Leverage, a book by author Joshua Cohen, earned a score of 7 out of 10 because Cohen effectively used foreshadowing. Kurt Brodsky, one of the two main characters in the novel, recently moved into Oregrove from his old school Lincoln after being transferred to a different foster guardian. On his first day at Oregrove Kurt thinks to himself, “My cheeks grow hot and the scars start to itch, uglifying me even more” (Cohen 9). When the author uses the phrase, “uglifying me even more”, it shows how Kurt
Words: 938 - Pages: 4
How we approach our diet is one of the most difficult decisions we will always continuously encounter in our lives. It is easy to just pick a food and begin to eat. However, it is difficult to eat well. Eating a nutritional diet along with having a good amount of physical activity during our day is difficult to manage; well for me that is. According to my nutrition analysis, I lack fruits, vegetables, and dairy in my diet. Three nutritional goals I will set for myself are to stop skipping meals,
Words: 930 - Pages: 4
never wanted to build walls around me and protect me from everything that’s happening in the world, so from a very young age, I started doing all types of activities. I went to physics for kids classes, English school, combining it all with rhythmic gymnastics in the afternoon and swimming in the evening. Later came ballet, track and field, cross country, French and other things that kept me busy for years. Until I started playing tennis and it changed my life. I knew what hard work is from the very
Words: 814 - Pages: 4
audience responses to Seinfeld? George was trying to help Jerry come up with a show to present to the NBC executives. George began to give Jerry different examples of some sitcom ideas. some examples that George demonstrated consist of Jerry as a gymnastics
Words: 788 - Pages: 4
Our first hour and I have already consumed about a quart of the saltiest, salt-water I have ever tasted. I finally got the hang of it when our teacher related it to gymnastics. Everyone got the hang of it by then. We were all having fun and games until we saw a silver fin braking the surface of the water. The lifeguards went insane but unfortunately Emma didn't see the shark, and I surfed by her and yelled," Emma shark
Words: 766 - Pages: 4
Ms. Davis says, “People come into your live for a reason, a season, or a lifetime”. My dad, was supposed to be for a lifetime, my lifetime, but God needed him more. I had a good life into ….. My parents would fuss and fight all the time. A couple months later I was five years old when my dad moved out. That same day was when my family and I went on a vacation but, he did not go. When we came back after the summertime that’s when kindergarten started. I enjoyed it. One day my dad died from lung
Words: 683 - Pages: 3
Throughout the history of the world, art has its own history as well. The Ancient art period started before 500 B.C with its characteristics were about God, Goddess and Heroes. Women, in ancient Greek and Roman societies, did not have high status and they were considered as properties of men. During that time, woman was just being a wife and being a mother and stayed at home to take care of the house for her man. Women did not have any role in politics therefore they could not vote and they did not
Words: 839 - Pages: 4
Ancient Greece was made up of seven strong states that all thrived for hundreds of years. Two of these states, Athens and Sparta, though were known for more than just being apart of the Greek empire, but for how they ran there states and what they contributed to history. The people of Athens were more for the peace and wisdom side of living. Being interested in mainly arts, music, and the education life brought them. While Sparta was more for the military, and a man of Sparta would die for his state
Words: 950 - Pages: 4
programs are under-enrolled due to openings or absences, they can accept children on a drop-in basis. The hourly fee is usually higher than the regular rate. Also a special class that offers children opportunities to learn special skills such as piano, gymnastics, or dance at the child care center for an extra fee helps the program generate extra
Words: 912 - Pages: 4
Two Profound Philosophies W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington, two significant and important black political leaders, each of them introduced a profound philosophy for black education. They against each other on strategies for black economic and social advancement. Their opposing ideas or arguments can be analyzed in discussions over the ways to end class and racial injustice and the roles of black leadership. Nevertheless, whose philosophy is more convincing? Both W. E. B. Du Bois and
Words: 884 - Pages: 4
