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    Culture is a defining thing in every person’s life, and affects them and how they perceive the world. In the poem “Without Title,” the theme is that leaving behind one’s former way of life, culture, and family can lead to the loss of joy, identity, and joy in culture. In this poem by Diane Glancy, it has different ways of showing this loss of culture and identity. Without Title uses a lot of figurative language to show this. Line 14 says, “I remember the animal tracks of the car,”. This shows how

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    A Short Story : A Story?

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    Most people who’d undergone pain would say that going home after an incident would be the worst part, having to deal with the aftermath of their emotional outbursts and what was happening. Vivian, however, felt nothing as she walked. The cold wind was biting through her, and she could sense that rain was coming nearby, mainly due to the odd twinge in the air that she’d learned to avoid having a delicate instrument with her at all times. Yet now she walked through the streets alone, each step pressing

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    “Yes you do—you’re only pretending,” he said, pushing me. “You did too,” I said, under my breath. “What’o you mean?” He stopped pushing me, spinning me to face him. “You almost killed him, too. You put Fish in there.” He wasn’t going to tell anyway, but that put an end to it. The bus arrived soon thereafter, and when he sat down next to Michael they started talking about Mario, not Sam. I found my seat-mate Ava and plopped down next to her. “My dad says we’re not going to get any snow this

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    “Hurry up Kendra you're going to be late Veronica is outside , I’ve already packed your bags LET'S GO NOW!” “Okay Mom I’m coming I have to get my phone charger”. So as I got my phone charger. I kissed my Mom goodbye as I walked out the door. “Have fun tonight,” Mom yelled as I got in Veronica's car. “Hey,” I said as Veronica drove off. “Hey are you ready to go to Jennifer and Johnny’s house.” “I’m as ready as I’m going to be,” I said quietly. When we pulled up to the Lecter’s house we were

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    As a boy i grew to live to my families expectations, till they expected me to fight. I was born into a high class family expected to fight under the Otori name. My family gave me the name of Isami, they hoped i'd have the courage of my father. They would be disappointed. I knew that war was not what i was made for. Anything but war. When was younger i was taught how to survive, but more so on how to kill. When i was 19 i was fully equipped with the skills of a warrior, then came the battle of yagihara

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    Nixie Monologue

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    Listening to the blacksmith stammer in wonder of how Nixie could have managed to damage a sword so badly, her gaze shifted to the side and down at nothing in particular. Even in all the years that she pretended to practice with that sword, she mostly used it in ways she shouldn’t have. Using it in her travels to roast fish, or whatever she manged to scrounge up, in her travels. It made a great spit when she couldn’t bother to find anything more suitable. When she wasn’t using it to cook, she

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    Cold Shot Monologue

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    come into view. Distant enough that I can’t make out their faces, but too close for my liking. I’ve been here before. This is not good. The urge to shoot the bow immediately is bursting at the seams, unfathomably tempting. Competing thoughts skitter through my brain, unrelenting and refusing to let go. My heart skips a beat with the bow in my cold calloused hands. Too many unknowns in this new, cruel world add a different degree of difficulty to this decision. Instinctively, my first response

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    The Drive shared, “It wasn’t until the late 1920s that safety glass, windshields, were introduced. After the 1920s windshields quickly became a common safety feature in vehicles.” Chris Loberg, owner of Loberg’s Auto Glass and Repair, is the man behind the profession of replacing and installing windshields since 2003, it’s 2016 now. While the safety and advertising in 2003 and 2016 are similar, there are also so many technology changes that made installing auto glass safer and making advertising

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    16th Century English Weapons During the 16th century England and much of Europe found itself in turmoil and in a constant state of war. The outbreak of fighting led to the invention and development of new weapons and the growth and change of weapons of old. The development of weapons was a trademark of the time, with a sort of renaissance, or re-birth in the field of weaponry (Miller). The technology was highlighted by the invention of gunpowder by the Chinese which eventually found its

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    Medieval Weapons Essay

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    Medieval Weapons Medieval Weapons were (are) very dangerous. They Can kill, puncture, wound, hurt, or anything else. All weapons From the Middle Ages were looked upon as frightening and crucial Tools to kill. From a small dagger to a large cannon; all weapons Would kill, no doubt about it. A lot, in fact most of the weapons were used for siege and Defense against castles. Castles were the most integral part of the Middle Ages. They held the king, the servants and anyone else Important. If you

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