Alexandra George Dr. Goldberg 4 February 2013 WWII Extra Credit The Forgotten 500 by Gregory Freeman is an untold story of a rescue undertaken by a group of men (the OSS- eventually the CIA)‚ using aircraft to rescue five hundred and twelve downed airmen from the mountains in Nazi occupied Yugoslavia. The airmen had to avoid capture while awaiting a rescue‚ some for months others for a year or more. With the aid of the Serbian people and General Mihailovich‚ who loved Americans and resisted
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"Beefburger" by Ogden Nash "Beefburger" is the title of the poem written by Ogden Nash. It is an original piece of work which would probably make most of its readers wonder what was the idea the author tried to reveal. I think that the topic Nash have chosen is quiet appealing and unexpected because in a way it is hard to find yourself judging the word beefburger’ the way the author did. In this poem the writer expresses his concerns about an incorrect use of the words in a language‚ having chosen
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Even Though He Is Gone He Is Not Forgotten To watch the life slowly slip away from your baby‚ to see the doctors and nurses try to do everything to save his life‚ even though he was able to be resuscitated still did not mean he would live to see another second‚ minute‚ day‚ week‚ or month. Little did my husband‚ children‚ or I know that on the morning of February 13‚ 1991 it would be the last time our son‚ their brother would be at home. None of us knew that on February 14‚1991 at Elgeston Childrens
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The Forgotten Middle Child of Memory: The Serial Position Effect In our lives‚ there are many situations in which we are required to remember lists of items. We are presented with situations as simple as remembering what we were supposed to buy at the grocery store to more complicated situations of having to memorize lists of vocabulary words in school in our everyday lives. Thus it is important to know and understand how we remember such things so we can effectively recall them when
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Final Essay: Gary Soto Gary Soto‚ born on April 12th‚ 1952 is a proud Mexican-American that grew up in a very low class neighborhood in Fresno‚ California with both of his parents (Gillespie‚ Becker 100). Soto exclaimed that he was marginal kid; this means that he could have either ended up in prison or easily graduate from college. He put forth more effort in other things than school‚ such as girls or work. As a child and teen Mr. Soto was never interested in his schooling but he tried his
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The Forgotten Founder The Forgotten Founder Thanks to a never-ending campaign by Apple’s powerful public relations machine to protect the myths surrounding the company’s origin‚ almost everyone believes that Apple was started in a garage by “the two Steves‚” Stephen Gary Wozniak‚ 25‚ and Steven Paul Jobs‚ 21. Actually‚ the operation began in a bedroom at 11161 Crist Drive in Los Altos (the house number changed to 2066 when the land was annexed from the county to the city in late 1983)‚ where
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About the author Gary Paulsen was born on May 17‚ 1939‚ in Minneapolis‚ Minnesota. Paulsen was born into a dysfunctional family‚ both parents were alcoholics. According to Paulsen‚ he was antisocial and not interested in school until he became a teenager. A librarian introduced Paulsen to reading. Paulsen used reading to cope with his difficult home life. At the tender age of fourteen‚ Paulsen decide to leave his parents home (run-away) because of the living conditions due to his parent
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Throughout the autobiographical narrative written by Gary Soto‚ many different literary elements are used to recreate the experience of his guilty six-year old self. Different elements such as contrast‚ repetition‚ pacing‚ diction‚ and imagery. Soto narrates this story as a young boy at a time when he seems to be young and foolish‚ Soto foolmaking mistakes‚ but at the same time hoping to learn from them. Soto uses each of these devices to convey different occurrences in the narrative. Contrast
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Gary Player: Golf’s global ambassador Born in Johannesburg‚ Gary Player was raised by his father‚ a widowed husband‚ who was often away working a low paying job as gold miner. However‚ at a young age his father took out a loan to buy Gary golf clubs; at the age of 14 Gary played his first round of golf‚ at 16 he announced he would one day become the best golfer in the world‚ and at the ripe age of 17‚ Gary turned professional.1 Since then‚ Gary player has become one of the greatest golfers that
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Chaz Tropea Instructors name Class Info Date Idk a title yet Gary Paulsen? Who is Gary Paulsen? Hes an amazing American writer who’s published over 200 books and magazine articles. Born May 17‚ 1939. Most well known for his tales of the Wilderness in the book‚ “Hatchet” He won the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Assosiation in 1997 for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens. Gary Paulsen was born in Minneapolis‚ Minnesota‚ where his extended family resided‚ to Oscar
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