Ghost Town Chapter One: A Funeral Is No Place For Fun And Games The day my mother died wasn’t gloomy nor was it cheerful‚ to be honest it was kind of boring. When I found out‚ I didn’t cry‚ I wasn’t sad‚ I was kind of neutral on it. She killed herself in the first floor bathtub‚ I found her. When I saw her I didn’t react at first‚ then I started panicking‚ mostly because I didn’t know what to do. You see‚ I’ve never had to deal with a dead body before. Luckily I decided to call the police and
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Life of Pi Chapter Questions Author’s Note Who do you think is writing the author’s note? Is this part of the fiction of Life of Pi‚ or separate from the story? PART ONE Chapter 1 What does the sloth symbolize to Pi? Chapter 2 Why do you think the author interrupts the story with this chapter? Chapter 3 Why is Pi named after the Piscine Molitor? Chapter 4 Pi states that the common believe that animals in the zoos are unhappy is “nonsense” (16). What response does he give
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The Scarlet Letter assignment #1 – Chapter 2‚ pages 6-7: I used the Visualize the Scene category. I can see Hester Prynne emerging from the prison. I can see that she is ladylike‚ tall‚ and beautiful. I can see her in a beautiful dress with the A embroidered on it walking through the crowd with her head held high and a baby in her arms. #2 – Chapter 3‚ pages 13-16: I used the Ask a Question category. Who is this man who has come into the town with the Indian? Why does he question a townsman
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Darkness everywhere‚ then light‚ frantic heartbeat‚ dry blood. Veronica swiftly wakes up in the middle of a room with two dead men on the floor. Weak and scared she begins to pull off the restraints on her wrists and ankles. Finally‚ free she gets off the gurney and begins to explore where she is and find out she’s in a hospital laboratory. Trying to find a door‚ two men come running out of a room with guns‚ feeling a surge of adrenaline she ducks and upper cuts knocking out the men. Finding a door
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Creative writing - Caesar Goh “Oi‚ I’m eating the last one‚ ‘kay?” A voice echoed through the hall. “Don’t you dare!” I yelled back through the long hallway. I heard his footsteps thudding on the wooden floor and a second later a head popped through into my bedroom. “Oh c’mon‚ I’ll give you the next one.” “If i had a dollar for every time you’ve said that...” I started. “Oh gosh.” Letting out a deep sigh he plopped himself onto my bed. He sat there for a while‚ in silence‚ until he suddenly looked
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try to find better jobs for my mother and him because with the two jobs my father had and the washing and ironing of other peoples clothes my mom did was not bringing enough money to support my sisters and me and did they wanted to provide a better life for my sisters and me. Mexico was such a poor country that my parents could not see themselves make enough money to support my sisters and me‚ let alone see us get a better education. So my parents decide to migrate to the United States with one of
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It is life’s only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. It is a clever‚ treacherous adversary‚ how well I know. It has no decency‚ respects no law or convention‚ shows no mercy. It goes for your weakest spot‚ which it finds with unerring ease. It begins in your mind‚ always. One moment you are feeling calm‚ self-possessed‚ happy. Then fear‚ disguised in the grab of mild-mannered doubt‚ slips into your mind like a spy." (Martel 163) Pi was someone who you may never have thought could survive
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Maya Jones shivered‚ her eyes falling shut. She threw her head back‚ a small moan escaping her parted lips. She felt herself losing control of her body. She began to feel light like a feather‚ and no longer felt any worries. Maya felt the bed beneath her dissolve as she began to float. This was a feeling she’s never felt before‚ it’s what most people would call an ‘out of body experience.’ “Don’t stop.” she whispered. “Please.” Denver’s lips found her ear where he gently bit on her ear lobe. It
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is later also known by her students as Ms. G‚ introduced herself through her first journal entry. Throughout her entry she wrote about the description of the school and its surroundings. Wilson High School is located in a safe area‚ but like Ms. Gruwell‚ you would have noticed that students from all walks of life attended the school. As a fairly new teacher‚ Ms. Gruwell expresses her nervousness through her entry by formulating questions that she thinks will arise when the students see her. “Will
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Peter Jia Ms.Kmiecik ENG4U 2013/8/17 The Importance of Religion in the Life of Pi Peter2 The Importance of Religion in the Life of Pi In introduction of Life of Pi‚ Author Yang • Martel said directly that : "This book was born as I was hungry "(introduction‚1). Hunger is something author refers to the emptiness in faith. The novel’s protagonist Piscine‚ grew up in French Indochina area
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