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Faster Than Usual Stop Thinking About Prom School
1,617 wordsProm is approaching, and Im not ready, I think to myself. I havent bought my dress yet, my shoes, or made any appointments. I dont even have a date! I cant say I blame the guys around here, I mumble while feeling very sorry for myself. Im very predictable. I do the same things every day! I wake up, get ready for school, walk outside to my freezing cold car and scrape off the windows, and head off to school. I wish Dad would let me park in the garage. Im the one that has to leave the house at 7: ...
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Cosmic Irony Verbal Irony
414 wordsAssignment: Free write on the irony in your every day life. Then polish it up and write a paragraph about the irony you encounter. In general, a discrepancy between appearances and reality is irony. Irony is encountered throughout our daily activities and comes in many forms; verbal, situational, and cosmic. Verbal irony is the most familiar kind, this occurs when we understand that the speaker's meaning is far from the usual meaning. For example, Sally rushes all morning to get to the parking l...
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Excessive Pride Upper Class
307 wordsGuy De Maupassant's short story The Necklace tells of a womans intense desire of becoming associated with the upper class and how it ultimately brings about her downfall into poverty. The protagonist, Mathilde Lose, shows many characteristics that bring about her downfall. The character elements prove that her selfishness, unwillingness to accept her social role, and excessive pride lead her into a life far from her dreams. The theme of the story is that through the womans downfall to poverty, s...
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Money To Buy Dollar Bill
652 wordsThe cheerful girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them: a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box. Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box and then looked back into the pleading blue eyes of her little girl's upturned face. "A dollar ninety-five. That's almost $ 2. 00. I'll think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can save enough money to buy them for yourself. Your birthday's only a wee...
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The Women Of Great Gatsby
616 wordsF. Scott Fitzgerald portrays women in a negative way in his book The Great Gatsby. While each woman in the story has her own distinguishing characteristics, all of the women are shown to be absent minded and deceitful people. Fitzgerald shows these characteristics through the use of symbolism, the use of women's actions, and / or the use of women's words. The first female character that is introduced is Daisy. She can be described as a gold-digging, absent minded, deceitful person, whose number ...
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Mother And Daughter Wu Tsing
1,603 wordsPlease refer to the book, The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. Turn to page 35 (for those with the red cover version by the series editor, Judith Baxter) and refer to the story Scar. Extract: I was sitting at the top of the stairs when she arrived. I knew it was my mother She cried with a wailing voice that was so sad. And then I remembered the dream with my mothers voice. (till page 37) Question 1: EXPLAIN CLEARLY WHAT FEELINGS IN THIS PASSAGE AROUSES IN YOU TOWARDS AN-MEI AND HER MOTHER. YOU SHOULD R...
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Tom Buchanan The Arrogant Rich Man
979 wordsThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a novel about social classes in America in the 1920 s. Nick, the narrator, meets and associates with a group of upper class people: Tom and Daisy Buchanan, Jordan Baker, and Jay Gatsby. Nick finds out through Jordan, whom he is dating, that Gatsby had met Daisy in the past and he is still in love with her. Nick invites Daisy and Gatsby both over to tea at his house, where they meet and fall in love. However, Tom does not accept this and he tries to conv...
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Teddy Bear Pregnant Woman
1,117 wordsThey are a gateway to another world and another place. Sometimes they are related to life and sometimes they are so out there they are unfathomable, but they are a part of everyone. Whether remembered or forgotten, everybody dreams. They are a chance to let go and let your mind run free. My dream was very random and strange, but was so intense my dream bordered on reality. I am walking to my dorm. It is August, yet the air blowing is quite chilly. Why is the air so cold in this time of the year?...
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Film Components In The Composition Of Vertigo
1,648 wordsWhen making a good film, many key elements such as lighting, color, editing, visual design and sound, come into play. Another very important element is composition which refers to how subjects are arranged in relation to each other and to the sides of the frame. Framing, mise-en-scene or staging, and photographing all play a significant role in the composition of films, thus creating a desired meaning of the film creator. Through the unique composition of the Alfred Hitchcock film, Vertigo, the ...
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Reading This Book Read A Book
1,389 wordsAnnemarie Johanson and her family lived in Denmark in a chaotic time of World War I. The Germans had been roaming around Europe, searching for Jewish. The Germans even took over Denmark, a country that is so peaceful that the king dont even need protection when he walk out to the streets everyday. They stand in every corner of the streets of Denmark. Taking away any goods that Danish and Jewish need. Everyone feared them. All they know is that if they do not follow their rules, they would be in ...
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Helped Her Family Makes Me Feel Basket
533 wordsThe book I read was Number The Stars. Written by Lois Lowry. The story was based on the life a young Jewish girl named Ellen. Ellen's family divides to send her to stay with there friends the Johansens to try to save her life from the nazis. Annmarie Johansen played a big part in saving Ellen's life. Annmarie also helped her family in a big way. Ann Marie helped save her best friend Ellen's life when one night as they were tucked into bed a loud banging came knocking on there door. As Ellen and ...
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Main Character Matilda Makes Them A Better Person People
317 wordsLuxury in life is treated more as a necessity that a want. When in life luxuries should be wants. People think that having exotic and expensive things makes them a better person. People also like to say that they need that thing when they really don't. This is like the mentality of a child. When a child tells his parent I need that toy, when in reality the child just wants. Adults do that same but in a more mature manner. Like in the story "The Necklace" our main character Matilda want a dress. ...
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1,324 wordsCreative Story: The Dark House by Tom-Inge Earlier today, John and I were taking a walk in the outskirts of the town, when we saw an old house on top of a hill. I wanted to take a closer look at it, but John looked a little spooked, and mumbled something about not wanting to go there. I convinced him that there was nothing to be afraid of, its just an old house which havent been occupied for a while, though I wasnt sure whether someone really was living there. We walked up the driveway, up to th...
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Mothers Chicken Coup Mothers Chicken Pen Sarah
850 wordsCreative Writing: The Chicken by Da Pimp Sarah lived on a small farm in Ohio in 1959. She was nine years old, had brown hair and green eyes. Her mother raised chickens to eat and would sell the eggs. One day Sarah's mother gave Sarah her very own chicken to raise. Sarah named the chicken Maryanne. Sarah couldnt wait for Maryanne to start laying eggs because Sarah wanted to sell the eggs and buy a necklace that she had been wanting for just about a year now. She found some wood, some chicken wire...
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Song Tra Bong Rat Kiley
777 wordsIn the short story, ? Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong, ? by Tim O? Brien, the author shows that no matter what the circumstances were, the people that were exposed to the Vietnam War were affected greatly. A very young girl named Mary Anne Bell was brought by a boyfriend to the war in Vietnam. When she arrived she was a bubbly young girl, and after a few weeks, she was transformed into a hard, mean killer. Mark Fossie decided he was going to sneak his girlfriend onto his base in Vietnam. When sh...
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Ten Years Mathilde Life
510 wordsI believe that Mathilde is materialistic and selfish. She took away happiness both from herself and her husband because she burned with the desire to please, to be envied, to be attractive and sought after. This desire led to her downfall and her husband; s misery. I am in no way able to show compassion for this lady. The story starts out leading us to believe that Mathilde is a simple person without a lot of luxuries in her life. At this point I felt some pity for Mathilde. I thought that she w...
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Marie Antoinette Louis Xvi
1,438 wordsMarie Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette was the most beautiful, of sixteen children, born to Francis I, and Maria Theresa, empress of Austria. Maria Antonia arrived on November second 1765 in Vienna Austria. As a child she was brought up believing that she was destined to become the queen of France and even became known as the Dauphine. As told by Carolly Erickson Maria Antonia, soon to be known as Marie Antoinette, was one of the most misunderstood monarchs of her time. Marie h...
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Killing Her Children Men Of Corinth Medea
546 wordsMedea Persuasive Essay I am here today, to show you that the prisoner Medea, who now stands before you, is guilty of the crimes she has been accused of. These crimes didnt serve a purpose; they only satisfied the burning rage in her heart. So, now I call upon you, men of Corinth. To decide whether Medea's acts where justify. First, the women of Corinth thought she was dangerous. Even by looking in her eyes, you could see the occult forces behind her wickedness. The loyal King Creon, had no choic...
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Fourth Dynasty High Priest
947 wordsThe Statues of Rahotep and Nefert The first thing that strikes an observer of these two statues is the excellent condition they are in. The paint on the two figures, Rahotep and Nefert, is extremely well preserved and there is only a miniscule amount of perceptible damage. Rahotep, who is seated on the left, retains the air of nobility and grandeur that a king s son and high priest would have undoubtedly enjoyed during his lifetime. His wife, Nefert, sits adorned with an intricate wig and headba...
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Mother And Daughter Wu Tsing
1,727 wordsPlease refer to the book, ? The Joy Luck Club? by Amy Tan. Turn to page 35 (for those with the red cover version by the series editor, Judith Baxter) and refer to the story? Scar? . Extract: ? I was sitting at the top of the stairs when she arrived. I knew it was my mother? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? She cried with a wailing voice that was so sad. And then I remembered the dream with my mother? s voice. ? (till page 37) Question 1: EXPLAIN CLEARLY WHAT FEELINGS IN THIS PASSAGE AROUSES IN YOU TOWA...
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