stressed in my high school and since I am a computer science major‚ didn’t think that I would really be needing to write very often. But‚ this class has completely changed my perspective on writing‚ along with how I write. I have learned how to better plan my papers‚ create strong arguments‚ and how to create a good flow in the final product. Arguably the most important skill that I have learned is that it is essential to plan my essays. Prior to this class‚ I would just write all of my thoughts down
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I lost my mother to pancreatic cancer in March‚ 2006. My father and I only had three months to prepare for life without her. This time period affected me deeply as I was only six years old. My mother lived at the hospital in the weeks after her diagnosis. My dad was touring overseas with his band. I was told what was happening‚ but I don’t think it truly sunk in for me at that age. Since my dad was away‚ and my mother was sick‚ I lived with my friend’s family for a month. Living without both parents
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Mother’s View on Life Theme is something commonly used in many pieces of literature to convey a deeper meaning. Although there can be multiple themes‚ they all serve the same purpose and allow the reader to determine an overall meaning for themselves. Three common themes developed in “I Stand Here Ironing‚” by Tillie Olsen‚ are the lifelong search for one’s identity‚ womanhood and femininity and how it can affect a person‚ and the inevitable hardships of motherhood. The theme of identity can serve
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grade I was not a big fan of math. I actually thought that I wasn’t very good at math and I didn’t try all that hard in it. Once my teacher actually started to teach us in my math class I still thought it was very hard. My teacher gave lots of notes and I didn’t take them copiously. I didn’t really take my notes because I thought it wouldn’t be important for me to learn. After my teacher showed the notes‚ she handed out class work and I didn’t know how to do it. I got help from my friend but I didn’t
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I Survived My First Back Handspring Tumbling is one of the things I hate the most. Some people might think that flipping your own body over to do flips is really cool and exhilarating to do. I‚ on the other hand‚ hate tumbling. Tumbling is the act‚ practice‚ or art of performing acrobatic tumbles‚ usually on a mat or the ground. Tumbling is a part of my passion‚ known as all-star or competitive cheerleading. A back handspring is one of the more basic skills of tumbling. When I was younger
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that form together to grab the reader’s attention in a short amount of time. The authors indulge in rich details to create the narrative into a jaw dropping meaning story from the beginning to the ending. The author begins with constructing the story with the building blocks of literary devices. Short story authors apply the literary techniques of symbolism‚ irony and theme to create a meaningful connection with the reader. Authors exploit symbolism into the works of literature to create strong connections
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The Time I Let My Grade Slip Have you ever felt this feeling where you were just going to break down inside and explode into a million pieces? Guess what! I’ve felt like that before. It was one day when I got off the bus from practice and I instantly checked my grades. I then got my phone out and opened skyward‚ my heart instantly dropped‚ my body was still‚ and my eyes were wide open. The most embarrassing and disappointing thing I’ve seen in awhile. I had a C- in math. The
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you feel is how I feel when I walked into my new job. 10 years later I’m still hard at work at my “new” job. What do I do? Well‚ my job could be described as a C.S.I. agent. I look at dead people and I tell how they were killed. However‚ I have a hunch that all the murderers are connected somehow. Normally when I have a hunch it’s right. No one seems to believe me this time though.So‚ I decided to talk to some of my closer friends and try to convince them to go to the place where I think the “boss”
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My life has always been shifting and changing as I grew up. The longest I can remember living in a single place is when I spent four years living with my dad before he died. My mother was someone who kept their roots shallow. I moved so many times that at this point in my life the only one that I can remember is the day she and my dad split up. She’d found out my dad had a serious heart condition and didn’t want a sick man to hang around her house. I was sent with him‚ not that she would have told
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obstacle during your life and how did you overcome it? I think every person in life has had an obstacle in different levels‚ but mine is a funny obstacle and may be not so logical. When I was a little girl my mom enrolled me in a swimming course and it was all Saturdays‚ she wanted me to learn to swim because I was going to have that class on school and she was worried if one day a girl pushed me I was going to drown. I don’t like to swim and I was afraid to do it‚ I received three years of the same
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