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    Escape from Reality

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    My Escape from Reality Michael Petty ENG121: English Composition I Sara Keller April 07‚ 2013 I sometimes find myself gazing off over the giant deep blue waters called the Pacific Ocean. It is as wide and far as the eye can see. The dazzling yellow and orange sun begins to fall from the sky as the day comes to an end‚ casting beautiful shades of pink‚ purple‚ and gold onto the white capped swells drifting toward the coastline. I am sitting the edge of a cliff which once extended hundreds

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    Medicine from the Sea

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    Medicine from the Sea Derek Bunkofske Conservation Ecology ENVS 201 Charles Cole Sea Changes: Medicine from the Sea This was truly an amazing video that really made me realize just how amazing this planet really is‚ along with the special human beings that inhabit it. I know that sounds a little corny‚ but I don’t really know any other way of putting it. So many questions start to creep into my head after seeing something so incredible come from something that has been on this earth for

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    Excerpt From The Hobbit

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    In the excerpt from the Hobbit‚ the author‚ J.R.R.‚ uses descriptive language to describe the setting and mood. This quote helps us form our claim by showing mood and setting‚ “He nibbled a bit of sorrel‚ and he drank from a small mountain stream that crossed the path‚ and he ate three wild strawberries that he found on its bank‚ but it was not much good.” This supports our claim by presenting that he was stuck in the wilderness without the resources he would normally use. The character scrounge

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    Learning from Mistakes

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    Learning from our mistakes is part of being human.  It something that we all experience at various periods of our lives and it’s a natural process of learning. For example‚ when one learns a new language‚ It takes time to produce the language correctly and accurately. We can notice many mistakes and errors during practicing and producing a language; but as we identify the mistakes made and learn from it‚ we become more proficient in that language. By comparison‚ in life we all make mistakes as

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    analysis "From W.S."

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    analysis is an extract from a short story “W.S.” by Leslie Poles Hartley‚ a well-known British novelist and short story writer best-known for his novels which include “Eustace and Hilda” trilogy (1947) and “The Go-Between” (1953). The story “W.S.” comes from “The complete short stories” of L. P. Hartley published posthumously in 1973. The story “W.S.” is about a novelist Walter Streeter who one day gets a postcard from Forfar signed W.S. He doesn’t pay any attention to this as he is used to get letters

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    A Holiday from Hell

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    A Holiday from Hell This holiday is no ordinary holiday; it was a holiday from hell. So let me tell you about these dreadful few weeks. I was on a nice peaceful holiday by myself‚ going fishing every morning whilst drinking Crown Lager. Then I came across a fish. It looked like some sort of three eyed creature. Now this three eyed creature was so unusual. It looked like the one you often see in the Simpsons but instead the colour was white. Just white‚ no other colours except white. So I went

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    Red from Green

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    Red from Green by Maile Meloy Being a teenager‚ growing up‚ is not easy. There are a lot of things to think about and many feelings to relate to. You have to make some decisions and that is not always easy either‚ even if they sound easy. A decision could be what to wear for a party or it could be bigger decisions that will have influence on your life. The story‚ Red from Green‚ is mainly set on the river and in the woods beside it‚ where Sam‚ her father‚ her uncle Harry and one of her uncle’s

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    Writing from Recall

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    taught that the white race was superior. I remember my dad using racial slurs and speaking with such conviction‚ hoping that every word would stick in our minds. After all‚ it was to be handed down to our children as a valuable heirloom passed down from one generation to the next. The conversation usually began when the family sat down in front of the television. Somebody would change the channel to a situation comedy in which black people starred. Among other things‚ Dad would say‚ “They should send

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    From a Passage to Africa

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    From a Passage to Africa by George Alagiah How effective is George Alagiah when presenting the suffering of the people of Gufgaduud? In the extract‚ ‘A Passage to Africa‚’ George Alagiah appeals to the readers emotions through his sensitive writing style and insightful presentation of facts. He takes us on a roller coaster of emotions and allowing us to empathize with the difficulties faced by the poor. He uses effective language that creates as impact on the readers mine which portrays the harsh

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    Learn from Mistakes

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    How to Learn from Mistakes Nobody likes making mistakes. But‚ unless you want to go through life as a complete recluse‚ you are guaranteed to make one every now and them. If you learn from mistakes correctly‚ they can propell will you forward. You must also realise that mistakes are an essential part of self improvement. Don’t be overwhelmed with guilt and regret‚ analyze how you can learn from them. Apologise with Dignity If you’ve made mistakes that harm other people‚ it is important

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