I ambitiously decided that I would brighten the lives of the elderly by volunteering at a rest home‚ but discovered that the elderly were being neglected‚ shoved aside and forgotten. As I stepped into the home a pungent odor penetrated my nostrils‚ causing an instantaneous gagging reflex. The place was abounded with neglected and subdued inhabitants‚ yearning for attention. Anybody that passed them caused a sudden outburst of ranting. The negligence and disregard the home displayed appalled me‚ but
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“Father‚ why did you join the war?” *** The sun rose proudly as the morning clouds parted revealing the stairs to what seemed like heaven as I glanced through my office window. The light slowly uncovered the field outside as the men marched uniformly while I saluted to my countries flag that stood high above foreign soil. *** My father focused on the horizon through the morning dew that covered the kitchen window. His hands fidgeting with the cross that hanged from his neck. With a small glimpse
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The Ripaibodon clambered out of the murky water. It lunged forward towards a hotdog stand and jumped through the cart. I ran up and stabbed it in one eye with my knife. It retreated back to the water. Suddenly a pig came running out of some nearby trees. It was followed by a lone velociraptor-blue. The pig ran through a small door. Blue put her nose high in the air. She smelled the Ripaibodon. She walked nose to the ground over to the water. The fifty foot Ripaibodon charged and grabbed Blue
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My ultimate goal is to work at the financial department in a bank. I believe knowing more about the banking systems and how banks work makes me one step closer to my goal. This special experience allows me to understand more working details about bankers‚ as well as differences between job positions. Furthermore‚ I am aware of how important the location of the bank is. I notice that although bank in developed city might have a higher salary and better employee benefits‚ it is very competitive. However
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Relationships Relationships we have with others can positively or negatively affect our lives forever. In “A Rupee Earned” and “To Everything There Is a Season”‚ the protagonists are positively influenced by a family member‚ maturing them and having a positive effect on their lives. In “A Rupee Earned”‚ the father teaches the son how to make his own money and be less dependent of others. In “To Everything There Is a Season”‚ the boy’s family tells him that Santa Claus does not exist‚ helping him
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Lord of the Flies Summer Assignment 7/23/08 William Golding describes a lot of different situations in the book by different moods along with other writing skills. In the excerpt from pg. 199-200‚ the general mood is fear. He uses similes and metaphor to describe the mood and helps us picture the time of the excerpt. In the following paragraph‚ I will describe how he shows the readers what the mood is. First of all‚ the first sentence of the quotation gives us the first hit of the
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Sweat drips down my forehead; I take my visor off to briefly brush away the hair curled up on my face as I was called to take a break‚ but I didn’t want to stop‚ really. I was in the zone. I sat down and loosened up for the first time since rush hour. Once again‚ I adjusted my one-size-too-large hat. After my thirty minutes were up‚ I came back to my position. I wasn’t supposed to be here‚ but here I was: handing out orders at the drive-thru for Bridgeville’s very own McDonald’s. Sometimes‚ I
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Short Story School - THE SCHOOL THE SCHOOL – Short Story School Some were brilliant bordering on genius. Others‚ genius bordering on madness. Almost all had spent a decade and three years together. But most were still unknown to each other. They dressed the same way; double-knot ties (two crests blue and two black‚ strictly slanting from right to left)‚ crisp ironed shirts‚ blue skirts which were measured by scales‚ one inch here and there and a week-long detention. Navy blue blazers which
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me but at least i smiled. My ear aching from the loud children screaming their heads off .My eyes have a shape when i close my eyes
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Dominoe was in shock after hearing the story Liz just told her . The lady that died on the steps was not just a force by spirits ‚ it was the cause of pure drunkness and childness . Dominoe was in rage at her cousin and friends for doing that ‚ bringing a curse to the school and to themselves. Liz got up from her seat busting out in tears ‚ she explained how she had been watching herself and hoping the curse does not bring anything bad upon her. Alton apparently was claimed to have gotten more
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