In Theo Padnos’ memoir‚ My Life Had Stood a Loaded Gun: Adolescents at the Apocalypse: A Teacher’s Notes‚ he recounts his journey in discovering his career choice and his adventures of being a part-time teacher in a county prison. Discussing the variety of prisoners that came in and out of the Woodstock jail‚ Padnos reveals his relations with the prisoners. Padnos starts off describing the tediousness of the work in graduate school and how the‚ once fun‚ aspects of analyzing text no longer appealed
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alone seeing my mom sitting up front in tears. Hearing that my dad had a stroke at the age of 43 was shocking‚ but in all honesty‚ understanding that he might need brain surgery made me cry. Just when I thought that was frightening‚ almost exactly two years later‚ my dad suffered a second stroke. He might not make it‚ they said‚ and for over a month‚ he couldn’t even say one word. That’s what made me think about the choices we make when it comes to our health. At 45 years old‚ my father had already suffered
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Elina Osmolovskaya Group 302 “THE FUN THEY HAD” Analysis The text‚ or even better‚ the passage I am going to speak on is taken from the book written by I. Asimov “The fun they had”. The extract begins with introducing Margie to us‚ but does not imply introduction. In the passage‚ where the author describes finding of a real book he uses the pronoun ”HIS”. The author underlines it graphically‚ to show the vast gap in the epochs‚ habits‚ morality‚ way of life and model of life. To
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Plowing With Dad!!! It was early one morning‚ far before anybody was awake. The wind was starting to pick up‚ and it was also snowing with 3-inches already on the ground. That made it worse because it was causing snow drifts. Dad and I got in the very cold truck‚ (we didn’t wait for it to warm up) and were ready to go. As we were leaving‚ we plowed the driveway just to be safe‚ and to make sure my mom could get out later. We went to the shop to get the 4500. Of course the one we were going to take
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WA. Dispatch advised the reporting person‚ Maria Ayala-Rodriguez‚ stated a female coworker had punched her in the face. I met Ayala in front of the restaurant. It should be noted I did not observed any injuries or redness on Ayala’s face. Ayala told me she works as a waitress at Las Margaritas and tonight a female coworker‚ Maria Rojas‚ slapped her in the face with an open hand. I asked Ayala what had happened prior to the slap‚ and she said while she was working Rojas confronted her and told
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Opportunity of a Lifetime: Deer or Dad? Some of us have had that life changing experience spent with our fathers or mothers. The bond between a father and son can be something truly magnificent whether it is a small or a large event. The accumulation of memories is what makes a relationship so special and deep‚ and what keeps a parent and child so close throughout life. Such memories become embarrassing stories in front of new dates‚ toast at weddings‚ eulogies at funerals‚ and lifelong memories
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Everybody has or had a father at some point in their life. Some people may take their fathers for granted and others will not. My father is someone who I can always look up to and know that if I follow his lead I will end up being as great as a person he is. Fathers are your biggest fans and supporters. Whether you can tell it or not‚ they will always be there for you even if you are opposites. In Brad Manning and Sarah Vowell’s narrations about their fathers‚ they both have unique relationships
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blood having been sucked by the flea. “The Flea” contributes to society as he pushes the boundaries by saying that it is not a big deal to have pre-marital sex. He is pushing the boundaries by denying the thoughts of his society at the time. If women had sex with tons of men they were known as prostitutes‚ but if men did the same thing people call them kings. Donne also says in the first stanza "and this alas is more than we would do". This emphasizes that pre-marital sex isn’t a big deal for either
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DAY Once there was a boy called mike he lived with his dad one day he asked to go to the zoo. ”Dad please can I go to the zoo. ””Alright then “.on Sunday they went to the zoo but it took 1 hour in the ramshackle car. Outside the zoo they saw a man on his motorbike it was mikes dads friend. Finaly they got to the zoo and they saw some birds also mike spotide out the lion. His dad saw an elephant with huge ears however it had very long tusks. After they went to the zoo they went
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open water. Due to several media coverages on shark attacks‚ some believe that we should eliminate this threat and allow people to swim confidently in open water. Whenever people hear the word shark‚ people think of “dangerous‚” “man-eater‚” and “sea-monster.” They all have their reasons. Sharks‚ despite their late discovery‚ are associated with ancient monsters or demons. In ancient history‚ people could not fully understand gruesome shark attacks‚ and they commonly interpreted these mystical sharks
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