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For the past two years, thirty-year-old Freya Larson had lived vicariously through, of all people, herself. Knowing the death of her fiance, Rookie Officer Ian Larson, had prompted dynamic changes in the prosecution of repeat drug offenders in Barrington city did nothing to lessen the impact of his devastating loss. On the early evening of July 4, 2014, while pursuing an armed suspect into a condemned property at the corner of Pace and Singleton Streets, Ian and his partner, Calvin Woods, were ambushed in what was later verified to be a targeted gang shooting. Sustaining multiple wounds, Calvin 's injuries turned out to be non-life threatening, but Ian was hit in the side of the neck by a .38 caliber bullet, resulting in his death.
For the past two years, thirty-year-old Freya Larson had lived vicariously through, of all people, herself. Knowing the death of her fiance, Rookie Officer Ian Larson, had prompted dynamic changes in the prosecution of repeat drug offenders in Barrington city did nothing to lessen the impact of his devastating loss. On the early evening of July 4, 2014, while pursuing an armed suspect into a condemned property at the corner of Pace and Singleton Streets, Ian and his partner, Lieutenant Calvin Woods, sustained life-threatening wounds as a result of, what was later described as a targeted ambush by a neighborhood gang. Calvin's injuries turned out to be non-life threatening, but lost his battle to survive, mortally wounded in the side of the
Margie Nell (Keeton) Guerra transitioned on June 13, 2015, with her family by her side in Dallas, Texas. Margie was born on January 24, 1956, in Fort Worth Texas to Willie and Betty Keeton. Her father was a blue-collar worker. Her mother worked in the medical field.
Three-time Olympic champion Gail Devers once said, “Sometimes we fall, sometimes we stumble, but we can’t stay down. We can’t allow life to beat us down. Everything happens for a reason, and it builds character in us, and it tells us what we are about and how strong we really are when we didn’t think we could be that strong.” In the biography Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, Devers ' words illustrate the sturdy determination of Louis Zamperini, which carried him through everything from his track career and time as a prisoner of war in Japan, to his life after World War II had ended. In all, Louie’s unfailing willpower to continue through life’s hardships outshone all other traits throughout his haunting story.
Eileen Nearne joined the Special Operations Executive in Britain as a radio operator. She served in occupied France as a radio operator under the codename “Rose”. In occupied France, Eileen was dropped by parachute to relay messages from the French resistance and to arrange weapons drops. She talked her way out of trouble several times, but was eventually arrested by the Nazis. She was tortured and sent to the Ravensbruck concentration camp.
Having dreams is one thing, but being sucked into others is a whole different story. For Janie Hannagan, life is anything but normal. She can’t do simple things like riding a bus, driving a car, or simply go to school without worrying about being forced into other people’s dreams. In Wake by Lisa McMann, Janie starts to learn how to have more power, and she learns about going into and changing other people's dreams. Janie learns that she can help people with her ability, and that it’s much more of a gift than a curse.
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Since its inception, the general and family dentistry professionals at Family First Dentistry of Anchorage have been committed to continuously setting themselves apart from any other general or family dentistry group in the region. Part of what makes them unique is the familial atmosphere of their office and their genuine commitment to providing their patients with a dental experience that goes above and beyond the usual trip to the dentist. Today, the dentistry wants the public to learn about the five committed dental professionals that make up Family First Dentistry. Jill has been a dental hygienist for over 15 years and joined Family First Dentistry back in 2010.
Eric Bleiler Intro to Lit. Dr. Constantine Poetry Paper In Nikki Giovanni’s Ego Tripping, the whole poem is describing a spiritual form of an illusion. She describes herself to be a divine being that has the speed of a gazelle and wings like a bird. This plays into the meaning behind the “ego” part of the title.
camryn klemoff narrative one day there was a girl named emily she was a very tall girl. she was about 6ft tall and was in 6th grade. She went to California with her family and she got lost and didn’t know where to go and she didn’t know what to do. Then she stopped and remembered when the last time she saw her parents her mom was named Cassey and her dad's name was bob she then remembered that she saw them at walking to dinner she then went to
Ethan loves animals and has a fish, a gator, and ducks that he loves, especially the ducks. Hope Kleeman is 10 and from a family of six; one older sister, Lillia(16), and twin older brothers, Alexander(18), Maxwell(18). With her parents, Ray and Cori Kleeman, and her brothers and sister, she likes to go on vacations. Her
Summary According to Deborah Tannen, agonism refers to ritualized opposition, a situation when a party in a debate wins rather than an argument that comes up when two parties disagree. She claims that the academic world is very agonistic. We tend to think that intellectual inquiry is a metamorphic battle and to show our skills is to criticize, find fault and attack and foster this in students. Students are often taught to criticize and find the weakest point from one’s work to support their view while ignoring the strength and other important facts of the paper that would support other’s viewpoint.
Student’s name Professor’s Name Course Date Successful use of Rhetorical Strategies Introduction Ken Robinson delivers a TED talk on “schools kill creativity” filmed in February 2006. The talk aims to challenge the education system and the fact that it has little emphasis on the creativity of individuals. Robinson notes that children should not only be made to pursue their studies but also follow their passions and their interests which lie in their talents.
Another theme that is present is the theme of freedom. At first, she does not have much freedom at all and throughout the duration of they story she is confined in her home. Her newfound freedom gave her much joy but as she left her room, it was cut much too short due to her untimely death. The Story of an Hour has many structural, stylistic, and literary approaches that make it a very powerful
