“Come in‚ Woods.” “Woods here‚” replies the marksman. “Remember your mission. Take out the target and radio in for evac’. More info will be given asap.” “Roger that‚ captain.” The soldier makes his way to the window of an old abandoned home. He rests his rifle on the edge of the window frame. He mounts the scope‚ adjusts the cross hairs‚ and waits. “Sigma Three to Woods.” “Woods here‚ in position and ready to go.” “Your target has black hair‚ a white sweater‚ and goes by Menendez. He will
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Against College In "The Case Against College"‚ Caroline Bird questions the necessity of college and the education it provides. She states that college is accepted--without question. She holds that conventional wisdom and evidence show all high school graduates will be more responsible‚ and better than those who do not go. Bird’s column is devoted to tearing down the college institution. She fails to recognize the many benefits and purposes of college. Bird points out that there are many college graduates
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I believe in opportunity. The definition of opportunity is something that you want to do‚ have the chance to do‚ or the possibility·of achieving something. When I was younger‚ I lived in a heavily populated town: Laredo‚ Texas. At the time‚ I was an eighth grader trying to make my mom proud by getting good grades in my classes. Seeing my mom happy was the greatest feeling in the world. My father‚ on the other hand‚ started to disappear on us. I found out that my dad had a drug problem‚ and my mom
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“And you all know security is mortal’s chiefest enemy.”(3.5.32-33). Security‚ is translated into modern English as “overconfidence”‚ so Hecate is saying that overconfidence is one main downfall that humans face. Although a ten-page‚ smarter sounding college level definition could probably be found‚ the standard dictionary definition of overconfidence is summed up in two words: too confident. It may seem comical that it is as simply put as this‚ but the definition is 100 percent accurate. To be too much
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"Come‚ you spirits/ That tend on mortal thoughts‚ unsex me here " (Act I‚ scene V‚ lines 44-45) In Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare writes this passage in order to shape the character of Lady Macbeth. Using only this line‚ the reader can almost determine Lady Macbeth’s personality and her motives. Up to the point where this quote leaves off‚ we have not heard much of Lady Macbeth. When she receives the letter from Macbeth‚ it seems her fascination is not directed at her husband‚ but at
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I desire a good education/Future As BB King once said‚ “The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.” This quote is inspiring to me because‚ there’s nothing more I want in life than a bright future or a great education. This world has quite an ordeal when it comes to good careers and receiving a decent education. You would think that it comes easy‚ but honestly‚ it’s one of the most challenging things to accomplish. An education to me can lead to a bright future
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first time. Each time change occurs‚ knowledge is gained and experience is embraced. I am looking to further my journey and learn from new environments that I am so eager to immerse
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Romeo Comes to Radnor Romeo: - Romantic - Passionate - Has a one track mind In Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo is proven to be a hopeless romantic who is quite passionate about his current significant other but definitely has a one track mind which is shown in the beginning of the play when he is obsessing over one girl then immediately finds Juliet and she becomes his newest obsession. If Romeo was to come to Radnor‚ he would enjoy english class the most‚ this is shown when he says‚" Thou detestable
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So‚ what college are you going to? At times‚ this seems to be the only question family members know how to ask. As the precocious child that I was‚ my family loved to hear my response at as young as four years old. At that time I would just ramble off a university that I had previously heard‚ everyone would get a kick out of it‚ and then we would move onto whatever we were previously doing. As I’ve gotten older‚ the weight of that question has become heavier. At times‚ it seems as if everyone around
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care and support from your parents because many unfortunate children such as Emily in “I Stand Here Ironing” story written by Tillie Olsen have not received all the care from their parents since their youth age. Olsen expresses successfully in this monologue story the distance between a mother and her daughter along with the mother’s guilty feeling of not being able to fix their relationship. “I Stand Here Ironing” story begins with the dialogue of the unnamed narrator‚ a mother‚ who is ironing
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