Out of all three of us girls‚ Doris is the best horseback rider. We all ride‚ but Doris is the most daring and sometimes looks more like an Indian than a civilized human. So we decided to enter her into a horse race at the track at Kailua. Since the population in Oahu is skyrocketing‚ the track might not be there much longer. My friend Georgy is coming from Maui with a speedy racehorse. I have heard that this horse does not stop running‚ while still picking up speed‚ when he crosses
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Nicole Watkins Persuasive Speech Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to petition against Maryland’s law to identify “Pit Bulls” as a dangerous breed of dog. Six months ago‚ almost to the day‚ my best friend and her new puppy were attacked. She was dog sitting her grandmother’s Mastiff‚ whom at the time had no previous violent history. She kept the Mastiff and her puppy in separate rooms in order to make sure there were no problems‚ but that wasn’t enough. One day‚ out of nowhere‚ the Mastiff
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Rebuilding The Chicago Bulls First‚ of all The Bulls used to be a super team. Now they are an faint remembrance of The 80’s and 90’s. People like Michael Jordan‚ Scottie Pippen‚ Dennis Rodman‚ Steve Kerr and more was the team of this era. After Michael Jordan announcing he was entering the NBA 1984 draft The Bulls weren’t doing too hot. He got selected 3rd overall but he wasn’t the only need for them. Michael went to the playoffs that year but he and his team lost in the first round. They eventually
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spinning in his head‚ continuously creating structurally improvised works of art”. (Bould‚ Mark) His film Raging Bull is an important example of his techniques and style as a director. Scorsese has also made a few important relationships throughout his career. His collaboration with actor Robert De Niro and editor Thelma Schoonmaker‚ created the cinematic masterpiece‚ Raging Bull. The film brought the team a great deal of success. Martin Scorsese’s style as a film maker involves structure as
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Racing Toward an Injury Almost every person in the world can share a story of woe in which they horribly injured themself or an acquaintance of theirs. While these sometimes only consist of a bruised knee or a scraped elbow‚ the most iconic tales result in broken bones or gaping gashes. Common instances in which injuries occur include basketball games‚ long hikes‚ or disagreements amongst siblings. Though the most memorable wounds are often those that occurred because of unattentiveness or ignorance
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Easy Riders‚ Raging Bulls (Bowser‚ 2002‚ USA) is a documentary about Hollywood directors in the 1970s. This film might be a model for my Independent Study as it is told in a documentary fashion with clips and interviews intertwined in the film. When the interview is happening‚ the interviewee is in a close up head shot with a black background. In order to enhance the storyline‚ the film uses archival imagery‚ actual movie scenes‚ voice-over‚ interviews and film posters/titles. For example‚ when
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Visually‚ Raging Bull is close to an artistic disaster. The visual style adopted by director Martin Scorsese and cinematographer‚ Michael Chapman seems to be falling apart. For instance‚ the last fight scene in which Sugar Ray Robinson pummels Jake La Motta depicts ludicrous images; however‚ the continuity editing allows viewers to make sense of it. During this shot‚ Scorsese shows a punch from the perspective of Robinson’s glove as it strikes La Motta’s face. In the seconds that follow‚ we see
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piece of Mesopotamian art that struck me the most was the Winged Human Headed Bull‚ also called Lamassu. This high relief struck me because of its power. It is able to command attention through its size‚ position‚ and strangeness. Its scale is massive at almost fourteen feet tall. It is placed at the entrance of the Citadel of Sargon II‚ demanding attention and setting the mood. It carries a strangeness with its five legs‚ bull body‚ human head‚ and bird wings. When I first saw this piece‚ I felt a fear
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A Red‚ Red Rose‚ by Robert Burns As I get a chance to get myself into a wonderful poem A Red‚ Red Rose‚ by Robert Burns. This poem is not only unique‚ but the writer is one of the most famous poem writers of all time. A Red‚ Red Rose is one of Burns’s popular and colligated works. Robert Burns is a man of the mainly emotional temper; with passions. Burns has a rhythm and immediacy in verse‚ with concepts of eternal enduring love that appeal and intrigue the hearts and minds of many.
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Ur J. Saldana ENG 125 Introduction to Literature Bull by the Horns… Life Decisions Kristina Munz May 7‚ 2013 Bull by the Horns… Life Decisions The perspective of life is led by what the imagination captures. For some individuals‚ connecting to life can be just as difficult as a five year old trying to run a marathon. “For as he thinketh in his heart‚ so is he…” (Bible‚ 1979). The power that shapes this expression can help anyone achieve great things or just waste one ’s life altogether
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