Ann Collias Dan Burns Post Modern American Fiction 19 November 2012 Margaret Atwood’s “Happy Endings” Children universally grow-up with stories of “Once upon a time..” and “Happily ever after..” and with the conception that you will meet a partner‚ fall in love‚ and live happily ever after. Margaret Atwood challenges this conception in her short story “Happy Endings”. “Happy Endings” is satirical because it mocks the common misconception that love and life conclude perfectly with “Happily
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I looked down at the video in my hands‚ it showed me throwing a football into a hoop for Super Bowl 50. “I’ve got the Panthers!” I declared as the ball left my hands into the Hurricane like winds that blew my messy‚ way too long‚ dark brown hair into a huge mess. The ball didn’t come down for a while. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting. Finally the ball plops down into the hoop like a golf ball into a hole. “I’ve got the Broncos!” my friend Ashton screamed to the camera through the wind
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As Theo Rossi once said‚ “Scars so toughness: that you’ve been through it‚ and you’re still standing.” I don’t have too many scars myself but there is this one that will forever be an interesting story to share. Notably I usually avoid situations that lead to dangerous outcomes but this was completely blinding to the fact. Plus it was the last day of my 8th grade year and it was Field Day so it was only fair for me to act according to the occasion. But in this moment I was chilling with my female
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Du Lar Narrative essay All my life‚ i have been playing soccer. Everyone said education come first and sure I get that‚ but to me soccer is literally the most important to me. It’s like I can’t live without it. Whenever I feel emotional‚ sad‚ angry‚ or down; soccer is there. I never get the feelings of enjoying it with other‚ like teammates. It’s summer! it’s the time of the year when I get to spend my time having the ball on my feet the most. I never thought about joining a team or playing
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the warm Christmas cookies you and your mom would make‚ or the pine sweet smell of your just brought home tree‚ you‚ already prepared with your basket of ornaments‚ dusty from being in your basement all year long. The hope of a new year‚ of new beginnings‚ of fresh snow‚ and coming inside from the cold to sit by the burning fire with your favorite book. Thinking of these months can stir up a great deal of memories‚ and for many‚ these memories are wonderful. For myself‚ they always have been. December
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family decided to go to Monster Jam. Early Friday morning we left our house to pick up my friend Brandon Hall then we could finally head to Orlando Fl. When we finally arrived at the interstate we had 5 hours before our arrival at the hotel. The beginning of the ride was fun because I decided earlier to bring the computer so we could watch movies‚ but halfway through the second movie the computer died. After we road a little longer we saw an exit ramp and decided to take a break. While we were stopped
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organizations helped with the school to raise money and understand the quality of working together. My shyness all went away at this time‚ I no longer had a reason to be held back.The more organizations I joined‚ the more I grew as a person. In the beginning of my junior year i was inducted to National Honor Society‚ became colorguard captain and historian officer for band. Becoming colorguard captain meant more than being a simple member. The day i learned about myself having an interdependence nature
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I read the novel “The Bad Beginning” by Lemony Snicket. This is the unhappy tale of the Baudelaire orphans. The three children Violet ‚ Klause‚ and Sunny are all very bright and charming . Unfortunately their lives are filled with misery and despair ‚ disaster always lurking around the corner. Snickets style of writing is very unique ‚ he uses an interesting and extensive vocabulary. This paper hopefully summarizes the twist and turns of the Baudelaire’s dreary lives. The story starts when the
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an elderly woman‚ when a Polish soldier attack them from behind and shot him and her in the head. It was very horrible way for him to go. He was so devoted to helping and saving lives‚ but his was taken so early. We had to move on and let the past be the past. We mourned for a while. Since Ben was gone‚ and I had to step up and take on an even bigger responsibility. I had to start recruiting for partisans to fill in the empty spots. We eventually helped more people than I thought . It felt so good
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The whistle blew for the ball to be in-bounded. Who know the last six seconds of a game could be so crucial. The ball was was thrown to me; I dribbled the ball once and got to the key. At that moment thoughts began to enter my mind. How did I get here from all the pain I experienced? The buzzer sounded and my ears ached. The ring was at the highest pitch. I headed to the bench to pick up my water bottle‚ and the only sound I heard was‚” Fine be that way.” With myself not knowing what was going on
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