I ride on the deserted one a.m. highways. The streetlights zoom past me one-by-one as I enter hyper speed into the road’s abyss. I ride to Sunway‚ second home to me and Ben‚ my closest friend. I forgot to print out the tickets for the Laneway Music Festival in Singapore I’m attending the day after so I pull out the “bro card” on Ben. We plan to meet at Bidara‚ the go-to restaurant for when we feel rebellious and sneak out of our homes‚ unbeknownst to our parents‚ late at night. I ride out early to
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enough‚ tall enough‚ and too curvy and why do I have to have such ginormous breast and what my family have dubbed “Granny’s arse?” Yet for all the self-loathing that I have done‚ this body‚ this vehicle has been with me through beatings‚ abuse‚ the beginning of cervical cancer and carried and birthed two children. This body‚ that is the garden to my soul allows me to mould myself to the love of my life and feel his skin against mine… Who am I to treat it with such disrespect? At what point will I ever
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Chapter 9 Section 1: The Beginnings of Industrialization A. Perceiving Cause and Effect: As you read this section‚ make notes in the chart to explain how each factor listed contributed to an Industrial Revolution in Great Britain Factor Contribution to the Industrial Revolution 1. Agricultural Revolution- boosted demand for products and provided labor led to an increase of population increased Food supplies. 2. Abundant Natural Resources- Surplus of natural resources such as coal
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those years ago. Every year we are forced to watch the inhumane tv show called‚ “the hunger games.” (Turn to watch tv) Katniss is in such pain‚ the wound gushing with blood. Memories broke through the wall that i built and i remembered my dreadful past and all the people i have to kill. That’s what made me a victor; a strong will to survive and
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Multi-Angle Personal Narrative Assignment Sheet Stories‚ the argument goes‚ are the main way we make sense of things‚ whether in thinking of our lives as a progression leading somewhere or in telling ourselves what is happening in the world. –Jonathan Culler (Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction 82) PURPOSE Jonathan Culler argues that stories help us to make sense of things. For this assignment‚ you will select an important moment from your life and tell it as a story. Your purpose is
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Volcano Personal Narrative “ Mom what day are we moving‚ I still have a lot to pack”‚ Sheila asked while she had been packing her bags. “ I think tomorrow‚ that’s the only day your dad and I are off‚” said her mom as she was packing her things too. It had been the next day and Sheila didn’t really care if she moved because she didn’t really know anyone and she was more excited to move than to not move. Weeks had past and her parents and her had went around the neighborhood meeting them and Sheila
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Agriculture The beginning of agriculture with the domestication and farming of wild plants of wide success and earliest prominence occurred in the Mediterranean habitat of the Fertile Crescent. Early crops of the Fertile Crescent included barley‚ emmer wheat‚ einkorn wheat‚ peas‚ lentil‚ chickpeas‚ flax‚ and muskmelon. This change from hunter-gatherer to farmer was subtle at first and experimental‚ as the outcome was unknown and unforeseen to early farmers. To-be farmers would pick wild plants
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I was sitting in the back of my friend’s new Jeep‚ brainstorming an apology with her brother since we were late for our pre-concert rehearsal in Chicago. We were cruising down the road‚ a bit over the speed limit‚ when my friend‚ Janet‚ suddenly shouted nervously that we were passing through an under-resourced part of town. The Jeep rolled to a halt at the stoplight and a homeless woman stood by the curb‚ holding a cardboard sign with “Homeless‚ anything helps” scratched into it. Seeing that we
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Have you ever wondered what the purpose of your life is? I have found myself asking this question several times‚ and during these contemplations‚ I have considered many career paths. Yet‚ it was only after finding medicine that I found complete fulfilment. My search for determining my career was analogous to me linking together pieces of a puzzle. I began this puzzle by assembling random centerpieces. These random pieces mirrored the several talents and interests that I wanted to apply to my career
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For my personal interview I interviewed Patrick McDougal a counselor at a PTSD group for veterans. I meet him when I had to drive my grandpa to the weekly meet up. When I first saw McDougal I thought he was one of the group members. I was a little taken back when my grandpa introduced me he looked like he was one of the guys. I picked him due to the fact his personality made it easy for me to talk to him and how long he had been in the profession a total of twenty-five years. He was happy that I
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