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    A tumble of violet‚ blue‚ orange and green…the blazing lights of the neon signs‚ the hazy colors of the disco scene. There I was‚ a typical colegiala out to enjoy the world‚ a part of the “let’s make tusok-tusok the fishballs” syndrome. Youth with all its petty follies and foibles. Life was good…sometimes. Other times‚ I found myself stopping to ask‚ “What’s the use?” But I didn’t worry much about it. I mean‚ my life wasn’t a total whirl – it was just a little out of focus. At least I was having

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    Monologue of a dying dog

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    As I sit here in this dark cellar‚ I preach my whole life to you. This is the first time I’ve ever felt trapped. But where to begin I ask you. I’ve always loved to walk. That was my one pure pleasure in life. I could walk for miles and miles‚ and if needed I could run even further. I loved to feel the open around me. I could feel there were no limits or boundaries to where I wanted to go. Not like this though‚ not like this. Simple things in life‚ things I used to take for granted now seem unreachable

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    Aaliyah's Worth Dying

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    Jazmyn Tinsley Aaliyah lost everything she lived for. Childhood memories and innocence was gone. Aaliyah lives a betrayed‚ disappointed‚ bruised‚ painful‚ scorned‚ and unappreciated life‚ but in her extensive blue eyes she believes that no matter what it is‚ everything happens for a reason and this gave her no reason to give up. A stranger can wonder‚ “What do you have to live for?” But Aaliyah fears death‚ being hurt and pain. The only way she will die will be due to starvation or dehydration.

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    As I Lay Dying Symbolism

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    As I Lay Dying‚ by William Faulkner‚ is a story about the Bundren family’s journey to bury Mrs. Bundren. Most of the family‚ however‚ has another reason to go to where Mrs. Bundren is being buried. The book itself is not meant to be taken seriously; Faulkner intended the book to be somewhat humorous. Because of the conflict between how the book is written and the book’s story‚ many scenes in the book that normally would be taken extremely seriously are now not as serious due to the book’s ‘dark humor

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    As I Lay Dying Essay In the novel As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner each chapter is written through a different character’s perspective. The book follows the Bundren’s family on their journey to fulfill Addie’s dying wish. There were many motifs and themes throughout the book but one of the most important ones was the use of symbolism. Cash’s tools and Anse’s farm equipment symbolizing their stability becomes threatened from the carelessness of the Bundren’s journey. The coffin stood the burden

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    first. The value of the word manhood is described‚ compared‚ analyzed‚ and contrasted. Evidence of this is shown when Jefferson’s lawyer dehumanizes Jefferson‚ a black man unfairly treated in trial‚ by calling him a hog in the novel‚ A Lesson Before Dying‚ The movie The Hurricane tells a story of an African American man who is accused of a triple murder and is convicted and sent to jail for three natural life terms. On the other hand‚ the symbolic value of the word “manhood” is also discussed and analyzed

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    Balanced Diet for Athletes

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    Balanced Diet for Athletes A balanced diet is a diet that provides all the essential nutrients in sufficient quantity and in the correct proportions to promote good health. The six main classes of nutrients are carbohydrate‚ fat‚ protein‚ vitamins‚ minerals‚ and water. Good nutrition is essential for optimal performance of athletes. The nutritional requirements differ among athletes and these depend on their age‚ body size‚ and intensity of their sport or training programme. In athletes‚ good nutrition

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    Should Athletes Be Paid?

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    brave” in The Star Spangled Banner. Without our armed forces to fight in battle‚ we would not have the freedoms to do anything that we do now‚ including playing sports. Many athletic players receive more money than most soldiers do. Many agree that athletes should‚ but I beg to differ. I think a man with a helmet defending his country should make more money than a man with a helmet defending a football. Football players make more money than soldiers do‚ they get thousands of dollars every game‚ hit

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    language dying out

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    According to the new atlas of UNESCO‚ among the 6‚000 languages existing in the world 2‚500 of them are about to disappear or have already stopped their existence. About 3‚000 languages irrevocably lose their carriers every year. Thus‚ out of 97 percent of the population of the planet only 4 percent are carriers of the languages. Most likely‚ by the end of the 21st century dominating languages will supersede 90 percent of all the existing ones. All these figures testify to globalization‚ strengthening

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    Dying: A Short Story

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    "Here lies the legacy of the poor‚ ungrateful savages‚" read the stone that marked the place of the unmark graves of the poor. The students have been reading books on cemeteries and graveyards‚ but the ones that peaked the student’s interests were the graveyard of the unmarked graves. Most students thought it was unkind or disrespectful towards those people to have their graves unmarked. They didn’t believe that the city or richer people could delegate if a person should have their graves marked

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