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    Jim's Drug Diary Entry

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    As the diary progresses it becomes dark and troubling‚ Jims’ drug activity and drug choices are increasing. He now smokes marijuana‚ injects heroine‚ “pops” valium‚ drinks codeine cough syrup and takes LSD. More and more of his diary entries are about his drug usage and “hustling” as he calls it. However‚ “his hustling” is his colorful word usage for prostitution. His drug usage is a constant thread throughout the diary. Jim states that he often shares needles and would not hesitate injecting it

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    Diary Entry for 1984

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    perceive you as the good girl. However women always have their secrets. Looking at how my other classmates perceive you it seemed to me that how others perceive you is similar to what many also think of me. You were the person who spiced the storyline up with your love for Winston. You were the person who allowed me to wonder what was going to happen so I am proud to say are a page turner for me. Speaking of page turner your carefree optimism is a similarity we share‚ it is the reason why I chose

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    Aztec Diary Entry

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    Dear‚ Elisabeth de la ma Mom‚ Victor de la ma Dad‚ Patchow You know the gold and riches that you are bathing in‚ say thanks to my heroic conquer of the Aztecs. This was my hardest and bravest act of all. At first‚ though I came with the wretched Velasquez who wanted to me to farm. Yeah‚ he wanted me to till the land but I said “I came here to gold‚ not till the land like a peasant. So I decided to aim high‚ aim for the Aztecs. IT all started in 1504 where I left for Spain to seek money

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    Diary Entry for Macbeth

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    English Task :) Before The Murder The witches have just told me their prophecy and I don’t know what to think. I have to tell my wife‚ she is an ambitious women and will be thrilled to find out the news. That in my future I will no longer be thane of Cawdor. I will move on to bigger and better things. For prophesised in my future I will become the great King of Scotland. But how am I to achieve these goals of becoming a king. Duncan is a dear friend of mine and trusts me like a brother. How

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    Armstrong Diary Entry

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    it was worth it‚ then we a nice meal and boy I can’t describe how good it was the first actual meal I had in a long time. Then we fought a prairie fire and 3 kids and a girl ate something poison and died the next day at that moment I did not know what is poisonous or not. Then there has been a storm that I was so scared so I thought to myself that surprisingly gave me confidence three kids and a girl died already and that is not happening again then a wagon blocked our way so I helped them. After

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    Atticus Finch Diary Entry

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    for this Diary entry is when Atticus in court defending Tom Robinson. The audience of this diary entry would Obviously been Atticus himself. I had to go over my work and check my grammar a couple of times. Choosing the scene was hard for me because in To kill a Mockingbird there was many great scenes with Atticus. But I believed that the Scene in the Court showed a lot from atticus for example it showed how powerful of voice he has and a lot of traits about him. Throughout the Diary‚ I tried

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    Slave Diary Entries

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    I work forty hours a week. I got to college two nights a week and take an online class as well. I cook‚ clean and take care of kids on my own. I am tired. No one is my home respects me. I feel like my own family has made me into their slave. My husband’s expects me to take care of everything and everyone. The supper I cook is always superb. Now ironing‚ I draw the limit‚ just put them in the dryer or do it yourself. Then have the nerve to give me a B+ in bed. If I wasn’t so tired of doing everything

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    Zklav Diary Entry

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    It is December 25‚ 1776 I George Washington have a plan for me and my best companion Zklav and my troops.My plan is to wait till all of the Hessians are asleep then attack them.But first I need to recruit more men I will read a text from Thomas Paine’s Crises document.I went into a town and started to read “These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the shine patriots will‚in this crisis‚shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands NOW‚deserves the love and thanks

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    Piggy Diary Entry Essay

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    Dear Diary (entry two)‚ things have not gotten better; in fact they might have worsened. Ralph called a meeting to discuss how nobody was doing his assigned tasks‚ and instead they were running wild or playing around. Then he threatened us saying that if we do not keep the signal fire we will be stuck on the island with the beast. I do not know how I feel about the beast but I do know that it is causing me a lack of repose. The stories the littluns have told about the beast sounds pretty compelling

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    Earthquake Diary Entry

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    September 2nd‚ 1886 August 31‚ 1886‚ was one of the worst days in Charleston‚ that day we had a major earthquake of the likes of which I have never felt. The day started off as a nice calm day. My mom and I were reading a book and then all of a sudden I could hear this rumbling sound that seemed to come from inside earth. It started off as a gentle vibration then after a few minutes the noise and the vibrations became more violent. It was as if the earth had a terrible stomach ache. The shake

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