I used to be one of those kids who were scared of the old wrinkly people over at our house every second day, who we were forced to hug. Then I took the time to get to know these strange people and found out that there not scary after all. ... That's when those wrinkly people got renamed grandma or grandpa, and their former name seemed almost non-existent. ... Most of the time he"ll go out of his way to make a fool of me and most of the time he succeeds. ... Many children never take the time to know their Grandparents. ...

• Word Count: 1318
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Her hair was not combed and her face looked more wrinkled than I was used to seeing. ... Grandma looked all wrinkled and old. ... She read me the "Three Little Pigs" and told me that this would be the last time that she read it to me because she was tired. ... It was trying to prepare me for the upsetting time in my life. ...

• Word Count: 1847
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

That's my father, always a morning person: he would wake up really early to go to work and come home late; he didn't have much time for us. ... Her wrinkled hands and her white hair are a reflection of the hardships she endured in this life. ... However, I was happy with what I had since I spent most of my time on campus, studying and working in a small shop to make a living. ... Is he thinking about our family back at home or is he thinking about his new life in America and living on his own for the first time? And that starts me up again, thinking back to the time I looked out th...

• Word Count: 1360
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

All in all, everyone was having a good time and enjoying their break from the hustle and bustle of city life. ... I began to walk up the sledding hill were everyone seemed to be having a good time. ... By the time everyone got bored of sitting around, it was almost time for dinner. ... It was an old woman, wrinkled and tattered. ...

• Word Count: 1479
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The repetition of "nineteen years" establishes the passing of time, the desire to keep "pre-war Europe alive", demonstrating a deliberate aversion to assimilation. ... Over time, it becomes evident that feelings of love and hate are explored through shades of red, innocence and curiosity portrayed by white, and those with feelings of hostility towards change take on darker shades of blue and black. ...

• Word Count: 1749
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

His disability causes the narrative to be confusing due to Benjy's memory, which jumps back and forth in time. ... Quentin is obsessed with time and the representation of its symbolism. Thompson writes, " Throughout the day, Quentin is annoyed by the Christian notion that time has moral significance [he] is made nervous by many conscious-stirring reminders of time, time, time." ... From the very first sentence of the section, Quentin is obsessed with time; words associated with time like "watch," "clock," "chime," and "hour" occur on almost every page. When Quentin wakes he is "in time ...

• Word Count: 2419
• Approx Pages: 10
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