Gregor Samsa is barely starting to wake up and does not feel comfortable in his body. He tells himself he is a hard working man and needs a lot of sleep to put up with his stressful life. Gregor believes the lack of sleep is making his body feel unnatural. Samsa goes into deep thought about his life and is complications with work and his family. He compares his life to everyone else's life and wishes he could be like them. This quote illustrates that Samsa's mental state is not very strong and he
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It was dusk, but the darkening sky was not merely from the setting sun. It hadn’t begun yet, but it was quickly looking like it might rain. I figured that we would have enough time to get home before the storm started, so I decided to let it be, and just continue with the run. A raindrop hit my cheek. Then another. We stopped running. When the thunder crashed I could see the panic in his eyes. We were more than a mile from home, and lightning was flashing across the sky. My brother was scared
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Scared! I remember that feeling when I tried to ride my bike without training wheels. I have been trying to do it for weeks. I did not know if I was ever going to learn it. Was I going to survive this two wheel journey? I walked to the bottom of the driveway and got on my my orange and black bike for what felt like the millionth time. I took a deep breath and hopped on. My mom and dad were behind me watching me the whole time. I stuck one foot on the ground and one on the pedal and pushed off.
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One way Victor Martinez uses internal monologue to help us know who Manny is as a character is when he states Manny’s imagination on purchasing a baseball glove and being part of the baseball team, but most important to have respect from his peers. “I
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putrefaction that was deep within him. The greyness of everything that surrounded him gave the impression that the lingering shroud of darkness had consumed the sunlight, which once shone upon him that soon warred its way below the horizon of animaginary forest. The stillness in his eyes reminded me of the frozen souls who stood inanimately to the waning glare of the sun casting shadows of the figures of the deceased in a world only he knew of. A startlingly lissom, slender nose was above a distorted
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When I looked at you I had thought about the Greek gods that were displayed in art museums. Every detail and every crease was chipped onto their Cold Stone bodies. Like the gladiators that fought in battles, I remembered how long and strong your legs were. Your veins glowing underneath your porcelain skin, the purple hues that appeared around your honey brown eyes. I was in love with those same colors; your bruises. I remembered you and I was driven - addicted to art museums because that’s where
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Communication is the act of passing information from one person to the next. When you ask someone to think of an example of face to face communication the answer is almost verbal communication with words only every time. I asked five people what the first thing they thought of when I said face to face communication and all of them but one answered “verbal communication”. It can be easy to discount some different ways that a person is able to communicate their message to others during a face to face
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somewhat stiff and awkward. Ms. Wilkens: “I would like to begin our session by assuring you I am not here to give advice nor persuade you into expressing anything you are not comfortable with.” Mrs. Berry: Thank you. I appreciate that. Ms. Wilkens: “I understand that you may be dealing with certain feelings with all you have been going through, and I would appreciate if you could express the type of feelings that you are having?” Mrs. Berry: I have never seen a counselor before so I am feeling
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creatures of the dark was gathering. They looked like a thick, black line in the horizon, moving quicker and quicker towards them. The earth was shaking and the air was roaring from the heavy steps of the big trolls. Silence blew into the cracks between the humans that was shaking with fear. Serikon's dark army was greater then ever before. The march of the heavy trolls stopped and silence entered the air filled with rage. The only thing disturbing was the wind that was blowing roughly through
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(100 to 250 words) Fall of 2009, I entered Hallandale High School as “fresh meat.” Being such a shy individual, it was hard for me to make friends. My best friend, Diana, inspired me to become active in school. Diana was a cheerleader so I decided to follow in her footsteps. The cheerleaders at my school were the leaders of the school. In my eyes I didn’t fit the description. I was a freshman who sat by themselves before, during, and after school. It was impossible to become one of the girls
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