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- 4421: Prime Of Miss Jean Broadie
- By: Morgana To be in Miss Broadie’s set was to be set apart from the rest of the school. They were outwardly looked upon with disdain. Inwardly, however, others were jealous of them for the distinction they received. Each girl in the Broadie set was held on a pedestal. Each had something special about them, reasons why they were chosen by Miss Broadie, and that puts them at higher regard. Each girl was famous in school for something. They really have very little in common with one another aside form their friendship with Miss Broadie. Each girl was selected for their individual personality traits, and further chosen because Miss Broadie knew ... girls left to go on their separate ways, all knowing that they are better people having been taught under Miss Broadie. All were smarter and well rounded than most, as is shown before they leave school, with the exception of Mary, of course. Mary dies early, and as stupidly as she always is, running around in circles in a burning building until she collapsed and died. Had she not died ...
- 4422: The Hurt of Others
- ... over and saw another student with his head down. I assumed it was Fred. At lunch I met up with Fred. I introduced myself and we started hanging out together. We started doing things after school and on weekends. But then I started to realize that Fred did different things then I did. I started making new friends and lost touch with Fred. Fred was a different person then most. He ... few bad names. Then on Fred was a social outcast. I didn't realize at the time, by not including Fred, really hurt his feelings. By this time it was almost the end of the school year, and our class had to move on to another school. The last day came around and we all said our goodbyes. I saw Fred leaving so I ran up to him and we stood talking. As we were talking, I felt sorry for having ...
- 4423: Tim Paterson
- ... Paterson claims, "it is an accomplishment that probably can't be repeated by anyone ever." After Paterson graduated from University of Washington in Seattle with a bachelors of science degree, he tried going to graduate school but lost interest. "I thought they were too oriented towards theory and not what I needed." Although he received a good education at U of W, Paterson did not learn the majority of his computer ... was working for a larger corporation, big companies such as IBM wanted better computer programs to fit their computers. So Paterson headed up the division to make an eleven versions of MS-DOS. With these high demands came a lot of bickering from the company. "The whole process drove me crazy. A lot of bugs - PTR's (Program Trouble Reports)--kept dribbling in and IBM would make a telephone call a ...
- 4424: Educating Rita
- ... the theatre. While Rita has lost her husband she wanted to be changed by Frank's help but he was worried because he likes her natural character. The biggest step for Rita was the summer school. At the summer school Rita has learned much about authors and she comes in contact with students. Frank is very impressed of her abilities. She changes her lifestyle with new clothes and a new hair colour and was also ... things I can say, what I can talk about." Later on in Act Two Scene One when Rita comes back from after summer she says that she was dead scared when she arrived a summer school. She didn't know anyone and she was going to come home on the first day but she didn't, she had acquired a confidence in herself. The old Rita would have left straight ...
- 4425: My Leadership Ability and Working Well With People
- ... camp I was recognized by the pastor for the job I did. Another example of my leadership was when I was in the fourth grade when I received the Role Model award for my entire school. I received a bike and a plaque that I still have today. These examples prove that when you are a leader people do notice. Being vocal on the football field and basketball court are also examples of my natural leadership. Saying something that needs to be said or leading by example prove my teamwork abilities. I have participated in many community service activities in my community through school and church. I am a member of my schools Service Club. One of our activities was to buy gifts for needy children. I also raked leaves for seniors and delivered food to their homes. I was also involved in a dance marathon at my school that raised almost $2,000 for the Doug Flutie foundation for Autism. Through my church youth group I have also done many voluntary activities. I volunteered at a carnival for the kids of the ...
- 4426: Personal Writing: My Friend's Death From AIDS
- ... message of educating our children on drugs appears to be working. The same should be done about AIDS. It is important for sex education to be taught in the schools no later than the junior high school level. We as a country need to be aware of the danger of AIDS, and I believe that the most effective way is for Congress to set up a national program of education. Up until ...
- 4427: Creative Writing: Dogs and Cats
- ... while Fontenelle pushed against them but not against them. Each animal was working very hard. "You have to come forward," Fontenelle said. "It won't reach the tree." By this time the bars were fairly high, so it wasn't as much of a strain to push them forward. At last, this delicate balance gave out and Fontenelle toppled forward. The bars smacked against the tree, wobbled... and just barely held ... Scampi's accident. That was a cold-blooded move, Mustard had no doubt. The cat could have knocked over the ladder as soon as they put it up, but no, it waited until Scampi was high off the ground. This had gone beyond getting the stray jumped out of the neighbourhood - the cat had declared war. "Come on. You have tons of ideas. There has to be something else." "I'm ... Mustard made a grab for it just in case. "I think I got it," Scampi said through clenched teeth. With that, they made a graceful exit, each holding a mouthful of bizarre items. It was high noon when they made their way back to the yard, and they saw a familiar face. Killer the pitbull from down the way had come visiting. Killer was one of those poor canines whose ...
- 4428: Creative Writing: The Case of the Broken Hutch
- ... then they are no longer goals they are a way of life. And now if had missed our goals he would be upset because we were functioning below standards. Not only we were missing his high standard's, he were making him look bad. He thought that if the store looks good than he would look good. the problem with this is that Bob's idea of the running of the ... still thought that I was not in the wrong, but instead of arguing more I signed the write-up. I needed the job and I needed the money to pay bills and to pay for school. I later found out that Bob had been written up by Mike for something concerning the store. Bob has the personality that he will pass the buck as they say. In order to make Bob ...
- 4429: Mrs. Warren’s Profession
- ... daughter. During her upbringing, Vivie was unaware of how her mother’s professional success was attributed to a lifestyle she would come to hate and reject later in life. Because Vivie attends a private finishing school, she rarely sees her mother only shadowing her mother’s disreputable background. It is this background and Vivie’s high morals and schooling that soon become the conflict that will drive that would end their relationship as mother and daughter. Another result of Vivie’s schooling and upbringing is she becomes aware of how women ...
- 4430: Personal Essay: The Drainpipe
- Personal Essay: The Drainpipe For a half hour, every school day, for a few months, I was really happy. A friend and I would go to the drainpipe, and we would sit, talk, eat our lunches, and listen to my walkman. It was the perfect ... two of us, and we were tiny compared to the long grass surrounding us. Then again, it could just been the freedom of knowing that we were listening to the walkman that was banned from school, and we weren't getting caught. What ever it was, it doesn't matter because analyzing something takes away the feeling it gives when you think about it. It was just a great place, and ... never found us. Even to this day, I go to the drainpipe. When things get to hard at home, and I need to just escape, I make the excuse that I forgot a book at school and I leave. I cross the soccer field, then the gym, sometimes stop at my locker to put away my backpack, and I run to the drainpipe. I lay down in the grass, and ...
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