struck me was early on when Smithers was selected for the training job. What we see in the document was Smithers first reaction to the job was to worry about being thrust into a position where he would need to lie. “’When I first started‚ I said to him‚ ‘I will do it if I don’t have to lie.’’” (1) Now Smithers does talk about how the culture of Sigtek was not all that great from the beginning of the piece‚ but was it so bad that his first response when given a new task is to resist the idea of
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Thirteen Reasons Why‚ by Jay Asher‚ is a story told from the perspective of Clay Jenkins‚ receives a box in the mail full of 13 cassette tapes recorded by one of his friends‚ Hannah Baker‚ who committed suicide. Hannah left behind these 13 tapes to explain the 13 reasons why she killed herself. As you read this novel you will feel all the emotions that not only Clay feels as listening to the tapes‚ but Hannah as she is living through all these moments. A shoebox- sized package gets left on by
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Why did he lie? Those were the four words I kept asking myself. I found out Jerry lied. He had no mother‚ he had no skates. So many things were going through my mind‚ “why did he lie‚” I kept asking myself while tears started going down my left cheek. I looked up into the sky being reminded of Jerry’s beautiful blue eyes. I get to my cabin‚ I look to the right and see Jerry sitting down next to the chimney. Therefore‚ I asked him “why did you lie?” He didn’t respond with a single word. I can see
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The Modern Marine NCO Today Today’s Marine NCO has changed over the years from the past Marine NCO. An NCO today takes the knowledge from their senior NCO’s that was passed down to them and help shape the Jr. Marine today. Having respect goes a long way with Marine NCO’s but how can that be achieved if the NCO doesn’t show any themselves? A Marine NCO is like a father figure in a way‚ teaches junior marine what he/she needs to know in order to better themselves and make good decisions so that
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In the book Thirteen Reasons Why‚ by Jay Asher it follows two main symbols the color blue and scars. The symbols represent and reflect thoughts about a young freshman girl named Hannah. Hannah is the main focus of the book because she is the one who committed suicide and gave out thirteen reasons why she committed suicide. An adolescent boy named Clay is on one of the tapes of her suicide reasons. But he does not know that yet. “Well‚ you’re right. Something did happen. Justin grabbed my hand. We
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LIVING A LIE The controversial decision of Armand’s parents to keep his true identity from him until into his adulthood was wrong and drastically altered his mindset. Armand was raised with racial preferences and prejudices during all of his formative years and this taught him to believe that he was superior to other types of people. He developed a certain attitude in his personality where his thoughts‚ actions‚ and beliefs were ingrained with tradition and influenced by society. Armand’s parents
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choice‚ and no other way to end the emotional agony they endure daily. 13 Reasons Why‚ a book written by Jay Asher in 2007‚ tells the story of a teenage girl‚ named Hannah Baker‚ who committed suicide. When Hannah Baker killed herself‚ she left behind her story‚ telling the thirteen reasons why she felt there was no choice for her but suicide. She explains her thirteen reasons in the form of seven cassette tapes‚ with a ‘reason why’ recorded on each side except for one‚ hence
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who don’t want their child. These children are aborted. Abortion is the process of legally discarding an unwanted fetus that could grow up to become something great but never had the chance. Therefore‚ abortion should be abolished. There are many reasons why abortion is wrong. For one‚ abortion is inhumane. Many people would argue that a person becomes a person from the time that a sperm hits a human egg. If this is true‚ that means abortion is murder. In addition to this‚ according to abortion.procon
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The book I read was Thirteen reasons why by Jay Asher‚ the style of this book is kinda mysterious. The book develop through the two narratives shifting between the two man characters Hanna Baker and Clay Jensen. The story of Thirteen Reasons Why takes place in a small town in present time. The town is not actually named in the book‚ but author Jay Asher explains that many of the places Clay Jensen visits from the map are places similar to those from his own home town. The story begins with the
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always morally wrong to lie? Yes‚ I strongly agree‚ others might disagree; moreover‚ this can depend on one’s own morals. A young mother or a young father might tell a story to their children about Santa Claus‚ the Easter Bunny‚ or the Tooth Fairy. Mothers and Fathers tell and read these stories to their children all of the time just like their mothers and fathers and their mothers and fathers. These are stories‚ told each year giving a child hopes and dreams. Is it a lie? I do not think so‚ because
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