...Luffy left his village on a small boat. He then waited out upon the open sea for the Lord of the Coast. With a rubber fist, he punched the Sea King in the face. With plans to create his own Jolly Roger and to get at least ten crew members, he then decided to begin his journey as a pirate and sailed on. Luffy declared that he will become the Pirate King.[21] While sailing across the ocean, Luffy accidentally came across a whirlpool.[22] To escape from it, Luffy hid inside a barrel as the whirlpool sucked his boat in. He and his barrel were recovered some time later by some pirates who were in the service of Alvida. Luffy then came out from his barrel much to their surprise and met up with Coby. After defeating Alvida, Luffy was able to free Coby from his servitude and acquire a small boat. As he and Coby were sailing to the next island so that Coby could enlist in the Marines, Luffy decided to seek a bounty hunter who was imprisoned there. Luffy decided to ask the infamous pirate hunter, Roronoa Zoro, to become the first of his crew.[23] Luffy Asks Zoro to Join Crew Luffy asking the bounty hunter Zoro to become the first of his crew. Upon arriving in Shells Town, Luffy and Coby learn the truth about Zoro through Rika.[24] With this in mind, Luffy decided to free Zoro from Captain Morgan and Helmeppo.[25] With the promise of giving Zoro's swords back if he would join Luffy's crew,[26] Luffy went into the Marine Base and caught Morgan's wrath.[27] After witnessing Zoro's...
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...Web Article (with author’s name) (Paraphrase) Many football players, including players who never made it to the professional ranks, have suffered from CTE. One player, former Colgate University linebacker Greg Hadley, was diagnosed before he even graduated college (Gregory). (Paraphrase/Quote) Many football players, including players who never made it to the professional ranks, have suffered from CTE. One player, former Colgate University linebacker Greg Hadley, was diagnosed before he even graduated college. Hadley’s doctor showed Hadley (via a microscope) what his brain may look like due to CTE. “The brains are as brown as the pigskin itself” (Gregory). Alternative Way In his lengthy piece in Time, journalist Sean Gregory profiled one football player, former Colgate University linebacker Greg Hadley, who was diagnosed before he even graduated college. Web Article (assuming there is no author listed) Many football players, including players who never made it to the professional ranks, have suffered from CTE. One player, former Colgate University linebacker Greg Hadley, was diagnosed before he even graduated college (“The Problem with Football”). Print Article Many football players, including players who never made it to the professional ranks, have suffered from CTE. One player, former Colgate University linebacker Greg Hadley, was diagnosed before he even graduated college (Gregory 22). Quoting a source who was quoted in an article Many medical experts...
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...breathing, me being one of them cried once I saw my father covered in blood from the enemies and his own. All the pirates that have been left alive wept in tears too as they see their strong captain who treated them all like his children, down on the grass, lifeless. I looked around at the aftermath and saw another sad scene between brothers. Monkey D. Luffy, a high bounty pirate was crying while carrying the body of his weak brother. He even shouted out loudly that everyone can hear his pain. He then laid his brother’s body down on the side of a rock and looked down in pain and sorrow, considering that he was very close to him. “It was harsh, wasn’t it?” I asked Luffy with a gentle voice as I walked closer to the two. “Yeah…” He trailed of in a soft tone, not tearing his eyes away from the ground. “You know, I think ace won’t want to see you like this” I said mentioning his brother’s name as I sat down on the ground next to him, trying to hide my own tears. “I guess so, he never wants me to save him or else he’ll feel weak” he replied with a small chuckle at the end. ‘Luffy,” a voice called out from the side of the forest, making Luffy look up to see Jinbei, one of the 7 Warlords that were in the battle. “I need to speak to you alone” he gestured. I stood up and walked away, not wanting to intrude. I walked back to the path leading to my father but stopped after feeling a slight shake. Out of curiosity I went back silently to look on what...
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...Monkey D. Luffy, who is well known for his rubber powers and straw hat, but what if Luffy wasn't a pirate. What if Luffy had never met Shanks and instead listened to Garp? Luffy Luffy is the fearless captain of the Straw Hat Pirates. He knows when to retreat and also when to stay and fight, but he may have been different if he was a Marine instead. Luffy only became a pirate because of Shanks and he now has to fulfill his promise of returning Shank's hat once he's become a great pirate. If Luffy hadn't met Shanks, he would've only had Gary's influence to grow up with, most likely turning him into a Marine. The Crew Now if Luffy was a Marine captain, he wouldn't be gathering a crew to travel across the ocean....
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...and the title of the Pirate King. [BC]______________________ [IMG=I6O] [BC]______________________ [C]Enter Monkey D. Luffy, a 17-year-old boy who defies your standard definition of a pirate. Rather than the popular persona of a wicked, hardened, toothless pirate ransacking villages for fun, Luffy’s reason for being a pirate is one of pure wonder: the thought of an exciting adventure that leads him to intriguing people and ultimately, the promised treasure. [C]Following in the footsteps of his childhood hero, Luffy and his crew travel across the Grand Line, experiencing crazy adventures, unveiling dark mysteries and battling strong enemies, all in order to reach the most coveted of all fortunes—One Piece. [C][Source|https://myanimelist.net/anime/21/One_Piece] [BC]______________________ [IMG=I1D] [BC]______________________ [C]It is clearer than day that in One Piece there are various themes surrounding our main characters. Although, the theme that stands out the most, is that of having a strong sense of family and friendship. [C]This crucial theme is portrayed superbly throughout the series and is what attracted me to watch it in the first place. Having previously disliked the idea of watching a shounen anime, I was taking an ultimate leap of faith and I couldn't be happier. [BC]______________________ [IMG=A6S] [BC]______________________ [C]We join Luffy as he slowly, but surely collects his crew and embarks on incredible adventures with them. Bearing the name "Straw Hats"...
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...When i first saw the cover of the anime one piece i thought to myself that well, the art isn't that fantastic and the storyline dosent seem all that interesting since i wasnt much into the pirate theme. The search for one piece, i thought it was going to be all indiana jones atmosphere. But when i actually read the manga boy i realized i was extremely wrong. Truth be told the first episode did not interest me much, what kept me going was this new concept of devil fruit power that i had not seen in any other anime, well ofcourse i wouldnt..that would be a copyright infringement i guess. Oh well moving on, i really fell in love with the main character Luffy. Now c'mon how can he be so funny and cool at the same time, yu cant help but love him. Slowly other crew members start joining and boy does the anime starts getting more interesting and interesting. All the crew members with their own history all having factors to be loved. I won't be spoiling the anime for you but trust me, the anime is extremely good. Being an avid anime fan i would really recommend it to everyone who likes a quality anime. And yes i still wait every week for the new chapter of the manga to be realeased plus i also watch the anime after reading the manga. The love i had for it still remains the same, actually my love has completely increased for it. Im gonna watch it to the end and i know this anime is never going to disappoint...
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...Shifting Sentences. Change the following First, Second and Third Person Point of View to a Formal Academic Writing with a Formal tone. Journal 1(15/1/2013) Oh yea! My dad bought me a new handphone, Sony Xperia SL! He said it was a present for my SPM result, although it was a bit late, it is ok as long as I get a new phone! Lastly, it is equipped with 12-megapixel camera and the pictures captured are extremely clear! Thanks dad for giving me such a nice present! Sample: Smart phone is an essential item to people nowadays. Giving smart phones to someone or somebody as a present would be the best thing to do. People tend to give presents to someone that they love, especially to those who have achieved a better result in the examination. Sony Xperia SL, for instance, is a very stylish phone with android smartphone system. It runs by Dual-core 1.7 GHz processor and with Android OS, version 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 4.3 inches large LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen and 32 GB storage. Journal 2(16/1/2013) On 11/1/2013, I attended my first class of Basic Composition. On that day, I was late for class as we had to attend a talk by Mr Kalai and a meeting for committees. I went to class at around 3p.m. and found that the lecturer for Basic Composition subject was actually Miss Felicia, who taught us the subject of General Psychology last semester. She was still very kind even though she gave us a lot of homework such as writing journals, writing introductions for...
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...David Taylor Ellis INTS 2130 Analysis paper Mar 29, 2015 Modern Pirates In some fictional works pirates are portrayed in a heroic way. For example, Luffy, captain of the main band of pirates in the popular anime cartoon One Piece, is depicted as a fun loving adventurer that chases his dreams. He is a character to be emulated. Unfortunately, the modern day Somali pirates of East Africa have that similar effect on some of the Somali people. According to the African Economic Development Institute (AEDI), the bigger and more sophisticated European and Asian fishing ships took advantage of the governmental collapse and the ensuing civil war in Somalia in 1991. With permission of the corrupt military leaders and landlords, they greedily over-fished leaving the poor Somalian fishermen with very little. By 1997, several European countries had polluted Somali waters with their waste worsening the problem for the locals. This forced the Somali fishermen to become the Somali pirates (AEDI 5). Pirates are very wealthy men in their country. In a place where everyone suffers in poverty, a little wealth can seem like the cowl of a cape crusader. Despite their reasoning, the actions of the Somali Pirates are negatively affecting Somalia, neighboring countries and the countries who are taking anti-piracy measures to stop them. In 2010 it is estimated that pirates indirectly cost their neighbors about 125 billion dollars (“Maritime piracy costs”). Egypt is losing revenue that comes from...
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...Business P lan P roposal – F ebruary 6 th, 2 015 Group 5 Achard, David; Chams, Karim; Fiaux, Remy Kocarslan, Yasemin; Polano, Nils Schaufelberger, Tatjana; Tayza, Htet 1 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 INDUSTRY ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................................................. 6 INDUSTRY SIZE, GROWTH RATE AND PROJECTIONS ................................................................................................................................... 6 INDUSTRY STRUCTURE & NATURE OF PARTICIPANTS ................................................................................................................................ 6 INDUSTRY TRENDS & KEY SUCCESS FACTORS ............................................................................................................................................. 6 LONG-‐TERM PROSPECTS ..............................................................................................
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...GIRLFRIEND FOR HIRE. INTRO Teka ahm ano…. pano ko ba sisimulan to? Sige, ganito na lang siguro..magpapakilala na lang muna ako huh?! Ang arte kasi, bakit kelangang may intro pang nalalaman tong author na to.. pede namang diretso na agad sa story line! -__- Hmp! Pero wala akong magagawa, kelangang sumunod at baka ichugi na nya agad ako dito sa story..tungkol pa naman sakin to.. pag nachugi ako, edi tapos narin ang kwento db?! Parang tanga lang..hehe..kaya eto na, sisimulan ko na..inip na kayo eh.. . . . Ako nga pala si Nami Shanaia San Jose. 17 years old, 1st year college student, SCHOLAR. (haha, ang yabang ko no? totoo naman kc eh! ) Working student ako. Nakikitira lang ako sa auntie ko. Wala na kasi akong mga magulang. Well enough of that boring introduction about myself, masyado ng common tong ganito.. Kaya pumunta na tayo sa interesting fact about me.. . . Lahat na ata ng weird na trabaho napasukan ko na. Ewan ko ba kung bakit ang wiweird ng mga trabahong napasukan ko.O___O? Isipin niyo naman,.. Naging taga alaga ako ng pusang may diabetes (SOSYAL NA PUSA,SHET NO?), . Naging taga tanggal ng pulgas ng aso ng kapitbahay namin(ANDAME KO NGANG KAGAT NUN!), . Naging mascot na sausage na nakatayo maghapon sa harapan ng isang restaurant na wala ng ginawa kung hindi sabihing “Masarap ako, tikman niyo!” (ah, ah ayoko ng maalala na ginawa ko yan! Muntik na akong lapain ng aso dahil akala nga niya sausage ako! T.T), . Naging waitress din ako sa isang restaurant na ang mga waitress...
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