I carry so many things‚ so many insignificant things‚ things that you would never think could hold so much meaning. Chapstick. No‚ I do not carry it for fear of coming across Prince Charming and diving into his arms for the fairy-tale kiss. But I do fear chapped lips; it is more of a phobia (chapped-obia?). I was eight years old in the Alps of France over winter break when no one informed me that chapstick would be a good little soldier in my pocket to defend my lips from the enemy: the cold
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Is Celebrity Worship Syndrome A Bad Thing? I have a friend who is an affectionate fan of Super Junior‚ the famous South Korean boys group. She can confidently list out the birthdates‚ height‚ weight and other details/information of all the thirteen members in the group. She is proud as a Super Junior’s devotee. However‚ she contemplated and replied me with an awkward smile when I asked her about her parents’ birthdates. As ironic as it seems‚ but this may happen on you too! You could possibly name
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The Earth‚ My Butt‚ and Other Big Round Things Carolyn Mackler Brittany Kazmierski English 1st Hour March 25‚ 2012 The author of my book is Carolyn Mackler. She was born in Manhattan on July 13‚ 1973. When she was one‚ her parents moved from Greenwich Village to Syracuse and then to Brockport‚ which is a small village in Western New York (and the setting for many of her novels and stories). Carolyn graduated from Vassar College in 1991. In 2003‚ Carolyn’s second book came out. The Earth
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tendency to overlook the little things in life‚ but when taken from us‚ these little things prove to have a strong emotional attachment. I have experienced this in my life. Last year‚ my family and I moved to a new house in xxxxxxx‚ xxx xxxxx. We moved from xxxxxx‚ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx‚ where we had lived for sixteen years. I had never really given thought to my house; it was always there when I left for school and when I came back. However‚ permanently moving away opened my eyes to the importance of
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In the reading of the book‚ “The Things They Carried‚” by Tim O’Brien ‚ I had mixed emotion on this book because of how the events were organized and how O’Brien decide to narrator the book. For example in the beginning of the reading it was understandable and made sense‚ however after the first couple of chapters I did not know what or who was talking or being talked about. O’Brien would be talking about some war story or someone ‚ and in reality it was really Rat Kiley‚Curt Lemon or Azar talking
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The only thing we have in common with them are the masks we wear. But ours are darker. Ours are sliced in half. Like our wrists. Like our hearts. To us it’s simply life. To us‚ game is the only escape. Yet‚ at the same time‚ game over is the cowardly way‚ and we scorn‚ spit on it ‘till our tainted saliva seeps through the false fabric. These little things we do‚ like pulling the knife across our skin and watching the blood well up over the skin and overflow‚ spilling. These little things we do‚
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the Right Thing Essay Youth violence and drug abuse has become a major issue in our society today. 1 in 7 teens said they have been in a fight on school property this past year. More and more teens are doing drugs because they see people doing on television or are influenced by their friends. I have seen and heard of situations that have involved drug abuse and violence that have affected my life. It may not have happened directly to me‚ but I have seen and heard of some of the things teens have
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In class we read The Things They Carried‚ a novel written by Tim O’Brien. Due to the high popularity of this book‚ many people have written articles criticizing it. In “How To Tell A True War Story‚” Catherine Calloway offers her thoughts on the book. I will be comparing my own thoughts and her article on the “relative truth” of Tim O’Brien. The Things They Carried is a story told by a young soldier‚ Tim O’Brien‚ during the war in Vietnam. The events told in the book are not told in chronological
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THE THINGS THAT ANNOY ME Like every week day ‚ Thursday morning find me stuck in the fortieth minute of a time that should last fifteen . The prospect of being late for school the fifth time this week has already thrown in the bed mood ‚ it worsens when I look out of the car to see what was causing the traffic jam. Controlling the police seems to be the last thing in the policeman’s mind as he converses animatedly with the drive of a bus‚ who soon hand him some bribe .Disgusted by this sight and
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The Things They Carried‚ more like the things that I will carry forever‚ if there is any book I would say is the worst‚ is this book. BUT‚ it’s bad for all the GOOD reasons. I’ve read other war books that are good and EASY in making me put myself in the main characters position‚ but this book is definitely the opposite. Author Tim O’Brien continuously purposefully betrays his audience in order to construct a ‘truthful’ war story that makes the readers WISH to be in the characters position‚ not because
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