eyes grow big like a kid in a candy store. “This is a 1967 Chevy Impala. It has black leather interior and a V8 engine.” “Oh, V8. Nice gas hog you got there. Tell me how often do you have to fill up, every time you back out of the driveway? She snickers at me. “True she is a gas hog-Whoa She? Seriously Tiff, when was the last time you got laid. Next thing I know you’re going to have 20 cats in your house.” She places her hands on her hips. “Yes she, and I have 2 cats now.” “See, it’s…
There are many unique bodies in the world. No one 's body are the same because we all have been through different experiences in our lifetime. Whether we have a different colored skin, looks, sizes, or where we got our scars. There is no such thing as a perfect body, but through social media, they portray on how men and women are suppose to look like. Supposedly by having a tone tanned body with a six pack is the "Perfect Body". Or by being this specific race is better than the other. In today…
affect the future success of the child. After discussing the facts, Levitt and Dubner in parentheses write, “Obsessive parents know who they are and are generally proud of the fact; non-obsessive parents also know who the obsessives are and tend to snicker at them.” (Dubner Levitt 139). By adding in the remark thought by multiple “non obsessive” parents, the reader can interpret a humorous and comical tone.This helps to lighten the mood and not bore the reader Another tone that can be used to…
The figurative language so artfully embedded in “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” furthers the at times almost tangible sense of the passing of time as the speaker lays out his story as if he were setting the table for a meal. One such instance presents itself when, in the first stanza, the speaker unceremoniously lays out the initial setting, saying, “When the evening is spread out against the sky / Like a patient etherized upon a table” (2-3). This simile places the poem in a peaceful…
Intro : Hello, I’m Ahmed and I'm Muhammad and we are the 2 brown boys. In today's show we will be covering Politics, Rights, Immigration, Peacekeeping, Quebec in Canada and Cold War, but let's start off with some entertaining music, Tunak Tunak Tun by Daler Mehndi. Saad: Ahh, that was some good music, now on a much more serious note, politics have been an issue throughout the years in Canada. Before 1970, woman had a tough time due to the male dominant workforce. Women were largely…
Sneer. Sigh. A quick glance and a snicker that said, “I know what I’m doing.” My ego said, “I could have had this done already.” She took off the extra black, rubber washer from the leaky faucet and put it on the new faucet. “You don’t need to put on that second washer!” I said. “There’s…
The moment all the tyros were broken up and my team was the only one without a corporate advisor, the grumbling started. I knew there would be some trouble when you consider that this was their chance to grab one of those open positions and the other teams would have a clear advantage over us. After everything I had gone through just too graduate, deal with my father’s accident, the double your pleasure skank twins living at my house with their mother, and the team member from hell who had…
death of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, the characters take their seats, a weighty sense of hostility in the room]. Counsellor: Thank you every one, for attending today’s group therapy. Not that you had any choice, am I right? [The counsellor snickers at his own joke, clearing his throat awkwardly when no one responds] Well…let’s start with Mercutio then. Mercutio: [Mercutio exhales heavily and holds his head down] I no longer sleep profoundly. Each waking moment means an intense lassitude…
Katherine Jenkins once said children should be able to live a life free from bullying and harassment and it is time that we all took a stand against this. This quote is very powerful in a child’s mind. In Griffin High School or anywhere in the world there are many bullying situations. Bullying is something someone shouldn’t have to go through. People are getting bullied every single day and every minute. It’s about 75% of students that have gotten bullied before. In today’s world bullying is…
“Miss Brill” a wonderful story by Katherine Mansfield’s, is about an elder woman who is aging and so isolated, yearning to be a family of the community. She spends her regular Sunday afternoon walking and sitting in the park. She has a quite an imagination. She is also a tutor who teaches English. Aging is everyone’s destiny because it a process in our lives that everyone dreads the experience of. Imagine getting wrinkles that suddenly emerges on our face, hair turning grey, or even weight gain…