made a clumsy half skip from the last step of the bus to the bus stop. “Why does it have to rain now?” he thought as he looked up at the gloomy sky. Rainwater lashed down as lightning flashed and thunder roared. It had been bright and sunny the whole day‚ the sudden downpour half an hour ago caught Benjamin off guard because he had left his umbrella at home. How was he going to get home in the rain? Benjamin stood waiting at the bus stop for ten minutes. The rain did not look like it was stopping.
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An Unforgettable and Terrible Day As a freshman in high school‚ I was sent to live with my grandparents because of a stupid choice I made. I will never forget the day I had to pack all of my stuff and move to my grandparent’s house. I regret the choice I made but‚ I don’t regret admitting to it. The detective came to my school and pulled me into the SRO’s office. He sat me down and read me my rights. I was nervous as all get out. He told me I had the right to have my lawyer or my mom come in
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Title: Examination Day Author: Henry Sleasar Text type: Short Story The short story Examination Day written by Henry Sleasar‚ is a story about young children being tested by the government to get knowledge of how smart the kids are. The government keep control of the kids and all the families. The government summon every kid that turns twelve‚ to come into their head quarters for an exam to prove how clever the kids are. The government summons a twelve year old boy in for his exam. The boy
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It was a hot‚ oppressive day and my friends and I decided that it was a virtuous day to go to the beach. I could see the Sun optimistic yellow pellet‚ blistering in the sky as we were on our way to the Newport Beach in Rhode Island. The open-air temperature was progressively starting to plunge down and the traffic lanes were starting to get narrower which was a sign that we were close to the beach. We parked our car into the parking spot and started walking across the black asphalt‚ which emanated
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India in the year 1962‚ some of his fans requested him that they intended to celebrate Sep. 5 his birthday. Dr. Radhakrishanan said‚ “Instead of celebrating my birthday separately‚ it would be my proud privilege if Sep. 5 is celebrated as Teachers’ Day”. Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishanan was born on Sep.5‚ 1888 at Tirutani‚ a small temple town-north-west of Chennai. He started his career as a teacher and served as the President of India. He was awarded to a scholarship to study at the Madras Christian
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”The First Day” Characterization of the narrator The narrator of the story is 5 years old and from the low end of the social rank. She probably doesn’t have so many material opportunities‚ because her family are getting public assistance payments. Her father left her and her mother‚ she tells us: “…the last present my father gave before he disappeared into memory.” It seems like she a gentle girl and not so boisterous. When she meets a new person she doesn’t
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Today the 15th of august is a golden day engraved in history where India is going to celebrate its 67th Independence day .On the night of August 14‚ 1947‚ Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru rose to make a maiden speech in New Delhi‚ “When the world sleeps‚India will wake to life and freedom.” In 1947‚ India became free from the bondage of British rule. Now‚ India is the largest democratic country in the world. The country’s strength is to find‚ “Unity in diversity”. Today we remember the great leaders who
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Republic Day Awards‚ 2012 A total of 109 persons‚ including 19 women‚ have been selected for the Padma awards. Five personalities have been given Padma Vibhushan‚ 27 Padma Bhushan and 77 Padma Shree awards. PADMA VIBHUSHAN: K.G. Subramanyan (painting and sculpture)‚ Late Mario De Miranda (cartoonist)‚ Late (Dr) Bhupen Hazarika (vocal music)‚ Dr Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti (orthopaedics)‚ T.V. Rajeswar (civil service)‚ Delhi. PADMA BHUSHAN: Prominent among winners were Shabana Azmi (cinema)‚ Khaled
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"The Remains of the Day"‚ winner of the 1989 Booker Prize‚ was written by Kazuo Ishiguro in 1989. Ishiguro had a typical English education with an immersion in Japanese culture. His fictions are remarked as “deal[ing] broadly with themes of self-deception‚ truth and the clash of public and private images of his characters”. In the Remains of the Day‚ he gives an eloquent dissection on the narrowed life of a stoic English butler who has spent thirty years in service at Darlington Hall‚ devoting everything
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Kazuo Ishiguro’s Remains of the Day gives an eloquent treatment of the issue of how a stoic English butler’s unemotional reaction to the emotional world around him is damaging and painful‚ and how he resolves to make the best of the “remains of the day”—the remainder of his life. Ishiguro explores some of the differences between the old English Victorian culture—that of the stiff upper lip‚ no show of emotion‚ and repression of personal opinion—and the no-holds-barred
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