In the polyglot mass of humanity were members of varied social strata: rich and poor; highly educated and illiterate; religious men and agnostics; the kindhearted and the selfish; courageous men and the dull-witted (Wiensenthal 5).
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In the BHS lunchroom there are many varieties of healthy and unhealthy foods: salad and hamburgers; veggies and fries; fruit and ice cream.
ReplyDeleteFries, or French fries, are also known as fried potatoes, which are potatoes that have been fried, and potatoes are vegetables :D
DeleteIn a normal high school classroom, there are several types of human and, for lack of a better term, inhuman people: Preps and goths; cheerleaders and scene kids; footbball jocks and nerds.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many different types of beverages you can choose: sodas and artifically flavored water; shakes and alcoholic drinks; teas and juices.
ReplyDeleteIn this life many will encounter different obsticules like: love and hate; God and the devil; freinds and enimies; Happiness and saddness.
ReplyDeleteThere are many types of dog breeds: Labrador Retrievers and Pit Bulls; Pameranians and German Shepards; Chihuahuas and Great Danes.
ReplyDeleteIn high school, there are many different types of students all thrown into one big cruel place: cheerleaders and goths; jocks and geeks; scene kids and dancers; Christians and Atheists; highly educated and illiterate.
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ReplyDeleteIn a store there are two types of products: high quality and low quality; name brand and off brand;the fresh and the old
ReplyDeleteThe human psyche is a varied thing, containing goodness and evil in every person: intelligence and stupidity; happiness and sadness; greed and selflessness; love and hate; violence and pacifism
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