Growing up I read almost everyday. Reading took me to places I never thought I would go. I’ve been an alien fighting against others to save earth‚ a lost bird looking for my mother‚ a highschool kid going through what every other high school kid goes through. Of course that was before technology took over my life but I still manage to pick up a book every now and then. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore‚ one of the most interesting books I’ve ever read‚ is the first book in the Lorien Legacies series
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Guaranteed? Why am I in college? A question that I asked myself as soon as I walked on my college grounds. Sometimes my answer is “I have to” or “I want to be able to obtain a well-paying job”. Well‚ although these are two totally different reasons‚ they still share one commonality‚ which is being successful. We all have different methods or ideas of how we can achieve this goal‚ but personally‚ I believe that achieving success after college all depends on the path you choose to take. This
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Visual Essay (I Am the Weapon) “I have a name‚ I have a target‚ and I have my training. That should be enough”(159). This quote was written by Allen Zadoff‚ he is known for his young adult novels‚ I Am the Weapon. The quote is describing – Zach‚ the main character of “The Unknown Assassin” novel series. Zach is one of the best assassins in The Program‚ The Program is a private group and they are responsible for the safety of America citizens. The assassins The Program sends are well trained and
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HOW POWER-ORIENTED AM I ? I responded the questions and my resulting score is 23. This means that I fairly far Machiavellianism because my score is not close to 50. I agree with the consequences of this exercise. I read Machiavelli’s The Prince when I studied political theories. The book fairly attracted my attention because Machiavelli is different from other thinkers. I remember that according to Machiavelli‚ all men are bad‚ so there must be a person who has power. The person is so strong
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Alice Walker’s essay Am I Blue?‚ is on the surface‚ a statement about how humans treat animals and the right’s of animals. However‚ on a deeper level‚ Walker is making a very powerful argument about how human animals treat each other much the same way they treat non human animals. All though history‚ horses have been symbols of power and grace. Gigantic herds of mustangs were once seen galloping on the American frontier. Alice Walker brings you to her reality‚ with the story of a beautiful horse
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Who am I? I am the youngest of four daughters‚ no sons‚ born to my parents Harriett Cole and Joe Harney; they divorced when I was very young (I really do not remember my dad at home‚ the only memory is riding in dad’s squad car‚ he was a sheriff deputy‚ after eating a bottle of baby aspirin—mostly the lights and sound). I was born and raised (by my mother and paternal grandparents) in the Iowa City and Coralville area; in fact Coralville was the Cole family farm until interstate 80 came through
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Everything I Am Thankful For I’m very thankful for all the things I own‚ from when I was a baby to now. The three things I hold most grateful in my heart are my family‚ life‚ and god.Without any of these things‚ I would have not been me. I would have been someone very different. Firstly‚ I am very grateful for having awesome and very loving. My family provides me with so much love‚ it is like I am being showered with love every day‚ hour‚ minute‚ and second. My family also cares for me so much
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Martha Garner Professor Austin College Writing II 26 March 2013 Deferred Dreams Essay #2 Rough Drafts When you take one look at a person what is it that you see? Is it there outfit‚ their hair‚ or do you not even see them at all because you let the things you hear not allow you to do so. Although America is filled with different ethnicity of people and people who face different financial‚ social‚ and mental differences one thing that we all can relate to is having a dream. Yet as we transform
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What stops you from doing what you love? For me I am weighted down by anxiety. Anxiety has many affects on my life. There is many challenges that it causes me. How does my anxiety affect others around me. This is how I deal with the anxiety. Anxiety has many affects on my life. To me it is like being in a vast open sea and I can not swim. It has a sharp fangs and a rough bite. I can not stop worrying about everything and anything. Another problem with it is I have a hard time going to sleep and
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I am a blocker. I am a conqueror. I am NOT a complainer. I wear my trucks loose and keep my bearings greased. I defend my jammer – she who is my individual point scorer. Without points we do not conquer. Without her blockers‚ she cannot score‚ And so I push and hammer through the rival all you can eat blocker buffet. Like freshly born colts‚ they continue to stand back up. And so I get my fill‚ gluttonous‚ bloated by the blockers that offer themselves up for sacrifice. I am a blocker. Victory is
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