1. “…Elijah finally admits to me that he sees that the medicine has caused him to lose too much weight…Maybe he feels guilty. Maybe it’s because he and I are two of the same in place of strangers” (p.211). Finally‚ Elijah recognizes the side effects of the medicine that he has used it. Xavier tries to stop Elijah using morphine many times but it does not work out. Xavier is worry about Elijah. Xavier feels responsible to Elijah because since Elijah followed Xavier to live in the bush‚ Xavier
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short story How I Met My Husband by author Alice Munro‚ the setting takes place in a small country town around the end of WWII. It is easy to tell that Edie feels a little out of place in the Peebles’ house since they are new to the country and are more wealthy than Edie’s family. When Edie was describing her job she says‚ “Mrs. Peebles had an automatic washer and dryer‚ the first I ever saw‚” (Munro 220). This quote shows how not many people were able to afford luxuries like modern day conveniences
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The best day in my life The best day of my life starts every morning when I wake up because I get a chance to make everything right. I get another chance to improve my life. I get to learn something new and I get to see another beautiful day. I’m far from perfect; I make a lot of mistakes‚ so I’m able to make it right every time I open my eyes. You may have had a bad day yesterday‚ but that doesn’t mean you are going to have one today. I could’ve said the best day of my life was in Atlantic
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Alice Munro published “How I Met My Husband” in her book Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You (1974). Told from the first-person point of view‚ the story layers the voice of the fifteen-year-old Edie‚ working as a “hired girl” in the house of the comparatively wealthy Peebles family‚ with that of the adult Edie‚ now happily married and wiser than she was as a teenager. Edie’s voice is colloquial and friendly‚ keenly aware of its audience. In this way‚ the story celebrates the art of storytelling
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Memoir- Losing My Best Friend I remember everything as if it were yesterday. The shock‚ the sadness‚ the pain‚ and the sickness she had to suffer. I remember sitting beside her‚ holding her hand as she had IV’s put into her arms. I remember the conversations we had; she’d explain to me how she just wanted to go outside again; she’d be enthusiastic for the day she got out of the hospital; we made plans for when she beat cancer. Two years have gone by so fast‚ and there hasn’t been a day I haven’t thought
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My Best friend. My best friend is a very special lady I grew up with‚ my sister Roberta. My sister Robert is two years younger than me‚ but everyone always assumes she is older than me. She always laughs at me when I tease her by saying it must be because I look younger than her. We have been there for each other through all the important milestones in our lives; from our wild and fun childhoods‚ to our first day of school‚ to the births of our first born children. My sister Roberta loves working
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Illustrative Essay My Four-legged Best Friend Dogs are truly man’s best friend. In my case‚ woman’s best friend! My dog Precious is the most special dog. Since the first day I got her‚ I knew I struck gold. I couldn’t possibly ask for a better canine companion than her. Precious is so precious to me because she is intelligent‚ sweet‚ and adorable. What first caught my eye about her is that she is so smart. She communicates with me and my family on a regular basis. For example‚ my parents hung bells
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The best day of my life was when I found out that I was not a ruler of my life. This might of course need some explanation on my part‚ but once you understand what I mean‚ you would get my drift. I grew up as a child with a lot of self-confidence. I was alone most of the time as I was living with my parents. Even from my young age‚ I grew up to be self-reliant in many things. I hardly went to others seeking for any kind of help. I tried to manage everything on my own. This was good in a way‚ but
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Name Teacher Comp 1 Octdate My best day ever “Breath Jessica‚ just breath and give me one more big push.” The doctor said to me as I try to push my baby out. Moments later we hear it‚ my baby crying alerting the world that she is here. The birth of my daughter was long and exhausting. Joseph and I had stayed out late the night before not realizing what we were in for the next morning. As we crawled into bed that night I remember talking to the little baby in my belly asking for her to stay strong
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You don’t have to search long and hard in your memory banks to find the best day of your life. Today is the best day of your life. Today is the only day in your life. Yesterday is nothing but collective memories. Tomorrow is nothing but your imagination. Today‚ right now‚ this moment in time is the only moment you have. Today is the best day of your life if you stop and ponder the wonder of the moment. Count your blessings name them one by one. Start with the room you are in name every blessing
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