pounds like a drum as thousands of romans scream in delight as I slay yet another gladiator in these accursed games. It is not my wish to participate in this horrid ring of blood‚ pain and death‚ but I must‚ for I am Priscus‚ a Celt‚ born and raised on the outskirts of Cisalpini‚ and captured by roman soldiers in 55 B.C whilst protecting my country. I worked in a pit‚ mining stone for Rome’s grand new city. One day a man came to
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recognize similar writing tactics and styles were employed in the pieces “The Art of Eating Spaghetti” and “What is a Hunter”. In regards to content of the stories‚ they differ quite a bit and are nearly the complete opposite of each other. Russell Baker‚ the author of “The Art of Eating Spaghetti” seems to have a more negative outlook and isn’t very confident in his writing ability despite his gift for it. He believed he was an average writer‚ unaware of his potential and not ambitious enough to refine
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FEAR OF FAILURE “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” –Michael Jordan Failure defined: Failure‚ the big ugly monster‚ we all try to stay away from; the gift from burning hell‚ we all like to believe; the only thing in life we all fear by turning deathly pale‚ once gripped by this most feared constant in every man’s
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Monologue of Tybalt the Capulet I am Tybalt‚ a Capulet and cousin of Juliet. I am known as short-tempered‚ impulsive‚ and a vengeful person‚ I draw my sword anytime I can. However I am loyal beyond words and honour the family rivalry between the Capulets and the Montagues with great heart. I will never betray the Capulets. On the day of Capulets’ party Romeo showed up. I recognised Romeo through his disguise at the Capulets’ ball. I can’t remember that we invited him to our party. Why is Romeo
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The Lena Baker and Anjette Lyles are two-court cases that are very questionable in court decision. Lena Baker shot and kill Ernest B. Knight who had remove her from her home and locked in a the gristmill. Baker was sentenced to Death. Anjette Lyles was a woman who murder four people Ben F. Lyles Jr who was her first husband‚ Joe Neal Gabbert who was her second husband‚ Julia Lyles who was her former mother in law and Marcia her daughter. She was sentenced to the State Hospital for the Insane in
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AN EVERYDAY MONOLOGUE This is an essay‚ and I don’t feel like spilling any of my secrets. Because that’s what I just did. Then you know I backspaced the entire thing. The End. But its too short‚ eh? Oh I can do so much better than this. I could tell you all the things‚ all the things in the world! But I’m a little neurotic you see. And paranoid. I can make weird twisted connections in which how anyone could figure out my true identity just by having that one bit of information I put out. For
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While Josephine Baker was a bit scandalous‚ her importance should not be overlooked because she did much more than perform. She was awarded military honors‚ served in World War II‚ and was an advocate for equality and peace. Josephine Baker was born on June 3rd‚ 1906‚ in St. Louis‚ Missouri. Her real name was Freda Josephine McDonald‚ which she changed when she married Willie Baker‚ whose last name she kept for the rest of her life‚ even when she got divorced. Her father left‚ and in order to support
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chapter 9 School “Performance”: Improvisational Processes in Development and Education* JacQue!yn Baker-Sennett University of British Columbia Eugene Matusov University of California‚ Santa Cruz Dr. Baker-Sennett and Dr. Matusov study the development of planning skills. With Barbara Rogoff and others‚ they have studied the collective improvisational skills that children employ while developing puppet and other theatrical performances. In this chapter‚ they describe this “playcrafting” work‚ and
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INTRODUCTION Most of our love belongs to a man or woman‚ but on occasion we develop relationships with the products we use everyday. Sometimes these products are hardest to let go of. Dearest TP‚ I guess I’m chalking you up to yet another fair-weather friend. I understand you got the shit end of the stick‚ but leaving me high and dry without a single sheet was just barbaric. Back at the trailer it’s been a river of tears. Just regular ones. Not Taco Bell tears. I still have the last piece of
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Crooks monologue: Jus because I’m a nigger [examines luger shell from Carlson’s gun] they’d probably shoot me like Candy’s dog if it was as much fun as the scourge they put me through‚ [walks to window and leans against the frame] just because I’m a busted up ol’ nigger‚ [scowls and bites his bottom lip] no-one wants to talk with me or anything. [Glares up into the stars and becomes furious] S’pose I weren’t‚ s’pose I was just like the rest of em‚ and that new fella‚ that big stupid bastard‚ s’pose
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