sentence. After I left school Friday‚ I went home to enjoy a placid weekend with friends and family; however the moment I stepped into my house‚ everything I planned was thrown out the window. My mom was as ill as a hornet‚ and my dad was on his way home. Trying to escape the madness‚ I dodged into my room and fell asleep. Around 2:30 my mother marched into my room yelling‚ “Courtney Breanna‚ get up! Dylan’s calling!” I rushed out of my room to answer the phone. He was wanting to know if I wanted
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furtive’” (293). Original Sentence: The sneaky convict started to furtively plan his escape from prison. 3. Wryly- using or expressing dry‚ esp. mocking‚ humor Book Sentence: “Atticus smiled
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labouring-boy; that my hands were coarse; that my boots were thick; that I had fallen into a despicable habit of calling knaves Jacks; that I was much more ignorant than I had considered myself last night‚ and generally that I was in a low-lived bad way. (8.105) Pip “Pip‚ dear old chap‚ life is made of ever so many partings welded together‚ as I may say‚ and one man’s a blacksmith‚ and one’s a whitesmith‚ and one’s a goldsmith‚ and one’s a coppersmith. Divisions among such must come‚ and must be
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Some qualities that I admired from Handful was that she was feisty never giving up easily she was so determined and intelligent since the beginning when Sarah gets handful as her birthday present‚ they develop a friendship and she recognizes that the only way that handful can feel free is by learning how to read and write. She decides to teach her even though she knows it’s against the law for a slave to read and write. Sarah is denied by her father the aspiration of becoming a lawyer since she
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country is changing way too fast and not ready for the change‚ they will not be ready for the future. Without that new skin‚ then you cannot and will not be able to
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Greetings from Chicago! We miss you so much and we cannot wait for your family to move here! Oh my‚ I have so much to tell! This week has been amazing and I truly wish you could be here with us. As you know‚ when we moved here‚ we moved by an amazing place called Hull House. At this place‚ there are sports teams and there are classes for children! It is so exciting! I have joined the basketball team (despite my mother’s disliking for the sport) and I am taking a sewing class and a drawing class
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The Reason I Left 40 years have passed since I moved away from the dreadful place I used to call home‚ where I was treated like dirt and was constantly fighting with my mother. Most of the family used to ask me the same old question‚ “Which parent do you love more?”. Back then‚ I would have replied‚ “I love them both the same.” But now‚ after the last argument with my mother‚ the one that led to me moving towns just to get away from her‚ I will always answer in a stern voice‚”I love my father more
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To me the most interesting character in this book so far is Piscine or Pi’s dad‚ Mr. Patel. In chapter 8 (pages 31-39)‚ page 35‚ “I heard two things at the moment: Father saying “Never forget this lesson” as he looked on grimly; and the bleating of the goat.” This scene really characterizes Mr. Patel and showing just how brutal the wild life can be. This was a very strong teaching technique at the time considering Pi was only 8 years old at the time. To see a Bengal tiger‚ maul a goat like that at
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• - When Ralph blows the shell‚ many kids appear‚each different and unique in their own way. This relates to the diversity in Canada. People of many different religions‚ all live in one country. This is important because the author introduces new character who have been stranded on this island‚ that will work together to free themselves. Tanvir: The maze runner‚ piggy and ralph end up on an island‚ they are not aware of where they are or why they are there. The maze runner also
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*** An affinity for men and women alike‚ a fate strung together with emotions and suchlike‚ they are part of the Sin-Bearer‚ the Hero Summoner‚ the burdened sacrifice who will never be remembered. - Anonymous *** “A great disaster shall befall upon us.” Beard as white and clean as his robes‚ a middle-aged man steps forward‚ raising his hands and stretching them‚ looking up at the ceiling of the cathedral. Behind him‚ an entourage consisting of other men in similar-looking robes and a squadron
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