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    The Bite Fight One of the craziest sporting events to have ever occurred was what some might call insane, scary, frightening, and shocking. This event that has triggered so many sports fans has made them question the ethics of this sport and of the people involved in it. This iconic moment in sports history shall forever be known as the bite fight. The bite fight was a boxing match in 1997 against Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield. Wayne Martin, was one of the people to have been able to say that he witnessed this crazy event take place and happen in front of him. Now, granted, he did not attend the boxing match, but he did however watch it on television, and was watching when, Mike Tyson did the unthinkable. It was the day of June 29th, 1997 that Wayne was busting his butt at work at his construction job at the time. He was a sports fanatic, and whenever there was a good sporting event coming on, you bet that he was all over it and would be watching every second of it, and that is exactly what he did on that day. He had seen/ heard ads all over the place sponsoring this fight and promoting it to people so that they would watch it. Now, this match, being fought for the WBA Heavyweight Championship, was a big deal, but it wasn't one of the most talked up fights. However, after this fight took place, this caused more commotion than any other fight. Wayne had planned on just going home after a long day’s worth of work and watching it on t.v. by himself. As…

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    James Agee, the author of A Death in the Family, tells the self-referential archetypal narrative about Rufus, a young intelligent boy, who loses his father, Jay, prematurely on in life. As opposed to the standard first person or third person limited point of view, the novel is told in third person omniscient. This allows the reader to fully indulge themselves within the storyline and notice the smallest elements of each character. Alongside with this, it enriches the essential stylistic devices…

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    Junger writes “billy’s making money hand over the fist on his boat.” (Junger 86). He also shows horror because the sprits of the six crew members visiting their families before going back to the after life. Junger writes “Murphy’s mother looks out the bedroom window one day and sees Murphy ambling down their street in huge deck boots.” (Junger 214). Therefore, another tone is sadnesses because the crew members couldn't make it back home to their families and live life, Debra Murphy states…

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    Something Wicked This Way Comes: Bradbury’s Literary Masterpiece Think back to the days of your youth. Chances are, these years were spent in a state of constant excitement and leisure, free from any and all worries. Many would agree that adolescence is the most simple and joyful stage of one’s life. However, in Ray Bradbury’s literary classic, Something Wicked This Way Comes, this is certainly not the case for two young boys named Jim and Will. In this best-selling horror novel, rather than…

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    In “Summer,” Homer noticed Sandra, “ambling down the path, stepping lightly between the stones in her bare feet…” (164). As a young male, when Homer noticed the little things that Sandra was doing, it showed that she is not just a friend. Males usually do not pay attention to the little things that females do. If a male and female are just friends they usually just hang out and the male never looks beyond what is right in front of him. They do not see the type of lipstick a female wears or if…

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    "If I fail plan A...then I move onto plan B", he mumbled as blood gurgled in his throat and he spat horridly over the shiny grounding. "But if plan B fails...I move onto plan C. Always a contingency plan you see. Always", he sucked, slowly ambling further back and almost reaching the sloping base of the pyramid. "But just remember this, I will never and would never allow Atlantis to...to end up in your hands. Not ever!" he sharply retorted, spanning his outstretched arm backward, before firmly…

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    Line six discusses the forgetfulness of the subject, “Some lines were more memorable than others.”, kind of like Dory from Finding Nemo. Certain things stick out and are easier to remember for a person with ADHD and others are not. As someone with ADHD, I forget things all the time but am able to remember certain smaller things like formulas for math class or a time and date that was made way in advance. In lines 7-8 the speaker remembers the first time they spoke, “The opening verse rolled…

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    Many people can easily agree that Romeo and Juliet is one the most tragic plays ever. Romeo and Juliet is a romantic, and tragic, play by William Shakespeare. The story is about two young lovers, Romeo and Juliet, who cannot be together because of a family feud, but still do. There are many characters who contrast each other, also known as foils, such as Romeo and Mercutio, Tybalt and Benvolio, and lastly Juliet and the Nurse. First, Remo and Mercutio are a pair who easily contrast each other.…

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    Wife Of Bath

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    Her face is described as fair with a red hue. In this statement, Chaucer is suggesting that she is quite handsome. It is also illustrated that she has gap teeth and has large hips, this contributes to the conclusion that she is a lustful woman. In addition to her outward appearance, she was also partially deaf. Chaucer also describes the Wife of Bath’s clothing and her sewing ability in great detail. He mentions her red stockings, this suggests that she is a bold, adventurous woman. Her…

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    Creative Writing: Oskar

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    Ambling from the ocean to the shore was a creature much like an amalgamation of a rabbit, a fox, and a cat. Though it curiously had mint green fur and a hole in its forehead. It hopped onto the shore and observed the two children. It slightly craned its neck clockwise as if to get a better angle on these two monsters. “May I have my stone back,” asked the mysterious…

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