mental picture in words. Some types of figurative language are the following: Simile: a direct comparison of two things‚ usually employing the words like or as. “He watches from his mountain walls‚ And like a thunderbolt he falls.” (Tennyson) “My heart is like an apple tree whose boughs are bent with thickest fruit.” (Christina Rosseti) Other examples: clouds like fluffy balls of cotton; snowflakes like soft white feathers; a motor purring like a kitten; a lawn like a green carpet; thin as a
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Teaching is a noble profession. The teacher is a respected person. In ancient India the teacher had a place of respect next to one’s mother and father. In those days‚ men of wisdom with unlimited knowledge were teachers. Students used to go in search of such teachers to get educated. ‘Guru’ as the teachers were then called was very much respected by society. ‘Guru’ enjoyed a lot of respect even with the king of the land. Education was then limited to a few. In courser of time‚ education was democratized
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Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski‚ originally born Nikolaus Gunther Nakszynski‚ was a famous German actor‚ whom was active from 1948 to 1989. He was best known for his eccentric‚ fanatical behavior and creative partnership with renowned German director‚ Werner Herzog‚ with whom he collaborated with on multiple films. Kinski was born on October 18‚ 1926 in Zoppot‚ Free City of Danzig (now Sopot‚ Poland)‚ and died of a massive heart attack on November 23‚ 1991 in Langunitas‚ California. Early Life
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My best friend Friendship is very important for everyone‚ especially me. During my studying from elementary school I have lots of friends. Among those‚ there are a few friends who are my best friends. Now I would like to describe one of my best friends whose name is Minhaz. The first reason I consider him as my best friend is that he has a very warm behaviour. He is so friendly when he meets me everywhere. For example‚ he always smiles politely on me that make me very happy when I meet him. Furthermore
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MY BEST VACATION. Dear all‚ Today‚ I would like to tell you about my best vacation. A few summers ago‚ my sister‚ her colleagues and me took a vacation to Nha Trang for 5 days. As you know‚ vacation was special days! We visitted many well-known places such as: Vinpeal Land‚ Hon Tam Island‚ Diamond Bay‚ Thap Ba Pagoda‚...and so on. On the way riding in the cable car to go to Vinpeal Land‚ we saw several jelly fish in the very blue water. It is the first time I have ever seen an extremely beautiful
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My Best Friend The year was a strange one‚ one that was beyond anything I had ever experienced before in my short 12 years on planet Earth. The Y2K scare had everyone running for water‚ food and power supplies in the beginning. I was leaving elementary school and life couldn’t be happier. Between the “summer Olympics”‚ my friends and I developed‚ the beautiful scents of the local woods‚ the ma and pa ice cream shop we went to in downtown Crete‚ Illinois‚ or the new addition of all of us reading
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MY BEST FRIEND I have always had many friends since I began to attend primary school. But most of my relationships ended as soon as we stopped going to the same school. Only my friendship with my best friend survived. She is called Lucia - as me. She was one of my schoolmates and we also were neighbours for many years. Although we already don’t live in the same town‚ we still get in touch. I usually chat online to her. We enjoy sending photos of our families to each other. Sometimes we spent
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My Best Gift Gift is an object which is given freely without expecting anything to the nearest and Dearest on particular occasion as a token of Expressing their gratitude‚ love and friendship‚ Gifts will be remembered for longer time or life time. Some of the common occasions are Birth Day‚ Marriage‚ Anniversaries‚ Festivals‚ Personal Celebrations etc.‚ Prior to Summer Vacation‚ My Mom and Dad have promised me that they will get some surprise gift for me. Around the same time‚ My mom was looking
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My Best Friend Everyone has someone they would consider their best friend. Whether that someone is or isn’t related to them. Someone they can relate to‚ and/or someone they just plain get along with and/or do dumb stuff with. My best friend happens to be non-related to me‚ even though I consider her family. She is someone I can relate to and we have quite a few things in common. To describe her I would definitely need more than three words‚ but since I can only pick three I would describe her
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My best friends name is Brittney Lewis. We have been friends since the ninth grade. We have a few things in common‚ but we’re mostly best friends because opposites attract. Brittney and I met in a Physical Science class we had together. At first we didn’t talk very much if at all‚ but after a while we grew on each other and stated hanging out together. Since then we have remained friends and since shared many things together like good laughs‚ jobs‚ and even some times that weren’t so good for both
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