TASK #4- PERSONAL ESSAY Why Should all ENG4U students read Born to Rock by Gordon Korman "You know what punk is? A bunch of no-talent guys who really‚ really want to be in a band. Nobody reads music‚ nobody plays the mandolin‚ and you’re too dumb to write songs about mythology or Middle-earth. So what’s your style? Three chords‚ cranked out fast and loud and distorted because your instruments are crap and you can’t play them worth a damn. And you scream your lungs out to cover up the fact
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Candidate Gordon briefed all of the paragraphs of his operation order that included some accurate information from what was provided to him. SNC was able to include all of the information during the Orientation; however‚ SNC wasn’t capable of accurately stating the Friendly Situation that stated their platoon was one mile to the south. SNC had difficulty staying organized as he referred to his notes and his operation order skeleton‚ resulting in SNC using filler words as he organized his thoughts
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and styles are borrowed to create a new artwork. Gordon Bennett is an indigenous Australian who appropriates art styles and imagery to create his art. He used oil and acrylic paint on canvas to create The Outsider (1988)‚ which was a reflection on his own identity and indigenous issues. Bennett incorporates Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Starry Night (1889) and Bedroom At Arles (1888)‚ Romanesque sculptures and traditional indigenous painting styles. Gordon Bennett appropriated Vincent van Gogh’s post-impressionist
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Codename: Gordon presents an alternative to the storyline of Half-Life‚ with locations that were inspired by both Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Throughout the game‚ Gordon Freeman meets with some of the main characters of the Half-Life series‚ who are aware that the world/game is 2D. Gordon sets out in an attempt to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the third dimension. The game starts with Gordon Freeman in a dock area. After fighting his way through several zombies and Headcrabs‚ Gordon meets
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These biases initially start out as harmless categories. In Gordon Allport’s book “The Nature of Prejudice‚” he argues that “the human mind must think with the aid of categories…. Once formed‚ categories are the basis for normal prejudgment” (31). Our brain’s use of categories has a powerful affect on our behavior
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One day while walking to work‚ Clint Gordon‚ a mechanical engineer‚ tripped and fell into a hole and was stranded from the rest of the world. He noticed some driftwood in a nearby flow of water. He propped it up against a wall and crawled under‚ to stop the drops of water from falling on his head. Clint was feeling hungry when he heard a splash‚ he knew what he had to do‚ he fastened a rock to a stick he had found and followed the sound. His one hope for survival was to build his own home‚ friends
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is a hero? A hero is someone who helps you. Someone who saves you. Someone who is their for you. A hero is someone who is brave‚confident‚bold‚outgoing‚and outstanding‚ and the list goes on. A hero will never give up till the end of time. Juliette Gordon Low was an amazing person who was a hero from her childhood‚ to her fame‚ to her legacy. Juliette’s early childhood was affected by her parents view of slavery. Daisy’s mom was overwhelmed because she had family on both sides of the civil war. This
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Phillip Malloy is a fibber. Charlie Gordon is mentally disabled. Phillip Malloy deliberately lies and is untrustworthy with his actions and statements. Charlie Gordon is mentally disabled and sees the world as a happy and innocent place. Phillip Malloy is an undependable teenager who only says what benefits him. It’s a real debate on who is the unreliable narrator. Phillip Malloy sees the world like any other teenage boy would see it. Phillip questions the world around him. He knows how to analyze
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Gordon Ramsay is a popular chef and entrepreneur in the world of culinary arts. He owns a number of successful restaurants. He created and stars in best known television show Hell’s Kitchen. When Ramsay started his career in 1993‚ he was first a head chef at a newly opened Aubergine Restaurant in London. While working at this restaurant over three years he earned the restaurant a two-star rating. In 1995‚ Ramsay was awarded the Newcomer of the Year Award at the prestigious Catey Awards. This event
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I am reading Masterminds by Gordon Korman. From where we left off‚ Eli was in the Serenity hospital‚ recovering from his accident. In the following chapter‚ the perspective changed‚ to Amber Laska. She is writing down her priorities. In her list of priorities‚ she writes about herself and Tori having a sleepover. Based on this information‚ I infer that Tori is Amber’s best friend. Apparently‚ Randy is leaving the city! Imagine how that would feel for Eli!!! Everyone in Serenity loves where they
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