The two short stories‚ "The Prospector’s Trail" by Cathy Jewison and "Bluffing" by Gail Helgason are easily comparable by the use of characterization. Both stories consist of two main characters‚ as couples‚ as it is affected by another individual. Also‚ throughout the stories‚ both couples face challenges in which reveal their true selves. Lastly‚ the author used one dynamic character while the other remained a static character. "The Prospector’s Trail" and "Bluffing" consisted of two main characters
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How scary does it feel to know that you have cut yourself open and you will be getting stitches? When I was seven I fell down the staircase and badly injured my head. It was a Saturday evening when me and my cousins were having a wonderful time playing hide and seek. It all started when we really got bored of playing football in my cousins backyard. I got an idea of playing hide and seek in the house. My parents and every adult in the house were fine with us playing inside the house‚ but
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My body slams into the ground. I get up wipe the dust off my back‚ pop my board into my hand‚ and sprint up the stair set for one more go. Growing up I fit the skateboarder stereotype‚ I was a skater boy who didn’t care about his future. Little did anyone know‚ skating was the one thing that kept me going. I spent most of my days skating after school until dark only to come home to my parents screaming at me to throw my board in the trash. Coming from Bangladesh‚ my parents always wanted me to
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Clinical Experience Assignment # 2 Virender Kaur California State University‚ Bakersfield Clinical Experience Assignment # 2 An issue that I encountered during one of my clinical rotations at Bakersfield Heart Hospital was a leadership and patient advocacy issue. On the last day of my clinical‚ my preceptor and I were assigned to triage. We saw one patient who came in with shortness of breath and high blood pressure‚ and another one who came in with headache. So‚ after doing the initial
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My mom and I we’re walking out of Krispy Kreme while I was eating a glazed donut. I hop in the car and hear my mom’s phone ringing‚ not thinking to much of it I carry on devouring my donut. Suddenly a man’s voice stops me eating my donut. “I’ve heard that voice before‚ who is that?” I said to my mom. Slowly she turns her head with the palest face I’ve ever seen her have. “It’s your dad...” she said. I shut down‚ not knowing what to say or do. Sitting there for a little I finally get the courage to
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Cause and effect essay Kurmanalieva Cholpon Terrible consequences of illiteracy Illiteracy‚ that is inability to read or write‚ is one of the main problems in the world that proceeds increasing with high speed. According to UNESCO Institute for Statistics about 800 million people (1 out of 6 people in the world) are illiterate‚ and more than 65% of that number are women. Moreover‚ some illiterate people often take illiteracy as a normal thing and don’t want to change their style
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Many people have turning points in their lives but some are greater than others‚ because they actually changed their country no just their lives. Jackie Robinson from “ I Never Had It Made‚” Melba Beals from “Warriors Don’t Cry”‚ and Feng Ru from “ The Father of the Chinese Aviation” have all had a turning point like that. They all have one thing in common‚ they all changed their countries and lives for the better. Jackie Robinson was the first African American man to play in Major League Baseball
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What is an essay ? An essay is a short piece of writing on a topic and presents the author’s point of view on the matter. It is an organized collection of ideas. It is pure non-fiction. The writer must use a proper essay format so that it is in a presentable form. Essay should be structured in different sections that make it easy for the readers to read and follow the author’s thoughts clearly. It is the presentation of your outlook on the topic that is the focus of the essay .The parts of an
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family and leaving Cuba was one of the most difficult things that happened in my life. Since I was a baby‚ everyone treated me with love. I was born in Cuba‚ a beautiful country where I was a free kid playing around and having great times. Being born in a beautiful country made my life happier and who I’m today. Being free is living life‚ having fun‚ enjoying who you are and that’s mainly one of the things I loved most. Seeing the beautiful palms‚ beaches‚ mountains‚ birds flying around‚ loving people
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is engulfed with all my siblings and of course papa. We all sit eager as ever‚ anticipating thinking and imagining how good the turkey is going to be this year. Everyone’s engaged in one another‚ talking joking and laughing around the table. It’s about as good as any Thanksgiving dinner can get‚ but as soon as grandma cracks open the oven the aroma of the freshly seasoned and cooked turkey floods the kitchen. It’s as silent as the nights whistle. She brings the comestible around with the help of
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