What Happened Essays

  • What Happened To Monday Satire

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    What happened to Monday?... More like what happened to society? Everyone loves a dramatic, dystopian thriller to watch on a Friday night, but Tommy Wirkola (director) will have you on the edge of your couch yearning for more. The movie opens with a suspenseful intro to the lifestyle of Karen Settman (played by Noomi Rapace) but then quickly jumps back in time to showcase how the septuplets were raised into becoming Ms. Settman. Now you’re probably thinking, did I read that right, septuplets? Unlike

  • Personal Narrative: My Class Trip

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    As the teacher was answering questions for the class trip coming up, Abby was taking detailed notes for what to pack, Sophie was trying to stay awake, Ethan was eating and Alex was trying to finish his homework from last night for his next class. “We are going to the Hala Mansion in Aspen, Colorado. You guys will be able to pick your group for the drive up there. We will only be able to bring 10 kids and 3 teachers.” explained the teacher. After class let out, Abby was the first to say anything

  • Mayella Ewell Monologue

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    witness stand. As she raised her hand and swore that the evidence she gave would be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help her God, she seemed somehow fragile-looking, but when she sat facing us in the witness chair she became what she was, a thick-bodied girl accustomed to strenuous labor. In Maycomb County, it was easy to tell when someone bathed regularly, as opposed to yearly lavations: Mr. Ewell had a scalded look; as if an overnight soaking had deprived him of protective

  • Russian Roulette

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    and punishment he heard an explosion. He looked out his window but nothing changed so he went back to his book. He then heard another explosion followed by a siren. He then dropped his book and raced out side. He asked his neighbor what happened he said something happened at the plant. The out from the plant a car filled with bullet holes drove up to Yasha. His mom was at the wheel. His mom stepped out of the car and helped his dad out as well. His dad was bleeding. The dad asked Yasha to go get something

  • The Four Wheeler: A Short Story

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    Nothing is ever easy.” Garrett quickly grabbed a rag for the extremely hot muffler and a screwdriver from the toolbox. Branden and Garrett fired up their four wheelers and raced back into the field. Dalton had been waiting for what seemed like forever in the field with his four wheeler, hoping for Garrett and Branden to return quickly. Garrett had told him to stay put because he did not want anything else to fall off Dalton’s four wheeler. Dalton saw Branden and Garrett off in

  • Profile Group Reflection

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    going to discuss my personal learning in the context of Kolb’s (1998) ‘experiential learning cycle’. The 4 stages of Kolb’s cycle are: 1. Experience-What happened and what I observed. 2. Reflection-What I feel about what happened. 3. Conceptualisation-What I think about what happened. 4. Active experimentation-What I would do differently and what I would do the same. My overall experience in the group was very positive. I learned how to manage my time correctly in order to meet deadlines and also

  • The Rent: A Short Story

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    “What happened?” Sarah concernedly asked as dad came into the house with his eyes watering looking as if he was going to cry and his face red. “Nothing happened, I was just thinking about our money and what we are going to do about the rent, I just don’t know what to do anymore.” he said as he started to shed a tear. My brother, sister, and I just looked at dad in such surprise since we had never seen him cry before. Then we heard the dog barking and a strange knock at the back door and

  • The Burrow: A Short Story

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    This story will be talking about what happened when a little mustrack moved into a burrow. It all happened on a somewhat of a cloudy day. Chuchundra a a little mustrack had just moved into his new burrow because there was tall green grass that flowed when the wind blowed and beautiful bushes that smelt like rosemary and felt like grass after it's been cut. his other burrow was infested with red ants so after he got settled into his new burrow he went out to go and meet people in the garden. When

  • Reflection Of An Ethnography Project

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    and fourth. Calling each other name and insulting each other. I was shocked because I can’t believe what i was seeing and hearing. I didn’t say anything, just watched and listen. But in my mind I said “why are you guys fighting for something as little as who goes first”. Once the argument was done I was able to finish her and the other lady with there oder. After that nothing really exciting happened. Costumers came and I rang them up and they

  • The Curious Incident of the Dog at Nighttime by Simon Stephens

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    Have you ever had the feeling that someone has changed drastically over the course of time? Perhaps your friend has not been the same as when you two were little? We know this has happened some time to everybody as it has also happened to the main character Christopher from The Curious Incident of The Dog at Nighttime. From the start of the book Christopher has changed drastically demonstrating that he is a dynamic character and this change is plain. Christopher is changing drastically demonstrating

  • Personal Narrative: My 5th Grade School Play

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    I was waiting for Friday to come because then I would find out what part I got! Friday slowly rolled around, but I still had a full day of school! Everyone was so jumpy and hyper! I was happy, but my finger really hurt! It was 2:59, 10! 9! 8! 7! 6! 5! 5! 3! 2! 1! The bell rang and everybody sprinted home! Me and Willy

  • Personal Experience: The Case Of Kenneth B. Kirby

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    She claimed they were drinking tonight at a bar, and when they came home, they argued but she could not remember what they argued about. Without warning during the argument, Kirby hit her in the face. Wakefield did not know how many times Kirby hit her, what else might have happened during the fight, and denied hitting Kirby. Her answer to my questions was, "I don't remember." While speaking to Wakefield, I noticed she had a cut on her lip and

  • A Comparison of Two Newspaper Articles

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    are quite different. 'Inches from tragedy' is a large, bold headline written in a way that makes you want to see what the headline is talking about, as it sounds serious. 'Firemen free bathroom tot' on the other hand is quite small for a headline and only really uses one emotive word, free, making it sound like the child was imprisoned, which is worse than what actually happened. I think that 'Inches from tragedy' is the more effective of the two headlines because it grabs the readers attention

  • Essay On One Hundred Years Of Solitude And Candide

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    explained a great deal. The wealthy banana plantation owners, I thought would help in the growth of Macondo but only leading to the destruction of the village. Setting up their own police did not help which they lead with cruel attacks on the citizens. What was surprising was that Colonel Marquez did not help him start another war to change the landscape

  • Creative Writing: Did I Die?

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    Did I just… die? “Yes, I am afraid so,” said the lady sitting across from me. “And from what I am reading, a murder victim. Wow honey, I am so sorry.” What? “What what?” she asks. What the fuck? How can she respond to my thoughts? “I’m an angel honey,” she says. “That is what we do.” The lady is dressed in a white pantsuit, has short blonde hair, and thick black glasses. She is sitting behind a white desk, with nothing but a computer and a keyboard on it. “Well honey, murders are always tough

  • Personal Narrative: Car Accident

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    numb. All I could feel was the car hood's mass stamping my body father and farther into the ground. My lungs felt pinched shut and air would neither enter nor escape them. My mind was buzzing. What had just happened? In the distance, on that cursed road, I saw cars driving by completely unaware of what happened, how I felt. I tried to yell but my voice was unheard. All I could do was wait. Wait for someone to help me or wait to die. The third maddening buzz of my alarm woke me as I groggily slid

  • Prologue

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    the people around us, what we’ve been through, and what we’ve done. In that moment, our hearts sink just a little. Even when we are reminded how good everything is, it still cannot compare to that single moment of infinity. That sudden instant of limitations has hit no one harder than when Aaron Fletcher woke up in a hospital bed. For everything he had spent a lifetime trying to forget ripped its way back into his memory like an unstoppable wave. Along with it he remembered what landed him in the hospital

  • Personal Narrative-My Trip To The Bahamas

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    Now, I bet you’re wondering how I know how all of this happened. Surprisingly, I was actually their server, even though it was a buffet (since it was a pre-planned dinner that was included with their stay, I had to serve them if needed). “And what would all of you like to drink this evening?” I asked the group. “Just water, but no lemon. Lemon in the water is just nasty,” replied Miranda. “Like my mother

  • Theme Of Innocence In 'The Things They Carried'

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    Kiley describes Mark Fossie as “proud, yes, but also amazed. A different person, it seemed, and he wasn’t sure what to make of it.” (O'Brien 98). When Mary Ann changed, and ultimately vanished, it is as if the war stole every piece of Mark Fossie. Using this sophisticated complex love story enhances the sense of lost innocence. In the beginning Mary Ann and Mark contemplated what they would look like in the future, yet as the days went by her mindset changed. She became more interested on her

  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower: Scene Change

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    Mary Elizabeth calls me, Alice and Bob… most importantly it’s what Charlie called me. That’s why I’m writing to you. Charlie’s family told me recently that Charlie had been writing to you in the last nine months before the incident. It sounds to me that he saw you as just as good a friend as he saw me, Patrick, and everyone else. And because you were such a close friend to Charlie, it makes it that much harder to tell you what happened. Please, let me ask you a question: Why would someone who had