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    NIGHT THE POWER WENT OUT! It was a dark rainy night; the rain came down hard‚ sheet upon sheet‚ of bone chilling rain. I lay relaxed on the couch watching a horror movie when suddenly there was a loud crack of thunder and then there I lay all alone in complete darkness. I felt a little nervous but hazardously made my way to the kitchen by the guidance of the moons light. I went in search of a torch and found one on the kitchen table. I flicked it on and at that precise moment I heard a crash from

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    Michelle Okonma ENG4U Ms. Wilhelmina Amansec 07‚ February 2013 Response Journal on The Great Debaters Quotation: “When I was a child‚ I spoke as a child‚ I understood like a child‚ I thought as a child‚ but when I became a man‚ I put away childish ways” Why‚ do you think‚ he chose this verse? Dr. James Farmer‚ a renowned educationist quoted the scripture 1 Corinthians 13:11 at the beginning of the movie‚ when he was addressing the freshmen of

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    would agree that something must be done‚ no one seems to have the answer at this point. Some gun control supporters believe that completely banning handguns is the best way to protect citizens. However‚ banning handguns fails to protect people because the laws are ineffective‚ banning handguns prevents people from an effective means of self-defense‚ and the laws do not solve the real problem‚ which is the gun owner. Simply banning handguns all together is ineffective‚ and that is the first

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    1. New Story: Oral Read aloud of “A Fly Went By.” a. Prior Knowledge: Last time‚ I worked with Nealy was in the summertime. So we talked about the difference between summer and spring. We made a “T-Chart” about with the difference between the two seasons. Since I showed Nealy the title of the story. One of the first things Nealy talked about are the flies and mosquitoes in the summer. Nealy talked about how she hates bugs particular the flies and mosquitoes because they just a pain. b. During the

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    Guns Guns and gun crimes have been around for hundreds of years and no talk of banning guns from citizens. It is our right to bear arms. Citizens should not be banned from owning firearms because of a few people’s mistakes; it’s a form of protection. Also‚ criminals will always be able to find guns‚ so it would be a waste of everyone’s time to try and ban them from everyone. Yes‚ most violent crimes are caused by guns‚ and the rates have been higher. However‚ it is a protection. In the Balanced

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    recovering from the global economic crisis. A crisis that “layoff” employees of the different company. Mostly affected is the United States of America. Lay-Off means - When a company eliminates jobs regardless of how good the employees’ performance. This is usually because the company is facing financial difficulties. (1)This case study starts off with Morris Meyers who is the CFO and Lisa Warren who is the head of legal. They both realize that if Astrigo is to remain competitive‚ 10% of its workforce

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    Guns are instrument that can be either helpful or useless with problems. Now guns are available almost for everyone. People shouldn’t be allowed to purchase gun especially automatic guns. One of the reasons I think people shouldn’t be allowed to buy guns is because individuals may us them to murder large group of people at ones. Accidents can occur due to lack of responsibility when caring for and storing the weapons at their homes. The number of massacres in the U.S and around

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    blanket of loss and sorrow upon our nation can only be done with guns. Many people in the United States‚ believe that America needs to repeal the Second Amendment because the wrong people get their hands on deadly weapons causing unnecessary deaths to occur. Those who do not support gun control believe the solution is to allow everyone to have guns for self-defense. Consider though‚ how many brawls break out every day. If everyone has a gun‚ these fights might not end with just concussions and black

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    breath was taken away and a sob was caught deep within my very soul. The unwanted yet undeniable words‚ telling me my cousin Johnny was dead. I so often seem to be immobilized by that moment. "He played life to the fullest‚ and without regret‚ he bet it all and braved the fall". For me‚ that is the day everything went wrong. Ray and Jerilynn‚ My parents and my daughter‚ Alexa live in Costa Mesa‚ California. My Mothers sister Aunt Carole and Uncle Lenny‚ Karen‚ Joe and Johnny my cousins live about

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    Nell Literary devices can be a writers ’ best friend‚ and likewise‚ worst enemy. In the essay “What A Certain Visionary Once Said”‚ by Thompson Highway‚ Highway employs imagery‚ simple vocabulary and omits repetition. Al Gore‚ in the essay‚ A Moment Of Truth‚ also uses imagery‚ but uses much more formal vocabulary and repetition. Although‚ the literary devices found in Gore ’s essay are often effective‚ Highway invites agreement more effectively because he is able to get his point across without

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