wouldn’t come again.” Those words were part of my poetry book from fourth grade. One poem was titled‚ “Bad Guy‚” and I remember it was supposed to follow a rhyme scheme: AABBA. My illustration depicts a frightening one-armed man holding a child’s doll over a roaring campfire. The poem reads‚ “Jayvir is a really bad boy/ He broke all the children’s toys/ He made them cry/ While they were fried/ And that was the end of their joy.” Now‚ as I sit looking at some of my word choice and pictures‚ I wonder‚ “Was
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In the book “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury‚ Captain Beatty delivers a very ambivalent speech regarding the destruction‚ and burning of books. He contradicts himself several times and nearly argues with himself about whether burning books is good or bad. Beatty is very confused and lost in his words about burning books; he spoke of the positive things about burning the book‚ and then contradicted himself with all the bad things about burning books. The first time he displays his indecisiveness was
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“Captain of Industry” or “Robber Barons”? American Industrial leaders of the late 19th and 20th centuries have earned the right to be called “Captains of Industry”‚ although along the way they may have acted as “Robber Barons.”It is a difficult to put any of these people into only one category‚ because without one there would not be the other. Acting as a “Robber Barron” was merely a stepping stone or a means of moving themselves in a leadership position in order to achieve their goal. These people
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Good Afternoon ladies and gentlemen‚ I am Cadet Captain Aaron Aguilera representing the Montbello Campus Warriors 10th Battalion of the Denver JROTC Brigade. I would like to begin by expressing my appreciation to the Windsor Garden Club for hosting this event and inviting me and my fellow cadets to participate in this fine competition. Regardless of who wins‚ you’ve pushed us all to become better citizens by giving us this unique opportunity. I was asked to write a speech about myself but how
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According to New York Time’s Review‚ the film Captain Blood “provided a properly picturesque background for Dr. Blood’s piratical career‚ as the Warner Brothers skillfully reconstruct the England of the sanguinary Monmouth uprising‚ the West Indies of tortured slaves and savage masters‚ and the ships that sailed the Spanish Main flying the jolly roger”. On the other hand‚ a masculine and heroic protagonist along side with a beautiful and delicate love interest is definitely an iconography of adventure
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These four men‚ George Eastman‚ J.P. Morgan‚ John Rockefeller‚ and Andrew Carnegie were all Captains of Industry. They are all considered Captains of Industry because they all donated huge portions of their wealth to society. George Eastman treated his workers with respect and dignity‚ giving them fair pay‚ reasonable hours‚ and the best benefits he could manage‚ as the writer states. Both the reading and the website show examples of the places he donated to‚ such as large sums of his money to children’s
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During my Junior year of High School‚ I had the honor to be elected as the Junior Varsity Cheerleading Captain. The team and I instantly had a bond that was unbreakable‚ although we faced some difficult times. When the season began‚ we did not have a coach to lead us‚ so we practiced apace with the Varsity squad. A few weeks into the season‚ the Varsity coach found us a mentor that would lead us. As a few more weeks went by‚ our coach started picking up on more activities‚ which was too much for
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Captain Torres’ character is over-confident‚ ruthless‚ and blasé. Firstly‚ Torres is an over-confident man. His presence is loud and hard to go unnoticed. His actions and words reflect a state of mind of being a know-it-all and diving into dangerous situations with no fear‚ “They told me you would kill me. I came to find out if it was true. But it’s not easy to kill. I know what I’m talking about.” (Tellez 184) Torres is so confident that he knowingly put his life at risk under the impression that
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statement. This song contains a couplet; a couplet is a pair of successive lines endings must rhyme with one another. “ Another hero‚ another mindless crime. Behind the curtain‚ in the pantomime.” We can find this quote in the song. Crime and Pantomime endings rhyme and they are a pair of successive lines. We can also find a simile. A simile is two unlike things being compared using “like” or “as”. In the quote‚ “ My soul is painted like the wings of a butterflies.” we can find a simile. Soul is being compared
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For the past four years‚ I’ve been captain of my all-star cheerleading team. My teammates are a diverse group of girls‚ ranging from ten to seventeen years old. Working with a large age group has made me a more patient person. It takes more time and effort to answer a ten-year-old’s question‚ than a question from a fifteen or sixteen-year-old. I also must be willing to take my time when explaining parts of routines‚ because everyone learns and understands at different speeds and levels. Along with
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