mental picture in words. Some types of figurative language are the following: Simile: a direct comparison of two things‚ usually employing the words like or as. “He watches from his mountain walls‚ And like a thunderbolt he falls.” (Tennyson) “My heart is like an apple tree whose boughs are bent with thickest fruit.” (Christina Rosseti) Other examples: clouds like fluffy balls of cotton; snowflakes like soft white feathers; a motor purring like a kitten; a lawn like a green carpet; thin as a
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telephone receiver in my hand. My aunt was still on the other end‚ demanding that I immediately rush over to Grandma Mary’s house. At this instant‚ my gut instinct responded by tightening up indicating that something was definitely wrong. And it was only then; memories of her youthful days flashed across my mind‚ reminding me of her mantra‚ “You must never allow anyone to steal your joy”. And it appeared as if she was standing right beside me‚ but I knew it was just a fragment of my imagination. I confirmed
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My grandma’s condition wasn’t anything but hard for me and my family to deal with. Everyday with her was a roller coaster that held many twists and turns and couldn’t stay on the track. If you didn’t hold on tight‚ you’d thrown off. You never knew what she would remember each morning that she woke. Some days she would know the date and she was aware of her surroundings‚ while other days (which weren’t so great)‚ she’d be back in time when her husband was alive and she’d call for him. Then she’d be
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My hero‚ my Grandpap‚ has always been a great inspiration to me.The first time I remember meeting my Grandpap was when it was Christmas time around when I was four years old. We visited them down in West Virginia for Christmas 12/18/9 ‚ It was really fun because we got to see many great sightings and was also the first time I found out my Grandpap was a U.S soldier in the army. He was born in West Virginia on 6/9/1945 . The main reason why my Grandpap is my hero is because he did what many other
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The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest cat species‚ reaching a total body length of up to 3.3 metres (11 ft) and weighing up to 306 kg (670 lb). It is the third largest land carnivore (behind only the Polar bear and the Brown bear). Its most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with lighter underparts. It has exceptionally stout teeth‚ and the canines are the longest among living felids with a crown height of as much as 74.5 mm (2.93 in) or even 90 mm
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I must say that it means a lot to me to be a Filipino. Being a true-blooded citizen of the Philippines‚ one must be able to serve this country with all his heart‚ mind and soul. Not only that‚ he must be a law-abiding citizen‚ and a good follower of the government. Most of all‚ a Filipino is God fearing who believes and trusts in Him. There are so many characteristics that can define what a Filipino is – hospitable‚ helpful‚ cheerful‚ industrious‚ optimistic‚ etc. We have proven these characteristics
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Steps to speed up your Firefox Browser: Step 1: type about:config in the Firefox address bar and hit enter. Click “i’ll be careful‚i promise!”‚ when prompted. Step 2: In the Filter search bar type network.http.pipelining. Here‚ if the value is set to false‚ then double-click it to set the value to true. Step 3: Again‚ go to the Filter search bar and type network.http.pipelining.maxrequests. Double-click on this option and set its value to 8. Step 4: Similarly‚ open network.http.proxy.pipelining
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SAMPLING *Defined as a small portion of some thing and then making a general statement about the whole thing. * is the process of selecting units ADVANTAGES of SAMPLING Sampling makes possible the study of a large‚ heterogeneous population - Sampling makes this kind of study because in sampling‚ a small portion of the population may be involved in the study‚ which enables the researcher to reach all through this small portion of the study. Sampling is for economy - it reduces the study
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BUSINESS ENGLISH Life Story of Chairul Tanjung Advantages and Disadvantages Become Entrepreneur and Employee Name : Lia Dwi Fellyanti Class : E Lecturer : Miss E. Vita Mutiarawati Tjio Wie Tay Tjio Wie Tay or later better known as Masagung is the founder of the Great Mountain Shop . (Born in Batavia ‚ 8 September 1927 - died in Jakarta ‚ 24 September 1990 at the age of 63 years) is the fourth of five children of Tjio Koan An Poppi and Tjoa Nio. His father was an electrical engineer
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In the past‚ people in the Indonesia used to eat healthy and freshly prepared food with their families in their home. However‚ many people‚ particularly young people‚ prefer to eat fast food such as hamburgers‚ fried chicken‚ and pizza because it is really tasty. There are several causes and effects of consuming fast food‚ and this change has occurred such as change in lifestyle‚ influence in advertising‚ impact on health‚ loss of the family tradition of eating together‚ and impact on the economy
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