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    standpoint is known to illuminate the struggles and tensions of different social classes in literature. In Hemingway’s “A Cat in the Rain”, the main character is on a lavish vacation in a foreign country, “Their room was on the second floor facing the sea. It also faced the public garden and the war monument. There were big palms and green benches in the public garden.” (“Cat” 1). This description of the luxurious hotel and beautiful country identify it as a great vacation spot, a place most likely

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    The Mird: Mus Violiceps

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    Mus Violiceps The Mird The Mird is a cross between a Violet-Crowned Hummingbird and an albino House Mouse. It was created when a research group performed experiments on the mouse and hummingbird that weakened their genes, allowing them to mate. The Mird lives mostly along streams, but due to it’s highly adaptable nature (inherited from the mouse), it can live almost anywhere where it can find food and shelter. The Mird mostly eats fruits and other edible plants that it can find along streams, but

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    beginning of the passage begins with Granny talking about rain coming. She told the child that a cat sneezing was always a sign of rain. He thought that she was wrong because there wasn’t a single cloud in the sky. Then, in paragraph six, the author introduces the narrator’s mother along with her opinion, saying, ‘This morning, the coffee pot boiled over. Another sure sign of rain.’ This is mother giving her word on the situation in that rain is sure to come, backing up Granny’s point. Another thing

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    5:00 p.m.: The rain pounds against the pavement, the periodic roar of thunder startles me and I am caught alone on an empty street that seems to go on forever. I’m shivering in the frigid, cool breeze. Mr. Reaper said he’d be awaiting me here. He says Miss Freyja, a goddess, is joining him today, and they will come in a chariot pulled by two giant cats. The cat’s names are Bygul and Trjegul, I am to treat them with the most respect. I’m just as excited as I am sad. You see my cat, who happens

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    A Myriad of Colours

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    simply, survive. She thought she was not going to get through this cold, dark sea. She was so ready to surrender herself to the Lord. Her thoughts of halos and angel wings while gazing up at The Lord were soon lost as she found a piece of driftwood. “Rain check on that milord” she thought. She was at first tempted to just stay there and drown because she knew that no one would care. But a teeny

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    Personal Narrative

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    I woke up to the rythmic sound of the rain pattering on the roof. I stretched my aching limbs across my bed to see what time it was. “7:oo” the clock read. Annoyed that I had woke up so early on a Saturday, I burrowed back into my covers and squeezed my eyes shut. I laid there for a while like that, waiting to be lulled back by the crying winds into my sweet dreams. My breath was stifled by the heavy, humid air. Tiny water molecules collected into a thin coat on my face, begging me to wipe them away

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    My name is Moonstone, and this is my story. “Spirit, wait up!” I called, racing outside to greet my best friend. She wore purple everyday. Her shirt was purple with yellow flowers and she was wearing black pants, and of course, the blue scarf around her sightless eyes. “Hi.” She said back. I kicked some dust, bored. “Did you clean your necklace like I told you too?” She said. I sighed. “Yes, I did. The black and red almost glows, it’s so clean.” Spirit smiled, and held out hers, it was a swirl

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    The English language being very flexible constantly enriches its vocabulary with words invented by language speakers, making it more colourful with new idiomatic expressions, and, at times, refills its stocks with the borrowings and neologisms. English just amazes by its extraordinary linguistic diversity. The focus of this paper is to share consideration on the importance of idioms for non-native speakers as part of their mastery of the English language. Understanding the lexicon of English demands

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    Narrative Writing Exemplar Our family had been meeting together every Wednesday night for the last two months. We had picked out a hotel, booked our flight, and ordered our tickets for the parks. We scheduled care takers for our pets and packed our belongings. We were ready! Now, we were off to our dream vacation in Orlando, Florida. It was three o’clock in the morning, and we were all still really tired, but we were also really excited. We packed everything in our GMC van and headed for my

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    Love, Distance and Dread of Duty in Hemingway’s Hills like White Elephants and Cat in the Rain Love is an all inclusive theme managed by practically every author and writer paying little respect to age, sex or nationality. In spite of the fact that adoration is inescapable in every period from antiquated circumstances up to now, the idea of affection or possibly its recognition and quality has changed with time. As an outcome of the First and Second World War individuals continuously got estranged

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