receive it. Kipling composed the poem in 1909 while living in Great Britain. While the poem is addressed to Kipling’s son John‚ it was inspired by a great friend of his‚ Leander Starr Jameson‚ the Scots-born imperialist politician and adventurer responsible for what has been deemed the Jameson raid that led to the Second Boer War. “If” serves as an instruction in several specific traits of a good leader. “If” contains a multitude of characteristics deemed essential to the ideal man to face the mean
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on the floor.” My mother moved to obey the order. More feet were moving about. Voices were talking above voices. Someone asked my mother a question. As I listened‚ I heard the fear in her response and the frustrations in the other. Doors were opened‚ and then shut closed. Footsteps trekked throughout the house‚ as if they were looking for something or someone. I heard voices talking‚ but I didn’t understand what was being said‚ all I knew was that I was scared and curious. My curiosity got the
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attention ii. Especially important in narrative essays as they help "set the stage" for the story iii. Should make the reader ask Wh- questions (Who‚ Where‚ What‚ Why) • and a thesis : i. a theory/assumption which will be solved later on in the essay ii. States the main idea of the essay and tells what the organization for the information will be iii. In narrative essays‚ it introduces the action that begins in the first paragraph of the essay‚ but does not tell the readers what happens
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A Happy Ending It was a hot‚ sticky day in New York city when we were headed to Coney Island to enjoy the beach. My friends Michaela‚ Taylor‚ Karlie and I were ecstatic everywhere we went; this being our first trip to New York. We arrived at Coney Island and immediately hustled to the beach like a swarm of bees. The water was nice and cool and there were seashells everywhere which we scavenged for to bring home. Swimming in the ocean was such a surreal feeling that engulfed all of us until we were
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open the large white doors. I followed him inside‚ and hence there being no windows on the lower level‚ it took my eyes awhile to adjust to the darkness. I heard Luke’s voice somewhere to my left‚ and glanced over my shoulder to vaguely see him climbing up a ladder. Having never been inside the corncrib before‚ I blindly followed him. My eyes stung as they adjusted to the bright sunlight and the dusty air in the top level. After about fifteen minutes‚ Luke told me that he was going to go back inside
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was. So their nervous behavior made me feel a little bit better about not knowing how to swim. We got into the pool; we put arm floaters on to stay above the water. Then‚ the teacher began to teach us the kicking process involved in the swimming process. At this point‚ I was sure I would learn how to swim‚ one way or another. I was really feeling confident after I had gotten into the water. Before I knew it‚ I was on the kickboard being pulled around the pool by the swimming teacher. But I found myself
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every pair of shoes I get. The love I had for shoes was unexplainable and I often tended to go nuts if someone had worn them without asking. Still to this day I’m crazy about them and I have accepted the fact that I am a shoe fanatic. Every time I go shopping it’s a must I pick up a pair of shoes. When I was 13‚ I remember being mad at my mother because we went shopping but she wouldn’t buy me a pair of shoes. I remember it all like yesterday. “Mom! Can you please buy me a pair of Nikes?” I asked
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09-10-09 When you hear the word radioactivity‚ you think directly about dangerous gasses. But radioactivity can also be a way of healing people. The most known are X-rays and radiotherapies. Too much radioactivity is‚ in contrast with radioactive medicines‚ dangerous for your body. You can get seriously sick‚ cancer for example‚ or even die. A tragic example of this is Tsjernobyl‚ where a nuclear reactor exploded. In this essay I will try to answer the question: How can radioactivity help people
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Natural Disaster What is natural disaster? A natural disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction‚ lots of collateral damage or loss of life‚ brought about by forces other than the acts of human beings. General cause of natural disaster 1. Significant physical damage or destruction‚ loss of life‚ or drastic change to the environment. 2. Extensively defined as any tragic event stemming from events such as earthquakes‚ floods‚ catastrophic accidents‚ fires‚ or explosions
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Perks of Being a wallflower has made a lasting impact towards adolescents‚ through relatable teenage struggles and human growth and development. The purpose of the essay is to present Perks of Being a Wallflower as one of the best novels to express teenage struggles‚ friendship‚ and coming of age (liverpoolecho.co.uk). Perks of Being a Wallflower expresses these concerns through incorporating characters that are influenced by high schools’ struggles‚ such as domestic abuse between Charlie’s sister
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