what the occasion was And explain why this gift is special for you. My notes: external hard disk uncle 27th birthday Special because: carry data always with me high capacity shock-proof Transcript for the answer: Well‚ I have been given many gifts through my life‚ but one of the most precious and practical gifts I have ever received has been my portable hard disk. I received it from my uncle‚ I mean my mom’s brother‚ on my twenty‐seventh birthday which was about 3 months ago. I was kind of surprised to see
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against the shore. The sand is tickling my toes while I read an unforgettable book. One of my favorite things to do is read. Reading is fun and improves vocabulary. When I read‚ I get immersed in another world. I would bring along the books Wonder‚ The Running Dream‚ and Switched at Birthday because the characters persevere‚ there is unexpected friendship and a little love. First‚ the characters in the books Wonder‚ The Running Dream‚ and Switched at Birthday all persevere. In Wonder‚ August has a
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Anxious and Excited. Those words describe me on the day of my 6th birthday party. Excitement can come in 2 ways: inside or out; mine was shown in both ways! So many people had come to celebrate with me and the fact that people cared enough to come celebrate is something that is very special to me. It was the day of my party‚ a day I would never forget. I had so much excitement I could hardly contain it. Yet still‚ there were things to be done. The moonwalk we had requested had arrived and
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Claire Li English 9A Period 4 13 September 2016 Birthday Party: Self Image versus Kindness Katherine Brush’s short story‚ “Birthday Party”‚ speaks about a middle-aged couple who struggle with their relationship. This story takes place in a little cafe‚ nestled in the corner of a building. At first‚ everything is fine‚ but later‚ the married couple’s attitudes start to change for the worse. The author uses their attitudes to demonstrate the idea of self-image versus kindness and relationships. In
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So what was the best part of Blair Waldorf’s 17th-birthday party? The fun Asian theme? No. The Guitar Hero smackdown between Serena and Vanessa? Not quite. Any scene between Blair and Chuck? Most definitely yes. As cute as Dan and Serena are‚ Blair and Chuck are my new favorite couple. And they’re not even officially a couple... yet. Or possibly ever. Now we know for certain what some of you suspected last week: Chuck likes Blair. As in‚ really likes her. To the point where he can’t sleep‚ he
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few embarrassing moments in my short lifetime so far. Having to look back on all of the embarrassing things that have happen to me‚ I would have to say my most embarrassing moments was while I was listening to music through my earphones. One day I sat in front of the computer‚ in my pajamas‚ listening to music when my song came on. I started singing out loud. Forgetting everyone can hear me. I sang my heart out‚ in my head I was a superstar. And just when I was in my moment I heard someone laughing
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The impending arrival of Europeans and Africans in the Americas in the 15th century and later has similarities and differences with earlier history. The Europeans who arrived in the Americas were explorers looking for new discoveries in the 15th century. Christopher Columbus started a settlement in the Americas in the late 15th century and other Europeans followed. Shortly after African’s were captured and brought to the Americas as slaves. As time went on more settlements were established and more
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BIRTHDAY LETTERS Introduction: Conflicting perspectives are different points of view expressed and influenced by ones context and values. “Birthday Letters” by Ted Hughes is an anthology of poems challenging the accusation that he was responsible for his wife‚ Sylvia Plath’s death. The three poems The Minotaur‚ Your Paris‚ and Red are an insight into Hughes justification of the death of Plath using a very subjective and emotive poetic form. The poems possess many deliberate techniques such as extended
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Female author Katherine Bush composes a short story “The Birthday Party”‚ exposing the vices behind a generation of women who were emphatically conformed to the velocity of men’s chauvinistic lifestyle. The text does not go far enough to explain it; however her descriptions‚ perspective‚ diction and syntax portray the husband’s insolence so well that its purpose to induce the reader’s disgust is utterly achieved. Initiating the short story by introducing her subjects immediately the author describes
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Analysis of “Let’s get the (Birthday) party started” A short story by Dave Barry Childhood amnesia is a well known fact. Most adults are unable to remember infancy or toddlerhood. Therefore‚ one wonders whether it is even worth to celebrate a toddler’s birthday. Dave Berry’s short story “Let ’s get the (birthday) party started right” is mostly a low level comedy text that uses caricatures‚ one liners and hyperboles to communicate the idea that planning parties can be very stressful and exhausting
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