His name was "Evan". I didn’t know him all that well. We were both eleven years old and riding the school bus home at the end of the day. Suddenly he began to stare‚ his eyes glazing over and saliva curled at the edge of his mouth. I was witnessing someone have a seizure right in front of my eyes. It was the first time I had ever experienced something this serious in nature; someone’s life was at risk. At that moment I noticed that everyone started to back away as if disgusted by the drool coming
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Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer (Known as Albert) was born in 1905 into an upper middle class family in Manheim‚ Germany‚ although his family relocated to Hiedelberg in 1918. He grew up in a household “lacking of love and warmth ”. As a child Speer was active in sports and was a natural mathematician. Speer followed the footsteps of his father and grandfather and studied architecture; initially‚ due to the hyperinflation of Germany in 1923‚ at the University of Karlsruhe‚ a “lower class” university
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Angelina Jolie‚ an example of the powerful and modern woman. Recently‚ Angelina Jolie released a statement: "I wanted to write this to tell other women that the decision to have a mastectomy was not easy. But it is one I am very happy that I made‚" talking about her decision to undergo a preventive double mastectomy after being diagnosed with a cancer gene. Angelina Jolie‚ a movie star‚ Award winning actress and named highest paid actress by Forbes magazine‚ three words could describe her: talented
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UNCLE HAMMER CHARACTER SKETCH Roll of thunder hear my cry Elliot white u2d UNCLE HAMMER CHARACTER SKETCH Roll of thunder hear my cry Elliot white u2d In the book “Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry” by Mildred D Taylor‚ she uses a minor character called Uncle Hammer to take a stand against racism in Mississippi and to teach his nephews and his niece’s valuable lessons. Uncle Hammer is a hot-tempered African American‚ who is strongly against racism. He is big ma’s oldest unmarried son‚ who
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Kayla Silva Mrs. Barrish English IV 31 March 2010 Character Sketch Some people believe that marriage is bliss. However that is not the case. In “Story of an Hour‚” Mrs. Mallard I treated wrongly by her husband Brently Mallard. She is very tired of being hurt she wishes her life would end. When finally getting her life back together she wanting to live it long but instead it ends short still. Mrs. Mallard is very heart troubled‚ happy‚ and then shocked. Mrs. Mallard has been very heart troubled
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Diversity is when you have a great of amount of variety; very different. Diversity can be different gender‚ religion‚ sexuality or race. I grew up in Puerto Ricon then moved to America at the age 7. In America I saw a tremendous diversity then in Puerto Rico. I continued to see as I entered college. African-American‚ Caucasians‚ Indians‚ etc students sit to my left and right.. I learned about their culture and their stories. Some of which my eyes widen as I hear how they got here to America‚ not
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A Possibility of Evil Character Sketch – Adela Strangeworth She is portrayed as an old lady who has too much pride and wants to be in the know of every tiny piece of gossip in town. In the beginning of the story‚ it gives the readers the impression that she was a sweet old lady who takes much pride in her rose bush and enjoys the town gossip too much. Ms. Strangeworth comes off as prideful‚ intrusive and blunt. Ms. Strangeworth was portrayed as prideful throughout the story when she took so
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Fictional Character Sketch She switched on her iPod and plugged in the earphones to drown out the noise from the highway and started jogging towards the hill. The early rays from the rosy fingered dawn bounced off her sun-bleached‚ wavy hair as they flowed in waves‚ wrapped around her waist. The beautiful morning adorned her glowing porcelain skin. At the foot of the hill‚ she bent down and took off her shoes and lifted her skirt up to her knees and started walking up the hill in the cold
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Atticus Finch Character Sketch Harper lee has chosen great characters in ‘‘To Kill a Mockingbird’’. Atticus Finch is one of the main characters with a fair charisma. Atticus have a vigorous personality which influences the whole story thus his views are based on justice‚ wisdom and humanism. He grew up in a town named Maycomb where prevasive poverty was omnipresent therefore he is very respected by all his surroundings‚ and he is especially admired by his family. In case of any troubles or doubts
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Skagway was just the beginning; they had a 500-mile journey ahead of them through the hazardous White Pass to Dawson City (via Lake Bennett) in Canada! The miners carried a year’s supply of food mining equipment with them. Character Sketch of Hester Prynne Those traveling to the gold fields in 1897 journeyed by boat from San Francisco to Dyea or Skagway in Alaska. Skagway was just the beginning; they had a 500-mile journey ahead of them through the hazardous White Pass to Dawson
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