Takeda sat on his ornate rocking chair‚ on the porch of his coastal home. This day marked the point thirteen years from his first and last battle. He remembered the cries of anguish‚ he remembered watching his friends that he had known for all of his life fall in battle‚ some even being decapitated. Decapitation was the highest form of humiliation for a samurai. Takeda rocked in his rocking chair‚ memories of the times he was a samurai flowed into his mind. Takeda had been taken from his parents
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There once was this boy whose name was Kyler. He had never had pizza in his whole life. This one time his friend Kolt brought pizza for lunch. Kyler asked what it was he had in his lunchbox. Kolt told him it was pizza. Kyler interrogated what pizza was. Kyler’s question was bizarre to Kolt because pizza was popular in his town. Kolt wasn’t really that hungry and gave it to Kyler‚ but Kyler was a little scared to try it. The bell rang and lunch was over. He asked Kolt if he can bring another one tomorrow
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“I told you not to dance with other men….period!” James screamed at Denise. The music faded as James’ fist met Denise’s face; an all too familiar scene for Denise. “I wasn’t dancing with him‚” Denise explained‚ “he was just passing by!” It seemed as if no one had heard or seen what was happening. The crowd at the party grew larger . After James’ hit Denise she screamed as if she was watching a scary movie . James hit her so hard ‚ her neck looked like it did a whole 360 on her shoulders . Jeff
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It was the summer of 2007‚ and my parents thought that it would be a brilliant idea to go on a family road trip to some unknown location. This was the summer before I started high school and I wasn’t in the family bonding mood for a day let alone two weeks. With me being an only child‚ grandchild‚ and great grandchild‚ I was the only kid with five adults in a minivan. Why my parents thought that this was a good idea is still beyond my imagination. The trip started off like any other hectic family
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The day was Sunday‚ a day where our very fine Broncos played against the Ravens‚ a very tough match. It was about half way through the game‚ and the score was 10-9‚ Ravens‚ and my Dad and I were really in the mood for some queso and dip. I went to my kitchen getting tired of waiting for my sister to get us some‚ and take out a glass bowl‚ not thinking much of it because we have microwaved with it before. Little did I know that I would pay for it later. I grabbed the cheese and
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Highly Favored "Pardon me? Would you be able to please rehash that?" The first words out of my mouth when my specialist had let me know I required a cornea transplant. His words were like Charlie Brown’s instructor. Right then and there‚ what I was hearing was "wa." My heart dashed at 1000 beats a moment. "Goodness‚ my God‚ Oh my God‚ Oh my God!" were the words originating from my mouth. In spite of the fact that I have been advised of my eye decease three times preceding this appointment‚ this
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Vance Solinap 1/17/13 P. 1 Essay #1 The word “Revolution” doesn’t mean complete change. There were numerous events during the civil war like black land rights or hate crimes and many others that contributed to the major changes throughout the country. During the Civil War‚ many African Americans fought for the union against the Confederates in hope to gain more freedom. It took many Africans to petition to the government for voting rights. In Document C‚ many African-Americans who took a
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War of the world’s response essay. During the War of the Worlds broadcast‚ the sound producers had the tough task of making sounds‚ including an alien ship opening‚ sound authentic. They came up with very good sound effects‚ like putting a jar in the toilet and opening and closing the lid. Also‚ the writers had to figure out how to make it sound believable and captivate audiences. They did this by strategically placed silences after some tragedy happened‚ ending all sound to simulate lost signal
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Aldo Campbell Narrative Essay January 24‚ 2012 Trip to Haiti As long as I can remember‚ I had always wanted to fly on an airplane. As I got older I dreamed of traveling to another country. I had a desire to see new places and learn new things. I wanted to experience a new culture‚ the food‚ the language‚ and another way of life. The church I had been attending had a pastor who would coordinate mission trips to Haiti every year. I approached the pastor and inquired how I could get involved
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ID Essay – Question 2 The War of 1812 was an armed battle that continued from June 1812 to February 1815. The war was fought in three plays. At sea‚ warships and private armed ships of each side struck the other’s ships‚ while the British obstructed the Atlantic coast of the United States and attached large busts in the later phases of the war. land and naval fights were battled on the U.S‚ Canadian frontline. Significant encounters were fought in the Southern United States and Gulf Coast. The
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