Auxiliary Verbs: Particular Uses

“I hate it when you go to the beach or park and the day is suddenly destroyed by the arrival of The Picnic People from Hell...And when it’s time to leave, these people simply... leave. They pick up nothing” (Barry 325). Comedians love to choses messes a a topic in this case littering. The short story written by Dave Barry is a high level comedic that uses funny comparisons and hyperbole to expose the truth about littering and how it bothers him and his optometrist.

Littering can be a major fire hazard, all its takes is one discarded cigarette butt into a pile rubbish to ignite a towering inferno of sadness. If we litter too much garbage will pile up and will grow a harmful bacteria which would make us sick. It

Do you hate littering? Don’t you hate when you go to a nice beach and you see trash all over? Dave Barry’s anecdote “A Couple Of Really Nice Guys” is a high level of comedy that uses a personal issue and exaggerates it to reveal universal truth about littering. The author uses comic characters/caricatures and hyperboles.

Have you ever thought about what your community would look like without litter? If so, it may take a while to find out. One person throwing something on the ground may not think much of it, however, when that trash finds other trash, they begin to build up and make big piles of junk. For example, I am sure people never thought that if they littered, their trash would end up in the pacific garbage patch. Believe it or not, no one thinks that until you look at the pacific garbage patch and see how disgusting it looks just because people were to lazy to throw their trash away. To make matters worse, littering has become very common, which should be stopped because in most cases, trash is not disposed of properly,

Eighner makes use of a tone and presents an usually unseemly topic in a compelling and comical light. His general claim is that it is possible to survive well outside the “housed” community of the average citizens. Eighner brings a perspective on scavenging for food and goods that differs from the typical knee-jerk reaction to dumpster diving. In his essay, Eighner discusses American waste as well as the true art of scavenging and the lessons he learned through this experience.

Charles Wallace makes poor decisions, and these decisions could lead trouble to his companions. “I'm going to try to hold back. I'm Going to try to keep part of myself out. You mustn’t stop me this time, Meg.” “But you won’t be able to, Charles! He’s stronger than you are! You know that!” (pg.113). This quote reveals that Charles made an unwise decision to lend his mind to a man who he knows is more powerful than him, but still wants to do it because he let his emotions take the best of him. For example,

“On Dumpster Diving” by Lars Eighner is an eye opening piece, which shows how even the most minimally simplistic lifestyle can have a sense of home. While many people do not see life as meaningful without riches, Eighner shows us otherwise. In effect, Eighner gives me a different perspective on how much our society takes for granted by having a first person view, seeing the arrogance of our actions, and noticing a pleasant life does not have to include riches. Seeing it from the other side of the spectrum, I have come to realize the disappointing fact that while it may seem that we do not realize how wasteful we are, there are people with need desperately needing and looking for our squandered goods. With Eighner showing us this lifestyle through his eyes, it gives me a deeper understanding of dumpster diving.

Meowmers was a cat that wasn’t very good at thinking. He was also bad at staying concentrated on anything that didn’t move. These two traits were the least of his concerns when he got his driver's license. The teacher knew it was obvious that he wasn’t good enough at anything to have Meowmers driving, but the teacher signed for him anyway.

Has anyone ever wanted to ride around the town with a partner in a vehicle? Having the time of their life and keeping the streets safe. Keeping the streets safe from people who like to litter. Dave Barry’s essay “A Couple of Really New Guys” is a high level comedy that uses hyperbole and comic situation to reveal universal truth about to not ever litter.

Cleanliness is something that can often be taken for granted and given the abundance of trash that the population produces on any day there must be a more cautious effort in disposal. While a majority of people know the impact, dangers, and disgustingness of not disposing of waste properly, there are still a number of people who are not diligent about waste discarding; hence the need for a park clean up. We understood that the entire population would not be drastically changed because of these little park clean-ups but we are adamant that it will have a local effect which has the ability to spread further and further. In this report I will discuss our process from idea initiation to the completion of the project covering the planning, organizing, leading, and controlling aspects of the project. Then give an assessment of the entire project and action detailing if we believed that we were

Additionally, Charles appeared to have a need to always be right. While he demonstrated this with Helen, he also demonstrated this with a client. Through this process, it is revealed that Charles received most of his

I managed to get to the pod and to Charles before Fredrick, but it wasn’t easy. The boy was on my heels the whole damn way. I slammed the door to Charles’s room as I entered, locking it, and then turning to a very surprised Charles standing by his window. “You two looked like seagulls going after one prey.” Fredrick banged on the door behind me. I tried to ignore his squeaky threats to barge down the door. He probably could, but he wouldn’t get past me. Not yet anyway. “You have to tell him Charlie.” Charles’s relaxed grin immediately turned into a sour frown.

Charles’ desire to be younger blinded him from the present opportunities he had with Will. His thought that he was too old also held him back from bonding with his son, and limited him from taking full advantage of the time he has with Will before he grows up and it becomes too

The madness that was Charles continued onto the following weeks. Laurie then continued to tell his parents about all the trouble that the boy was causing. His parents in shock just came to the realization that it was better to deal with someone like Charles early in his life rather than later. Charles was also a defiant young boy. To support this, in the story Charles “threw chalk” (346) and could no longer use the blackboard.

It may seem harmless and innocent, but littering is an unhealthy habit people of all ages in each country do every day. Littering is a second nature to some people; after doing it for so long and often, they do not realize they do it. As more and more people continue to litter, environments, animals, and humans are being harmed by people’s carless actions. Americans, as well as all humans, need to be more aware of how hazardous and costly littering is to the world and the creatures living in it. Littering shows lack of respect for the world, and needs to be prevented in order for future generations to live in a clean and healthy environment.