Dear Diary‚ As I write this‚ I have two things on my mind. One‚ I am a murderer. Two‚ the war changes you‚ and not for the better. As I look back at my journey to go home to my family and a special woman of my life‚ this is one of the moments that stands out the most and I feel the need to share it with you. Earlier‚ I had been hosed down and dressed in black and grey prison clothing‚ before being shackled and thrown into a German staff car. I was starved‚ only being fed some bread an
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Over the course of a novel‚ it is inevitable that characters will encounter battles‚ and more often than not will have to take them on face to face. The battle is either literal‚ and involves two sides fighting against each other‚ or figurative in which two sides aren’t physically fighting‚ but rather in competition for something intangible‚ and in a sense is metaphorical. These battles are often the main conflicts in the story or for characters in the story‚ that stem from the greed of one group
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The use of diaries and letters are not unproblematic. Diaries‚ whilst often thought an ‘accurate’ or truthful account written solely for the purpose of documenting personal ideas‚ are often unintentionally written with a specific reader in mind‚ or written under the assumption that one day the diaries’ entries will be read. Similarly‚ and perhaps more starkly‚ letters are composed for an intended and very specific audience. Letters written home from the front to fathers and peers differed in tone
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Wimpy by Genetics New Years is here again and that is the best time to come up with a resolution to make oneself a better person. What about starting a strict diet‚ or signing up for a gym class? However‚ Gregory “Greg” Heffley has a much better idea. He is going to “try and help OTHER people improve” (Kinney 1). It is probably the best thing one can do‚ when already “pretty much one of the best people” (1). It is Greg´s childish mind that carries him in dreams everywhere‚ sometimes he is struggling
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Diary of a Speech and Drama Kid 6th Grade is already hard enough. In elementary school‚ we’re all ignorant to how the world is past 5th grade. It’s the second worst thing to happen right behind being the freshman class in high school. You’re the new group‚ the “fresh-meat‚” the easier ones to pick-on. College simply gets an easy pass because to be different and unique here is almost cherished‚ and there is a higher sense of maturity then in the dreaded 6th grade. I was a young boy bred by
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The works of literature Metamorphous by Kafka and the Diary of a mad man by Lu Xun both explore topics of savagery and reality. The structures of these two readings were completely different as diary of a mad man was structured as a short story with daily journal entries. The diary described the transformation of Madman’s thoughts from day to day. Metamorphous is based on a first person narrative of traveling salesmen that also explores the topics of savagery and reality through Gregor’s transformation
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Diary Task Today I tried a new activity with my adolescence (thirteen years old) class. The students are often challenged with schoolwork and can be inattentive during class. They are nice and well-behaved but after three or four years of English learning with little fulfilment‚ they’ve seemed to have lost their confidence. Our core material for the day was a text to practice receptive skills. Our goal was to use productive skills by orally answering questions about the text by memory. Before
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The Decision that Changed My Life “In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie‚ Junior‚ the main character of the book‚ makes the decision to change his life. In this book‚ Junior discusses the problems with his life and how he wanted to make a difference. He describes his family as poor and explains that they did not get a good education on the reservation. Junior decides to leave his Indian reservation to better his education in hopes of having a good job or being famous
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Dear‚ Journal I can’t believe that awful‚ no good man‚ John Proctor. He had the nerve to pick that whining wife over me. I am far better than that low life Goody Proctor. We have vastly different traits; we are like day night. She is a naive‚ simple woman. I on the other hand‚ am an adventurer. I am smart‚ healthy‚ and certainly far from simple. Why‚ any man would be lucky to have me as their wife. Elizabeth is a old hag who should just disappear off our land. I am a beautiful‚ young‚ healthy woman
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discussion preparation questions: HONDA case 1 1. Why was Honda so successful in invading the US motorcycle market? Honda was successful in invading the U.S. market fundamentally because they adopted a “market philosophy”‚ and allowed that clear strategic approach to permeate the company’s approach to marketing‚ sales‚ production‚ and R&D. This was in contrast to the incumbent U.S. and British motorcycle manufacturers‚ who failed to recognize success of Honda’s strategy in the Japanese market‚ leaving
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