Shelly K. Monk AC1209080 EN120 English Composition I Assignment 6 Two Paragraph Essay 10/31/2012 A Special or Unusual Person Being strong can be defined in so many ways. The strongest person I ever knew was my dad. My dad was the typical retired marine‚ he was strict and very detailed‚ but when it came to my sister and I‚ some would say he was a big teddy bear. He was strong in his faith in God and church. No matter what dilemmas or complications came
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A Sound of Thunder Paragraph The consequences of time travel cannot be matched in terms of unpredictability because any tiny alterations to the distant past can change the outcome of the ensuing events of the future. In the futuristic tale‚ “A Sound of Thunder‚” by Ray Bradbury‚ the standard way of life in the present time is subtly altered when an ambitious hunter named Eckels travels back in time to hunt a prehistoric animal. When Eckels is confronted by the frightening Tyrannosaurus rex‚ he
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Five Paragraph Essay Women today are facing some of the same problems that those women of the 1800’s tried to overcome. Equality for women! Many women today find themselves in the position to make career changes due to family shifts‚ a lack of education‚ or a failing economy. Many women during the 20th century left behind their careers to be married and raise children. But in the 1970s divorce rates reached an all time high‚ leaving women to raise children on their own and go back into the
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Lights‚ Camera‚ Music‚ Action A filmmaker needs to work extremely hard to create a piece with a strong story line‚ characterization‚ twists and a stupendous ending. How are these elements portrayed? Through the elements of media of course. In the pilot episode of “Freaks and Geeks‚” it is undeniable that the use of lighting‚ music and camera manipulation are utilized to create pathos between the characters and the audience. Music evidently plays a grand part of setting the tone and emotion in
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Timeline Paragraphs Event #1‚ titled: ‘Deciding to Escape’‚ is the most important event in the story. This event introduces the conflict and starts off the story. In ‘Deciding to Escape’‚ we learn that Connor knows he is going to be unwound. Connor decides to run away with Ariana‚ but Ariana refuses the offer. Without the first event happening‚ the rest of the book wouldn’t have happened or would have been changed dramatically. For example‚ if Ariana didn’t suggest they run away‚ than Connor might
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with each passing hour spent in the air‚ high above the earth. Though my sons and I had a planned five day excursion‚ I still couldn’t stop wondering what might still lie ahead. Would it be something about this new culture I was about to experience; or would it be something more‚ something about me? After clearing customs and retrieving our luggage‚ we still had the daunting tasks of maneuvering through the hordes of people and locating our tour guide. The sounds of luggage being dragged across
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PREDRAFTING: In June of 2009 right after father’s day I found out that I was pregnant with my first and only child‚ which brought so much joy to my life. At first I was nervous about the news‚ but then the more I thought about it the more excited and happier I got. I finally realized that I was going to be a mother. I had scheduled my first ultrasound to see how my baby was growing and on that same day I found out that I was going to have a little boy on February 6‚ 2010. At that same ultrasound
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Zach Dolenar Professor English English 1102 19 September 2012 Ode to a Cherry What’s better to chill out a hot summer’s day than something sweet and cool? No‚ I am not talking about a Popsicle. I am not talking about an ice cream cone‚ either. I am not even talking about iced tea or lemonade. It is something better than all of those‚ and it doesn’t even have all the sneaky calories of those other tasty treats! The answer to the question is simple. Have you guessed it? It is a cherry. Upon first
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Crossfit brings something new to the table which is why many believe it is the better way of life and physical fitness. First‚ we will look at who started Crossfit and what it means. Then I will describe what the community is and lastly we will talk about competitions. Crossfit is many things‚ but the main thing is‚ it’s a fitness regimen developed by coach Greg Glassman over several decades(Crossfit.com‚1). He was the first person to actually define fitness in a meaningful way‚ Increased work capacity
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existed. Some of these things are small and some are also very large. Now let me start explaining to you what I seen in these woods when I was walking through them. I a lot of trees‚ animals‚ plants‚ and many other things but let me start off by talking about the trees. They are very large I can tell you that much and the braches on them are so thick and heavy‚ like when I was walking one broke off and just missed us it fell and all you heard was thump and we felt the ground shake it was neat but scary
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