He was totally unaware of his best friends being lost. The slider was the best work he had ever done. He wasn’t going to let anyone ride it until after the contest. Dinky felt the slider would be faster than a sled because he had used snow boards instead of runners‚ two on each end. This also set the sled closer to the ground so he wouldn’t catch as much wind. Dinky knew he’d become a Christmas Elf this year. Dinky left the garage and returned to the house just as his mother came in. “Oh‚ Dinky
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Leo Tolstoy’s Russian folk tale “The old Grandfather and His Grandson” and Sandra Cisneros’s “Abuelito Who” have the same universal theme about the importance of grandchildren always loving and respecting their grandparents. In “The Grandfather and His Grandson‚” a Russian folk tale‚ the old and weak grandfather‚ as when he ate food would fall from his mouth‚ and he broke their clay bowls‚ now he eats in a corner by the stove. “His daughter-in-law‚ scolded him‚ and said that he spoiled everything
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The tale of “Genghis Kahn and His Hawk”‚ which was retold by Lori Verstegen‚ was published by the Institute of Excellence for Writing in 2007. Seemingly‚ the story is based in the 1200’s‚ where Genghis Kahn and his fearless hawk explore the woods. The fable is clearly intriguing‚ because it includes the hawk saving Genghis Kahn from poison‚ hunting‚ and a great moral. This tale takes place on a hot sunny day in the woods‚ where Genghis Kahn and the hawk are hunting. Truly the Kahn’s best friend
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A Boy and His Dog is the post-apocalyptic tale of Vic (the boy) and his sidekick Blood (the dog) who wander the desert wastelands of what was once the outskirts of Phoenix‚ Arizona in a perpetual quest for food and sex. Filmed in 1974 and released in 1975‚ the low budget independent film was the winner of the 1976 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation‚ placing it in the company of such better known blockbusters as 2001: A Space Odyssey‚ Star Wars‚ Blade Runner and Jurassic Park. Although it
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Dickens presents Fred as a cheerful‚ humble and generous character within the novella as a contrast to Scrooge’s cold and stingy character. As shown in the extract‚ Fred is ‘Cheerful’ and ‘handsome’ whereas Scrooge is ‘self-contained’ and his features were ‘shrivelled’ by the ‘cold’ (Stave 1). Fred is the son of Scrooge’s beloved but deceased sister‚ he is the only living relative and person who wants to pull him out of isolation and back into the world. Dickens was focused on Scrooge’s complicated
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capstone performance I have selected four pieces of vocal literature: The Monk and His Cat by Samuel Barber‚ Si mes vers avaient des ailes by Reynaldo Hahn‚ Una donna a quindici anni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ and V’adoro Pupille by George Frideric Handel. This repertoire includes a variety of pieces in different styles and languages‚ and overall I believe it encompasses my work as a classical vocalist. The Monk and His Cat is a 9th century Irish poem set to music by 20th century American composer Samuel
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The last paragraph of “His Last Game” adds a sentimental tone. The specific line that gives the audience a sense of remorse is‚ “What happens to what I remember? You remember it for me‚ okay?”. It also allows us to see that he has finally realized that his memories are what is most important to him‚ not only his last memories‚ but rather those little memories between him and his brother have shared in the past. He reminds us that the little things in life are the ones that have the greatest effect
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thing. The book Johnny Got his Gun defiantly proved that point‚ in the sense that it can leave you as a helpless human‚ or even kill you. If you win a war the outcome of it may be good for you but just think if you are in the position where you may not be able to move talk or even know if you are awake or asleep because your whole face has been ripped off by the shrapnel of the apposing enemy. If that isn’t torture than I don’t know what is! After reading Johnny Got his Gun‚ you will see the downside
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security that Mrs Tilscher’s classroom provides for the children‚ but hints the dangers that one would confront if one were to leave the classroom. Comment on how the narrator does this by close reference to the poem. ‘In Mrs Tilscher’s Class’ by Carol Ann Duffy is a poem about a young person entering the transition from childhood to adolescence. She shows the safety and security of the class through the use of techniques such as simile‚ listing and diction. However‚ she also hints at the dangers
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