Have you ever heard about the book Someone Like You? Someone Like You written by Sarah Dessen is a Young Adult Fiction Novel. The main characters are two friends Halley and Scarlett who both work at Milton’s Market in a small town near the Grand Canyon. One day there was motorcycle accident with Scarlett’s boyfriend and he passes away. Soon after Scarlett finds out that her life will change forever. After the funeral Halley and Scarlett have to go back to school the next day. It was the first
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think I’ve lived the simplest life that I could but I definitely don’t use up tons of energy. The idea of living simply isn’t to appealing to me because it’s different than what I’m used to. Doing the experiment of living simply for a weekend in class was quite difficult. However‚ on the days were I am live more simple I feel more relaxed and less stressed. Some people‚ like Thoreau‚ wanted to get away from the beaten path because he wanted to be happy with his life. Others‚ like Kingsolver‚ understand
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The song‚ Make Your Beginning‚ You Who Sing‚ which is a song of the Aztec nobility spoke to me muck like many works of lyric I listen to today. One for example is called‚ Can’t Complain by a band called Relent K. Each have the same basic message‚ which is do not worry about wordily things‚ just life life to the fullest because we do not live long. The song‚ Can’t Complain‚ focusses more on bad situations and telling the listeners how this person coped with the situation. Such as in the first few
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we all are present here to debate on the motion “Has Science made our lives more easy and comfortable?” I am going to speak against the motion. Dear friends‚ some say science is a boon and some say that it is a bane. According to me it is a bane as every thing has both cons and pros‚ but the decision is made by observing which side is better. Nowadays science has made great progress in every aspect. In fact‚ the century we are living in has been called the machine age. We feel the presence of
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boards may ask you to write an essay in order to be considered for admission or as the recipient of a scholarship. Generally‚ there are three types of questions: The “you‚” they “why us‚” and the “creative. These essays may vary in length from 500 words to ten pages. As a potential student or recipient of a scholarship‚ you must be prepared to develop an essay that is both appropriate in content and correctly formatted. In this week’s lesson you will further develop your ability to meet
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In Mark Edmunson’s article “Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here?”‚ he directs this article to incoming freshman and talks about going to college with very little resources and being the only one in his family to goto college; he also talks about what students need to do in college to be successful. Edmunson thinks everyone should find out who they really are in college so you know what you want to do in your future career. Not just going to college pursuing a career thats not much of an interest
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Has technology shaped our society? When we look back to the mid 1930s‚ we’ll see that the US was facing a very difficult time. After the gigantic losses on the New York Stock Markets‚ the economy was on its way to an all time low. The unemployment rates were astronomically high‚ leading to even worse conditions. ’But why did this happen?’‚ we may wonder. Well‚ there is a very simple answer to that question. Just before the economical downfall‚ many people worked on the land‚ in the agraric sectors
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Sharks may be frightening‚ but they’re a vital part of the ocean’s ecosystem. (p.7). Thirteen year old Bethany Hamilton was a very talented surfer who thought surfing was like heaven on earth. At a young age‚ Bethany was known to be one of Hawaii’s promising surfers. By her 10th birthday‚ she was winning many contests. Bethany’s life changed when one morning she was attacked by a 15 foot tiger shark and now left with one arm. Bethany Hamilton showed great resilience in overcoming a shark attack in
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“The American Dream” The American dream‚ isn’t this what everyone is chasing? Isn’t this why people work so hard and go to extreme lengths just to achieve this “Dream”? Owning a home‚ having a family‚ and basically living care free is the “dream” that is projected‚ but is this goal that so many people are told to strive for even obtainable? There is a belief that once this goal is achieve all the troubles will some how fly out the window‚ but sadly that isn’t true. The American dream itself
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What makes a person attractive to others? Looks and personality - these are the usual attributes which defines an attractive person. Most people have either looks or personality but not many people have both. I have a childhood friend called Julian Lee. He is very good looking and he has a heart of gold. He is quite a heartthrob. With raven black hair‚ long eyelashes‚ an aquiline nose and a strong jawline‚ it is hard not to be mesmerised by his good looks. As added bonuses‚ he has a towering frame
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