Mercies in Disguise “What if Your blessings come through raindrops What if Your healing comes through tears And what if a thousand sleepless nights Are what it takes to know You’re near What if my greatest disappointments Or the aching of this life Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can’t satisfy..” -BLESSINGS‚ Laura Story This life is not a perfect life. It is like a road. There are ups and downs; there are rough and smoothly cemented roads. There are traffic signs and
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Autobiography Anecdote I intend to write about the time when I broke my wrist. I am writing this autobiographical anecdote in 1st person and my target audience is students. The purpose of this text is to write a recount of the event. I checked my watch for the fifth time this period‚ 2.40pm‚ only three minutes had passed since I last checked. Thirty minutes into the period and I had only completed one equation. I couldn’t concentrate; I dropped my pen and looked around to find something entertaining
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The Outsiders In both of this poems Anecdote of the Jar and Clay has a sense of alienation between them‚ the Jar and Maria are nothing without their surroundings and their surroundings are nothing without them as well. The title of both of this text has a great significance of what the story is all about for instance Anecdote of a Jar anecdote meaning a little story that has little or significance at all. The meaning of Clay according to ardictionary.com means the dead
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The Big Day It was the last month of July‚ a couple of weeks before my middle school years ended. I was very anxious because of the idea of leaving my school where I was comfortable with everyone‚ where my circle of friends were what I looked most forward to when coming to school every day. The day I was going to graduate came closer and closer‚ I hated how the time was ticking by so fast when I didn’t want it to. I had spent the last 2 years with the same class and teacher‚ my class mates were
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Manuscript Form As you are learning to write‚ you should have a clear idea of what is good manuscript form. You should do everything - writing the title‚ leaving margins‚ indenting‚ capitalizing‚ and dividing words - according to generally accepted rules. Whenever you write something‚ work carefully‚ write neatly and clearly‚ and try to make as few mistakes as possible. Before handing in your essay or exercise‚ proofread it once or twice‚ because you may need to make some final corrections and
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“A Blessing” by James Wright “A Blessing” by James Wright is a poem to me that talks about feeling clam and being blessed to have the opportunity to be with the Indian ponies. I think this poem is about the author getting the opportunity to be with the Indian ponies because they calm him down from troubles he might be having in his life. Also I think this poem talks about when the author is with the ponies his troubles just fly away; a true blessing. I believe Wright is trying to explain throughout
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message in a poem? Reading the poem over and over again would become repetitive and uninteresting. However‚ the way to find the message within a poem is to understand the poetic elements. In James Wright’s poem “A Blessing” there are many elements that give clues to poem message. “A Blessing is a lyric type of poem. James Wright focuses a pictorial image of the setting and the relationship between animals and humans. Also in the poem there is an indirect message. The message of the poem is‚ if a person
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Molly Berndt English 102-03 Final Draft The Devil in Disguise In the short story “Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the use of the symbolism of Connie’s clothes‚ her fascination with her beauty‚ Arnold Friend’s car and Arnold Friend himself help to understand the story’s theme of evil and manipulation. The story‚ peppered with underlying tones of evil‚ finds Oates writing about 15-year-old Connie‚ a pretty girl who is a little too into her own attractiveness‚
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Treasured ~ Blessings It was another late and stressful night for Mrs Jones in the scummy local motel she was staying in. It had been a few days now‚ since her and Mr jones had been forced out of their farm‚ and all she wanted to do was go back. But whenever she expressed her opinion or tried something on her own‚ Mr Jones always seemed to over power her‚ always seemed to dull her sparkle. She felt like she barely had a voice around him‚ she never had the strength to speak up or even stand up
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A Hero in Disguise A hero is one who often times has immense physical strength‚ romantic appeal‚ and has a great deal of strength in battle. A hero can be defined as "a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability" (Merriam-Webster). Many times one can find a hero possessing these qualities in fairy tales‚ mythological stories‚ or even in their own home. He may be the prince who wakes his Sleeping Beauty‚ Hercules who endures much turmoil‚ or a
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