The plot of Kidnapped is circular in shape. The beginning of the novel shows David Balfour leaving for Edinburgh to seek his fortune‚ and at the end of the novel David returns to the same place to claim his inheritance. The plot follows the normal stages of development beginning with an introduction to David’s status in life‚ followed by the rising action involving his many adventures in the Highlands‚ leading to the climax where David returns to the Lowlands and confronts his evil Ebenezer.
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I remember that towards the end of my senior year in high school‚ my parents suggested that I apply to a four-year college. They also offered to pay for the cost of going to college as long as I would go full-time and would start right after high school. They believed that I would be more prepared to challenge the real world by having a four-year college degree rather than just a high school diploma. Having a higher education made the difference in getting a good job with a decent salary. Unfortunately
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yet many people are against it. I believe teenagers should have after-school jobs for a number of reasons. First‚ having a son or a daughter that works can financially help the parents. Also‚ the experience the teenager will acquire from after-school jobs will help him or her on future jobs. Finally‚ teenagers should have after-school jobs because it will keep them away from trouble. Parents should realize that as long as their son or daughter wants an after-school job and it does not affect his or
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when classes are done. Some play sports and therefore have practice or games after school. Others may enjoy hanging out or going places with their friends. There is an endless amount of choices for students to do after school. One of those choices includes getting a job. Jobs are good because they teach good life lessons‚ give students extra money‚ and help transition high school students into life as an adult. After school jobs teach lessons that can’t be learned in a classroom. In a job you have
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I woke up like any other day. I sat straight up and looked around‚ as I looked I thought how in the world am I not dead yet? Everyday that we woke up alive to me was a blessed day. To many it was the worst possible thing because they all just wanted to die away from the pain. Our beds were made of concrete‚ we went to bed in pain and woke up in pain and that was my life for about 7 months. You had to get use to everyday things or else you would die away like everyone else. I didn’t want anything
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teenagers are walking out of their parents homes and falling flat on their faces. Living at home after high school is a very good idea. Now‚ let’s think about it. There are a couple of reasons why this would benefit teenagers. The first is saving money. The second is to learn more about paying bills. Finally teenagers can receive help picking out an apartment or house after college. Once high school graduation is over it is time to go to college. What better way to save money than to stay at home
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The bullying doesn’t end after elementary school. It continues into middle school‚ high school and sometimes beyond that. In today’s world the internet is making it easier for the attackers to terrorize their victims. These attacks take form as negative posts on social media sites‚ attacks in chat rooms and much more. What makes cyber bullying worse is it allow the attacker to remain anonymous. This makes it difficult to track down who behind the attacks. Bullying can cause mental harm to the victims
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Robert Louis Stevenson was born on November 13th‚ 1850 to his parents Thomas and Margaret Stevenson.‚ he was born in Edinburgh‚ Scotland. Stevenson studied civil engineering at Edinburgh University at age seventeen‚ he was expected to follow the same footsteps of his father Thomas‚ who was a civil engineer and designed lighthouses. Stevenson was never interested in civil engineering or designing lighthouses in his father’s business‚ he decided to stop studying civil engineering and instead study
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Life after High School In recent discussions of "are too many people going to college" A controversial issue has been whether or not students decide to go to college on their own or are they programmed to do so. "More people should be going to college‚ not fewer"(and I agree).“Universities are not intended to teach the knowledge require to fit man for some special mode of gaining their livelihood‚”. According to John Stuart Mill universities do not teach children to make money‚ instead they are
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Argumentative Essay 5 I should have focused more on my grades this year. By attending many social events‚ waiting until the last minute to complete work‚ and refusing to study my grades began to drop. I feel that if I would have put more effort into my school work I would have achieved the grades I am capable of getting. By hanging out with friends and putting off work my grades gradually began to drop. Your senior year is not the year to slack off in; it would have better prepared me for college
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