JORGE One night in Jamaica‚ a warm breeze rustled the trees‚ they seemed to whisper to him. As night fell‚ he watched the sun set and tried to count the stars. Jorge sat watching as the stars appeared in the sky. He couldn’t count‚ so high and decided and closed his eyes. Jorge leaned his head back into his palms and sighed. He was sprawled out on the cool grass. He patted his dog beside him. It would soon be time for dinner and he must go in and help his grandmother prepare the family meal
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sleep so that I can’t be found easily. I start walking and find a small break in all of the crowded houses on a street. 2 I lay down and look around to find myself sittin’ by an old carpet bag. I have myself a looksee inside and find some law papers for a case of murder. “Well I’ll be darned. It looks like there’s been another case of a slave killing another slave‚” I say to myself. “Well‚ it looks as if nothin’ ain’t gonna change if we keep acting like this. They call us blacks animals‚ wild
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They were not criminals and if they signed the paperwork they were agreeing to be just that. Mother refused to sign as a show of dignity and pride. These attributes are nonmaterial things that the guards could not take away from Lina’s mother. This story is about compassion‚ determination‚ love‚ hope‚ and miracles. I chose compassion because of the shocking ending in which the guard is the one that really helps the prisoners to survive. Even in the face of total hopelessness‚ there are people who still
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Five Somebody told me before that when you feel almost nothing at all‚ only plain unhappiness‚ then just die. You always want to find an explanation for feeling so empty‚ but what was that for? Nothing. If you feel that way‚ then that’s depression‚ and I’m telling you‚ that thing kills every part of you. Well‚ at least‚ that’s what it does to me. Dr. Marie once said that she knew everything about my condition and she’s dead wrong; I know myself more than everybody does. After that check-up‚ I
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nice lady and was so nice to take us in. we went outside to see a bunch of people huddled together. So after that guards made the janitor’s wife to push me and karl up to the front. Soon after papers fell out of the sky that read “FOR SHAME! DON’T LET THE AUSTRIAN PEOPLE BECOME ANIMALS!” Right after the papers fell down. I see guards beating people. We ran into one of berta (janitor’s wife) friends. Berta explained how bad our situation was to her
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to the racist nature of the Europeans who colonized Canada. The main character in the story‚ Big Tom‚ appears physically and mentally worn out by his life. At the beginning of the story‚ the reader gets a sense of bitterness with how he perceives his life. Despite living in poverty‚ he appears to be a caring father. The reader senses Big Tom grappling with his Native identity when he tells his infant son a story: “his voice slid awkwardly through the ageless folktale of his people”. It is as if Big
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could be standing in a room full of diamonds and she would be the brightest thing there. This shine she possesses isn’t due to beauty but rather a peculiar mix of clashing features. She has a wrinkled forehead that always reminds me of a scrunched up paper bag once the sweets in it have all been eaten. Her whole face is made up of interlocking wrinkles and I’ve always wondered whether they came from laughter or continual grumpiness. This along with the sweet caring
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following structure to help you. Introduction • This should briefly explain a bit about Maupassant and the Gothic genre; you could comment on whether you think events in Maupassant’s life influenced his work. • Briefly introduce the story. Main Body of the Essay: • The preparation questions you did should provide a good starting point‚ remember you are focussing on how the language creates atmosphere and tension. • There should be lots of P.E.E. paragraphs here‚
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It’s the same oak tree every day‚ some leaves are pale as paper‚ some dark as pitch; some rich as chocolate‚ and some poor thin shreds‚ there life on the tree almost ending as there about to fall‚ each year around this time of year they cover the woodland floor. From clasped grey buds bursting into bronze‚ opening into this year’s glorious spring and deepening into one of the best summer’s green before colouring in autumn and falling precisely here. It’s a simple life‚ before I deployed‚ I was very
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in his hand. “No‚” I replied as blood slowly dripped onto the cement. I walked into my house calling for my mom. “What‚” my mom asks‚ walking into the hallway. “I just sliced my toe open‚” say limping into the kitchen. My mom went and got wet paper towels to clean up the blood. I hopped up onto the counter and brought down the bandages. She cleaned off the blood and looked into the cut. “You may need stitches‚ but dad will have to check‚” She put all the bandages around my toe like a cocoon
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