extent has textual form shaped your understanding of history and memory? In your response‚ make detailed reference to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text. The textual form of the poetry of Denise Levertov and the recount Pure Torture by Tom Moe has shaped the reader’s understanding of history and memory to a great extent. While history is represented generally as objective‚ impersonal‚ factual and static‚ memory is represented as subjective‚ personal‚ fragmented and fluid. Techniques
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Serhiy Zhykin‚ pledged. 2/15/2010 Eng. Comp 2 Dr. Boling My High School Sweetheart As she walked by‚ I felt a warm vibrating sensation run through my chest. And with every gulp‚ my lungs expanded as I inhaled her charming aroma. If I had to describe it‚ I would say it was a peachy fragrance‚ the type of scent that rejuvenates my weary heart and gives me strength. I then realized that with every breath‚ she seemed to get closer and closer. With every step she took towards me‚ I admired
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11 December 2011 Improving Memory A powerful memory can help you succeed in school‚ in your job‚ and in life. The memory helps you learn faster‚ and fast learners are always in demand. Like anything in life‚ the results you get depend on the effort you put into it. Besides already known approaches discussed earlier in class‚ let’s consider other factors that can in fact positively affect your memory such as the power of self-motivation‚ breathing technics‚ regular brain and physical exercises
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cried out as my knees buckled‚ causing me to collapse to the ground. Too weak to stand‚ I dragged myself towards a nearby car and crawled underneath it. Trying not to make a sound‚ I lay there tear spilling silently down my face. My breath‚ like a dragon’s fire‚ clouded the surrounding air. There was no escape. I listened to the smashing and shouting increase in volume‚ and held my breath
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Childhood Memory My favorite childhood memory was when I was twelve years old with my Grandpa Joe on a fishing trip. We took his boat out into the Gulf and spent the day fishing‚ telling jokes and having a nice relaxing day. It was by far the best day I ever had with my Grandpa Joe. My Grandfather taught me how to string a fishing line‚ bait the hook‚ and cast the pole into the water. It was very frustrating at first. I did not understand how to throw the fishing line into the water‚ my first try I
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Fear of My First Speech in Class When I thought of my first speech class‚ I was a bit frantic. After reading about professional public speakers stories on fear of public speaking and how they essentially overcame it‚ I told myself you can do it. The day of presenting my speech finally arrived and I volunteered to be the one to go first in class. I was more apprehensive about my accent than anything else. Would the audience understand me clearly? Would they be bored with what I have to say
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At first I thought it was my brother‚ but it was actually a turkey! That’s what desired me more to hunt. It was in a lengthy grassy field covered with towering trees getting cut down. Every time a tree soared down and slammed onto the the wet ground you could feel the ground shake. It was just my uncle and I walking our way back too his normal hunting spot‚ where just a few days ago he got his first turkey of the year. Never did we know that this very day I was gonna get my first turkey just not
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My First Car My first car was a bit of a roller coaster‚ I had just learned to drive the year before and now it was time for me to have my own car. I would say the excitement I felt was overwhelming but even that might understate it just a little. The search began on a Sunday morning we went to several different dealerships‚ in search of the right mix of economy and style. Well‚ to be honest my mom was mostly interested in the economy part. The first dealership we went the car salesman seemed
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My First Game A specific event that greatly changed the course of my life is the day that I attended my first sporting event. Shocking‚ right? On this day‚ I discovered‚ for the first time‚ that I had a large interest in watching live sports. The day of the game was the thirteenth of March‚ in 2011. The location was Ricoh Coliseum‚ on Toronto’s Exhibition Grounds. The teams were the Toronto Marlies and the Texas Stars. My parents had decided to take me to a hockey game. They let me choose
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My First Tractor It was a warm summer evening my Dad and I were looking though the Farm Paper for my first tractor. We found one that looked good and the price wasn’t that bad‚ it was a International 856.It cost $ 6‚325 that wasn’t to bad for a used tractor. The next day it was raining and my Dad called the people to ask when we could come see it. So that Friday evening we drove there to see the tractor it was in Russiaville‚ IN it took about an hour and 45 minutes to get there. We arrived there
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