I went down to the school at six‚ just as he said. Captain Torres and his men had spread the word and posted notices. “Failure to join the assembly will be seen as an act of war against the Free National Army and the Hispanian Federation and offenders will be arrested and executed.” However‚ the captain and his men had miscalculated – there were hundreds of people‚ far too many for the schoolyard‚ so they put up roadblocks to keep any more people coming in. Unfortunately‚ I came early out of a fear
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cheered on. Cheerleading is such a vital part to many sections of the school. If I‚ Casey Harvel‚ were chosen to be a captain for the Michigan City High School squad‚ not only would I make sure that any negative opinions were squashed‚ but the great qualities the squad holds‚ are emphasized and constantly challenged. One reason I feel that I would make a great choice for a captain‚ is that I would be dedicated to the squad‚ and would not give up when faced with any obstacle. To me‚ extra practices
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takes place in a rural area in north spain in 1944 after the civil war or the fantasy settings takes place in an underground kingdom in a fig tree. The plot is that a young girl named Ofelia and her ailing mother have to go to her moms new husband’s house who happens to be a sadistic army officer who is trying to quell a guerrilla uprising. Ofelias mother is kind‚ mild‚ beautiful and gentle. Ofelia’s father a tailor died and her mother is left alone to take care of her in an uncertain city so she marries
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One of the last major events of the novel “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin” is the massacre of the Italian troops by the Nazis in the September of 1943. Whilst the Acqui Division was able to delay their capture‚ they were eventually overpowered and brought to the back of a brothel to be executed. Every man in the barraged was shot to death except one. At the last moment‚ Carlo stepped in front of Captain Corelli and used his enormous body to shield his friend from the fire. His thick frame was able to
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Abraham Lincoln: “House Divided” Speech The House Divided speech took place on June 16‚ 1858 in Springfield‚ Illinois. It was recited by Abraham Lincoln as he accepted the Republican Party nomination as a representative of the United States Senate. The primary issue throughout the course of this speech was the heavily controversial issue of slavery. In 1854‚ the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed; this act allowed citizens of new territories would decide whether or not they should have slavery‚ which
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Cheerleading Captain Essay There are many different opinions out there about cheerleaders‚ many good‚ and many bad. Some think of them as the girls standing by the football field‚ but I think of cheerleading as a symbol of all the spirit that we can share‚ and a token of appreciation toward the team that’s being cheered on. Cheerleading is such a vital part to many sections of the school. If I‚ Nina Guenther‚ am chosen to be a captain for the Burrell High School Junior Varsity squad‚ I will make
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The perspective of Captain Nemo can be complex. It can change in an instant. The perspective of captain Nemo to the ocean can be obscure. It doesn’t say much of the perspective of Captain Nemo to Professor Aronnax too. The perspective of Captain Nemo to the people on land‚ on earth can be brutal. Captain Nemo is a perplexing character. The captain’s view to the ocean is always grand. Captain Nemo’s “land” is the ocean. The ocean is his life. The book states that Captain Nemo had been in the ocean
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The Academy Award for Best Picture is considered the most important award of the ceremony. While there are those who think that the other nominees should win the 2014 Academy Award for Best Picture‚ Captain Phillips is a fantastic and well made movie based on a true story. The Academy Awards Ceremony of today is far from what it was when it first began. The first Academy Awards ceremony took place out of the public eye during an Academy banquet at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (“History of the
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I read the speech given by Sir Winston Churchill on June 4‚ 1940 to the House of Common is the UK. Churchill gave this speech as he acted as Prime Minister. The speech was delivered after the withdrawal of the British Expeditionary Force and the French Army at Dunkirk. Churchill started by delivering an account of the last few weeks‚ outlining the heroic actions of soldiers from the Army and Royal Air Force as they desperately tried to stop the advance of the German Army into Belgium and France
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Kennedy High School and made varsity. Each year we had a new set of captains‚ but each year they were all very arrogant and closed-minded. From the beginning‚ my goal was to become captain one day and be different than the past captains. Being the type of captain to help and mentor each individual through moments of frustration. My junior year‚ my coach gave me the opportunity to be one of four captains. Being the only junior captain‚ I felt intimidated to speak up and take charge of the team‚ this
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