Excerpt from Saturday by Ian McEwan: Some hours before dawn Henry Perowne‚ a neurosurgeon‚ wakes to find himself already in motion‚ pushing back the covers from a sitting position‚ and then rising to his feet. It’s not clear to him when exactly he became conscious‚ nor does it seem relevant. He’s never done such a thing before‚ but he isn’t alarmed or even faintly surprised‚ for the movement is easy‚ and pleasurable in his limbs‚ and his back and legs feel unusually strong. He stands there‚ naked
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How to survive a bushfire: The safest place to be is away from the fire. To survive a bushfire you must firstly have a bushfire to survive from. No that does not mean you go light the local park on fire. But if a bushfire comes your way‚ this is what to do. 1: Think of you first: Everyone else is thinking of their survival. There is no time to be helping people unless you REALLY need to‚ they should be fine on their own and you could be slowing yourself or other people down. 2: Only stay and defend
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Saturday at the Canal Title- It makes me feel like lonely‚ spending QT time with myself. Paraphrase- I was hoping to be happy when I got to seventeen‚ School is a DO in my acitivity list. An obnoxious tuba was playing at noon beacuase our‚ Was going to win. The teacher wanted‚ To understand so much. The hallways were‚ Full of bad and dirty students. Thus‚ A friend and I sat near the water on Saturday‚ Weren ’t talking much‚ just chillin ’ out. Throwing big rocks at
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A frightening experience on Saturday It was Saturday night last week. My father‚ my younger brother and I planned to stay awake that night. Sitting happily together on a sofa in the living room‚ we were very excited as we watched a football final live which had started since 10.00 p.m that night. It was a match between Manchester United and one of our favourite football teams‚ Chelsea. We had been waiting for the match of these two great teams for a very long time. At times‚ we screamed at the
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My favourite Saturday did not begin as you would picture one’s favourite day to be. Bleary eyed I awoke‚ momentarily forgetting where I was and rolling off the long‚ cushioned seat I had chosen for a bed. I came to the conclusion that a ferry boat was most definitely not the best place to rest for the night; what with people getting sea sick‚ loud chatter of those who clearly seemed intent on not sleeping at all and to top it all off my ipod had died! What luck. So there I was‚ musicless
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campaigns fascinating‚ I had a difficult time distinguishing which would be best to analyze. I then put my “mega-consumer” cap on and simply picked the campaign that I specifically remember as an average‚ everyday‚ American consumer. The “Small Business Saturday” campaign composed by American Express was an initiative that has stuck with me since it’s initial beginning‚ and I was delighted to see that it had gained award-winning recognition. American Express launched the campaign on November 27th‚ 2010 alongside
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The Influence of Saturday Night Live On August 29th‚ 2008 Senator John McCain announced his decision of electing Sarah Palin as his Vice Presidential Candidate. This declaration provoked controversy amongst many of the United States citizens and while the majority of the people supported McCain‚ there were still a select few of both the republican and democratic parties that were bewildered by his decision. They view Sarah Palin as ignorant and someone who could not play any significant part in
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Farkavec ENG 3U 23 September 2014 Importance of Setting in Saturday Climbing "Tensing his fingers‚ he straightened his elbow and leaned back from the rock so that he could search for his next hold. Above him‚ there was a half-inch ledge. He reached up‚ got a good grip‚ then lifted his left leg higher than he could and set his foot in a rough patch that would provide the necessary friction to hold his weight" (52). The setting is on a Saturday while rock climbing. The mood in this passage suggests that
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Ash Wednesday In the modern Australian society‚ bushfires have become one of the most devastating weather phenomenon to impact the people of Australia around the country. A bushfire is a. The history of time in Australia has witnessed a series of devastating bushfires‚ which have caused a significant damage to the property and the loss of human life in Australia. Bushfires in Australia are a frequent event that occurs during the hotter months of the year‚ this is due to the fact that Australia has
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Regardless of difficulty‚ your choices affect how your life develops. Giving up your possessions‚ relinquishing time‚ befriending a stranger‚ and moving somewhere new are the dilemmas Noah‚ Nadia‚ Ethan‚ and Julian had faced‚ respectively.The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg These choices‚ self proclaimed‚¨The Souls¨‚ had caused new emotions and choices in this coming of age story. Particularly in chapter 5 ‚Konigsburg wrote that Mrs.Olinski had been distressed about deciding if adding Hamilton Knapp
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