the exam . " Side walks were considered a boon for pedestrians . But much to their plea these days motorists drive on the sidewalks (img 8 and img 11) Also side walks are like public toilets (img 15 ) . Says shalini ‚ a class X student " Recently while i was walking on the sidewalk at banjara hills their was a traffic jam and motorists were driving on the sidewalk and one motorist almost hit me ." Traffic jams are mostly caused due to road accidents . People specially during the morning
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place where the sidewalk ends And before the street begins‚ And there the grass grows soft and white‚ And there the sun burns crimson bright‚ And there the moon-bird rests from his flight To cool in the peppermint wind. Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black And the dark street winds and bends. Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow‚ And watch where the chalk-white arrows go To the place where the sidewalk ends. Yes
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jitters had surpassed and she was truly starting to get the hang of things. It was August 30th‚ and the sun was beaming down on Abby as she rode her bike. The sidewalk was packed so Abby had to keep switching from the sidewalk to the grass in order to avoid the pedestrians. However‚ one time while making the uphill venture toward the sidewalk‚ her front tire clipped the edge of the curb and her bike tumbled over. Abby broke the fall with her hands and ended up shattering her wrist. It’s kind of ironic;
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Students are taught in most schools that slavery ended with President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. However after reading Douglas Blackmon’s Slavery by Another Name I am clearly convinced that slavery continued for many years afterward. It is shown throughout this book that slavery did not end until 1942‚ this is when the condition of what Blackmon refers to as "neoslavery" began. Neoslavery was practiced after the Emancipation Proclamation and until the beginning of World War II
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Malamud and Anti-Semitism Throughout his fictional work‚ Bernard Malamud often focuses on the “Jewish persecution theme with overtones of universal inhumanity to man” (Field and Field xvi). Malamud himself has said‚ “The suffering of the Jews is a distinct thing for me. I for one believe that not enough has been made of the tragedy…Somebody has to cry – even if it’s a writer‚ twenty years later” (Cappell 10). The short stories‚ “The Armistice‚” “The German Refugee‚” and “The Jew Bird‚” all develop
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"Compressed emotions‚" that is the explanation a teacher once gave to the ongoing question‚ "What is poetry?" He said it was someone’s deepest emotions‚ as if you were reading them right out of that person’s mind‚ which in that case would not consist of any words at all. If someone tells you a story‚ it is usually like a shell. Rarely are all of the deepest and most personal emotions revealed effectively. A poem of that story would be like the inside of the shell. It personifies situations‚ and symbolizes
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“Listen to the mustn’ts‚ child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts‚ the impossibles‚ the won’ts. Listen to the never haves‚ then listen close to me... Anything can happen‚ child. Anything can be.” On September 25‚ 1930‚ in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ Shel Silverstein was born to parents Nathan and Helen Silverstein. He attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago‚ Roosevelt University‚ Roosevelt High School‚ Chicago College of Performing Arts ‚where he was expelled‚ and then the University
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like they are beneficial for our environment. For those of you who don’t know what an urban forest is‚ an urban forest is the trees that you see all around you when you are in an urbanized environment. You see the trees in your backyard‚ along the sidewalks and streets and nowadays even on some rooftops and buildings and that’s what composes most of the urban forest in Toronto. To some of you this may seem like a good idea‚ because why not? Trees can do wonders for our air quality and they make the
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going; either riding the first jeep they saw or waiting anxious and sweaty in the shade. However there were those in no hurry‚ or nowhere to go really‚ that cooled off in the convenience store by the curve. In the heat and madness of it all‚ on the sidewalk just outside the store sat an old woman‚ with only her raggy clothes and the store buildings’ shadow barely protecting her from the sun. She was just around her late fifty’s‚ but the lines on her face; exaggerated by the surrounding light made her
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author diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)‚ who manifests symptoms ranging from severe at the beginning of the movie to milder (almost remissive) towards the end. Some of his compulsions include avoiding stepping on cracks in the sidewalks and streets‚ avoiding touch‚ and checking. The distress caused by his behaviors increases throughout the movie (a marked distress is a qualifier for the disorder in the DSM-V). The remedy for his OCD in the movie‚ it seems‚ is love (it’s Hollywood)
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