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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my brother my executioner I.BOOK DATA: Title of the book: My brother‚ my executioner Author: F. Sionil Jose Publisher: Solidaridad Publishing House Date Published: 2006 Number of pages: 192 pages II. GENEALOGY Luis was a illegitimate son of Don Vicente. Trining was his first degree cousin and also his lover. Ester was just a fling partner of Luis and also Trining’s classmate in school. Victor is Luis’s half brother. III.LITERARY MAP Baclaran Church‚ it is where Luis and Ester
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My Grandfather Amanda Jeffries Mid-Continent University English II January 16‚ 2013 It was April 30‚ 2011. I was on my way to Wal-Mart with my two boys‚ Hunter and Harper. Since it was a Saturday morning‚ we were going to spend the day doing some shopping and later on‚ Hunter and Harper were going to baseball practice. As I was driving down the road‚ suddenly‚ I heard the ringtone chiming
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12/3/13 English Once in a kingdom that no one really cared about or knew about there lived a king and queen King Midas and Queen Latifa who were happy celebrating their kingdoms holiday. This holiday was a peace time holiday to celebrate their kingdoms freedom and wealth that they had. Meanwhile in a galaxy not so far away two scientists Pinhead and Pedro of a random distant planet had discovered a technology to jump time and space so they could travel
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“There goes my hero‚ watch him as he go”. Foo Fighters’ song My Hero keep playing in my head as Madam Alindayu talks about the preparation for the Teachers’ Day with the theme MY TEACHER‚ MY HERO that is celebrated by the whole world. Of course‚ as a student‚ this is the right time to give thanks to our beloved teachers who brought us to where we are now. “Grabe‚ sobrang terror ni Sir! Lalo na yung si Madam sa isang subject ko! Hay!” phrase that somehow bugs me out knowing that teachers only do
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first lesson. Concrete poem is actually a poem whose meaning is depicted through graphic shape or pattern. Madam Diana had assigned our class to come up with our own concrete poem. The process was tedious and it clearly tested our patience. Some of my classmates came up with really good ones but I’m not saying mine’s not. To be honest‚ I think mine was simple and superb. (Hehe‚ a little overconfident‚ maybe) The next lesson we had learned was about the poetic devices used in songs and poem. A few
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My Teacher‚ My Hero Teaching is an option. Sainthood is a preference. Heroism is a choice. Have you ever wondered what a true hero is like? When people say hero‚ they usually think of cartoon characters like Superman‚ Spiderman‚ or SpongeBob. If you mean a hero in cartoon or movies‚ then someone who is the strongest person around who wants to bring peace and justice. Heroes are not like real superheroes‚ people who could fly‚ who could hold a car using their forefinger‚ not even fighting villains
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My Brother‚ My Executioner was set on a time when the Hukbalhap was still fighting their questionable fight‚ and in two places‚ namely Manila and of course in the little town of Rosales. The book is one of the Rosales series after all. The Rosales part of the setting shows us a world torn in half: one is seemingly blissfully prosperous part that is under the shadow of the great Don Vicente Asperri‚ and the other one being the epitome of blight who’s farming community decided to oppose the evil feudal
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My Personal Hero Everyone has a different opinion about what a hero is. They come in many shapes‚ sizes‚ different values‚ and beliefs. For me‚ a hero is someone who takes care of you and protects you. They will stop at nothing to provide you with the security of safety; and put your needs before their own. A hero doesn’t have to have impeccable character‚ high importance in society. A hero just needs to be someone who cares for your happiness and loves you for being yourself. My mother is my hero
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MY BONDAGE AND MY FREEDOM The diet as well as the daily nutritional meals of the slaves‚ is made up of a huge quantity of ash cake‚ and two salt herrings or a small piece of pork. The slaves added a little water to their meal‚ to be thick indeed so that a spoon would be able stand vertically straight in it; and after the wood had burned away to coals and ashes‚ they would place the dough between oak leaves and lay it cautiously in the ashes‚ covering it completely‚ therefore‚ the bread is called
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