child‚ I had a huge imagination. I would turn the recliner into Pride Rock and the backyard into a jungle. But‚ it was my sidekick‚ my partner in crime‚ my little sister who made my imagination grow and become real. Through years‚ as we get older and we add adult responsibilities to our daily lives she has never lost that imagination I remember. Although her imagination has changed into more adult-like forms she has been a signpost in my life. When I watch her and listen to what she tells me I can see
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Elements of Poetry When you read a poem‚ pay attention to some basic ideas: Voice (Who is speaking? How are they speaking?) Stanzas (how lines are grouped) Sound (includes rhyme‚ but also many other patterns) Rhythm (what kind of "beat" or meter does the poem have?) Figures of speech (many poems are full of metaphors and other figurative language) Form (there are standard types of poem) Voice Voice is a word people use to talk about the way poems "talk" to the reader. Lyric poems and
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something about how something happened when they were born. Maybe it’s a broken bone‚ or some sort of defect. I personally had one injury‚ but if you want to see what it was‚ you’ll have to keep reading. Firstly‚ I’ll talk about where and when I was born. I was born at a hospital. Specifically‚ Good Samaritan Hospital. My birthdate is April 25‚ 2003‚ and I was born at 12:32am. At least I think it was 12:32. I may have gotten the time mixed up‚ but it’s not incredibly important you know the time I was born
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truck pulled outside my trailer. The roar of the pipes blocked out the sound of the water that poured from the gutter. The storm was over‚ but it had been one of the strong ones that made people talk about the tornado. Five years ago one hit so strong that three gas stations and twelve houses were destroyed. The middle school was thrown into the sewage treatment plants fence. All the damaged buildings were rebuilt‚ nothing ever leaves Carson. “Lily‚ are you ready to go? I ain’t waitin’ on you
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was approximately $200‚000‚ the net worth of the average NEF client was ten times that amount. It should therefore come as no surprise that the average life policy sold by MET was a term policy with a face value of $50‚000‚ but NEF’s average policy was a whole life product with a face value of $500‚000 to $1 million. In 2000‚ MET decided that for it to achieve its strategic business objective of becoming a global‚ full financial services provider to its client base of approximately 15 million individuals
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Elements Of Drama The dictionary definition of Drama is the activity of acting‚ or simply a play for theatre‚ the elements however that make up this intricate and diverse art form are far more complex than the concluding definition. The elements of Drama are essentially building blocks that culminate in the finality of this wholesome‚ rigorous activity. A simple way to understand a form as complex as Drama‚ is to look at it as a physical project‚ like building a house. The first and most important
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As I rolled over to shut off the blaring sound that came from my IPod‚ I realized what day it was and fell off the bed in a moment of pure excitement. I was getting my braces on today‚ and I couldn’t wait until they were on. I lay on the floor‚ thinking about how “amazingly awesome” this would be‚ and I was snapped out of my thoughts as I heard my mom. “GET OUT OF BED RIGHT NOW OR YOU WILL BE LATE AGAIN!” she yelled. And I yelled right back “OK OK IM COMING!” Normally I would’ve argued for a few
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I used to gag at the thought of running eight hundred meters. There I stood with my heart racing‚ ready to run five kilometers. To everyone else‚ this was an unimportant meet that even the coach said he did not care about. It was for me‚ however‚ more terrifying than losing my mom in the grocery store when I was a child. My first meet and all I could think of was my speed or lack thereof. I did not have distance spikes. I did not have a muscle roller. All I had was my heart in my throat paired with
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My Adverse Childhood Events score is 4. In hindsight this makes sense; I grew up with an alcoholic parent. In rural New Hampshire‚ compared to friends’ families‚ we were stable. I was graceless and brash. I struggled to fit in. To cope‚ I read. I fell in love with the narrative. Stories of human resilience were my favorite. Fiction‚ non-fiction‚ and science fiction - it captivated me. I spent hours reading novels‚ discovering differences in cultures and people. I learned people communicate through
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Yellow When I was younger‚ she was and is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. I spent so much time with her. She was my great grandma. She was amazing and everyone who met her loved her. With her we went garage saleing; we also spent a lot of time camping‚ and I went to her house. I played with my cousins‚ and loved to be in the hot tub. On rainy days‚ we do crafts‚ or play board games inside. On every Christmas Eve we would all get together‚ and she would put together games
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