Once Upon a Time by Gabriel OkaraOnce upon a time‚ son‚they used to laugh with their heartsand laugh with their eyes:but now they only laugh with their teeth‚while their ice-block-cold eyessearch behind my shadow.There was a time indeedthey used to shake hands with their hearts:but that’s gone‚ son.Now they shake hands without heartswhile their left hands searchmy empty pockets.‘Feel at home!’ ‘Come again’:they say‚ and when I comeagain and feelat home‚ once‚ twice‚there will be no thrice-for then
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Rodriguez 1 Cristian Rodriguez Jenny Bass English A99 28 Sept. 2014 Essay #2 Definition In this day and age we are constantly changing the true meaning of certain words into our own definitions. The original meaning of these words are no longer properly used or are abused with some slang term. Even though some of these words contain double meanings‚ they should still be treated with respect. One specific word that stands out to me is “cancer.” Cancer is without a doubt‚ nothing that should be
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Puddles rippled as the rain dropped down. Lights were flickering on and off and traffic was slower than it was supposed to be. Cars were honking and people yelling. Boom! A lightning bolt went‚ scattering the birds sitting on top of the power line. They flew around in circles‚ but they didn’t just fly in circles anywhere they flew right on top of a wide long alleyway. The alleyway was lit up by the uncovered moon‚ drip drop‚ was all you could hear as it hits the ground‚ but if someone were to listen
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If you could anticipate what a person would and would not focus on‚ if you could keep their attention centered on one activity while you were busy performing another task‚ what would you use that gift for? Apollo Robbins has the answer; become a pickpocket. Robbins is an absolute master of the arts of manipulation and misdirection‚ the name of his presentation as well‚ and he proves it several times in his TED Talk. During his presentation‚ he demonstrates to the audience how easily distracted and
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Time passes by like a shooting star passing the sky in just a blink of an eye I’m starting to write this retirement speech. Writing this speech ain’t an easy task this speech is the conclusion of my whole life time in lembaga pengawas ZZZ… HAHA... damn serious feels like i am getting older as i wrote this zzz... I’m not a serious person as every single prefect and most of the student know i don’t really like to enforce on the school rules but yet i try to avoid myself (if i choose to) and the
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Everything was okay! (screams‚ hands in hair) I remember when we would dance around here‚ the girls‚ Abigail and I. When the days passed by‚ weeks at a time. (spinning around‚ arms in the air) When we spent hour after hour laughing‚ singing‚ dancing. I miss it. I miss everything. The smiles on everyone’s faces‚ the warm air filling our lungs. (breathes in and out deeply‚ raising arms) It was the only ‘voice’ (air quotes) we had most of the time and it often seemed like the only fun‚ us girls could
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and‚ he did. “All I got is a Dime on me‚” he laughed‚ “And so‚ all I got is a Dime on me‚ you get it?” he said. “Diamond me.” Kenny shouted‚ “Oh‚ brother‚” he laughed and took Heidi by the arm. “He’s crazy‚” Kenny said. “He hasn’t even got a full deck‚ let alone one dime on him.” But Heidi just kept laughing at the zaniness of’ Three Finger. It was pretty funny Jessie thought‚ and repeated it‚ laughing so hard holding his sides leaning up against a parked car to keep his balance. “Yeah babe
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An ideal husband would be a person who is an ideal companion.Does it appear that I am running around in circles?I hope it does not.Through the traditional role of a husband is different from that of a wife‚the qualities of a person are not sex-oriented‚they are person-oriented.What do I want in the person I marry?My list may be a long one but it is sound in its priorities.I want the man I choose as a husband to be generous‚to have a sense of humor and to be trusting and trustworthly.I would like
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An Intelligent Native-American Woman Having Non-Traditional Values That Has Found Love In Linda Hogan’s “Aunt Moon’s Young Man” In Linda Hogan’s “Aunt Moon’s Young Man”‚ the narrator tells a tale of Bess Evening‚ whom she has given the name Aunt Moon. This story takes place in the small town of Pickens‚ Oklahoma during the 1950 war times. Linda Hogan portrays Aunt Moon as a wise knowledgeable woman having non- traditional Native-American values that has found love. Aunt Moon lived alone in her
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Memories will never fade. A lot of people in today’s generation are easily embarrassed. Sensitivity can be the reason why‚ or it can just be one did something very stupid. Some people just don’t seem to get embarrassed because they just see the funny side to it. I was asked to write about a funny moment I have experienced while being on the Bar-Ilan one-year program. When I think about it‚ I definitely have a sense of humor‚ however‚ I have an inner feeling that lacks satisfaction. Satisfaction
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