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1.
The Time of
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was
the 16
president of the United States
of America. He is
remembered
for
many
things,
including
his
log-cabin
home,
his
absurd
looking
clothing
accessory,
a
top-hat,
but
Lincoln’
s
absolute
most
important
contribution
to
America’s
history was to
abolish
slavery, a very hard
task to
accomplish
at
that
time.
In
the
middle
of
the
19
century,
America
was
split
by
an
abstract
border.
The
country
was
cut
into
two
parts:
the
North
and
the
South.
There
were
an
abundance
of
differences
which
caused
this
abnormal
separation
.
For
instance,
the
North
held
all
of
the
Universities
and
Military
Academies
whereas
in
the
South,
access
to
such
institutions
was limited.
Also, Northerners spoke standard
American English while
Southerners spoke with a
Southern
accent
. But the
largest difference that abound
between
the
North
and
the
South
at
that
time
was
slavery
and
all
of
the
aspects
that
accompanied
it.
The
North
thought
that
the
South
should
abandon
slavery
because
mint
most
cases,
slaves faced daily
abuse
from their owners.
Most Northerners tried
to
abide by
the
rule that
“
All men are
created
equal
.
”
These reasons
largely account for the
American Civil
War. The Civil War was a long,
brutal
war with a very high
casualty
rate.
Many
young
men
from
both
the
North
and
the
South
were
killed
on
the
battlefield;
the
death
toll
was
also
accelerated
by
the
fact
that
small
Army
hospitals
could
not
accommodate
so many wounded soldiers.
The Civil War was filled with heroes on
both sides of the battlefield. Names
like General
Sherman,
and
the
acclaimed
Southern
General
Robert
E.
Lee.
All
of
these
men fought bravely and made harrowing
decisions on their own accord. But Lincoln
is probably most often associated with
his leadership of the country during this
difficult period. He was a firm
believer that slavery was wrong and he fought hard
to stop it. In 1863, Lincoln signed the
Emancipation Proclamation which legally
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granted freedom
to all
slaves living in America. But in 1865,
Lincoln
’
s life
came
to an
abrupt
ended while he was watching a play at
Ford
’
s Theater in Washington
D.C. His death was not an
accident
; he was
assassinated
by a man named
John Wilkes
Booth.
Not
long
after
Lincoln
’
s
death,
the
North
defeated
the
South
and
the
Civil
War
was
ended.
The
South
was
no
longer
thought
of
as
another
country,
but
part
of
America.
And all of the
slaves living and working in the South were freed
and
absorbed
into
society.
2. Mike
—
a Story of Personal
Change
Mike
could hardly be described as your typical
adolescent. He would casually
acknowledge
to
his
few
friends
that
he
liked
to
watch
DVDs,
although
perhaps
a
more
accurate
description was that he was a DVD addict. Over the
last six months, Mike
had
accumulated
thousands
of
DVDs.
When
he
was
not
at
school,
he
had
become
accustomed
to
spending
his
time
wandering
the
streets
of
the
city,
acquiring
more
and
more
films.
Indeed, it became a
joke that if asked for his address, he would give
the address
of the DVD shop adjacent to
our school since he spent so much time
there.
Mike
hated
attending
school.
In
his
eyes,
its
only
advantage
was
its
location.
During lessons, he
adopted a rather cool demeanor towards most of his
classmates
and was often accused of
being aloof. All he seemed concerned about was
adding to
his
DVD
collection.
In
truth,
Mike
had
not
adapted
to
life
at
the
school
very
well.
Perhaps he felt that he still needed
adequate time to adjust to a new environment
although no one could work out why he
harbored such an acute feeling of self-
pity.
As
someone
who
also
adores
watching
films,
I
had
slowly
become
acquainted
with
Mike. I had often seen him in the DVD
shop which adjoined our school, yet it took
a long time before he responded to my
advances of friendship. Maybe it was an
exaggeration
to
say
we
were
actually
friends,
although
he
would
at
least
acknowledge
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my presence with a cursory nod of the
head when he saw me.
One
day,
I
was
asked
to
administrate
our
school
’
s
new
film
club.
I
was
a
little
wary
about
asking
Mike
to
help
me
select
suitable
films
in
case
he
said
no.
however,
I
needn
’
t have worried.
Mike
’
s face lit up as he
scrutinized a poster I had just
adhered
to the wall. The poster advertised the grand
opening of the Film Club the
following
week.
‘
Hey
David,
’
he
muttered
excitedly,
‘I
want
to
be
involved
with
that.
’
The
change
in
Mike
’
s
behavior
over
the
next
month
was
dramatic.
I
have
no
doubt
that
it
was
the
Film
Club
which
activated
the
turnaround.
Once
a
boy
who
spent
most
of his
time sulking, Mike was now a model student. Before
each film was shown, he
would give a
very informative speech about the director and
main actors. Everyone
was
impressed
by
his
knowledge
and
passion
for
films
and
he
suddenly
became
extremely
popular at school.
3. Salt
Now that Billy
’
s
parents were a little more affluent, the family
had agreed
that
they
could
a
cottage
on
the
out
skirts
of
town.
Although
the
cottage
was
somewhat
old-fashioned,
the
agent
who
rented
the
place
to
them
was
keen
to
advocate
that
they
should
not
install
air-
conditioning
as
they
could
air-condition
the
place
by
opening
the
skylights.
The
day
that
they
moved,
the
air
was
heavy
with
the
advent
of
spring,
a
sense
of
renewal
accompanied
them
along
the
way;
Billy
and
the
old
dog
Rufus
watched
the
amazing
aerial
gymnastics
of
the
swallows
out
of
the
car
window,
browsing
through
the
family
album
every
now
and
then.
When
they
arrived,
a
group
of
men
were
unloading
the van. Billy
thought looking around the new surroundings should
be placed high
on
their
agenda,
so
he
whistled
to
Rufus
and
they
set
off
on
an
adventure.
They
found
a
small
footpath,
Rufus
showing
his
excitement
and
his
affection
for
Billy
by
panting
and
wagging
his
tail.
Billy
was
at
an
age
when
he
could
still
feel
a
sense
of
aesthetic
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excitement
at the beauty of nature. The adverse effects of
those years in the city
seemed to
vanish as he walked, and with Rufus as his
affiliate he felt invincible.
However,
he
had
reckoned
without
Rufus.
They
rounded
a
bend
in
the
path
and
suddenly,
in the next field,
they saw sheep. Rufus knew a good game when he saw
one, he ran
straight
into
the
field,
baking
aggressively.
Just
then,
a
man
in
green
boots
stepped
out
and
in
an
equally
aggressive
manner
started
to
shout
at
Rufus
to
get
out
of
the
field. With a sense of
alarm, Billy realized that the man was carrying a
shotgun
and he saw him level it and
take aim at Rufus.
“
Please
don
’
t
shoot
”
,
yelled
Billy,
but
this
seemed
to
aggravate
the
man
still
more.
The
gun
went
off
and
Rufus
howled
in
agony.
He
ran
helter-skelter
back
to
Billy
with his tail between his legs. The man
strode over to Billy.
“
Those
sheep
are
pregnant
”
,
the
man
said,
angrily.
“
If
you
agitate
them
they
can lose their lambs. I
will affirm my right to kill any dog that chases
them.
”
“
I
agree
”
,
said
Billy.
“
And
I’
m
sorry,
please;
help
me
get
Rufus
to
a
vet!
”
“
I
don
’
t
think
your
dog
will
need
a
vet
this
time
”
,
said
them
man,
“
the
gun
was only loaded with salt. But next
time, keep him on a lead,
okay
”
4. Freshman
Year
I was
born
in a small town, up
in
the
mountains. Because of the high
altitude, few
people lived
there. I was always amid my neighbors and friends,
people I had known for
all of my life.
When I was in my hometown, I felt like those days
would last forever.
But the days went
by quickly, and soon I found myself packing my
bags for college. I
was full of
ambition, and had applied to go to university in a
big city.
When I first got
to my university, I was on the alert for
everything. I felt very
much alone
without my
family and friends. I
was like
an alien arriving
on
a
new planet.
I
felt
like
an
ambassador
from
another
world. Once
classes
started,
things
were
better.
I
was busier, because I had to allocate most of my
time to studying. I wanted to work
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hard, and did not allow my self to go
to a large amount of parties. I wanted to find
an alternate social life that would let
me have fun, without always drinking alcohol,
like
some
university
students
do.
Many
people
allege
that
this
is
why
some
students
get
bad
grades their first year at university.
Because I felt very ambiguous about
what I wanted to study, I took many different
classes. I tried many different things,
but still hadn
’
t found the
perfect match for
me. This made me feel
even more lost at school, and I knew I had to find
a way to amend
things. In order to make
new friends, and alleviate my loneliness, I joined
the drama
club at my school. It was
there I met my first ally. The president of the
drama club
was
an
older
student,
named
Betty.
She
was
quite
amiable,
and
helped
give
me
advice
about
school. She helped me to alter my
schedule so that I had the best
classes.
Soon our drama club
put on its first show. It was a comedy, full of
jokes to amuse
the audience. My parents
and friends even drove out to watch me. We were
only amateur
actors,
but
I
think
we
did
a
good
job.
After
the
show,
my
father
said,
“Sarah
,
you
amaze
me, I
didn
’
t know you were so good
at acting!
”
such ample
praise made me very proud.
That was
when I realized what I wanted to be, an
actress.
5.
Story of the Vikings
Jerry
had
been
interested
in
ancient
history
since
he
was
a
little
child.
Every
night
before
going
to
bed,
his
grandfather
would
tell
him
stories
of
great
civilizations
like
the Romans, the Vikings, the Incas and
many others. These short anecdotes and stories
always involved great kings and
leaders, great wars and battles, and great heroes
and
foes.
However,
a
story
that
had
anything
to
do
with
the
fierce
Vikings
was
always
Jerry
’
s
favorite. He was
most
interested in these
stories
because his
grandfather had
analyzed
their family tree
and discovered that the
family
’
s ancestors were
actually Vikings.
Every day
at school, Jerry would wonder what story his
grandfather would tell him
that night..
He was always anxious to come home so that he
could see his grandfather
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