Memory moments are usually used by authors to easily show the past memory of the main character and to briefly introduce the settings of the story. In the novelette Old Woman Island by George Lalor‚ he incorporate memory moments in the first three chapters of one of the main characters‚ Timothy Flynn. The story started to when Timothy Flynn was driving up the road to Flynn’s Landing while recalling his grandpa’s sawmill: “... its giant swirling blades that screamed across water and its all surrounding
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I Knew This Was My Moment I was sitting on a chair‚ tied up‚ in an isolated cabin. I felt very weary as I had just opened my eyes after a deep sleep. I had no idea of my sleeping hours‚ days or even months! It was damp and frosty inside the place. This wood cabin‚ if I were to use one word to describe it would be ‘UNKEMPT’! Spider webs clouded every corner‚ refuse scattered all over‚ hordes of flies buzzing around it‚ scavenging for sustenance. A pungent smell arose from a stale‚ discarded
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I am tired‚ exhausted if I am being honest. Life has become the equivalent to a sideshow‚ people see the act and cheer loudly only to inspire you to keep it going‚ but behind the scenes the real mess is hidden by a tattered velvet curtain. The phone rings‚ text ding‚ Facebook likes sore‚ and retweets beg for my attention all expecting a witty upbeat remark that I respond with through the filter of my digital self. Everyday I receive perfectly worded digital questions and take my time crafting and
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Because of illness I like hugging to someone‚ but that day and Mert Kocagil weren’t the right combination for me. Especially‚ shouting as “Mom‚ save me!” was the worst moment of my life. That day was unforgettable for me. I haven’t been ashamed and l didn’t lose my head that much. On that day‚ I was really sick and weak. I went to health center‚ they sent me to residence back. They just gave me a little pill.I took that pill which didn’t effect. Also it was uncomfortable because I couldn’t go
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A person I admire most Without our realization‚ we all have a tendency to judge somebody just by their appearance. I once shared my point of view with them until I “met” Susan Boyle in 2009. Ever since‚ I have been a huge fan of hers. Her story began from the first moment she stepped onto the stage of the famous show “Britain’s got talent”. She proclaimed her dream of being a professional singer. The judges rolled their eyes and the audience pulled incredulous faces: she was too
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Is Imprisonment an effective way of dealing with most violent offenders? “It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jail. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens‚ but its lowest ones.” [Nelson Mandela] Brief History on Crime and Imprisonment Throughout history‚ people within organised communities and societies were amongst few if not many that would affront the rules and regulations of these communities
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My Most Frightening Day Most people don’t have any idea when their most frightening day will be‚ it could have been when they were young or maybe it has not quite happened yet. I did not have the luxury of surprise although I also didn’t exactly have a day marked on my calendar. I knew my most frightening day would come when a doctor called my house and informed my family that my great grandpa Papahualo had two weeks to live‚ and my dad informed me that we were going to fly out there to be with
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School-wide Writing In Richard Notkin piece “All Nations have their moment of Foolishness” everybody has their different views on why he made this piece. My views on this piece was that he was trying to tell a story with this sculpture he made. Before reading his artist statement about the piece I figured that it was how he made the piece and the story behind the piece. Notkins statement didn’t change my views about the piece because all he wrote about was about his other projects and how he built
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Imagine for one moment that you are standing on your neighbor’s front lawn in your pajamas‚ watching your house burn to the ground. All of your family and pets are safe. If at this moment‚ you have a chance to safely dash back into the burning building and retrieve one precious belonging‚ what would if be? I personally already have issues like this thought out ahead of time. In case of emergencies‚ I will be ready to act. The item I would rush to grasp would be my CD collection‚ because of its
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The Person I Admire The Most The phone rang one hour after he was taken. I was twelve year olds and in sixth grade at an elementatry school in Mexico City‚ late in the fall of 2006. It was my mom’s birthday‚ May sixteenth‚ I recall that I was keen and anxious about celebrating it. Suddenly‚ the teacher told me she had bad news to tell me‚ dad had disappeared without previous announcement‚ kidnappers decided to take his freedom away and turn it out into four walls. In that instant‚ I realized
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