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plastic bag containing marijuana in a compartment in the dash below the radio. Next to the marijuana was a clear plastic bag containing a white powder that resembled cocaine. The substance was field tested and it was positive for the presence of cocaine. The cocaine and bag weighed 2.3 grams. The on-call MET agent was notified and a request was made for a detention hold to be placed on Coleman for them. A black digital scale was found on the dash and had what appeared to be marijuana particles…

Emily Dickinson’s poems are rich with metaphors, specifically “Where ships of purple gently toss.” She conveys vivid imagery and uses detailed expression throughout. Through description, “Where ships of purple gently toss”, illustrates a beautiful sunset. Metaphors in the poem “Where ships of purple gently toss”, help to establish the meaning of a sunset. The author uses a metaphors containing key words that give indications to this poems allegorical meaning. The words “ships”, “sailors”,…

In the book “Triumph” Jerry Schaap talks about the 1936 Olympic Games were held in Berlin, Germany just as Adolf Hitler rose to power and Jesse Owens. Jesse Owens was a track runner and one of, if not the best athlete of the 1930’s. America had amazing athletes, but Jesse Owens was the most outstanding. Jesse had accomplishments throughout his career both as a student and as a professional. The triumph and accomplishments Jesses Owens acquired at the 1936 Olympic Games was almost identical to…

Given a list of fifty stories from NPR, we had to choose one story that stands out in terms of subject and writing skills. The story for me was “Singing: The Key to a Long Life” by Brian Eno. The story was an invigorating read in one’s explanation for how their passion will help them live longer. As well as giving great examples on how to use properly use dashes, short sentences to emphasize a detail and sensory details to build the scenery. Eno’s personal narrative is about his and a friend’s…

Stereotypes are just stereotypes The town called Whileaway, women who lived for six hundreds years without males finally met six men who is from other place. The existence of male surprised women who have not seen men in their entire life. On the other hand, men astonished by the fact that women do not follow such stereotypes that men already had in their mind. With some conversation between males and females, they find out that they would not likely to be co-exist together, male just go back…

In his short poem “To Waken an Old Lady,” William Carlos Williams writes about the disturbing subject of old age by representing old age through a series of actions that are typical of birds. Furthermore, the narrator 's use of figurative language and poetic structure contributes to the horrifying idea that death is bound to happen. Essentially, the speaker makes an attempt to show that the difficulties of old age shouldn’t leave a person feeling hopeless for life. The poem begins with the…

With video cameras on nearly every cell phone and surveillance cameras all over urban cities; video evidence plays a huge part in court rooms. With the footage from dash cameras and now the body cameras this video evidence may be the only evidence provided to solve a criminal case. When police officers use force on a detainee, the video footage can be used to present in front of a judge and jury to determine whether…

This week students were asked to conduct a 2 -part assignment which consisted of interviewing a volunteer family member to role play a vignette of one’s choice and to write a one page paper about the result attained from the Audit or Dash questionnaire. I chose to use the Audit questionnaire because it was more thorough and allows one to receive more information about the individual’s current state. My individual scored a 3 on the Audit assessment. Being that she scored a 3 indicates she is at…

History of Track and Field Track and field is one of the oldest sports in the world, and throughout the years it has evolved in so many different ways.Track and field began in 776 BC, and that is also when the Olympic Games began. "Athletic Scholarships. (http://www.athleticscholarships.net/history-of-track-and-field.htm) When track and field began there was only one event and it wasn 't even a running event. Gender, in track and field, was very different back then than it is today and has…

Fitzgerald uses a variety of syntax when describing the American Dream in his time period. He uses a simpler form of syntax by putting a dash in the following quote, “…flowered once for Dutch sailors’ eyes--a fresh, green breast of the new world.” He is using the dash to describe the land that once caught the Dutch sailors’ eyes, but no longer does. He uses a dash in a different way to show emphasis…