Hesitantly, Mrs. Hutchinson approached the box. (Adverb out of order)
Beginning the unveiling, the people were energized about who was going to be it. (Participial Phrase)
Eager about her friend, a girl whispered best for her friend. (Gerund-Object of Preposition)
Rushing, Mr. Summers wanted to get it over with. (Participial Phrase)
Monday, August 4, 2008
Sierra Leone
From the web
In his article “Child Soldiers”, Mike Wessells states, “Child soldiering violates the fundamental rights of children, exploits youth for political purposes, subjects them to slaughter and the ravages of war, and immerses them in a system that sanctions killing.”
Nirit Ben-Ari and Ernest Harsch, in there report “Sierra Leone Truth Commission condemns abuse” give an example of how the rebels treated the people “After misusing me to their satisfaction, the rebels left me alone in a very hopeless condition.
Jeremy Vine’s article “A Cruel War” gives a good example of how the rebels are careless and heartless "When the rebels reached the city, in a matter of days they are said to have amputated the limbs of around 1,500 people".
From the book
The imagery that Ishmael Beah uses in his description of the rebels can put the reader in front of the death: “Like lightning, I saw the spark of fire that came from the muzzle.” Beah shows the reader how there were many rebels and that they were fast at their work: “We saw an old man sitting in a chair as if asleep”.
“We started to crawl across the clearing,” Beah shows the intensity of the situation that many people were in.
In his article “Child Soldiers”, Mike Wessells states, “Child soldiering violates the fundamental rights of children, exploits youth for political purposes, subjects them to slaughter and the ravages of war, and immerses them in a system that sanctions killing.”
Nirit Ben-Ari and Ernest Harsch, in there report “Sierra Leone Truth Commission condemns abuse” give an example of how the rebels treated the people “After misusing me to their satisfaction, the rebels left me alone in a very hopeless condition.
Jeremy Vine’s article “A Cruel War” gives a good example of how the rebels are careless and heartless "When the rebels reached the city, in a matter of days they are said to have amputated the limbs of around 1,500 people".
From the book
The imagery that Ishmael Beah uses in his description of the rebels can put the reader in front of the death: “Like lightning, I saw the spark of fire that came from the muzzle.” Beah shows the reader how there were many rebels and that they were fast at their work: “We saw an old man sitting in a chair as if asleep”.
“We started to crawl across the clearing,” Beah shows the intensity of the situation that many people were in.
Born in the USA
“Born in the USA” sounds glorious. However Springsteen’s interpretation is that it is not all it is cracked up to be. The line in the song that shows this is “Went down to see my V.A man. He said son, don’t you understand”. That shows that even after serving his country there are no jobs any where for any one. Then the line “Born in the USA” is said after that but in sarcasms saying that it is not so great. Then during the war there was a draft. Tough he was not drafted he had to serve "So they put a rifle in my hand Either that or go to jail.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Irony
Irony
Isn’t it ironic-
1 When a bee is allergic to a flower.
2 When a mouse chases a cat.
3 For a nun to go clothing shopping.
4 To see a person walking a cat.
5 When a computer nerd does not own a computer.
6 For the electric company to have a power outage.
7 That a fish can’t swim.
8 That a bird with wings can’t fly.
9 To here a bird hum.
10 That a duck is scared of the water.
11 For a doctor not to be ok with blood.
12 For a vegetarian to not like salads.
Isn’t it ironic-
1 When a bee is allergic to a flower.
2 When a mouse chases a cat.
3 For a nun to go clothing shopping.
4 To see a person walking a cat.
5 When a computer nerd does not own a computer.
6 For the electric company to have a power outage.
7 That a fish can’t swim.
8 That a bird with wings can’t fly.
9 To here a bird hum.
10 That a duck is scared of the water.
11 For a doctor not to be ok with blood.
12 For a vegetarian to not like salads.
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