BOOM! That was the exhilarating sound of my first shot‚ and believe it or not I had actually hit something. It all started one morning in 1868 when I was home alone. I was only 8 years old‚ my father was dead and there was no one to hunt for the family. After an exciting experience as a young girl i went on to perform in carnivals and inspire other young girls to do great things. While sitting by the fireplace I noticed my father’s old Kentucky rifle just sitting on the mantle‚ in my head I put together
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Sumptuous set design‚ painstaking cinematography and thoughtful‚ understated performances make ‘Girl With A Pearl Earring’ an aesthetic masterpiece – but dear God is it dull. It’s based on the best-selling novel by Tracy Chevalier but‚ more significantly than that‚ the book itself tells the story behind a painting by brush-brandishing Dutchman Johannes Vermeer. And not a very interesting story either‚ it has to be said. Rent-a-thesp Colin Firth plays Vermeer‚ who takes a break from the clogs‚ windmills
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Sand and Harriet Beecher Stowe‚ as the two popular nineteenth-century female authors‚ they had much in common‚ such as the strong spirit of independence and fight for rights for women etc. However‚ they certainly had some differences too. In this essay‚ it will be talk about their similarities‚ differences and which one is better. Also‚ their success and construction to the society will be discussed too. Sand and Stowe were also facing problems as other women although they were well-known and successful
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skills came later on in my life through encouragment from my girlfriend and influence followed by the example set by my older brother Brian. During the summer program as a child‚ I practiced the alphabet and learn to read books and write at the first grade level. Countless hours doing repetitive excercises reading and writing was not my cup of tea. Although I had learned to read and write I still never had an interest in reading and writing. Instead of focusing on my homework‚ I usually preffered
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I was the first baby born on January 4th‚ 1997 in Lima‚ Ohio. Then the story began. Growing up I’ve hit a lot of misfortunes and missed out on a lot of opportunities most people had. I’m from a broken home‚ but a giant ass family. I have four brothers and one older sister‚ which makes me the baby of the family. A young girl with short rich brown hair‚ bangs in her green eyes‚ and an extremely loud mouth; that was me. Typically‚ as a child I entertained myself rather than playing with my siblings
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give it our all to win the game.” So I put on my dirt crusted‚ sweat smelling glove on and hustle out to the red brick chipped field. I’m playing short stop‚ the most difficult position to play‚ and was told not to let any hits go past me. The first hit off the aluminum composite bat was sent straight up the middle in a line shot that the other team thought was a base hit. Both myself and
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to her. It all happened 33 years ago‚ and it left a scar within her‚ that to this day‚ still haunts her. It was all performed by women who appeared to be exceptionally amateurish‚ “I felt that their only mission in life was to give me and the other girls a scare of a lifetime”‚ she said. She laid down as they took a piece of cloth‚ tied it around her eyes and held her head back. They gave her another piece to put in her mouth and bite on it in order to ease the pain. She saw a razor in one of the
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When I saw the violin for the first time‚ I knew I would play that instrument. I went to a show with my parents when I was a young girl- about four or five years old. The majority of the performance was the string orchestra. When I noticed the violins‚ they were mesmerizing. In my eyes‚ the violin was a beautiful and graceful instrument. The unique shape and color was the greatest part. It was then that I decided that I wanted to play an instrument. The first time I tried the violin was in third
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Professor Legrande English 1 21 May 2014 Family Love Lasts Forever Each person has his or her foretimes. No matter it is good or bad‚ delighted or painful‚ it is a true story of one’s life and the past cannot be changed or wiped away. There are two essays in the book Brief Bedford Reader‚ “Champion of the World” by Maya Angelou and “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan‚ both authors tell the reader their own story. Maya Angelou and Amy Tan‚ who were growing up in different environment and communities‚ have different
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For my first deaf event I went to the coffee house in Boiling Springs next to Gardner-Webb University. I decided to go with Josie and Latrell‚ when we arrived the first thing we saw was Will‚ we all said hello and talked about whether the coffee was worth four dollars or not. As we were going to sit down I saw my principle at the event we chatted for awhile and I taught him a few signs before he had to leave. Later that night I met a girl‚ she was really friendly I don’t remember her name which I
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