mental picture in words. Some types of figurative language are the following: Simile: a direct comparison of two things‚ usually employing the words like or as. “He watches from his mountain walls‚ And like a thunderbolt he falls.” (Tennyson) “My heart is like an apple tree whose boughs are bent with thickest fruit.” (Christina Rosseti) Other examples: clouds like fluffy balls of cotton; snowflakes like soft white feathers; a motor purring like a kitten; a lawn like a green carpet; thin as a
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my brother my executioner I.BOOK DATA: Title of the book: My brother‚ my executioner Author: F. Sionil Jose Publisher: Solidaridad Publishing House Date Published: 2006 Number of pages: 192 pages II. GENEALOGY Luis was a illegitimate son of Don Vicente. Trining was his first degree cousin and also his lover. Ester was just a fling partner of Luis and also Trining’s classmate in school. Victor is Luis’s half brother. III.LITERARY MAP Baclaran Church‚ it is where Luis and Ester
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Christopher Taylor ENGL 123 Mr. Bodenschatz Personal/Narrative Essay Late August 1985‚ my father’s dreams of a second son came true in St. Louis‚ Missouri. My mother and my father made me a junior to carry on the name of my father. My full name is Christopher O.C. Taylor Jr. The O.C. comes from my grandmothers name Osceola; they use to call her “O.C.” or “Osce” for short. I was raised on the north side of St. Louis in the downtown area. The area I grew up in was not the greatest place
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Essay: My Bondage‚ My Freedom First published in 1855‚ this book tells the story of Fredrick Douglass ’ life first as a slave‚ then as a fugitive‚ and finally as a free man working to free the rest of the slaves in the American South from bondage. My Bondage and My Freedom is widely considered to be one of the most historically influential documents produced in the midst of the abolitionist movement. Written by a former slave‚ the memoir served as a moving argument against the inhuman institution
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“There goes my hero‚ watch him as he go”. Foo Fighters’ song My Hero keep playing in my head as Madam Alindayu talks about the preparation for the Teachers’ Day with the theme MY TEACHER‚ MY HERO that is celebrated by the whole world. Of course‚ as a student‚ this is the right time to give thanks to our beloved teachers who brought us to where we are now. “Grabe‚ sobrang terror ni Sir! Lalo na yung si Madam sa isang subject ko! Hay!” phrase that somehow bugs me out knowing that teachers only do
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Well‚ this story is a long one‚ as are most of my stories‚ but here it goes… My vocation story is simple; it began with a thought from God that my life was meant for something more. This thought resounded “priesthood” not only in my head‚ but also in my day-to-day life. Very carefully‚ through the influence of my parents‚ through the desire to attend Holy Mass more regularly throughout the week‚ and through my experiences with the other member of our church especially choir‚ God Holy Spirit (Mahal
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My Teacher‚ My Hero Teaching is an option. Sainthood is a preference. Heroism is a choice. Have you ever wondered what a true hero is like? When people say hero‚ they usually think of cartoon characters like Superman‚ Spiderman‚ or SpongeBob. If you mean a hero in cartoon or movies‚ then someone who is the strongest person around who wants to bring peace and justice. Heroes are not like real superheroes‚ people who could fly‚ who could hold a car using their forefinger‚ not even fighting villains
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My Brother‚ My Executioner was set on a time when the Hukbalhap was still fighting their questionable fight‚ and in two places‚ namely Manila and of course in the little town of Rosales. The book is one of the Rosales series after all. The Rosales part of the setting shows us a world torn in half: one is seemingly blissfully prosperous part that is under the shadow of the great Don Vicente Asperri‚ and the other one being the epitome of blight who’s farming community decided to oppose the evil feudal
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MY BONDAGE AND MY FREEDOM The diet as well as the daily nutritional meals of the slaves‚ is made up of a huge quantity of ash cake‚ and two salt herrings or a small piece of pork. The slaves added a little water to their meal‚ to be thick indeed so that a spoon would be able stand vertically straight in it; and after the wood had burned away to coals and ashes‚ they would place the dough between oak leaves and lay it cautiously in the ashes‚ covering it completely‚ therefore‚ the bread is called
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“I belive that no country can prosper until the people themselves realises the worth of their country”. Unity‚ Faith and Discipline‚ was the slogan of Mohammad Ali Jinnah but unfortunatley few follow him.Today we are fighting‚we are arrogantt and most of all we have corrupt politicans OVERVIEW It is an undeniable and well-established fact the last decade was disastrous for Pakistan. While many developing nations made substantial progress‚ Pakistan lurched from one Energy and economic crisis
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