A bad spell for a worst witch Mildred Hubble returns to Miss Cackle’s Academy for Witches for her second year‚ determined to lose her embarrassing reputation as "the worst witch in the school". After Maud Moonshine and Enid Nightshade arrive‚ the three bump into two first-years (one of whom reminds Mildred very strongly of someone‚ the other with ginger frizzy hair in bunches). The one who seems familiar bursts into tears and clings onto Mildred when she hears that a lot of the teachers (including
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Williams1 Randolph County Community College Kendall Williams Feb. 4th 2011 English-111 The Worst Day of My Life As I lie here looking up at the ceiling‚ unable to move‚ I think to myself that this could be the worst day of my life. As I try to think about how I got here I begin to put the pieces together and I realize what happened to me. This day was like any other day of my life. It was such a pretty day‚ the sun was shining‚ the sky was blue‚ a perfect day for a summer birthday
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Television in our life How do we spend our free time? Some 20 or 30 years ago the usual answers used to be: "We’re going to the theatre" or "We’re going to a party". Now we very often hear "We’re going to stay at home and watch the TV!" Television is now one of the most important mass media. It plays a great role in our life today. But when and how did it become an ordinary thing in the household today? The idea of a machine able to broadcast both sound and vision goes back to 1875. But only
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society there are great inventions or contributions to be thankful for. Ancient Chinese have created inventions that have changed the world‚ and the USA with items that are used daily. Among those inventions were the deep drilling for gas and the parachute as well as tea which will be explained later in the essay. Deep Drilling for gas was a technique developed in 100 BC‚ for the use of drilling for gasoline which runs most of the world. The parachute was invented in the Second Century BC and was used for
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Television Violence and Its Effects on Children Often thought of as one of the most fascinating inventions of the Twentieth Century‚ television has undoubtedly become a major part of our lives‚ providing us with entertainment and information. However‚ much of what is on the television today involves violence. Why? Because viewers want to see action and excitement‚ which usually involves something being blown up‚ or someone being shot. The only problem is that many of these viewers are children.
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IN MANY WAYS‚ TELEVISION HAS PROVED TO BE ONE OF THE WORST INVENTIONS OF MODERN TIMES. ALL TOO OFTEN‚ TELEVISION IS HARMFUL BECAUSE OF THE SHOWS IT BROADCASTS AND THE WAY IT IS USED IN THE HOME. Undoubtedly‚ television has millions of viewers in the world and thanks to its inventor Philo Farnsworth‚ a Utah-born genius that had coloured the world of modern technology. Nowadays‚ people use television as a mass of communication‚ to learn from how to style to how to make a bomb‚ to tie a good family
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The Worst Day of My Life It was August 20th 2005 on a Friday morning. I woke up and I was feeling alright. I did what I usually do on Fridays. I cooked‚ cleaned‚ took a shower‚ brushed my hair‚ and then sat in the living room to watch T.V. Next‚ my favorite show came on and I was happy and excited to watch the new episode. Later‚ the phone rang while I was watching the T.V‚ then I got up and then answered the phone. It was my sister in law calling‚ to tell us that our father had passed away about an
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The Death of a Television There is no doubt that the internet has become part of our daily life. We surf the internet for news‚ watching movies‚ sending emails and many other essential tasks that we have to do daily. According to CISCO one of every three college students and young employees believes the Internet is as important as air‚ water‚ food‚ and shelter ( Popkin). After seeing the huge impact the internet has over the last year the U.N. recently declared internet access as a human right
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“Democracy is the worst form of government‚ except for all those other forms that have been tried” is a famous dictum quoted from Sir Winston Churchill‚ during his November 11‚ 1947 speech in the House of Commons. Churchill was known for his sharp and witty public persona- this statement was made when he lost in the 1945 elections despite winning the war. Overlooking the fact that this statement could have been made in his state of bitterness‚ democracy is actually better than other forms of government
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The Worst Day of My Life I wish I could say I would never forget but truthfully some of it I have or actually maybe I have not forgotten but more like tucked it away in my unconscious mind and only think about it when triggered. I am talking experiencing the worst day of my life! It happened Aug 19‚ 2005 which I actually had to ask my mom the exact date because I have totally blocked it out. I am speaking of a horrific accident that my oldest son Kestan now 14‚ when he was 8 yrs old put his hand
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