A Piece of Wood by Ray Bradbury Look at lines 63 - 85 Q: A4. What happens in these lines? In what ways does the writer try to make this an exciting ending to the story? In the last section of the piece‚ the writer has tried to instil a sense of urgency. Using quicker dialogue coupled with the use of the exclamation mark such as “What do you mean‚ you can’t‚ God damn it!” and “Listen to me‚ listen‚ get your gun ready!” and short creative bursts of description like “the hangers were dusting
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Earl Woods “The night that Tiger won his second U.S. Amateur in 1995‚ Earl Woods made a prediction. “Before he’s through‚ my son will win fourteen major championships… “Earl was prone to over-the-top statements… thirteen summers later‚ Tiger is there. Fourteen“(Smiley 275). Before the quotation is mentioned‚ Tiger has just won his 14th major championship‚ and 65th tournament as a professional. The man who says the quote is Tiger Woods’ father‚ Earl. He is talking to group of reporters‚ claiming
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Have you ever loved someone or something? In Mary Oliver’s poem‚ “In Blackwater Woods‚” she writes about love. “In Blackwater Woods‚” brought back a childhood memory that I had forgotten about. It was when I was eight years old and I caught these two little lizards. I had put them in a jar with sticks‚ leaves‚ and I even poked little holes in the lid so they could breathe. I loved both of them so much‚ that‚ I even gave each lizard a name. The lizards were not happy in the jar. I couldn’t get
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The day in the woods By Candra Wurtz I had Lived an ordinary life with nothing at all interesting happening. Every day felt like the same ordinary old day. I was in a rut‚ stuck in a constant loop‚ nothing interesting ever happened to me‚ until that one Thursday. I remember it like it was yesterday‚ it was an ordinary sunny fall day‚ the leaves were the reds and yellows‚ the sun was warm on my back and it was the perfect day. I was just relaxing in a tree reading a book when a nut bonked
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Questions 1. On the 21st of October 1995‚ Anna Wood took an ecstasy tablet at a dance party and died three days later. At such a young and thriving age‚ Anna Wood was just 15 years old with a loving family‚ many friends and a new job. On the night of the event that had taken place a series of risk behaviours were undertaken. Firstly by wanting to take an ecstasy tablet to get high as well as not having any knowledge on the actual drug. By having a broader knowledge on the drug she may have been still
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their lives and their families that provide most of the focus for his work‚ though‚ especially the difficulties people face in simply trying to live. Mametz Wood was the scene of fierce fighting during the Battle of the Somme‚ one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War. Soldiers of the Welsh division were ordered to take Mametz Wood‚ the largest area of trees on the battlefield. The generals thought this would take a few hours. It ended up lasting five days with soldiers fighting face-to-face
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Canada: Top Festivals And Events Canada is festival HQ. Across the length and breadth of the country‚ if there is an opportunity for a festival or an event‚ you can count on a city‚ town or village to arrange one. Festivals range from the internationally acclaimed Montreal Jazz Festival in Quebec to the lesser known Moose Jaw Kinsmen International Band & Choral Festival in Saskatchewan... and everything in between. The change of seasons‚ rural fairs‚ agricultural displays‚ rodeos‚ comedy festivals
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About the Artist Grant Wood was born February 13‚ 1891‚ near Anamosa‚ Iowa‚ and spent much of his lifetime working and teaching in his home state. During his years there‚ he taught in the Cedar Rapids‚ Iowa‚ public schools and‚ later‚ was a Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Iowa. He painted the familiar surroundings and everyday life of his nativestate and was one of the Regionalist group of painters of the American Scene. He once said that all the really good ideas he ever had came to
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A Walk in the Woods‚ Bill Bryson In this non-fiction book‚ Bill Bryson recounts his travels through sections of the Appalachian Trail. Bryson discusses the history‚ ecology‚ trees‚ plants‚ and animals of the A.T.‚ which are topics that have been discussed in class this semester. The first days on the trail Bryson describes his experience as hell because the hiking is very tough and its even more difficult for his buddy Stephan Katz‚ a recovering alcoholic who
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of War The common phrase‚ "Don ’t judge a man until you ’ve walked a mile in his shoes”‚ tells the world to never put a label on an individual before you have truly experienced what they have gone through. Tim O Brien ’s work‚ In the Lake of the Woods‚ shows how men who have all experienced war‚ truly have walked in each other’s shoes. These traumatizing experiences impact the human spirit dramatically because once back from the war‚ veterans struggle to live normal lives. Only men and women who
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