...The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan An essay based on the short story by the main character, Gordon Lachance, of the novel ”The Body” by Stephen King What is revenge - and does it always make people even? And is a story about a bullied boy who makes everyone puke on each other at a pie eating contest a good story? This essay will focus on the story telling skills of Gordon Lachance and revenge – especially the revenge of Davie Hogan also known as Lard Ass Hogan. Lets focus on Davie Hogan. He is characterized as a fat kid that nobody likes. He is about 12 years old, weights one-eighty and he is always getting beaten up. And if that wasn't enough he has got this awful nickname – Lard Ass Hogan. But one day he got fed up. So he decided to take revenge. Every year, on Pioneer Days, the town would have a pie eating contest – and Davie Hogan decides to make his move – not for the prize of 5 dollars, no; he has other plans. “ At school kids keep comin' up to him and sayin' Hey Lard ass, how many pies are ya gonna eat? Ya gotta eat ten? Twenty? Fuckin' eighty? And Lard Ass, he says, How should I know, I don't even know what kind they are.” Page 100, line 26-30 Before he attempts the pie eating contest Davie Hogan drinks three-quarters of a bottle of castor oil – his plan is to eat until he pukes and make everybody puke after wards. And if the audience pukes on each other it would be the ultimate plan. Because Davie Hogan has no intention of winning. “And besides, winning for...
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...you feel special, she would make you feel worthless and unloved. In the book A Child Called It, all those things happened to David Pelzer, who fought against his abusive mother so he could live another day, and basically survive her wrath. The theme of this book is survival, David fought against his mother to survive by defeating her games, surviving starvation, and surviving harsh beatings from her. David’s mother would always play her “games” with him. She would lock him into the bathroom for hours with a bucket of ammonia and Clorox mixed together. The solution would turn in to a white cloud like gas. This gas would fill the air and burn David’s throat as he inhaled the toxic solution. Also she would make David do a lot of tasks in a short period of time, and if he finished quick enough then he would be able to have food, but sometimes if he made the time limit then she would only give him a couple of seconds to eat. Another thing she did to him was make him sleep in the garage on an old army cot, and he said “Sometimes at night I would wake up and try to imagine I was a real person, sleeping under a warm electric blanket, knowing I was safe and that somebody loved me. My imagination worked for a while, but the cold nights always brought me back to my reality. I knew no one could...
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...internet. The magazine is a collaboration with Smosh, in which they write about all the things that they do behind the scenes of all their videos. They also write small stories, have some Smosh playing cards, and even include other things involving their other Youtube channel, Smosh Games. Although Smosh Magazine may provide entertainment for younger readers, others may find some of the content to be rather idiotic, racy, or possibly even offensive to their beliefs. Many people view magazines in different ways including cost, article topics, the artwork, and the overall length and content of the magazine. Throughout this essay, I will be covering all off these topics to help you decide weather or not Smosh Magazine is something worth your time. One of the first things most people look at when searching for a magazine, is the cost of it. The Smosh Magazine cost $5.99. This is a typical price when it comes to magazines. And consider the length of this magazine, the price fits very nice. The magazine consists of 82 pages and has quite a bit of things to read about. The articles are good in length, and there are plenty of them to choose from. Which is great because then it keeps things interesting. The main thing that catches a customer’s eye, is the overall look of the magazine. The Smosh Magazine does not fall short in this category. The magazine is full of various pictures. There are pictures of the cast, famous actors, and several different cartoons. However, some pages have...
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...A WALK TO REMEMBER by Nicholas Sparks (Part 1) The homecoming dance was coming up, and because of the whole Angela situation, I still don’t have a date. I called a couple of girls I knew but they already had dates, so I called a few more. They had dates, too. By the final week the pickings were getting pretty slim. The pool was down to the kinds of girls who had thick glasses and talked with lisps. My mom knew what I was going through, and she finally came into my room. Cynthia: So Landon, do you have a date for the dance? Landon: Umm. Haven’t found anyone yet. Cynthia: My poor baby has no date for the homecoming. Landon: Mom! Cynthia: Don’t worry honey, sooner or later you’ll find someone. (leaves the room) (but before she leaves, turns around and calls…) Cynthia: Oh Landon! Landon: Yeah? Cynthia: If you can’t find anyone. I’ll be willing to be your date. Landon: MOM!!!! Cynthia: Just kidding. Good luck honey. So there I was, flipping through the pages in the junior class section, and I ended up with her, the reverend’s daughter, Jamie Sullivan. I thought, she isn’t bad looking, and she’s really sweet, she’d say yes to me, wouldn’t she? (Scene shifts to Landon walking to Jamie’s house) I went to their house after school. I was thinking of something decent to say. Something like, “Hey, babe, wanna be my date?” or something like. “ Yow, wanna date me?”Nope. not that.“ Hey Jamie, would you like to be my date?” Yeah that would do. Jamie: Landon, this is a surprise! Well...
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...I am reluctant to write about you raping me. It is the type of thing that puts people so very on edge, edge of their seats, clinging to the edge, need a drink to take the edge off kind of edge. Before you raped me, I was vibrant in the worst kind of way. I moved like I was a dancer and danced like I was terrible in bed. But I was not a walking contradiction because to say that would be cliche and I was no cliche. It's true that most of the time I was being watched, like I was this little vibrant spec in the middle of a sea of black umbrellas and suits. A vibrant spec that was undeniably watched. If you were watching something special, something that rose to the top in a bubble, then you might have been watching me. I wonder now if you chose me for this reason. Those days, I had a smell so very few ever forgot although they never even really knew it. I would try and leave my scent wherever I went, my bakery-sweet sweat to linger in white cotton curtains that blew in gusts, or silk tablecloths spoiled with red wine, or sheets - dirty with sex juice. It was a scent that reminded people of the worst kind of girl, one who lies and cheats and has found the perfect rhythm and swing of her gait because she's figured out the power of her own hips. My scent would collect people like a flies to sticky paper. I would leave them in my wake. That is how it was with me, then. In time they would all get over it, like a death or a birth or all those things that happen in between...
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...Newswriting basics Ready to write a simple news story? This chapter introduces you to the concepts and formulas all reporters have learned to rely upon. IN THIS CHAPTER: 34 Just the facts Be aware of what’s factual — and what’s opinion. 36 The five W’s The essentials: who, what, when, where, why. 38 The inverted pyramid How to write stories so the key facts come first. 40 Writing basic news leads Putting your opening paragraphs to work in the most informative, appealing way. 42 Beyond the basic news lead Not every story needs to start with a summary of basic facts; you have other options. 44 Leads that succeed A roundup of the most popular and dependable categories of leads. 46 After the lead . . . what next? A look at nut grafs, briefs, brites — and ways to outline and organize stories efficiently. 48 Story structure How to give an overall shape to your story, from beginning to middle to end. 50 Rewriting First you write. Then you rethink, revise, revamp and refine until you run out of time. 52 Editing Reporters have a love-hate relationship with editors. But here’s why you need them. 54 Newswriting style Every newsroom adapts its own rules when it comes to punctuation, capitalization, etc. 56 Making deadline When you’re a reporter, you live by the clock. How well will you handle the pressure? 58 66 newswriting tips A collection of rules, guidelines and helpful advice to make your stories more professional. PLUS: 60 The Press Room...
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...82751 01 001-026 r6 ko 8/24/09 7:41 AM Page 2 Learning Objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to ✔ appreciate the difference between passively watching movies and actively looking at movies. ✔ understand the defining characteristics that distinguish movies from other forms of art. ✔ understand how and why most of the formal mechanisms of a movie remain invisible to casual viewers. ✔ understand the relationship between viewers’ expectations and filmmakers’ decisions about the form and style of their movies. ✔ explain how shared belief systems contribute to hidden movie meaning. ✔ explain the difference between implicit and explicit meaning, and understand how the different levels of movie meaning contribute to interpretive analysis. medium. With so much experience, no one could blame you for wondering why you need a course or this book to tell you how to look at movies. After all, you might say, “It’s just a movie.” For most of us most of the time, movies are a break from our daily obligations—a form of escape, entertainment, and pleasure. Motion pictures had been popular for fifty years before even most filmmakers, much less scholars, considered movies worthy of serious study. But motion pictures are much more than entertainment. The movies we see shape the way we view the world around us and our place in that world. What’s more, a close analysis of any particular movie can tell us a great deal about the artist, society...
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...A Walk to Remember NICHOLAS SPARKS Prologue When I was seventeen, my life changed forever. I know that there are people who wonder about me when I say this. They look at me strangely as if trying to fathom what could have happened back then, though I seldom bother to explain. Because I've lived here for most of my life, I don't feel that I have to unless it's on my terms, and that would take more time than most people are willing to give me. My story can't be summed up in two or three sentences; it can't be packaged into something neat and simple that people would immediately understand. Despite the passage of forty years, the people still living here who knew me that year accept my lack of explanation without question. My story in some ways is their story because it was something that all of us lived through. It was I, however, who was closest to it. I'm fifty-seven years old, but even now I can remember everything from that year, down to the smallest details. I relive that year often in my mind, bringing it back to life, and I realize that when I do, I always feel a strange combination of sadness and joy. There are moments when I wish I could roll back the clock and take all the sadness away, but I have the feeling that if I did, the joy would be gone as well. So I take the memories as they come, accepting them all, letting them guide me whenever I can. This happens more often than I let on. It is April 12, in the last year before the millennium, and as I leave my house, I glance...
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...How To End Self-Punishment This e-book brought to you by Mark Ivar Myhre This is a free e-book. You may distribute as many copies as you wish. by Mark Ivar Myhre copyright 2010 To contact me, go to http://www.join-the-fun.com/contact.html (If you are a Clickbank affiliate, please contact me for a copy of this e-book with your own imbedded links. And without this notice!) How To End Self-Punishment - brought to you by Mark Ivar Myhre Limits of Liability / Disclaimer of Warranty This book is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Nothing in this book should be considered medical advice. If medical treatment is needed, the reader is encouraged to seek the care of their appropriate health care practitioner. This book is not intended as a substitute for the medical recommendations of the reader’s health care practitioner. The authors, contributors, and publishers of this book have used their best efforts in preparing this e-book. The authors, contributors, and publishers of this book disclaim any warranties (expressed or implied), merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose. They shall in no event be held liable for any loss or damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages. This book contains material protected under International and Federal Copyright Laws and Treaties. Any unauthorized reprint or use of this material is prohibited. This e-book may be offered by a Clickbank...
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...Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html Copyright © 2008 by Alloy Entertainment All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Poppy Little, Brown and Company Hachette Book Group 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 For more of your favorite series, go towww.pickapoppy.com First eBook Edition: November 2008 The Poppy name and logo are trademarks of Hachette Book Group, Inc. The characters and events in this book are fi ctitious. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author. ISBN: 978-0-316-04286-4 Contents 1: A WAVERLY OWL TAKES HER TUTORING DUTIES SERIOUSLY—REGARDLESS OF HOW SERIOUSLY HER TUTEE DOES. 2: A WAVERLY OWL KNOWS HOW TO TAKE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM—EVEN WHEN IT HURTS. 3: A WAVERLY OWL ALWAYS ENJOYS A GOOD SURPRISE. 4: A WAVERLY OWL KNOWS HOW TO SHARE. 5: A WAVERLY OWL NEVER ACCEPTS A RIDE FROM A STRANGER. 6: THE WAY TO A WAVERLY BOY'S HEART IS THROUGH HIS… 7: A GOOD WAVERLY OWL IS NEVER ASHAMED OF HER FATHER. 8: A WELL-BRED OWL IS ALWAYS POLITE TO STRANGERS. 9: A WAVERLY OWL HAS FAITH IN HIS ROOMMATE. Page 1 Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html 10: A WAVERLY OWL IS ALWAYS READY FOR THE APPEARANCE...
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...D E L U X E E D I T I O N Verse 1 It’s like I’m in this dirt diggin’ up old hurt/tried everything to get my mind off you, it won’t work/ all it takes is one song on the radio yer/right back on it, remindin’ me all over again how you fuckin’ just brushed me off and left me so burnt/spent a lot of time tryin’ to soul search/maybe I needed to grow up a little first, well looks like I hit a growth spurt/but I’m comin’ for closure/don’t suppose an explanation I’m owed for/the way that you turned your back on me just when I may have needed you most, oh, you thought it was over/you could just close the/chapter and go about your life like it was nothin’/you ruined mine, but you seem to be doin’ fine, well I’ve never recovered/ but tonight ‘betcha that whatch yer/’bout to go through’s tougher than anything I ever have suffered/can’t think of a, better way to define poetic justice/can I hold grudges? Mind sayin’ “let it go fuck this”/hearts sayin’ “I will once I bury this bitch alive hide the shovel and then drive off in the sunset”/and… Chorus I flee the scene, like it was my last ride/you see right through, oh, you had me pegged the first time/you can see the truth, but it’s easier to justify/what’s bad is good and I hate to be the bad guy/I just hate to be the bad guy/follow me I run, I run, follow me, follow me, I just hate to be the bad guy/Verse 2 And to think I used to think you was the shit, bitch/to think it was you at one time I worshiped...
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...fair look at ’m shine Ten years of making Ten years of making chocolate 100% slave free chocolate 100% slave free we’re now nowyears on the way to to we’re ten ten years on the way 100% slave free free chocolate. We’ve been 100% slave chocolate. We’ve been supported, encouraged, challenged and and supported, encouraged, challenged eaten. We now now know how difficult it is eaten. We know how difficult it is to change an industry. We havehave grown to change an industry. We grown enormously and achieved results. enormously and achieved results. Here’s our timeline: Here’s our timeline: 2o10 2o10 2o09 2o09 Our bars are available in more more and Our bars are available in and We started the ‘Tony’s in We started the ‘Tony’s in more more stores, including supermarkets. Africa’ project: a study of stores, including supermarkets. Africa’ project: a study of Our revenue grows considerably from from cocoacocoa supply chain and Our revenue grows considerably the the supply chain and this pointpoint onward, which also this onward, which also ways ways to improve Fairtrade to improve Fairtrade sharply increases the amount of sharply increases the amount of certification. certification. cocoacocoa beans we need. beans we need. 2o11 2o11 2o05 2o05 2o06 2o06 2o08 2o08 2o07 2o07 The first Tony’s Chocolonely bar bar Tony’s goes official The first Tony’s Chocolonely Tony’s goes official comes on the market, after after...
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...Strobist Lighting 101 (all text by David Hobby, taken from http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03/lighting-101.html, version 05/06/07) Intimidated by the idea of off-camera lighting? Don't be. We are pretty much starting from scratch, so no worries. The first posts will be about what kind of gear you will need to do the minimalist strobe thing. When we are done having our way with your wallet (remembering that light gives you far more bangfor-the-buck than does fast glass or the latest digital camera or 300/2.8) we'll move into basic technique. And after that, we'll keep it going with periodical essays and ideas on how to improve (or refresh) your lighting ability. When you've worked your way through the basics of designing your light kit and learning how to use it, make a point to browse some of the examples in the "On Assignment" section. Those will be updated constantly, too. So keep checking back. You will likely have some questions along the way. Sadly, it is not possible for me to take the time to personally answer all of the one-to-one lighting questions that pop up. So try to resist asking them in the comments section. The only people reading this behind you are the people who are, well, behind you. You will find the one-to-one knowledge bank you seek in the Strobist Group on Flickr. There, you can ask away and get the diversity of response that you need. These are the lighting grad students, so to speak. They know this stuff, and are very enthusiastic about sharing...
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...Irvine Welsh Trainspotting IRVINE WELSH works, rests and raves in Edinburgh. He has had a variety of occupations too numerous and too tedious to recount. Trainspotting was his first novel and he has also published a collection of short stories, a novella entitled The Acid House and a second novel, Marabou Stork Nightmares. IRVINE WELSH TRAINSPOTTING Minerva Thanks to the following: Lesley Bryce, David Crystal, Margaret Fulton–Cook, janice Galloway, Dave Harrold, Duncan McLean, Kenny McMillan, Sandy Macnair, David Millar, Robin Robertson, Julie Smith, Angela Sullivan, Dave Todd, Hamish Whyte, Kevin Williamson. Versions of the following stories have appeared in other publications: 'The First Day Of The Edinburgh Festival' in Scream If You Want To Go Faster: New Writing Scotland 9 (ASLS), 'Traditional Sunday Breakfast'in DOG (Dec, 1991), 'It Goes Without Saying' in West Coast Magazine No. 11, 'Trainspotting at Leith Central Station' in A Parcel of Rogues (Clocktower Press), 'Grieving and Mourning In Port Sunshine' in Rebel Inc No. 1 and 'Her Man, The Elusive Mr Hunt' and 'Winter In West Granton' in Past Tense (Clocktower Press). The second part of 'Memories of Matty' also appeared in the aforementioned Clocktower Press publication as 'After The Burning'. Contents KICKING – – * THE SKAG BOYS, JEAN–CLAUDE VAN DAMME AND MOTHER SUPERIOR; JUNK DILEMMAS NO. 63; THE FIRST DAY OF THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL; IN OVERDRIVE; GROWING UP IN PUBLIC; VICTORY ON NEW YEAR'S DAY; IT GOES WITHOUT...
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...Da David Levithan is the author of many acclaimed novels, including Boy Meets Boy, the New York Times bestselling Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with John Green), and Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist (with Rachel Cohn), which was adapted into a popular movie. He is also an editorial director at Scholastic in New York. David lives in New Jersey. THE LOVER'S DICTIONARY DAVID LEVITHAN The paper used in this book is manufactured only from wood grown in sustainable regrowth forests. The Text Publishing Company Swann House 22 William Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia textpublishing.com.au Copyright © David Levithan 2011 The moral right of the author has been asserted. All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright above, no part of this publication shall be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior permission of both the copyright owner and the publisher of this book. Originally published in 2011 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York This edition published by The Text Publishing Company 2011 Cover design by W. H. Chong Text design by Jonathan D. Lippincott National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Author: Levithan, David. Title: The lover’s dictionary / David Levithan. ISBN: 9781921656910 (pbk.) Dewey Number: 813.6 For my parents, with...
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