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Alice Walker American Women
761 wordsDespite oppression, African-American women of the past were able to overcome obstacles by taking on the role of artists. They relied on their creative spirits to carry them through their wretched existence. In Alice Walker's essay "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens, " she explains how the mothers and grandmothers of her generation held on to their dignity and strength through their expression of creativity. The boldness represented by this creativity shows the dynamic depth of their souls and th...
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Pretty Good Senior Year
1,202 words... ad for the first day of our senior year huh?"You found someone today too. SWEET! Hey I just got a great idea! Why don't you, Cindy, Charity, and myself all go out together on Saturday?"Hey that sounds great. Let me run that by Charity and I'll tell you tomorrow on Friday. Is that cool. "Yeah it's cool. See ya tomorrow. " I went to bed that night but I couldnt sleep. I was so afraid that if I went to sleep and woke up that none of this would have happened and this just would have been a cruel...
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Central Park Three Hours
978 wordsNever Trust A Man Who Wears Sunglasses At Night Vlad was dressed in his usual outfit of black denim jeans, black silk shirt and sunglasses even though it was 12: 00 am, well after dark. He had one thought on his mind, make the meeting on time. As he walked, he recalled the circumstances leading up to his midnight stroll. He had been contacted in the usual way. When he woke up that morning, he had seen a yellow chalk mark across the road on an adjacent building. It would seem someone had need of ...
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Secret Room Normal Life
563 wordsHeroes are talked about a lot in Literature today, but do you really know the definition of a hero? To me a hero is someone that puts others before themselves. Someone that is very unselfish and very giving. A hero would walk 100 miles in the snow just to help a friend in need. There are heroes all around us, people you would never expect to be a hero, really are. Open your eyes and you will find many right before you. The two characters I am about to share with you are heroes in their own way. ...
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Walk To Kennedy Stepped Off The Bus Stop
903 wordsBusses, the key to some students life Lately, it seems the day is too short to achieve everything that needs to be done. This Saturday is a perfect example of having absolutely no time. I had to make my way to drivers education, then hurry to work, take my girlfriend out, and do my homework all in the same day. Saturday morning at seven o'clock I awoke from bed, took a ride on the bus at eight, and was at drivers education just before nine. It took me nearly one hour to wake up, have a shower, g...
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Looked At George Loves Twileen Love
855 wordsTwileen, a fashion model for a womens magazine, headed out the door for another days work. She was very envious of the glamour of movie stars and fashion models, but she felt that the fame would go to her head. George, a close friend of Twileen, said that getting a job as a movie star would be a great job, but a lot of hard work. Twileen agreed. While Twileen and George had brunch, George stared out of Twileen's window at the newly painted houses. George started to think about how much he loves ...
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First World War Submarine Warfare
995 wordsThe First World War and Submarine Warfare The first "World War, " also known as the Great War, took place shortly after the turn of the century from 1914 - 1918, and was so named because it was the first conflict of global proportions. The war resulted in the loss of millions of lives and the virtual destruction of Europe. The stunning proportions of the war were due largely to the application of technology to warfare. The industrial revolution at the end of the nineteenth century had brought me...
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Turn Of The Screw Miss Jessel
1,861 wordsLiterary criticism on The Turn of the Screw has been divided into 3 groups, concerning the plot. The first is to take the novel at face value, and say that it is a ghost story, that the children are possessed by the ghosts. Others have said that it is a psychological drama that plays upon some of Freud's theses - the ghosts are hallucinations of a sexually repressed girl who has been given a sudden boost in responsibility, and her madness corrupts the beautiful. The third is to say that the nove...
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Junior High Life Time
466 wordsHe has waited a life time for the next ten seconds. The Olympics have always been his dream. Two years ago he ran the 100 m in 9. 7 seconds, now he is even faster. He is now nearly as quick as the fastest animal on earth. Standing on the blocks he He practiced for hours a day, ever since his father put the blocks in the yard. He worked at his time everyday and kept improving. When he was 12 years old he made the junior high track team. He held the school record for the fastest time. As the faste...
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Kinds Of Love Dying Patient
1,780 words... r even more pain during her hyperthermia treatments. The hospice nurse, Janice, made a decision to speak with Henrietta's doctor about pain medicine behind Jim's back. She felt this was necessary, but it also was a very difficult decision to make. Often the family of the dying patient suffers denial, just like a patient may. Janice's promise to Henrietta to allow her to have a dignified death by removing the bandages across her chest before the response team arrived at the time of her death,...
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Special Friendship Kitten House
489 wordsI walked home from school, carrying a heavy load of books on my aching shoulders. Each step I took was accompanied with a wish that I was already at home, resting on my cozy bed. I walked on, my eyes stuck on the burnt black road. As I dragged my foot along, I could see small pieces of dried tar rolling on the rough surface. Upon reaching my doorstep, I heaved a heavy sigh of relieve and pleasure. At last, I have reached my long waited destination; home. My red, sticky palm reached out for the d...
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Cup Of Tea Top Deck People
553 wordsHello, my name is Richard Peterson, I am travelling first class, on the Titanic from Ireland, I am moving to New York because I want to make something out of my deep interest in motorcars. I am travelling with my Wife - Mary, Mum - Jean, and brother John. On the evening of 11 th April 1912 at about 11 Oclock I was having a cup of tea with my wife in our cabin when we felt a rather large shudder. We didnt think much of it at the time as we thought that is could have been anything. Room service kn...
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Parley With Thorin Magic Door Bilbo
1,062 words... things and send them down the forest river to Esgaroth or lake-town on the long lake. On the night of a big feast, Bilbo wearily played out his plans, he got each of the dwarves out of their cells and packed each of them away into barrels and they are pushed into the river by elves. Finally they arrive at Esgaroth and Bilbo unpacks them, most are in a most very bad mood from being tossed about by the river. They are welcomed by the folk of Lake-town and given food and stores for the rest of ...
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B 2 B Wal Mart
1,313 words... aged on the internet will depend heavily on how parallel the online cost structure turns out to be, with key areas of concern likely to be distribution and shipping costs. With respect to the business-to-business (B 2 B) online environment, many companies are using the Internet as an inexpensive medium over which to efficiently link entities in their respective value chains. Suppliers, distributors, wholesalers can relatively easily be connected. Exchanges can be created for the buying and s...
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Divorce His Wife Waited For 18 Years Lin
460 wordsIn the Novel, Waiting by Ha Jin, the author tells a dramatic love story of a selfish and careless man, who was force into an arranged marriage by his parents to a women whom he do not love. He then fell in love with another girl and promise her that he " ll divorce his wife and marry her. Lin waited for 18 years for the divorce, but when he finally got what he thought he wanted, he realize that he is still waiting for something that doesnt seem to exist. Lin had never thought of marriage or havi...
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Playing Time Team Shot
679 wordsRunning in a line, clumped unevenly together, my team ran out of the locker room with a burst of energy as the crowd slowly acknowledged our arrival on to the court. I glanced around to see who might be watching this anticipated win, and to look for my mom's face up in the stands. I nervously waited for the ball to complete my first lay-up of the night, to ease my way into the game atmosphere. My fear of getting hurt again haunted my mind, and the fear was affecting my athletic performance. The ...
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Baby And Raise Child
1,091 wordsI am only fifteen. How can this be happening to me? Larry assured me everything would be all right. But now here I am, pregnant. I am just a baby myself. What can I do? There are several options that I can choose. Should I have an abortion? Should I give the baby up for adoption? Should I stand up and be held accountable for my actions? I could not sell my child. I do not want my child feeling that she was unloved. Besides, Larry s parents had already told me that if I gave up the baby that they...
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Order Of Her House Woman Of This Story Louisa
1,729 wordsIn " A New England Nun" , Mary E. Wilkins Freeman depicts the life of the classic New England spinster. The image of a spinster is of an old maid; a woman never married waiting for a man. The woman waiting to be married is restricted in her life. She does chores and receives education to make her more desirable as a wife. This leads to the allegories used in this short story. The protagonist life paralleled both of her pets lives, her dog Caesars and that of her little yellow canary. B...
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Ten Years Three Children
1,551 wordsIs Sula a tragic novel? I think it is. Because Sula grows up in an unusual family and many tragedies happen during her growth. Those kinds of tragedies we can even see it at the very beginning of the story. Eva had married a man named Boy Boy and had three children: Hannah, the eldest, and Eva, whom she named after herself but called Pearl, and a son named Ralph whom she called Plum. (32) After five years of their marriage, Boy Boy left Eva without leaving anything except $ 1. 65, five eggs, thr...
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Back And Forth Pine Trees
1,119 wordsAs a child, on any hot, sunny summer day there was always a good chance that my family and I would be going swimming. Going to our cousins? house to swim in their pond were exciting times. We parked in their driveway and walked through the very tall pine trees that went up as far as the eye could see and as far down. The trees seemed like an entrance into another world. If I looked up, I barely saw the tips of the trees swaying back and forth by a light breeze. I faintly smelled the light scent ...
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