When I rescued Lin Tse-hsü I could hear the pitter-patter of rain pellet ting the rooftops of the stone buildings‚ which the English had constructed‚ but I‚ Bry-wong‚ was not here to be cold nor wet‚ which I was. I was here to rescue Lin Tse-hsü‚ who was an official from Canton. Lin Tse-hsü was captured by the English because he helped lead the opposition to England. The East India Company shipped tons of opium‚ a drug from the poppy seed‚ to China. Lin Tse-hsü has written a letter to England’s
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As I walk down the hall leading to my room I realize how pleasant it is to be finally home. I stop at the door to my room and think about how peaceful it’s been living there since I got my own room. It’s been stress free having a room to myself without anyone to be bothered by. It’s almost as if my room has been a part of me and the only place I can definitely call my home. I finally walk in and it’s like stepping into a comfort zone. Standing at the doorway looking inwards‚ I see my queen size
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My Odyssey Let me take you through what has happened so far; my senior year‚ which was 2016‚ I pulled a prank‚ my senior prank. I sat for months mulling over what to do; thumbtack on chair‚ loosen bolts on a desk‚ spray paint or graffiti the gym; I had all these ideas and could not decide! Then finally I thought of one that I just had to do. It was calling and tempting me‚ and let me tell you‚ when mean ol’ Ms. Bat came in her room she did not expect all of her desks‚ tables‚ and chairs to be
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I know I am not the first person to say it and nor will I be the last‚ but Politics are BORING! With the elections coming up politics have become a kind of hot topic. No one persons views are the same‚ and this causes endless Facebook posts‚ arguments‚ and debates between once friends. So here is where the problem lies. Some people enjoy politics and everything to do with it‚ while others not so much. I; however‚ feel very differently. I hate everything to do with politics‚ they make no sense to
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I have overcome many obstacles in my life and everyone of them it had made me into a better person. It had made me stronger and made me know that as long as i believe in myself or in God i can overcome anything in life. I have overcome in passing my tsi‚ in losing weight. When go to mercedes early college you needed to be able to pass your reading tsi so you’re able to take college class at south texas college. And you are able to take the class as a freshman and when finishing your high school
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in reality they can be more similar than you might think. Stars‚ I Have Seen Them Fall‚ has a theme of positivity and looking on the bright side even though it might seem like the event was tragic. I got this from the line “But when they drop and die No star is lost at all…” A. E. Housman was pointing out the silver lining of a star falling‚ he gave me the tone of sadness at first but then understanding and happiness. When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer theme is for people to learn about nature
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catch my eye like you used to do when we would go for weeks without eating anything but each other when light itself would follow you around aroused by your scent as eager to join with you as i now i am thinking of the night you beat me at scrabble with the word cancer and how it was nothing that became something that killed you and how it seems the little rose is reaching out to me the green leaching out of its leaf tips and how the life is leaching out of me as i go weeks now without eating anything
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The most difficult time is the period when I came to America. I was born in China and lived there for 20 years. The new environment for me was unfamiliar and challengeable. My English was poor and hard to understand‚ so that I was afraid to speak English to people. But if I want to stay here‚ I must solve this problem. Therefore‚ I went to the adult school to improve my oral English. During the idle time‚ I watched the CNN student news to broaden my horizon and to know more about America. Nowadays
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“When May I Shoot a Student” by Greg Hampikian is a satirical essay criticizing the allowance of guns on college campuses in Idaho‚ in response to the passing of a bill proposing the idea. Written on February 27‚ 2014‚ from Boise‚ Idaho‚ this essay is written to the Idaho state legislature‚ and directed at an audience of adults and young adults who may share his opinion. An example of this satire‚ more specifically exaggeration‚ can be seen in the fifth paragraph‚ when Hampikian says; “For example
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could ask for‚ but it started to go downhill when her dad was diagnosed with a brain tumor. It was fifth grade and we had just gotten new seats. I sat right across from this extremely bothersome‚ chatty girl. I tried to ignore her but found it to be too difficult. We eventually started talking and she began to grow on me. We became really good friends until I met her sister who I clicked with. I mean don’t get me wrong‚ I really liked my new friend‚ but I liked her sister more. Ever since then we
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