...table. ‘It’s pretty hot,’ the man said. ‘Let’s drink beer.’ ‘Dos cervezas,’ the man said into the curtain. ‘Big ones?’ a woman asked from the doorway. ‘Yes. Two big ones.’ The woman brought two glasses of beer and two felt pads. She put the felt pads and the beer glass on the table and looked at the man and the girl. The girl was looking off at the line of hills. They were white in the sun and the country was brown and dry. ‘They look like white elephants,’ she said. ‘I’ve never seen one,’ the man drank his beer. ‘No, you wouldn’t have.’ ‘I might have,’ the man said. ‘Just because you say I wouldn’t have doesn’t prove anything.’ The girl looked at the bead curtain. ‘They’ve painted something on it,’ she said. ‘What does it say?’ ‘Anis del Toro. It’s a drink.’ ‘Could we try it?’ The man called ‘Listen’ through the curtain. The woman came out from the bar. ‘Four reales.’ ‘We want two Anis del Toro.’ ‘With water?’ ‘Do you want it with water?’ ‘I don’t know,’ the girl said. ‘Is it good with water?’ ‘It’s all right.’ ‘You want them with water?’ asked the woman. ‘Yes, with water.’ ‘It tastes like liquorice,’ the girl said and put the glass down. ‘That’s the way with everything.’...
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...off her hat and put it on the table."It's pretty hot," the man said. "Let's drink beer." "Dos credenzas," the man said into the curtain."Big ones?" a woman asked from the doorway. "Yes. Two big ones." The woman brought two glasses of beer and two felt pads. She put the felt pads and the beer glass on the table and looked at the man and the girl. The girl was looking off at the line of hills. They were white in the sun and the country was brown and dry. Ironic symbol—the hills, traditionally a symbol of attractiveness, beauty, tranquility, appear to Jig as not having these qualities. "They look like white elephants," she said. I've never seen one," the man drank his beer. "No, you wouldn't have." "I might have," the man said. "Just because you say I wouldn't have doesn't prove anything." The girl looked at the bead curtain. "They've painted something on it," she said. "What does it say?" "Anis Del Toro, It’s a drink." "Could we try it?" The man...
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...remember my school year it would have to be the D100s pod. I remember going to miss Allin’s class and the scent of cinnamon would take over. The strong scent of Cinnabon covering up the atmosphere Task #3 * Not only my dream but it has been my mother’s dream that I become a doctor. Becoming a doctor is not a very easy job to acquire. But anything is possible with hard work and motivation. If I were to become a doctor today I don’t know which doctor I would want to become but that doesn’t matter to me right now. I want to go to the University of Texas Austin. It is not a easy school to get inside of but once again with hard work it is possible. The reason I want to go to UT is because not only is it a good school but it also has one of the best Medical schools in the state. If there was any other option of university I had to go over UT it would be the University of Texas San Antonio, the reason why I would like this school to be my second option is because if you don’t get accepted into UT, UTSA allows you to transfer to UT If the grades are good and not only that but the university itself will reward you with scholarship money. * Task #4The things that I think that are most important are to me are hard work and reaching to your desired destiny. This can be done by succeeding in school. I believe anyone can achieve anything and anything is possible however a lot of things will also have to go which means you yourself will have to make your own sacrifices. One of...
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...I don’t believe that every kid on a team should get a trophy. When everyone on a team gets a trophy for participation it doesn’t teach them anything. It gives people a sense of entitlement. When you win you earn a trophy, when you lose you don’t get anything. That’s the way it’s always been; it teaches people to work harder. The reasons I don’t think every kid on a team should get a trophy is it doesn’t teach them to work hard, it gives them a sense of entitlement, and it doesn’t help them in the real world. I don’t think every kid should get a trophy because it doesn’t teach them to work hard. When every kid gets a trophy it doesn’t make them want to work hard and earn it. When you win a championship you earn a trophy, but when...
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...semester that we were going to write a paper on how has violence has affected us to be honest I was okay with that even though I don’t like writing essays, but when you gave more details about the paper I wasn’t sure if I wanted to write this paper. I didn’t think I was prepared to let go a big part of my past; a horrible past. When I made the decision to stay in this course I knew it was time to let go to the horrible things I had to go through as a child and teenager. I know that when you write or speak about your experiences it helps you but for some reason even though it’s a healthy thing to do it’s so difficult for me to express, tell, speak of what has happened to me. Big part of me I guess is scared, full of shame; I know, I know you mentioned it in class that there’s no reason for us to feel this way but at least I do. I feel embarrassed and I guess I do care about what others have to say about me. My story goes like this…. You see my grandfather used to live with us and he was the one that used to take care of us, feed us take us and pick us up from school. He was like a father to me. To this point I still don’t know if it really happened or if it just part of my imagination. When my grandpa molested me I was like 3-4 years old. This is why I am not sure if it really happened or not. The image that I have is that my grandpa and I were watching television in the living room and I remember sitting on his lap. He started playing with me; tickling me. He made everything as...
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...because we see celebrities like Diddy and Usher out telling us slogans to “Rock the Vote,” will it make me want to go vote? Answer is most likely not. As a black American, I get told over and over again that I should go vote because of what my ancestors went through to give me the right to. Will guilt tripping me really make me go vote? Let’s think, as a young child I rode a school bus, I learned that riding in the back of the bus was cool. That’s where all the cool kids were, so of course, that’s where I wanted to be. But as a BLACK American, I learned that Rosa Parks was pivotal in enabling me to sit in the front. By telling me that didn’t want me to sit in the front, it is my choice to sit there. It doesn’t make me and better or any...
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...there! I just moved into your body and you seem to be a lovely place to thrive in. You will not be able to identify me so easily as my symptoms are similar to the seasonal flu. I can make you feel body aches, have chills or a fever, or even develop a sore throat. Ah aren’t I just a dastardly virus? ;) Now you’re probably wondering how I even got into your body right? Maybe you don’t have a clue of me being within you. I am a virus which means I need to find an environment that will let me grow and multiply which makes your body the perfect home. You can contract me from direct and indirect contact with objects and humans so don’t think you’re safe! I guess by now you’re probably annoyed with me and want me out of your body but why? I haven’t done anything wrong. You should know that viruses like me can’t be treated by medicine but our symptoms can be. The only way for you to get rid of me is to let your immune system take its course. If you were wondering who I am, I actually go by two names and I also was first found in pigs before humans. Some people even gave me the nickname swine flu but I prefer my real name. Best regards to you all, H1N1 (Influenza A) I am the carrier of this disease so be careful with anything related to me. I am the carrier of this disease so be careful with anything related to me. I don’t feel so good. I think I have my disease called uh… I don’t remember do you? I don’t feel so good. I think I have my disease called uh… I don’t remember...
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...I Don't Want To Miss A Thing -Aerosmith I could stay awake just to hear you breathing Watch you smile while you are sleeping While you're far away and dreaming I could spend my life in this sweet surrender I could stay lost in this moment forever Well, every moment spent with you Is a moment I treasure (Chorus) I don't wanna close my eyes I don't wanna fall asleep 'Cause I'd miss you, baby And I don't wanna miss a thing 'Cause even when I dream of you The sweetest dream would never do I'd still miss you, baby And I don't wanna miss a thing Lying close to you Feeling your heart beating And I'm wondering what you're dreaming Wondering if it's me you're seeing Then I kiss your eyes and thank God we're together And I just wanna stay with you In this moment forever, forever and ever (chorus) I don't wanna close my eyes I don't wanna fall asleep 'Cause I'd miss you, baby And I don't wanna miss a thing 'Cause even when I dream of you The sweetest dream would never do I'd still miss you, baby And I don't wanna miss a thing I don't wanna miss one smile I don't wanna miss one kiss Well, I just wanna be with you Right here with you, just like this I just wanna hold you close Feel your heart so close to mine And just stay here in this moment For all the rest of time (Chorus) Don't wanna close my eyes Don't wanna fall asleep 'Cause I'd miss you, baby And I don't wanna miss a thing 'Cause even when I dream...
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...1: "Test for Correctness (MECH) and Wordiness (RED)" The following ten sentences have instances of incorrect, unnecessary, and wordy usages. Rewrite them correctly and succinctly. Don't change anything that is correct, and be sure to preserve the original meanings. The sentences are from letters, here out of context. 1. The way things usually go, we make an effort to notify most of our customers regarding the status of their accounts, irregardless of their balance. 2. We find it necessary to inform you that we've located other office space to use during the period of the project while the building is being remodeled. 3. Mrs. Hanson has referred our company to many useful sources; therefore, its essential that the secretary draw up a certificate of appreciation for her as soon as possible. 4. Considering the difficulties of the marketing team, we may want to give some thought and reflection to the aforementioned idea presented by the production group. 5. He personally thinks that there are too few favorable surveys being returned back in to the personnel department in order to justify a raise for anyone. 6. The marketing manager was forcefully prodded into making a poorly considered decision. 7. I may have to answer in the positive, but I think the action you requested wouldn't have the desired affect on the advertising campaign. It seems that you might have overlooked this fact. 8. Long before the product was first introduced into the...
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...The Squally-absch have a more sustainable life because they don’t depend on people to follow them around giving them everything that they need and they don’t use pollution. They have a more sustainable live because they depend on the Earth as a source because they don’t have a grocery store and they don’t have very many other decisions. They get the ripened camas in the prairies and the hazelnuts in the lowland meadows. They use the sun in the spring, summer, and fall to get the dried foods that need to be dried. They all life in cedar tree houses because they don’t have anything like factories to make insulation or even bricks. They would even live in a big carved out cedar tree. They don’t have beds to sleep in they sleep on the floor so they are used to not being very comfortable at night. They didn’t have to depend on factories to make their clothing they only depend on the Earth again to supply the things they're used to. They make their clothing from cedar bark and deer furs that they could get most of it in the summer. The everyone had a specific job, even kids. The women would weave baskets from spruce roots, cedar bark, and dried cattails were made into mats. Most of the food that...
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...Hey you, what’s your dream? Hey you, what’s your dream? Hey you, what’s your dream? Is that all your dream is? I wanna big house, big cars & big rings But actually, I don’t have any big dreams Haha, I live quite comfortably Even if I don’t dream, no one says anything Everyone is thinking the same way as me I completely forgot about my childhood when I had a lot of dreams Don’t worry about college, I’ll at least go to a school that’s far away Ok mom, I’m going to the library right now What is the you that you’ve dreamed of? Who do you see in the mirror? I gotta say Go on your path, even if you live for a day Do something, put away your weakness Why aren’t you saying anything? You don’t wanna study but you’re scared to quit school? See, you’re already getting ready for school Please grow up, you’re all talk dude, you have a glass mentality boy (Stop) Ask yourself if you’ve ever worked hard for anything Hey you, what’s your dream? Hey you, what’s your dream? Hey you, what’s your dream? Is that all your dream is? That’s a lie, you such a liar See me, see me, ya you’re a hypocrite Why are you telling to go a different path? Take care of yourself Please don’t force me (Lalalalala) What’s your dream, what’s your dream? (Lalalalala) Is that it? Is that it? Sick of the same day, the repeating days Grown-ups and my parents keep instilling confined dreams to me Number one future career is a government worker? It’s not a forced dream, a ninth inning relief...
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...I stood there and froze. As I saw the two guys getting into a fatal fist fight I just stood in shock. I had never seen anyone get beat so badly before in my life. I heard every fist when it clashed against each others faces and I just couldn't believe my eyes. At one point everything turned slow motion and I could of sworn I saw the blood fly across onto the pavement. I was in shock I felt so cold, but every inch of my body was covered in cold sweat. Moments before I had seen one of them start pushing the other around screaming at him saying that he was in his "spot". The other guy just stayed quiet and kept eating his food, he was sitting alone in a corner where a group of guys usually hang out, but he was not aware of this, he was new to school. In my mind I thought, I could have stopped this, this would not be happening if I would have stood up and said something, but it was far too late....
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...strange word to me. I’ve never considered anything I’ve done to be courageous - only things that had to be done or said that I never wanted. They’re ordinary acts. Things that nobody will care about and things nobody will remember. Speaking up. Standing out. Bland, mediocre. I’ve been told that I’m utterly average and I’ve learned to accept it. I don’t ask for pity or attention. I’m not able to please people and that’s fine with me. Being average is how I’ve always lived. It wraps around me like a shell covers turtle. It’s heavy, it makes slows me down, it hinders my abilities but it’s all I’ve ever known. I’ve learned to call it my home and without it I’d be lost. I’ve been taught to never expect much reward from my work, that I’m expendable. I’m just another figure that you walk by...
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...things and next to each item, write something you can do to improve it. * Figure out who you're trying to please and why. What kind of expectations are making you so self conscious? Is everyone around you picture perfect, or are you comparing yourself to airbrushed models in magazines? Have you convinced yourself that no one else has twitches, or flaws, or trips? Stop for a second and turn that self-criticism outwards. No one is perfect, and you've never noticed their little quirks before, so why would they pay so much attention to yours? Just feel like there's no need to worry and always picture yourself like you know you look and feel good in front of others, but don't think about it too much because it will already be embedded. * Redirect your attention. When you start to feel self conscious, locate a target - it doesn't matter what it is, it may be the bug crawling across the floor - and concentrate on it. What color is it? How many legs? Anything that turns the attention away from yourself will do the trick. * Make fun of yourself. Yep, that's right--not in a self-depreciating sort of way, but in a humble and witty way to acknowledge that you're not perfect and you don't care. After you drop a jar of peanut butter in front of someone you fancy and watch in horror as it shatters into pieces and splatters peanut butter chunks on the...
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...There are many answers to this question. I feel college is for people that want to succeed in life. You can be in any wage bracket, depending on what you’re majoring in. For example, you can go to school to be a doctor or a registered nurse. We all know doctors make more than a RN, so a doctor is in a higher wage bracket than a RN. As a student, you have the choice to be whatever you want to be. You might be in a major you like and end up changing majors because you found a major you like better. The first school I enrolled in was Central Carolina Tech in 1995. My major was Machine Tool Technology. My job paid 80% of my tuition, as long as it dealt with the job. I applied for a job in the Tool Room, but they didn’t want to hire me. I looked at getting employment elsewhere, but needed at least 2 years experience. So, after receiving my Associates Degree in Machine Tool Technology, I enrolled a second time in an Industrial Maintenance program. After getting my Associates Degree in Industrial Maintenance, I applied for a Maintenance helper position which I received soon after. I held the position for a year and tried to get a regular Maintenance position, but they did not want to hire me. I then signed up for a Die Bench Tech position, which I held for a year. I then decided to enlist into the US Army as a Machinist to gain experience within the civilian world. After serving 5 years in the Army, I decided to go overseas to work as a Machinist. I held the position of machinist for one...
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