Many teachers have been an influence in my life‚ especially in high school and college. However‚ my 10th grade English teacher‚ Mr. Weinstein‚ has helped me more than he will ever know. I’ve always had an intense passion for writing. I thought I was the absolute best writer I could ever be; there wasn’t one flaw in any of my writings. Mr. Weinstein did not agree with my cocky attitude towards English. He thought I was a good writer‚ but I could always be better which is why he had no shame in giving
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of his problem: His eight months at war had profoundly damaged his psyche.“I was trying to be the tough marine I was trained to be — not to talk about problems‚ not to cry‚” said Mr. Galavant‚ who has since been diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder. “I imprisoned myself in my own mind.(Alvarez par 1). Mr. Galavant is not the only one struggling with with problems like this‚ PTSD affects about 7.7 million adults in just america
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Mr. Duvitch is “a little fellow‚ a lean starveling of a man with watery blue eyes and a kicked-about look.” (6). As described by Andy the narrator of the story but there is more to Mr. Duvitch than what meets the eyes. Mr. Duvitch is a hardworking and kind father‚ husband and friend. Despite the fact bad luck is almost synonymous with his name‚ he never lost his temper or gave up hope. Furthermore‚ he always completed his job to the utmost degree and treated everyone around him with kindness and
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my sister and I whine fore‚ despite not actually liking the stuff)‚ revealed in her wringing the packet like a towel until it’s about to burst‚ then remorsefully opening it and smoothing it out and trying to decipher the back of the box again.” Mrs. Lee is a hardworking woman and tries to provide everything she possible can for her family. Making cooking one of
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from fellow prisoners and the Nazi officers. Mr. Wiesel: He is the father of Eliezer and was the only member of Eliezer’s family that remained with him until his death shortly after a death march. Unlike Eliezer‚ he still remained faithful to his religion despite all of the human suffering he witnessed and was a part of. He also changed since he was no longer the emotionless and distant father figure‚ and instead developed a deep connection with Eliezer. Mrs. Wiesel: Despite
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Mrs. Shears is a close neighbor of Christopher’s who has also made a difference Christopher’s life. When Christopher’s mother passed away he remembers that Mrs. Shear would come over to his house and help Chris’s dad and Chris around the house in many ways. For example‚ she cooked meals for them and cleaned the house. She also played scrabble with Chris‚ which he really enjoyed. She made a difference in society by helping people that were in need‚ especially a single dad with a mentally disabled
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Sr. Lino is a man who gets down to business. He is my favorite character because he reminds me of my grandpa. This is because Sr. Lino follows the rules and got down to business. He sat in a warehouse for thirty-nine years‚ and the phone never rang‚ a truck never showed up‚ and never wrote any reports in his binders because he waited for a delivery. He yelled at Nin for not being ready and that they always needed to be ready just in case. Sadly‚ nothing ever happened until Nin arrived. Nin is very
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In this story‚ there are many interesting and fun characters. One of the main characters is a girl named Meg. There are also some other important characters like Charles‚ Calvin‚ Meg’s Mom‚ Ms. Whatsit‚ Ms. Who‚ Ms. Which‚ and It who we will talk about during this story. Meg does not do well in school because she does not feel smart so that makes it harder for her to do well in school‚ plus she does not fit in because she thinks she’s an "oddball.” Meg feels ugly too‚ but the thing she hates
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“All I know is that I know nothing” argued the deep ancient philosopher Socrates. His argument is based on the fact that one cannot know anything with absolute certainty; they could only know something with a fractional amount of confidence. Socrates had written this quote nearly two thousand year ago. With our vast advances in modern technology‚ science‚ mathematics‚ and equipment to record data‚ over the last two millenniums‚ one would assume that we would long grow this view of not knowing anything
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Review of Me and You and Everyone We Know Miranda July’s independent movie Me and You and Everyone We Know is very cute and a little bit bizarrely funny‚ which mainly observes of how modern people struggle to connect with each other in an isolating world. Through the usage of film techniques such color and the camera distances and angles‚ views get a better understanding of how the central character Christine‚ a lonely artist who operates a cab service for the elderly‚ falls in love and holds hands
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