As Ishmael explained all that he had gone through in his journey of being a child soldier to being free‚ he uses diction in his writing to make the story easier to understand. A lot of times many writers use different types of diction so that the writing has a clearer meaning to the reader. In this memoir‚ Ishmael was able to use different types of diction for the reader to be able to understand the importance of scenes while in the war. “I stood there holding my gun and felt special because I was
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A Camping Trip Gone Wrong It was our first camping trip together as a family‚ and it was definitely not the fun filled experience we anticipated. After we got all the stuff loaded into the truck we were on our way to Baker Lake. It’s an hour and a half drive and we were planning on a two day stay‚ our plan was to arrive early‚ set up our tent and get settled. We would then familiarize ourselves with the area then go fishing. I couldn’t wait. It started to go wrong when we arrived
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which is his brother is considered the leader of coates academy and just like all the countries of the world‚groups‚ clubs‚bands‚polital parties etc they would be no where without thier leaders‚this is why Sam and cain are a crucial part of the novel gone. 2.WHAT IF the whole world was effected? This would be a big problem considering alot of conflict was created in just a little part of the world(Perdido beach).All over the planet kids will be struggling and scared‚helpless‚worried and out of control
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Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl When I had heard that New York Times’ Crime Columnist‚ Marilyn Stasio‚ had written about former Entertainment Weekly critic‚ Gillian Flynn’s newest thriller‚ the best-selling crime novel of the summer‚ Gone Girl‚ I was compelled to see what she had written. Stasio begins by setting Flynn’s newest piece on a pedestal of literary genius. Her use of the English language made it as tempting as bait to a fish: “Gillian Flynn’s latest novel of psychological suspense will confound
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As technology is developed‚ our life standard and communications change drastically. Teenagers especially increasingly attach and depend on it as it’s the only way we know to do things. We do not write our parents letters but instead send them an email or a text. That doesn’t necessarily means it’s a bad thing because technology especially the social networks get people connected to each other from around the world. Social network is a community on internet where people have their own profile to
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Cynthia Summer 2014 Technology is the Center of this Generation’s Lifestyle Technology is the center of this generation’s lifestyle. That should mean that we can use this new and beneficial technology to our advantage‚ to make our lives easier in many aspects‚ read up and fill ourselves with useful knowledge in the click of a button‚ right? It’s frustrating when something that can be a great tool‚ turns into a negative feature. Unfortunately that’s what’s happening with technology‚ we are losing the
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Flappers: Girls Gone Wild Up until the early 1900s the pace of change in American lifestyles had been relatively slow with most people experiencing a similar lifestyle to what their past generations had also followed. The rate of change started to accelerate in the early 1900s as new influences had an effect that reached even the furtherest parts of the country. This had the effect of creating a new country-wide culture in the early twentieth century. The movies‚ radio shows‚ sophisticated advertising
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Bad Habits Many people are trapped in some kind of a bad habit that they wish they never had. Bad habits are formed more easily than good habits‚ and are usually the hardest to get rid of. People who know of their bad habits want to change‚ but no matter how hard they try‚ they usually find themselves not being able to. Bad habits are formed over a period of time; it is important for us to avoid bad habits and try to control bad habits to improve our confidence and self-image. Smoking‚ drinking
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First-world children spend summer days playing with friends or vacationing with their families. But only an ocean away‚ children as young as ten are forced to kill each other as brainwashed soldiers in morally reprehensible political conflicts. “A Long Way Gone” is Ishmael Beah’s account of his life as a child soldier in the ongoing Somali Civil War. In it‚ he uses simple language and graphic details to provoke strong emotions in the reader‚ and hopefully move them to action. His story is one fraught with
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Habits are things people do repeatedly. But most of the time people are hardly aware that they even have them. They’re on autopilot. Some habits are good‚ such as; exercising regularly‚ planning ahead‚ and showing respect for others. Some are bad‚ like; thinking negatively‚ feeling inferior and blaming others. And some don’t really matter‚ including; Taking showers at night‚ eating yogurt with a fork‚ or reading magazines from back to front. Depending on what they are‚ our habits will either make
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