book written by‚ what he considered an old friend of his‚ Bill; little did I know‚ Bill was going to change my life forever. Competitiveness runs through my blood so when I heard the school was hosting a monologue competition I did not hesitate to sign up. To my surprise‚ it had to be a monologue from one of the plays written by this Bill character that my theatre teacher adored so much. I irked his plays due to the fact that they seem to be written in a different language; however‚ I was still persistent
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MONOLOGUE FOR AN ONION: AN ANALYSIS Cutting an onion breaks cells in its skin causing a reaction that results to the formation of volatile sulfur compound which‚ when mixed with tears coating our eyes‚ becomes sulfuric acid. This triggers the tear ducts to produce more tears to alleviate the imbalance in acidity the irritant has caused; the longer the eyes are exposed to the acid the greater the quantity of tears produced. Sue Kwock Kim uses this certain property of an onion to tackle a specific
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Tom and Daisy seem to be pretty set in their ways. They’re both used to money and attention. Both are a part of the advanced‚ sophisticated‚ elite crowd which views the world in a scorned‚ cynical way. 9. Why does Daisy speak in such exaggerated phrases? Why does Nick feel she is trying to be a cynic (believes the worst about people / life)? a. By overdoing her remarks‚ Daisy manages to minimize everything she says. If she describes something as utterly wonderful instead of merely nice‚ she makes
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MODULE: English Literature. ASSIGNMENT TITLE: Monologue Stage directions – Upon arriving in his new office in Australia. Frank is wearing shorts‚ a short sleeved shirt and a handkerchief with tied corners on his head looking every inch the out of place‚ quintessential British man on holiday‚ slightly sweaty and flustered from the Australian heat. The study is small and untidy but quite reminiscent of his office back in England. Frank starts to unpack his belongings‚ putting books into shelves
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Love Love at first sight - I thought it only existed in Love Stories until I saw you. My stomach jumped‚ my heart started to race when I saw you on the crowded dance floor. I couldn’t stop staring at you‚ I caught your eye but quickly turned away embarrassed. My friends couldn’t believe I was interested in someone that looked like you - tattoos‚ piercings my parents would be horrified. To me you were the only person in the crowded room - could you feel the same way? Could we spend the rest
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I still remember the screams and agony of children who were my age back then. It is still a memory that makes my stomach rage with disgust and despair. Those children never deserved to live like that. Sometimes I wish that I could have taken a few kids rather than being so vain. Nevertheless‚ I am just glad I was able to escape the hell I was destined to stay imprisoned in. My story starts when I was just a little girl who could not understand what was happening around me. Sadly‚ my childhood was
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The room is small and claustrophobic. It smells like disinfectant and latex. The lights are too bright‚ too clinical. A woman sits behind desk‚ when I walk up to her she smiles a little too big. The way nurses sometimes do‚ like they are trying to make you feel better‚ which they probably are. It always comes across as so fake‚ so insincere. It always makes me want to scream‚ and today is no different‚ in fact I think today is worse. Everything in me wants to yell at her “you know what I’m doing
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Don’t you just love when everything in your life is wonderful? Your football team is going to state‚ there’s only 2 days until Christmas‚ and your girlfriend is a super hot cheerleader. But even though everything in your life is perfect you feel like it may be too perfect. I felt like that when I woke up Thursday December 23‚ but the thought was quickly pushed out of my head as my phone went off‚ “Hey boo! I just wanted to tell you I love you and I wanted to remind you that we have appointments
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Index Feature..page 1 Obituary..page 2 Dear Abby..page3 Feature By Glynn Arguelles Her old community welcomes her back with scorn and derision. They’re all sitting on their porches‚ watching her return and exchanging nasty gossip born from jealousy of her beauty and social mobility. They make snide comments about Janie having left town in satin and returning in overalls‚ having left with a young man and returning alone‚ etc. Pheoby‚ Janie’s best friend‚ defends Janie‚ saying that she’s
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I wake up every morning and thank God for keeping my family safe‚ and letting the men in my family see another day because cops are out here killing men like them if they look or move the wrong way. The world is filled with anger and pain from the past. I can say that I am no longer like them I have accepted it and moved on. Although I am not ignorant to the fact that my great great grandmother was raped by her owner and had 4 children for him. When she died my great grandmother had to take care
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