from my mother. But as attractive as it was‚ it seemed that the thought behind it was the source of its beauty. The day was passing by almost too quickly as I was enjoying the warm summer outdoors. But it was not just another day today‚ it was my birthday. Even though I sometimes do not think much about this day‚ a simple gift makes this day simply different from any other. I have always preferred something simple‚ whether giving or receiving a gift‚ simple always does it. I knew that I will be receiving
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Best Christmas Ever! Every year I have a great Christmas spending valuable time with family and friends. This past Christmas was the best I’ve ever had. I received the best unexpected gift ever! It all started when everyone in my family came to my house early Christmas morning for breakfast. After breakfast we started passing out gifts. First‚ we would usually go in a huge circle and everyone would open one gift at a time. This time was different and very odd to me. My family would let everyone
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“under his breath- some punishing thing‚ quick and curt and unkind” after her surprise has lost the attention of others in the restaurant. The husband masks any kindness or gratitude he could have shown to his wife for taking him out to eat on his birthday and instead replaces that kindness and gratitude by indignation and hotness. Too practical for superficial romance‚ the husband can be seen as asserting his position as the head of the household through his obsession with his position in society
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as we can go in living memory‚ and so the loom large in our active folk story. And many who lived then were too young to understand it in its depth; they remember only that the war was a great victory” (Adams 115). In Michael C.C. Adams’ The Best War Ever America and World War II‚ the author explains and clarifies the truth about the many myths in and about the war. There are many reasons as to why the war was seen as something positive and as a “good” thing for our nation. Motives such as the media
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to the truth of the matter‚ they are wary of taking advantage of him. When Jem returns to the collard patch to retrieve his lost pants‚ he does so because he doesn’t want Atticus to catch him in a lie. "I--it’s like this‚ Scout... Atticus ain’t ever whipped me since I can remember. I wanta keep it that way." (Chapter 6) Although the children often worry about Atticus giving them a "lickin’‚" Atticus doesn’t resort to corporal punishment with his children. When Scout decides not to fight Cecil
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The best journey ever I lowered myself into the sleek‚ red‚ open‚ sedan. I was tired from my journey by plane to Spain‚ but was looking forward to a rather enjoyable road journey with my best friend. So long as she was driving‚ how did it matter how long the journey was. Soon we were moving through a meadow. Dew glistened on the bright green grass and poppies danced to the beat of the breeze. A few miles away‚ a whole carpet of flowers covered the land. A heady‚ sweet scent reached my nose and
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Jasmine Jones History 1302 Professor Stephen Dice April 8‚ 2015 The Best War Ever: America and World War II Summary The Best War Ever: America and World War II‚ by Michael C.C. Adams uses memoirs‚ and glorifying aspects of the war‚ to compare the misleading accounts of the war that had been created by historians and the media. During wartime America was considered to be at its prime. America industry was flourishing‚ American soldiers were the toughest‚ and the American people were united as a well-integrated
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The best vacation I’ve ever been on was to Jamaica. So just sit back and relax while I tell you my story. Well‚ it all began with the plane ride. I was extremely happy that the plane ride started at 11:00‚ which meant I would wake up 9:00 and get some extra rest and start going to the airport at 10:00. Nope‚ it wasn’t like that. I had to wake up at 6:00 because we had to be at the airport at 8:00 and the flight stated at 11:00. Isn’t that stupid. I was so mad I had to wake up earlier then usual
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Best Week Ever It was the first day of recruitment‚ Sarah and Jessica and I were going to go together. We all got ready in my room and headed over to Blum for the information night. When we got there‚ I had sweat pints as big as softballs and we were the first ones there. While us waiting for all the girls who were rushing to come so the meeting could start. We started talking to all the active girls‚ so we can get to know them all. I was so nervous to meet all of them and felt so little to them
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have hit me yet‚ but now that I look back I know that I had to feel it. I think that the things that I was feeling was such a blob of mixed emotions that I really did not know how to feel so I will just say that I was excited. At the airport I met my best friend and two other friends of mine from school. We would all be traveling together‚ most all the time. The only things that would really be different would be where we lived and who we would live with. As the flight‚ Northwest number 69 to Detroit
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