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    Tomorrow‚ When the War Began‚ written by John Marsden‚ is a novel that shows us the kinds of changes people go through when they are faced with adversity‚ and why those changes occur. It shows us how one situation can affect each person differently.     In the novel Fiona starts off by being the “perfect girl” in the group. She has been well brought up by a wealthy family. “She looked like she had never done any hard work in her life‚ never been in the sun‚ never got her hands dirty.” In the beginning

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    On Eating Elephants When I was younger‚ I compared my grandfather to that of an elephant‚ 13 feet tall‚ 15‚400 pounds‚ and a heart weighing up to 46 pounds. A big‚ broad‚ vulnerable creature‚ towering over the rest of the family. Ten months of hairy cell leukemia‚ a rare strand of the already rare strand of chronic lymphotic leukemia claiming his body made him so small‚ just skin and bones. My best friend sat 205 miles away over Skype and asked: “How do you get rid of an elephant in a room?” I imagined

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    2012 Shooting an Elephant In society‚ we are sometimes obligated to make a decision on the spot‚ without looking back or looking at any options around us. It may mean you have to make a decision for a big group or have to make a decision for yourself; in this case‚ both of those options weren’t good ones for the man who killed the elephant. In “Shooting an Elephant” George Orwell narrates a story about his experience as a police officer in Burma that had killed an extreme elephant. Being

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    that you are explaining an issue‚ theme or idea to your intended audience. Your reaction to a work of literature could be in the form of an expository essay‚ for example if you decide to simply explain your personal response to a work. The expository essay can also be used to give a personal response to a world event‚ political debate‚ football game‚ work of art and so on. What are its most important qualities? You want to get and‚ of course‚ keep your reader’s attention. So‚ you should: Have a

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    Elephant Inspiration is the most important factor when you write. You have to have the motivation to write and tell a story. You can get writer’s blockage when you write and become in desperate need of an interesting subject to get the work done. In the short story “Elephant” by Polly Clark we hear about William who is a writer. He writes short biographies of pop stars‚ that you can buy for only £1.99. William is not interested in pop stars‚ and really wants to write biographies of male film stars

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    Assignment 1.2: Summary and Personal Response Jennifer English Composition 115 May 10‚ 2012 Assignment 1.2: Summary and Personal Response In “Facing Poverty with a Rich Girl’s Habits‚” (Kim‚ 2004) the author‚ Suki Kim‚ writes about the struggles she faced as an impoverished‚ South Korean‚ immigrant teen in the 1980’s. Suddenly Kim’s world is turned upside down and she must find a way to survive in a foreign land. She writes emotionally about trying to find a place to

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    English 30-1 Hamlet Personal Response March 21 2013 Final Draft Interior Monologue My uncle is dead. Along with everyone else I love and the people they care about. My mother Gertrude‚ Ophelia‚ Laertes‚ and their father Polonius. Dead and gone to heaven forever. I finally killed Claudius! He has died the same way he killed the queen. With the poisoned drink and sword that was meant for me. I’ve been cut by Laertes poisoned covered sword‚ and will probably follow them to heaven any minute now

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    Personal Response Creation Lenses by Leah Silverman The main theme is humans can find it emotionally difficult to conform to society‚ but usually end up doing so. The meaning of this theme is that we all want to do things that are practical to society even if it feels wrong in our hearts.The main driving component which draws people too conformity are the desire to be accepted in certain status groups. People fear that if they do not conform to society‚ they will be

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    Name: Navitha Asohan Intake: April 2013 Qeustion: In the story titled Elephant‚ how does Raymond Carver focus on the elephant literally and figuratively? “The writing style of Raymond Carver’s short story entitled “Elephant” represent a simplistic‚ yet strong style of writing that is reminiscent of the great work of Earnest Hemmingway. There are several ways in which the writing style within Elephant harkens back to the stylistics of Hemmingway. Carver always goes straight to the point; like

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    Bridesmaids – Personal Response. ’Bridesmaids’ directed by Paul Feig‚ is my all time favourite comedy. It’s the type of funny that makes your muscles ache from laughing so hard. I found the characters and the lines to be totally hilarious. The protagonist is Annie‚ a middle aged women who’s cake business failed‚ and currently works at a jewelers thanks to her mother. Annie’s best friend is engaged to be married and she wants Annie to be her maid of honour. The bridal party consists of 4 others:

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