Even though I never had the blessing to meet my grandfather‚ his impact on my life has been indescribable. A Pediatrician for the first Pediatric Clinic of McMinn County‚ he was one of the most well-known doctors of the area. Families would come from all over the state to have their kids in the care of Dr. Ackaouy. Even until this day‚ I have people telling me “Your grandfather would be so proud of you” or “I hope you end up just like your grandfather one day.” In these very moments‚ I feel this great
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baking to get rid of any traces of salt. Not many kids liked it‚ all my cousins gave that part to their parents. On the way there‚ all of our relatives were calling us from my grandma’s house‚ impatient as ever‚ knowing that they couldn’t start the celebration until everyone was there. But when we got there some of them were already in the dining room (mostly the kids). Everyone literally ran there‚ the adults diving into the healthy Tabouli‚ while the kids just went straight for the Kanafe. There was
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really miss him‚ my grandfather. In some sense‚ he is the person I admire most. To begin with‚ my grandfather is very brave. He was a policeman. His team was ever asked to catch a ruffian with gun in the central road of our city. Due to the crowed public around‚ it was very dangerous to keep the ruffian. Accidently‚ my grandfather saw the ruffian stay near him. It was a good chance to catch the ruffian‚ because the ruffian did not notice my grandfather. Hence‚ my grandfather‚ with 50-year-old age
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point or another we all succumb to the feeling of helplessness in our lives. Whether it is a feeling of not being able to break free of an abusive loved one or being trapped by a bad storm‚ the natural animal instinct of survival is apparent. "Celebration" written by W.D. Valgardson studies that instinct and the helplessness of situations that drives us to it. Valgardson introduces various situations that require survival techniques in the story. One is the helplessness of the children in the violent
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As if driving with distraction wasn’t dangerous enough‚ put a teenager with a cell phone behind the wheel and it gets much worse. Vehicle crashes are one of the top causes of death for 15-20 year olds (Thomas‚ 2009). Emma Vieira‚ 19‚ of Colchester‚ Vermont‚ left a woman in a coma and killed a dog as a result of an accident back in August of 2011. Vieira was texting at the time of the accident. About 6‚000 deaths are caused by distracted drivers every year (Merchant‚ 2012). Many people‚ novice teen
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incapable of understanding the pain that Sonny is going through without music. Music’s power over language becomes a key contributor to the brother’s relationship. Toni Morrison speaks to the power of music at Chinua Achebe’s Seventieth Birthday Celebration‚ “The power of the music would overwhelm the language. Language must stand alone” (Morrison). The power of blues was much more powerful than anything Sonny would be able to say. In order to depict the pain and sorrow that Sonny is feeling he calls
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Tone and Mood Tone and mood greatly affect the way readers precieve a poem‚ essay‚ story‚ etc. Tone is how the author feels about what he/she has written. A tone can be either positive‚ negative‚ or neutral and is given through context clues such as setting and word choice. Tone may change throught a piece of writting. Moo is how the writer wants the reader to feeland is generated through the setting‚ dialouge and plot. Mood can either be positive or negative and like tone can change throught the
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criteria one can use to evaluate it. Historical significance‚ tone‚ and subject matter can all be used to evaluate a work of art. For example‚ all of these criteria can be used to evaluate the poem‚ “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley. The circumstances surrounding the creation of the poem are significant because of the state of modern medicine at the time. The subject matter is one that many people can and have related to over the years. The tone is gloomy‚ yet inspirational. “Invictus” is a poem written
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Poetry: Tone‚ Voice‚ Meaning and Sound John Donne’s ‘The Flea’ is a metaphysical love poem that takes the usage of a hilarious erotic narrative. The main theme of the poem is seduction that is shown using a persuasive vanity of a meek flea. The extremely original symbol of the flea is utilized to show unconventionally that both lovers are already adjoined in church and God’s eyes since the flea had bite off their bodies and intermingled with their blood. The tone used in the poem is extremely dramatic
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Essay: Diction and Tone in Poetry In the field of literature‚ authors use various forms of writing techniques to create diction and tone. One way that the author‚ Andrew Marvel‚ of “To His Coy Mistress” uses a unique way of diction to portray several styles of tone‚ in which they shift from one another‚ through stanza to stanza. His diction creates a variety of literary styles that most authors use as a way of conveying a personal message. This diction creates a multitude of imagery that the reader
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