and Marabou Stork Nightmares etc. Irvine Welsh Is probably most famous for his gritty depiction of a gang of Scottish heroin addicts‚ Trainspotting‚ Irvine focuses on the darker side of human nature and drug use. Irvine welsh is also known for writing in his native scot dialect‚ Making his prose challenging for the average reader unfamiliar with the style. His work is characterised by his brutal depiction of Edinburgh life. He has also written plays and screenplays‚ and directed several short
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introspective than most - My own thoughts‚ my own choices‚ are subject to a deep self-analysis after their emergence. Why do I prefer one class over another? My proclivities‚ my aversions‚ is there any significance behind them greater than “it’s more easily engaging?” Be it deep narcissism or an enlightened decision on my part‚ I believe my self-contemplation has a noticeably positive effect on the way I view my reading material and whatever I may choose to write. My writing has a tendency towards what
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“America’s Gift to My Generation” Have you ever wondered what America is like? I’m born in America and being in America is wonderful to me. America means alot to me and the community. The gifts that I have here are amazing feelings. In the words of Pablo Casals “The love of one one’s country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?” One thing I’m gifted for is America’s freedom. We stepped on them the whole time and battled for our freedom. Freedom is one of
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Happy Birthday Sal!!!!! This is the part where I tell you about how much I love you and how you have always been there for me and that your like the sal to my pal which you are! But I’m going to keep it plain and simple.... With a rap Kush rolled‚ glass full‚ We prefer the better things Niggas with no money act like money isn’t everything Were having a good time‚ they just trying to ruin it Shout out to the fact that its Sal’s fuckin 18th Birthday! Hair did‚ makeup on‚ Hottest‚ everytime
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In the faint light of the attic‚ an old man‚ tall and stooped‚ bent his great frame and made his way to a stack of boxes that sat near one of the little half-windows. Brushing aside a wisp of cobwebs‚ he tilted the top box toward the light and began to carefully lift out one old photograph album after another. Eyes once bright but now dim searched longingly for the source that had drawn him here. It began with the fond recollection of the love of his life‚ long gone‚ and somewhere in these albums
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Drag’s Birthday Surprise: A Tiberius Story by Keith Harvey Sometimes the postman came to Tiberius’ house‚ but not very often. Occasionally he had a letter from a friend who had moved away to another village and sometimes his aunt would send him a letter‚ or even a parcel! Tiberius was halfway through his breakfast of cheeseflakes when he first heard the postman’s cheery whistle. ‘Great!’ thought Tiberius. ‘It sounds like a letter or‚ even better‚ a parcel is coming my way.’ The whistling got
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Journal #3 I stood on the porch with my hands in my pockets. My eyes focused on the two story white house in front of me. Today was my best friend’s Ben’s Birthday and in celebration of it‚ we were throwing a big surprise party. Ben was turning 18 so it was important we make this night unforgettable for him. I began walking down the brick pavement to the front door‚ excitement bubbling up inside me. I have been looking forward to this party for weeks. I knocked on the door and in less than 30
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Books are our never failing friends. Our worldly friends desert us but they never desert us. They are our best friends‚ philosophers and guides. Friends are plenty when the purse is full but fair-weather friends fall off in adversity. Books‚ like a true friend stand by us through thick and thin. They uphold and encourage us when we feel sad and despondent. They lift the poor out of poverty and the wretched out of misery. They make the burden bearer forget his burden‚ the sick his sufferings and
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his job but was not indicted. As a lover of classic literature‚ O Henry had begun writing as a hobby. When he lost his banking job he moved to Houston in 1895 and started writing for the The Post‚ earning $25 per month. O. Henry collected ideas for his column by loitering in hotel lobbies and observing and talking to people there. He used this technique throughout his writing career. O. Henry’s prolific writing period began in 1902 in New York City‚ where he wrote 381 short stories. He wrote one
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into my pregnancy I was getting ready for bed one night and I became ill. I called my mom‚ crying that I was dizzy‚ light- headed‚ and faint. My mom quickly came over and rushed me to Sierra View. I hate that place. When I got there I was escorted to the birthing unit and was quickly admitted. After I was told by doctors why I was admitted I was told in real words by my mom that I had high blood pressure and I wouldn’t be leaving until I had the baby. After the surgery I woke up throwing up. My body
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