A Moment of my Summer Nights The most relaxing and jubilant moment for me after a long‚ hot day is the family time together in the backyard after dinner. It is a good day today and not yet dark. I made the hot‚ green tea in my husband’s favorite blue and white porcelain teapot‚ and brought it out to the table on the patio. The sky was a beautiful‚ landscape blue with little clouds; the cool breeze gently blew my face and brought the smell of fresh cut grass; the birds were chirping as they
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In the memoir When I was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago‚ the author recounts her childhood. Also referred to as "Negi‚" Esmeralda shares the various stages of her upbringing throughout Puerto Rico’s various cities‚ including Macún and Santurce. After dealing with several uprooting experiences‚ multiple schools‚ and even more challenging periods of adjustment‚ Negi is ultimately uprooted once more. After several years without commitment‚ Negi’s mother Ramona decides to leave Esmeralda’s father
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In Engstrom’s piece‚ “Yes… But I Was Drunk”‚ ideas regarding speech communities are expanded on‚ more specially the speech community of college aged people. It discusses how the way people talk about experiences influences and is influenced by social change. It then dives into the perception of college drinking and how alcohol consumption does not merely lead to bad decisions‚ but instead explains how certain habitual ways of speaking normalize underage drinking and justify bad choices. This same
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During one night when the family gathers to play Monopoly‚ like they used to do when Mom was alive‚ the tension explodes. Joe didn’t want to play anyway‚ he wanted to go to a party with his friends. After a fight with his dad‚ Joe ends up calling the police‚ claiming physical abuse. It’s a radical move‚ dark and evocative of a deep psychological schism. There’s a furious and smart movie inside "The Kings of Summer‚" a first feature by director Jordan Vogt-Roberts‚ a film about three teenage boys who
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Melody Kelly August 2‚ 2013 Week 7 assignment 1 Expository essay ENG 101 Melanie Shepard The topic I chose to write my essay about is being an early childhood teacher because that is what I am studying to be. I have also learned a lot of interesting facts while doing my research. Being an early childhood teacher makes it so the teacher is also a guide to the children they are teaching and is also able to teach the children new things‚ and keep them safe from any harm that could come
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I have been dreading these summer classes because I am a first timer to this experience. My entire mood changed as soon as I stepped into that classroom because I had the pleasure to meet some of my classmates. Some of the classmates I had the pleasure of meeting with were Cytlaly‚ Tristan‚ and I also let them know a little about myself. We shared personal influences‚ goals/aspirations in life‚ and a little about ourselves that makes us different from each other. I realized that we share the same
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went late one night up to a clearing in the forest to hang out. When driving home‚ they had been a little drunk and were still kissing‚ they ran over a ten year old kid‚ David Gregg‚ who was riding a bicycle. Ray had been driving. The four kept driving until they reached a telephone‚ where an anonymous ambulance was called for help for the child. The four formed a pact as to keep the incident between them and not to anyone else. Julie and Ray had been against it‚ but agreed and made it. After that
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Monday‚ 20 May 2013 Summer Farm - Norman MacCaig Summer Farm Norman MacCaig Summary: The poet lies within the depths of his mind‚ probably in his happy place as his mother’s family lived in the rural area‚ which is reflected in this story. Everything described in the story is part of his mind‚ with perhaps every animal representing a different aspect of his mind. This poet always discusses the concept of having layers and layers of dreams‚ like how the mind is made up of layers and layers.
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Art as a Second Language Bernice Eisenstein’s novel I was a Child of Holocaust Survivors uses both art and modern language to express the feelings and emotions associated with her family’s traumatic history. Eisenstein blends images throughout her work to help the readers gain a better understanding of the emotional journey that she has undertaken through writing this novel. Not only does she tell the story of her life but she also incorporates the life stories of her family and community. She
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solar‚ wind and water power‚ would be beneficial. Consequently‚ their attempts could spread these ideas and methods of improving situation with global warming and lead to larger number of people and countries to be involved in this. In conclusion‚ I think that vital ecological problems should be considered as international problems since it takes its toll on a broad scale. And‚ not only international and local authorities should handle environmental problems but also every single person should take
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