It’s dark. That’s the first thing Rex notices – it’s dark and it’s quiet. But he’s awake and startled and scared‚ as though someone had crashed a pair of cymbals right over his head. There’s something wrong. A pervading sense of unease seeps in as he crawls towards consciousness to figure this out. It’s – it’s the floor. That’s the second thing that breaks through to him. The floor is cold‚ jagged‚ and rough‚ scuffing his palms as he struggles to sit up. He’s on the floor. That’s weird. Rex doesn’t
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They say your life flashes through your eyes when you’re at death’s door but I would argue otherwise. To me it was all a blur no pattern shape or form‚ but how did I get here? My story doesn’t start too long ago. About a year ago a new drug was introduced to the market no one knew it name leading it to be called noman. I was a very active man and dealer on the low. I would tend to avoid these sort drug and just stick to the usually my customers ordered. I myself however rarely used any substances
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My Bad Day If I’d known it was going to be such a bad day‚ I probably would have stayed in bed. It was Friday the 15th. I got up early and the sun was shining outside my window. I cut school. I thought the best thing to do is to go to the river with my friends. When I was going outside I saw a black cat crossing my path.I knew then that this day isn’t going to be one of the best in my life. Later it turned out that my worst fears were realized. I bought a bus ticket. When I got to the bus stop
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In my opinion‚ money isn’t everything. What are your feelings towards money? To me it’s alot of things‚ but not everything. I learned money wasn’t everything the hard way last year. It was beat into me by seven other people. I also learn alot of other lessons as well. Like‚ never wear a work uniform in an area where they’re looking to attack anyone who has money‚ and don’t ever try to hold onto anything that can be replace because it’s not worth losing your life over it. All of these three lessons
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A Long Walk to Water is a creative non-fiction story about the life of one of the Lost Boys from South Sudan during the Second Sudanese Civil War; whose name is Salva. His journey wasn’t the easiest in fact he was at risk for dying at any given second. There were multiple factors contributing to his survival‚ his uncle‚ determination‚ and physical resources. Salva’s uncle was one of the main factors. He gave Salva the will to go on so he doesn’t lose sight of what’s important. Traveling across the
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The Apostrophe (click to review minilesson on it) Directions -- Add apostrophes where needed. Underline any words that contain unnecessary or incorrect apostrophes Mark C if already correct ______ Aunt Elizabeth’s dog had to have it’s broken leg set by a veterinarian. _____ 1. Perhaps you’ve marveled at the incredible gymnastic ability of various primate’s. _____ 2. Their abilities are on display in zoos‚ animal parks‚ and for a few lucky people‚ in the animals’ natural habitats. _____ 3. Primates
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He mostly uses parallelism‚ and apostrophe. Apostrophe is a figure of speech by which a person - generally absent or dead - or personified abstract idea is addressed: The writer mostly uses Apostrophe because he tried to create pictures (figures) using words (speech). An author can create a special effect or an image through the unordinary words. The author’s words
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appreciable example of a literary element used effectively is Edna St. Vincent Millay’s use of apostrophe in her poem‚ “Dirge Without Music”‚ because it aids in the creation of her disconsolate and mourning tone. Line 12 of Millay’s poem employs apostrophe when she writes‚ “More precious was the light in your eyes than all the roses in the world‚” characterizing her vulnerability and raw emotion. The apostrophe is powerful since it allows the reader insight into her sentiments concerning the death of
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creates which consumes the whole chapter is an apostrophe. He begins this illusory journey by “mingling with the chattering flock of ladies-in-waiting‚” and “following Eugenie.” As he follows Eugenie‚ he employs creative vocabulary‚ to describe what he sees‚ smells‚ and feels‚ as he moves about. For example‚ he describes how he “followed...the scent of her passage‚ imbued with the eau de cologne of the court perfumer” (24). These details of the apostrophe provide as an unsaid statement that‚ although
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speaker begins the elegy by directly addressing the deceased athlete. Looking back on one of the boy’s great victories‚ the speaker states‚ “the time you won your town the race / we chaired you through the market-place” (Housman 1-2). Housman’s use of apostrophe conveys the deep anguish that the town and the speaker feel as the athlete is laid in his grave. In directly addressing the athlete as “you”‚ despite the athlete not being physically present‚ the speaker
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