My Best Friend Died Dr. Munter's comments: The purpose of this assignment was to relate an event that changed the direction of your life. Not only does this student successfully accomplish this task, he does it with a certain amount of understatement. The instruction “to show, not tell” is beautifully and subtly completed. There is also a nice balance of long and short sentences, unusual similes, and the sense that the author allows the reader to view this event through the eyes of an eight-year-old
The Use of Irony in Barbara L. Greenberg's The Faithful Wife "The Faithful Wife" by Barbara L. Greenberg is a fascinating, satirical account of what the speaker would do if she were unfaithful to her husband. Upon the first reading of this poem, I thought the woman in this poem was saying that her husband was irreplaceable and because of that she would never be unfaithful. Also I thought that if she did betray him, she would choose someone totally different from him, which somehow wouldn't dishonor
Monologue of a Disturbed Personality: Original Writing The light is bright. Too bright in fact. Oh, wait a minute it’s the walls and ceiling. This room is way too bright. The ceiling looks like it reaches to heaven. A doctor opens the door and walks slowly over to me. “The Surgery went very well, Elizabeth” he said to me, dressed in his overalls that are as white as snow and the clouds up above that I long to see. “Please, Doctor………” I replied. He was so rude not even to introduce
It is probably a mistake that I am standing here giving a speech for graduation. In fact it is probably a mistake that I am even graduating from this school at all -- believe me, just as most people in this class I have tested the limits of attendance, of sleeplessness, and of procrastination. At the beginning of my high schooling, I was even testing dropping out ... and if that wasn't a mistake, I don't know what was. After four years of Starr altering our minds, it seemed most fitting for me to
Gorgias, Socrates, and Justice When a person’s back is against the wall and the stakes are the highest, how should they handle the pressure? When the lines between right and wrong become so blurred, how is one to know what is the ethical choice in the matter? Imagine being accused of first degree murder, a crime in which you did not commit. However, the evidence against you is stacked so high, it seems you do not have a chance. Your lawyer says he could have you acquitted, but in order to
Everyone has that one person that is always on their mind. Everyone has that one unforgettable memory. Memories are linked to images. A smile, a wink. I am different, my memories are line are linked to sounds. I remember her laugh, which I likened to the sound of bells. Her voice, velvety smooth and never failing to put me at ease. I remember the way she sang to me, the numerous times I was lulled to sleep by her soft lullabies. She was my mother. Relatives and friends describe her as sunshine. Bright
Be Proud of the Heritage you were Born into! Audience: Whoever has read “Everyday Use” and has an opinion on Dee’s view towards heritage Subject: Dee’s perspective of her heritage Purpose: To make a point on how Dee is embarrassed of her heritage “You don’t understand,” she said, as Maggie and I came out to the car. “What don’t I understand?” I wanted to know. “Your heritage,” she said. And then she turned to Maggie, kissed her, and said, “You ought to try to make something of yourself, too, Maggie
The 1980’s is one of the most interesting decades that was experienced in the United States. Dealing with the stock market, the coming up of new inventions, all the way to the types of music people listened to. During the 1980s, the only thing that made Americans be “Americans” was because of the things they were provided with. Many Americans had fun throughout the 1980s with materialistic, glamorous, and technological life styles; therefore there were different economical problems that Americans
I was in school, in class and my eyes were drooping. I didn't know what to do. All night I was looking up for some kind of clue of who the guy was talking about or who he could be. I looked for anything similar to those letters, syllables and got nothing. I placed my head down on the desk hoping the teacher wouldn't bother me because I was the daughter of Hercule Satan. I was half listening to what she was saying. "And I'm sure you guys know that I'm retiring soon,…like tomorrow…" Yea, whatever
This essay discusses my opinion of bulling.I want to tell you what I think about bulling. I'll just give you the simple things for right now, I never like bullying and never will I never got the point of bulling in the first place like I mean whats the whole point of it, you might think "what are you talking about bullying will get me attention it will it will let me go with the cool kids ;-)" well you're only thinking about yourself you're being selfish you may get what you wanted but while you're
To Ban or to Read? Should the book The Hunger Games be on the banned books list? Before answering this question it is important to understand, or have a brief description of the book. This book takes place in an unspecified future time. The story follows a sixteen-year-old girl who belongs to district twelve’s life as she volunteers for her sister to participate in the Hunger Games. The male participating in the games soon develop a crush on Katniss. The purpose of the Hunger games is to remind
All this smiling was beginning to make Ari dizzy. At first he’d convinced himself he was putting on an especially cheerful act for CC’s sake, but considering she couldn’t exactly see his attempts, he was quick to realize he might actually be enjoying himself. God forbid. Speaking of which, Ari stomached another chuckle at her joke. “There are plenty of cherries in the universe. Statistically speaking, I wouldn’t be surprised if you were right,” he noted, particularly amused with the hypothetical
that I had to power through since the world did not grant me the fortune of immense amounts of upper body strength. I receive many lacerations on my adorable young hands and legs, but I took my bloody knees and my aching hands and I kept going. Every single day of my fifth summer, I happily rode my bike the whole three blocks to the school. I still remember vividly the wooden playground accented with the tackiest mustard colored plastic. There were eight bars that stood away from me and success. I could
“Are you ready?” Cal Hawkins asks his girlfriend, Quinn Black. The two of them share an affinity with the past and are able, especially when joining their hands and focus together, to view events that have happened in the past. He sits down on the rug in front of his couch and reaches for her hands. Surrounding them, sitting on various pieces of furniture or the floor, are their friends.. the four men and women who are in this whole mess with them. “No,” Quinn responds as she joins him on the floor
It may have been the second time I interviewed Paul Greene when he mentioned a movie called Sweet Home Carolina, and his co-star was none other than Heather McComb. I was familiar with the name, but since I was out of the loop for many years and missed a wide variety of television shows that EVERYONE seems to have watched (thank God for Netflix!), I had never seen her in anything that was overly memorable as far as I was concerned. This past Christmas, I had some credit with Amazon Video, and I decided
First Time I Broke My Wrist Eight O'clock In The Morning “But mom I don't want to go inside. I don't like school!” I whine. I slam my fists down on the car seat tray, my fists start to turn pink and red. “Nora, sweetheart you have to go to school that way you can become really smart!” She tells me. She looks at me through the door and tries to unbuckle me but i stop her by covering my arms over the belt buckle. I try to glare at her but she just looks at me, tips her head back, laughs and I wonder
The person I interview for Disability paper was my step sister best friend, her name is Amanda. After I move here in 2007 the only person I always see my step sister hanging out with was Amanda and I know her ever since. We all pretty much the same ages, so when she come over to my house to hang out with my step sister they always playing the game, so I sometimes join them. Amanda and my step sister love to watch anime, and because I came from that part of the country they always came to me for suggestions
Bravery can be showed by having strength, being willing to sacrifice, and standing up for yourself and others. Life will not be very fun if you do not try to make it fun. One has to be brave to make life fun. If one is not strong it would make it hard to be brave. If Holling was not strong then he would not have been able to play Ariel in the Shakespeare play. All of his friends showed up when he was was wearing yellow tights and feathers on his butt. He stayed strong and finished the play. “Still
“GET AWAY!”, Eleven screamed as the scientists were getting closer and closer to her. Ever since Eleven was a kid, she knew she wasn’t normal, but she didn’t realize she was this abnormal. She didn’t know what was so special about her that scientist would want to keep her in a cell. After several days, she was furious at the scientists so she screeched so loud that the lights flickered, the windows shattered, and the guards dropped dead. Before the police were contacted she fled. Without hesitation
Once upon a time, a 18 year old named Juan was going to work in his father’s vegetable market. Juan always goes to help out his father no matter what. Him and his dad moved to Jerusalem from a village in Jordan. His mother had passed away from a wound infection. His father didn’t have enough money for medicine, so that’s why she died. They moved so they wouldn’t struggle anymore, and so they can live a different life. Juan is a very helpful, nice, intelligent, and had a very prodigious heart . Everyone