For my realistic fiction book talk‚ I read “The Summer I Turned Pretty” by Jenny Han. I read this book because it was recommended to me by a friend‚ and by the summary presented in the novel‚ it seemed very interesting to me. The realistic setting in this story takes place in the contemporary time period‚ at the beach house at Cousins Beach‚ Rhode Island. The main character is Isabel (Belly) Conklin‚ a 16 year old girl who just wants to have a perfect summer with the least drama as possible. The
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In the midst of a dream‚ I met a witty individual with short fingers and twinkling brown eyes of a cat‚ her lips were curled up in a smirk and her mind was clear as the sky. Clutching in her hand‚ was a grand cream paper recognizing her achievements as a graduate from the University of Texas at Austin. Her choice of major was International Relations‚ an awkward choice for a timid mouse that loved history but hated speaking in front of a crowd; yet for a strange reason was favored for the opportunity
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PROFESSOR ANDREA DAVIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES Course: AP/HUMA 1300 9.0 Course Webpage: http://moodle.yorku.ca/ Term: Fall/Winter 2014-2015 Prerequisite / Co-requisite: none Course Director Dr. Andrea Davis (416) 736-2100 x 55158 821 Kaneff Tower aadavis@yorku.ca webpage: http://www.yorku.ca/laps/huma/faculty.html Course Consultation hours:
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The Day I Nearly Died Year after year our family takes a trip to Colorado for spring break. It’s an exhilarating trip because I get to see all my wild and wacky relatives as well as spend some quality time on the slopes. Something funny or embarrassing always happens. This time was different. This time‚ I could have died! Generally when we go out on the slopes‚ falling down is one of my specialties. Putting an extremely clumsy person on skis and sending them down the hill‚ I found
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Indian Hardship and the King Philip’s War Almost 400 years later‚ we still know almost nothing about the original Thanksgiving Celebration that has become so commonplace in American Society today. Records show that it probably occurred in the late summer of 1621‚ almost a year after the Wampanoag Indians first made contact with the English Pilgrims. However‚ what we do know from this event is the rapid expansion and deterioration that followed which lead to the eventual demise of Indian Culture‚ not
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fortnight before the summer break‚ we stopped taking I interest in studies. Everyone of us made an ambitious plan to ‘ visit some place or the other. But man proposes and God I disposes. On the very first day‚ my mother slipped in the I jdtchen and broke her ankle. Her whole leg was plastered and she was advised bed rest for three weeks. I had to prepare ) tea and cook food for the whole family. My friends came to enquire about her health and I had to serve them as well. I kept company with
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The Day I Lost a Friend When a close friend to you dies‚ it can be really hard to accept. When my best friend Nancy called me to tell me my friend Sandra had died‚ I felt overwhelmed with all my emotions. I will never forget how one ordinary work day suddenly ended with shock‚ hurt‚ sadness‚ and anger. I was 28 years old when Sandra died. Sandra was 26 years old when she died. It was early morning July 28‚ 2008 when I received the phone call. I was at work and remember the conversation and
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If I become prime minister for a day‚ I will formulate new policies to bring down the prices of essential commodities‚ food and vegetables. I will ensure to check oil prices. I will frame good policies for the health of children‚ women and elderly people. I will ensure the security of the country internally and externally is upgraded. I will ensure laws to empower women. I will create better atmosphere to root out the corruption and make government transparent. I will reform the laws for better
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NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 12 MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 NOVEMBER 2011 MARKS: 150 TIME: 3 hours This question paper consists of 15 pages and 1 annexure. Copyright reserved Please turn over Mathematical Literacy/P1 2 NSC DBE/November 2011 INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 1. 2. This question paper consists of SIX questions. Answer ALL the questions. Answer QUESTION 6.1.3 and QUESTION 6.1.4 on the attached ANNEXURE. Write your centre number and examination number in the
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before I go to bed I pray‚ at which I pray for better days‚ I pray for a better home‚ I pray for a better future‚ and I pray for a better family. Seems like the old guy up there never listens to me. It was a Monday afternoon‚ the sky was an alluring shade of zaffre mixed with persian blue and just a tint of sapphire. I felt the chill of the afternoon as I walked to work. When I made it to work‚ everybody was having a great time and as I clocked in‚ Kristen walked out for a cigarette break. I went
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