The first day. The first day‚ by Edward p. Jones. born 1951 is an American novelist and short story writer. His 2003 novel The Known World received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Jones was born and raised in Washington‚ D.C.‚ and educated at both the College of the Holy Cross and the University of Virginia. His first book‚ Lost in the City‚ is a collection of short stories about the African-American working class in 20th-century Washington‚ D.C. In the early stories are some who are like first-generation
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SAFETY MEASURES IN SCHOOL‚AT HOME AND ON THE ROAD Good morning to the principal‚ teachers‚ and fellow students. I am honoured to stand here to give a talk. My talk is entitled ¡°Safety Measures in School‚ at Home and on the Road.¡± In school‚ we must ensure that the visitors sign-in is not dangerous. This is a part of responsible to a school guard. So‚ he must to check carefully whether the visitor has brought the dangerous tool or not. Next‚ all the students must follow the laboratory rules
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She published her first story while a student at the Western Ontario University. In 1951‚ she married James Armstrong Munro and moved to Vancouver‚ where she had three children. After twenty years of marriage‚
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Your Best Friend I have a boyfriend who I have been dating for 7 months now; we started out on February 12‚ 2011. His name is Isaac Mendoza‚ and I am very lucky to have him as the person who I share my life with. Why? We have known each other since we were six years old. He has been my best friend since then and we literally know everything there is to know about each other‚ the good things and also the unfortunate bad things. So that whole “dating your best friend” is not an issue for me. I ask
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The short story How I Met My Husband‚ by Alice Munro‚ is an excellent example of realistic writing. She uses ordinary and worldly events‚ actual locations‚ and a very ironic tone in the story. Alice Munro also uses everyday people for her protagonists‚ who encounter normal events and emotions. In the story How I Met My Husband‚ Edie shows the growth from someone who is very naïve to someone who is more realistic. In the beginning of this story‚ Edie is a very naïve fifteen-year-old girl. She does
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through my childhood memory. This reflection paper has helped me to understand that the method of memories creation is influenced by an amount of factors including; my way of thinking‚ my believes‚ interests and my explanatory of the things around me. If my childhood memories are exactly‚ I would like to say that I had a comparatively happy childhood. I had a loving family who supported me in everything I did. One of my favorite childhood memories is the family trip to Canterbury Tales. I remember
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“How I Met My Husband” Throughout Alice Munro’s short story “How I Met My Husband” the main character Edie changes. She interacts with different characters and her identity is influenced with every person she comes in contact with. Edie seems to reflect each person she talks to and mirrors who they are. By the end of the story though Edie figures out who she is and the reader is able to understand what forced her into being this person. The theme of this short story is that in order to find the
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It was my first day of college and I was both nervous and excited. Nervous because I’m older‚ have a husband and children at home. I don’t want to fail and disappoint them. I felt excited for the same reasons‚ my family. I can earn my degree and get a better paying job than my current EMS job. I would be able to spend more time at home and help my husband provide for our family. As I prepare for my first day‚ I look at my textbooks‚ my notebooks‚ all my pencils and pens and have my laptop out. Everything
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And Then I Met Margaret is a non-fiction book about a boy who came from a place where his future was already determined not to go beyond what the mill town offered. The author‚ Rob White‚ shocked the neighbourhood by becoming a college boy‚ a teacher‚ and eventually a billionaire. He acknowledged that his success in life was not his own and there were people who helped him along the way‚ though not in material things but in something that mattered to him more – his character. What the author mainly
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swim hole at the river on the property. My brothers had built a fort out of railroad ties. We spent many nights sleeping out under the stars‚ camping to me is like reliving childhood. I feel that its a chance to reconnect with family and friends‚ experience new adventure‚ and enjoy the outdoors. I had such a time camping with my best friend and family July of 2004. Our trip was at Lake Solano in Winters‚ Ca. we spent two wonderful days there. Our first night after setting up camp‚ we spent the
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