As the diary progresses it becomes dark and troubling‚ Jims’ drug activity and drug choices are increasing. He now smokes marijuana‚ injects heroine‚ “pops” valium‚ drinks codeine cough syrup and takes LSD. More and more of his diary entries are about his drug usage and “hustling” as he calls it. However‚ “his hustling” is his colorful word usage for prostitution. His drug usage is a constant thread throughout the diary. Jim states that he often shares needles and would not hesitate injecting it
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Kevin Quia Ms. Pietroluongo U.S. History II 3/25/14 Non-Violence Successful Nonviolent civil disobedience was a successful tactic for advancing the civil rights movement. In the South of the United States during the 1950s‚ black people had little legal rights. They were the victims of systematic‚ degrading discrimination and they could do nothing to get recourse. Unfortunately‚ most whites stuck to the traditional ways of segregation and discrimination because they believed that any relaxation
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Diary Entries of Napoleon Bonaparte November 25‚ 1799 Dear Diary‚ I‚ Napoleon Bonaparte‚ have finally succeeded! I have become the new strong leader of France. Thanks to the Revolution‚ I advanced from the position of lieutenant in the artillery to a full-fledged general‚ which changed my life entirely and gave me a world full of power. I am known to be our nation’s savior and am treated as a hero to everyone. Yes‚ I know people do not like dictatorship and a complete ruler over the whole‚ but
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have survived the test of time‚ piecing together an era involves making educated assumptions. In the case of Martha Ballard‚ her diary provides us with a limited account of her life from 1785 to 1812. In both the movie and the book‚ the producers and the author have invested great effort into providing an authentic representation of Martha’s time as per her diary entries. This paper will discuss the difficulties faced by Ulrich‚ Richard P. Rogers and Laurie Kahn Leavitt in representing Martha’s time
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Dear Diary (entry two)‚ things have not gotten better; in fact they might have worsened. Ralph called a meeting to discuss how nobody was doing his assigned tasks‚ and instead they were running wild or playing around. Then he threatened us saying that if we do not keep the signal fire we will be stuck on the island with the beast. I do not know how I feel about the beast but I do know that it is causing me a lack of repose. The stories the littluns have told about the beast sounds pretty compelling
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through showing it would have been used for many years‚ believing it was a story I turned the cover to the first page. Reading the first page I noticed it was actually a diary that my dad had written in during 1965‚ I rushed through the book turning each page trying ever so hard not to rip them‚ finally up to the last diary entry. Everything happened so fast! I feel like I’m in a never-ending nightmare‚ a living hell. Laura is gone‚ and I helped him‚ why did I believe him? Why didn’t I run away? Can
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Meghan Lichauco Mrs. Gardner April 20‚ 2015 The Great Gatsby: Diary Entries Dear Diary‚ One lovely October day in 1917‚ I was taking a ride with the most wonderful man‚ by the name of Jay Gatsby. He had a way of making me feel so absolutely important when he looked at me. And when I talked I knew he was listening to every word that came out of my mouth. Usually when I talk everyone just takes me for a fool and barely pays any attention at all to what I’m saying. But not him. When he smiled at me
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Prisoner of war diary entry 19th of April 1941 marks my second in year in this prisoner of war camp‚ I managed to gather a pen and paper from a guard to write this diary entry. I am very scared and I wonder how my father is going as it is his birthday tomorrow and I haven’t seen him for actually I can’t even remember the last time I saw him it was that long ago. This camp is like death; they are making me work day and night‚ getting up at 4 in the morning and not getting back to bed until at
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Austin Zhuang Mr. Monroe Lit/Writ 1 12 Feb 2014 To Kill A Mockingbird: Post-Trial Diary Entry 21 November 1935 Dear Diary‚ It has come to an end of the trial‚ and all I am feeling right now is this situation‚ which feels extremely tense. Tom Robinson‚ the suspect in whom my dad‚ Atticus‚ is defending has still been considered guilty‚ even after my dad’s long speech of “equality among race” to the courthouse. I have apathy for the cruelty and harshness in the society of Maycomb
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Dear diary‚ What kind of man is born to not care of his own family or relatives due to some kind of project‚ design‚ experiment. These are the ones who have nurtured us to this stage and when they are in trouble‚ how Victor deceives his parent. My thoughts of this unknown mysterious kind of object are unknown‚ out of this world. What could be more important than his mother nearly dying‚ suffering through atrocities where her own son is not present. My plan is to figure out this item or object under
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