He woke up to the sound of crashing rain against the barred window. He remembered where he was just by sniffing the air‚ even before opening his eyes. Throwing his bed sheet off‚ he jumped to the ground and rummaged under the bed until his fingers clasped around what he had been looking for. He pulled the shoebox out and sat back down on the bed‚ thinking just how small the shoebox looked. How could something so small‚ hold 18 years worth of memories? He pulled the lid off and looked down at his
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Sleeping Freshman Never Lie Diction- style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words Pg. # Diction Explain Pg. 3 “We plunged toward the future without a clue.” plunge- descend‚ jump‚ dive‚ fall‚ dunk Pg. 34 “Very swift of you. Next one?” swift- rapid‚ hasty‚ sudden‚ quick speedy Pg. 64 “Since you weren’t interested‚ I found someone else.” interested- involve‚ excited‚ keen Pg. 98 “I think it could be an interesting experience.” experience- skill‚ wisdom‚ action Pg
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me to sit here and tell you the exact traumatic moment when I began drinking; It was the first time I ever had that nightmare. The next day I asked my dad why drank‚ he said ‘I drink to forget’. He never told me what he was trying to forget. I thought ‘I drinking makes you forget‚ maybe I’ll forget the dream.’ So I drank a couple of beers then went to sleep. The dream was worse than before‚ but that was the cycle every night for the past thirty-five years.” “Tell me what happens in the dream.¨
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Professor Askassi ENGL 102 Section 021 12 April 2010 Rodnika’s Personal Reflection on A Lesson Before Dying. The story‚ A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines is a awesome book so far. I can relate to this whole situation in numerous of ways. This story just bring back a time that my brother had to go through years ago and how he is still paying the price even though he guilty in all matters. I believe that the court system is full of a lot of stuff. They convict incents people for no reason
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possible to repeat the past.i would love to go back 5 years ago without changing the way things are now. I would love to go back to when my aunt had her farm and i had my horse i miss being able to go out to the farm when i was having a bad day and going and riding my horse her name was star my aunt named her and that’s what i liked me and star we had a special bond just like you get with your best friend she could always tell when something was wrong she would always come over and lay her head
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I am in the worst mood I have ever been since my wedding got canceled. I’ve just finished watching You Before Me because of the annoyingly repeated pleas of my maid. She hoped that this movie will reassure and encourage me. And me as the fool I am‚ I trusted her. I believed that there’s a chance this movie will really change my mood for the better. But the opposite happend and now I’m lying down in my bed more depressed than ever. Sure! It can happen for an invalid guy to find someone to love
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The short story‚ “Never Marry a Mexican” from the book “Woman Hollering creek” reimagines Doña Marina as sexually empowered woman who fears anglicanization. In the story “Never marry a Mexican” Clemencia witness culture mixing when her mother marries a white man who she committed several acts of infidelity with while Clemencia father is in the hospital. Motivated by her mother’s Anglicization she assumes a malevolent attitude toward Drew’s wife and engages in an interracial affair with Drew and his
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In his story‚ Before the Law‚ Franz Kafka suggests that obstacles that one faces in life can either be used to mold one’s success or bring about one’s failure. If one can overcome the challenges that they are faced with‚ they grow in a unique type of way‚ for every individual perceives each situation in a distinct fashion. That unique type of growth is what establishes a person’s character and perception of the world. However‚ if one cannot overcome their obstacles‚ then they cut off their means
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Someone that I will never forget is Clayton. Although Clayton is six years younger than I am‚ he is my best friend. I met Clayton on the school bus when I lived in Alabama. I just moved to a new town‚ so I was the new student in fifth grade. I never liked sitting in the back of the bus because it was occupied by high school students; I sure didn’t belong back there. I sat with a student who was sleeping. When we got to his school‚ I woke him up; he forgot his sweater and I put it away in my book
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Quitting was never an Option Noise. The dull roar that gave way to the cacophonous din that swirled within my ears. Or maybe more specifically‚ it was the lack of said noise that reigned around me and the profound silence that held me prisoner in my own body. All my thoughts were running wild causing what seemed like a discordant orchestra‚ each seeking to be recognized over my most prevalent fearful thought: “Somebody help!” One fateful night at a Boy Scout meeting‚ when we were holding elections
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