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    There Is Only One Story

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    Natalie Hillage Creative Writing Mrs. Ruiu 11 Sept 2014 There Is Only One Story September 11‚ 2001. I was a three year old preschool student. The kid who sat next to me stuck crayons in his nose and the girl in my play group always made me be the dog when we played house. That day was part of many that began my life. The same exact day that ended the lives of thousands of people and ruined those of others. The same exact day that a widow now calls into work and lays in bed for hours; because

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    On the surface of the novel‚ Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit‚ may appear to be about a young lady trying to figure out who she is whilst in a constrained community. However this is not the whole story. Within the novel there are constant struggles with finding who you are‚ social class and the broad concept of fitting in. Winterson does this well through her use of symbols and motifs which are as one example an orange. Even the sub-plots within the novel such as her mother possibly having a lesbian

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    The Only Crime Is Pride

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    “The only crime is pride” is a true statement. Multitudes of people take much pride in numerous things some being: their job‚ family‚ political views‚ hometowns even in their favorite sports team. In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ the protagonist‚ Antigone‚ wants to give her brother Polynecies the same honorable burial given to her other brother Eteocles. Creon‚ The ruler of Thebes‚ makes it very obvious to all the citizens that they are not to attempt to bury his nephew or they will be stoned to

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    Rañeses August 15‚ 2015 Summary— Motivation can change our life each day. It can uplift our body to move forward into the next level whether with full of obstacles or not. Life journey move us form a small and simple desire into a situation that needs a tough decision. We have to go straight and live with changes. Every day is a continuous process and spontaneous‚ so don’t let yourself be stuck in one place. Motivation is like a fuel and life experiences is like a charcoal‚ I have to make an

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    Money is not the only Motivating Factor Introduction The aim of this academic research assignment is to look into the area of why I believe Money is not the only motivating factor in our current working society these days. We live in a day & age where people are no longer just interested in being able to earn for a living‚ although it does enable us to fulfill the basic necessities of our daily lives‚ like paying for our bills‚ our transport expenses‚ etc. However‚ more than just that‚

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    It's Only Me

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    “It’s only me” “It’s only me”‚ is an article brought on April 7th 2008 in the magazine “TIME” by Nancy Gibbs. The themes of the article are bullying and school shooting. Nancy Gibbs uses a special language to tell how big the problem bullying is‚ and what it can result if schools and parents do not speak with their children‚ and if they do not know anything about their behavior and situation at schools. Nancy Gibbs’ purpose with her article is to that people should focus on‚ which consequences

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    Only Child Syndrome

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    clue. They may worry about ‘the only child syndrome”‚ there are some people that believe it’s true. The question is ‘what is the only child syndrome? It’s a myth that dates back all the way to the late 1800s. When G. Stanley Hall said being an only child was “a disease all in itself.” Susan Newman‚ a social psychologist at Rutgers University and the author of the book “Parenting an Only Child” says the myth has been continued because‚ “People articulate that only children are spoiled‚ they’re aggressive

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    The Only Tree Left

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    The Only Tree Left I was walking past the great forests of Tree Land and thinking to myself ‘Where are all the trees?’ So I walked up to the only tree left and asked “Where is your family?” The tree didn’t reply but stood there still slowly starting to shed its leaves. I went closer and whispered to it “Don’t you worry‚ I’ll help you find the kidnapper.” I moved forward and saw someone loading log-wood into his truck. I quickly went up to him and “You are under arrest!” The strange man started laughing

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    There are several stereotypes that take place when it comes to only children as well. Some would say that they are aggressive or bossy but this is not necessarily true. Due to them not having a sibling only children tend to be more of the leader type. Some other things that are said about only children is that they are spoiled‚ selfish‚ must have their way‚ are dependent‚ become too mature too quickly. None of these stereotypes are necessarily always true. Children with siblings often have more

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    Only Then I Realized

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    Only then I realized how much I loved her” The death of a family member will always be a considerable trauma for the rest of the family members and other relatives. Any life can be taken away in a blink of an eye. I don’t think anyone really thinks about tragedy until they are actually faced with the shocking news. I never thought much about it myself‚ until I was faced with the devastating news of my life. My cousin’s death was unexpected. I didn’t realized how much I loved her until I seen

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