prepared myself for another blow‚ before a different voice rang out from across the room. “Stop it‚ Mark.” I glanced up to see my father’s clenched fist raised above his shoulder‚ ready to strike again. Behind him‚ the sturdy frame of my Uncle Jed stood tall against the off-white walls. My father’s grimacing face and angered eyes swung to look at him‚ and he released his firm grip on my collar. I took the swift opportunity and retreated to my room. I lay down on my rickety single bed closing my eyes.
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doesn’t speak much. I catch his eye and smile politely. He smiles back....an embarrassed/ uncomfortable smile. He’s about to insert needles into my ankle. I sit up‚ facing him. My legs‚ together‚ dangle off the edge of the table. I’m wearing blue shorts. I place my hands on either knee and slowly move my legs apart‚ looking downward with no expression the whole time. Although his eyes widen a little‚ he only looks at me. He moves back one step. With my hands still on either knee‚ I smile at him.
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An Article Review of Barry McLaughlin’s “Myths and Misconceptions about Second Language Learning” In his article‚ “My and Misconceptions about Second Language Learning‚” published in 1992‚ Barry McLaughlin listed five major myths and misconceptions held by the general public‚ or specifically by some second language teachers‚ as well as some contradictory viewpoints about second language learning held by different scholars. In his five main arguments‚ he puts specific emphases on his suggestions
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Jen saw the dogs first‚ their short muscular bodies scudding along the pavement like torpedoes. The Brothers and their men came after‚ followed by the girl and the fat woman. The shoppers and the tourists sensed the change in the atmosphere and parted instinctively‚ allowing them to pass. Jen hung back‚ keeping close to the buildings. Daniel and Joseph Avery were dangerous; catch their eye‚ come into their orbit‚ and you would become their victim. They stalked the streets like warlords‚ their dogs
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Blizzards roar like vicious troops hungry for battle. The gale-force wind screeches like a crow. Before long‚ the angry‚ unrelenting waves crash into the frozen coast as loud as a mountain tumbling to the ground. Lightning flashes across the sky causing a sound similar to an old‚ sturdy chestnut tree being ripped. An avalanche of hailstones clatters down from the sky like marbles spilt from a box. Deafening whips of ice skid across the frozen floor and eliminate any small careless creatures. Tornados
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2‚300 miles long from north to south‚ and almost 870 miles from east to west. The highest point is located in the province of Mendoza‚ which is the Cerro Aconcagua Mountain. This is the highest mountain in the America’s‚ and it is about 22‚834 feet tall. The lowest point of Argentina is the Laguna del Carbón Lake in the Santa Cruz province‚ which is 344 feet below sea level. This is also the lowest point in South America. The four main regions of Argentina are the fertile plains of the Pampas in the
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softly. “No don’t say that. You’re gonna live‚ then we’re gonna get out of the wretched place.” With tears rolling down his face‚ Ikuseghan reassured Itohan‚ “When we get back‚ Mom and Dad will be happy to see us. Then‚ we’ll play hide-and-seek in the tall grass like we used to. You’ll be fine. It’s gonna be ok.” Itohan looked at Ikuseghan in the face and said‚ ”Yeah‚ you’re right‚ We’ll have fun like we used to.” Finally‚ she closed her eyes and her head
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The Amitto I lay on cold hard ground‚ trying to recover my bearings. I push myself up‚ the gash in my left leg hurting like never before. Nevertheless‚ I continue into the blackness‚ deeper into the woods. I run‚ and run‚ and run‚ farther into the veil of darkness that encompasses me. It feels like I have been running for months now‚ but still I endeavor. The only thing that guides me is the pale light from the full moon‚ shining like a glimmering opal in the sky. I don’t remember how I got here;
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I’ve got to stop relating you to songs‚ And pictures that I see‚ graffiti on the wall. Although‚ you are a story and a scene that I fall into Headfirst‚ at the speed of light‚ even in the dark. There were no sirens or signs or warnings that my love would go unrequited‚ Just a lie on your tongue and a dance hidden in your eye. You wept on me and faded into the darkness And I was left to watch you go then cry. And all the while I was trying not to get stuck on you. With your cupid’s bow
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] Time to Grow Up In the short story “A&P‚” John Updike writes of a nineteen year old boy‚ Sammy‚ who is overcome by his fantasies when three girls walk into the A&P grocery store. They are in nothing but bathing suits. He soon decides‚ after the events that occur‚ because of these three girls‚ to quit working in the third slot of the grocery store. The three girls to Sammy are damsels in distress‚ because of Lengel‚ the manager. Out of the three girls‚ one catches his eye‚ the one he
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