Comp 1 May 21‚ 2010 My Most Embarrassing Moment I have had a great many embarrassing moments in my life. Some of the most embarrassing have occurred while I was attending school. One of these moments happened in high school during my sophomore year. I remember it very well because I got conned into doing a stunt. It made me the center of attention‚ and I made an unforgettable moment at my school. Now days when a kid wants another kid to do something they are too scared to do‚ they dare them
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A day of happy moments Pleasure is something which satisfies our senses but happiness is something deep seated. It is something which is much nearer to our soul. A hot cup of coffee on a chilly day would surely bring pleasure and not happiness. Now I shall say when I was very happy. Even from my early days‚ I used to take interest in games. My elder brothers used to take me to the sports and matches. Whenever I saw the victors receiving trophies‚ I eagerly wished that I must be on the victory
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123 Spruce St‚ Apt 35 Philadelphia PA 19103 Gayle L. McDowell (555) 555-1212 gayle@careercup.com Employment Software Engineer‚ Intern Apple Computer Summer 2004 iChat AV Reduced time to render the user’s buddy list by 75% by implementing prediction algorithm. Implemented iChat integration with OS X Spotlight Search by creating tool which extracts metadata from saved chat transcripts and provides metadata to a system-wide search database. Redesigned chat file format and implemented
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their own lives” (Jackson 239). Her goal is for the reader to notice these traits of society upon evaluating the plot‚ point of view‚ and character of “The Lottery.” Plot is a sequence of events that make up a story. Plot is not only one event‚ but a sequence of many events that include exposition‚ complicating incident‚ rising action‚ climax‚ falling action‚ and denouement. The plot of “The Lottery” begins with the exposition‚ which is what the reader is first exposed to. The exposition of the
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Gun Reform for a Generation‚ an editorial posted in the NY Times on Jan 16‚ 2013 is an editorial about gun control. The author is not listed‚ but his or her position on gun control is not exactly the same as mine. The author deals with the 2nd ammendment‚ and how President Obama is doing the right thing by cracking down on gun laws. The author of this editorial is 100% for gun control‚ no matter what the extent. But‚ he has very poor facts on the issue. The only points he brought up was that of Obama’s
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Moore‚ R. Gun Control. 13 Apr. 1995 In this essay by Richard Moore‚ he talks about the societal benefits of firearms in the hands of responsible citizens. He believes that keeping firearms from law-abiding citizens would do more harm than good. A law-abiding citizen “must not have a criminal record‚ must not abuse alcohol or drugs‚ must not be mentally ill‚ must not have renounced U.S. citizenship‚ must not have been dishonorably discharged from the military‚ and must be in the U.S. legally” According
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Defining Moments in Canadian History During the 20th century‚ there were many events and situations that helped define the country of Canada. There were positive moments‚ but also a good amount of negative ones. Of course‚ the successful events kept Canadians in a positive light‚ but the negative situations helped Canada learn from its mistakes and went to prove how strong and brave its citizens were/are. The three most defining moments would have to be the Dieppe Raid
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NIGHT THE POWER WENT OUT! It was a dark rainy night; the rain came down hard‚ sheet upon sheet‚ of bone chilling rain. I lay relaxed on the couch watching a horror movie when suddenly there was a loud crack of thunder and then there I lay all alone in complete darkness. I felt a little nervous but hazardously made my way to the kitchen by the guidance of the moons light. I went in search of a torch and found one on the kitchen table. I flicked it on and at that precise moment I heard a crash from
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Michelle Okonma ENG4U Ms. Wilhelmina Amansec 07‚ February 2013 Response Journal on The Great Debaters Quotation: “When I was a child‚ I spoke as a child‚ I understood like a child‚ I thought as a child‚ but when I became a man‚ I put away childish ways” Why‚ do you think‚ he chose this verse? Dr. James Farmer‚ a renowned educationist quoted the scripture 1 Corinthians 13:11 at the beginning of the movie‚ when he was addressing the freshmen of
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would agree that something must be done‚ no one seems to have the answer at this point. Some gun control supporters believe that completely banning handguns is the best way to protect citizens. However‚ banning handguns fails to protect people because the laws are ineffective‚ banning handguns prevents people from an effective means of self-defense‚ and the laws do not solve the real problem‚ which is the gun owner. Simply banning handguns all together is ineffective‚ and that is the first
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