My bag swings on my shoulder as I run towards the school doors‚ attempting not to be noticed. Pretending not to care as people fall silent while I run past‚ my auburn hair flowing in the wind behind me. “Hey!” “Jasmine!” “What went down last night?” “I heard that the police came to your house.” I listen to the miscellaneous shouts of the crowd as my heartbeat slows like a bass drum in a ballad. Someone takes hold of my hand and pulls me to face them. It’s Maya‚ quite literally
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again as I contemplated walking down the dark cement path my thoughts were broken by a terrifying screech making everything around Brendon and I dead quiet.We stood there our eyes wide in panic as we looked at each other frantically.We doubted the scream was from a teen tangler...but that could be a possibility. Brendon being the guy he was forgot all about his rave ache and stood in front of me protectively his eyes
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Throughout the story‚ the author expresses troubled and somber tone through the use of his dialogue and descriptions. In a description of the house‚ the author writes‚ "The house was full of dead bodies‚ it seemed. It felt like a mechanical cemetery. So silent. None of the humming hidden energy of machines waiting to function at the tap of a button (Bradbury 1736). This descriptive passage adds to the somber tone of the story by creating a dead atmosphere. It also proves that the technology had destroyed
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Autistic Education Imagine you’re sitting in a classroom full of kids your age and you’re taking a test. The room is completely silent‚ when all of a sudden you hear a loud scream coming from the back of the room. The seemingly uncontrollable and loud scream is coming from an autistic child in your class. This situation happens every day‚ in every grade‚ but there are only so many things that can be done to avoid it. Autism is a disorder that is diagnosed when a child is at a young age. These
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Still‚ the faint touch of your body rips at my skin. My mind pleaded for help‚ for security‚ for shelter‚ but my heart insisted to stay. “We need to leave” it whispered‚ fearing he would hear us. “What if this is love” I called back. I ached in a silent cry for freedom. None of this was what I expected; none of this is what I wanted. Love did not equal confinement. It did not mean giving up on lifelong dreams‚ yet my body ached in defeat. The air was suffocating‚ but‚ nevertheless‚ I had to keep
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Let The Right One In Question 3 Let The Right One In a film that uses cinematography and sound very well to represent violence and how much of an impact this has on the viewers. The way the film locates the sources of the violence and how it is shown in the film‚ as well as how the violence is demonstrated how it is done to show violence in the film. Also the way cinematography and sound is used to justify the violence that is shown throughout the film. How violence is presented in Let The
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Melanie Little Mrs. Proffitt HSE 3: Period 1 November 18‚ 2014 Abortion: Pro-Life Death is morally wrong according to American ethics and values so is the killing of unborn fetuses morally wrong as well? A fetus is considered a human life because life begins at the moment of conception. Abortions are painful‚ inhumane‚ and dangerous for the child‚ the mother‚ and the mother ’s health. Women should not have an abortion because it is an act of taking human life‚ can result in medical complications
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Senior Prize Winner - Katherine McIndoe‚ age 18‚ New Zealand Commonwealth Essay Competition 2013 “To boldly go”: a letter to the lost girls To the lost girls‚ My name is Katherine. I’m a girl‚ just like you. I have grown up in New Zealand‚ and I go to university. Ever since I was little‚ I have had this feeling that I can do whatever I want to do‚ that my future is not my fate but something that I can choose. I see no obstacles‚ only opportunities. No one can force me to do anything that
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Some time before the story begins‚ Hop-Frog and his friend Trippetta are captured by one of the King’s generals in a far off land‚ they are brought back and given to the King as servants. Hop-Frog serves as jester to the King and Trippetta helps to plan and decorate for social events. She also dances for the king and his court. Both Hop-Frog and Trippetta are dwarves. Hop-Frog’s body is deformed to such an extent that even walking is painful. Trippetta‚ on the other hand‚ is perfectly formed but
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“I Believe There Are Somethings You’ll Never Forget” Wrigley Field is one of the most historic ballparks in the world‚ and running the bases at Wrigley Field is one of the best and coolest things my family and I have ever done‚ and it’s something I’ll never forget. That’s why I believe that‚ there are somethings you’ll never forget. A few years ago‚ my family and I went to a Chicago Cubs game and us kids were able to run the bases after the game while people were there watching us. It was so much
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