Cather’s MY ÁNTONIA "Optima dies ... prima fugit." My Ántonia‚ by Willa Cather‚ is a modernist novel that recounts and celebrates the past through the relationship of man and the natural world. Cather incorporates an epigraph at the start of the novel from Virgil’s Georgics that means “The best days…are the first to flee‚” which is integrated by many elements throughout the story as it is the epicenter in which the themes of the novel revolve. For those who aren’t familiar Georgics consists of
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Nightmare world I walked through the grave yard with fear and terror in my eyes and face. I knew it was haunted but there was no other way through or round. I had to go through and I didn’t want my friends calling me a baby so I went through. I was walking through there were broken graves and nobody in side it I heard a shuffle I looked back it was nothing. Then I saw a shadow then I blinked then it was gone I heard footsteps behind me I looked back it was nothing. Then bang I was on the
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MY THIRTEEN YEARS BIRTHDAY WAS AWESOME I was born to a lower-middle-class family on the 1st January of 1988; my parents have ever been very particular about observing my birthdays over years very meticulously. Since my birth‚ they have been regularly doing so every year. But I am unable to recollect the events of my infancy and early childhood. But in the state of my later childhood I could know that my parents had been observing my birthdays ever since. Now I have reached my girlhood‚ and every
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major you chose ? The reason you think you can get the assistance from the program? And this it my essay. It is so ashame when i must say that i did this in over 1 month what you can do in only some hours..but i think it is not good. ................................................................................................................. I love my hometown‚ love views from the windown of my house‚ the ground which is full with childrens’ laughs‚love the peace of the simple life here...love
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something that surrounds you for your whole life‚ outlining the way in which you live. Although sometimes transparent‚ your worldview allows you to make decisions based on how you see the world. Previous to taking this course‚ I had never taken notice of my own worldviews. Instead‚ I just lived life as it was and worked by the daily routine. I still do not fully understand this worldview‚ and probably never will. I like to focus strictly on the positive things that life has to offer. I have been told by
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These Harder Days Once‚ seemingly to my mind long ago‚ for truly it was nearly eleven years ago now‚ I reminisce of how simplistic everything was surrounding my birthday. There were no hassles of trying to compare schedules with my friends and select a time when every person could be together. There was no bother of having to clean my room and spend hours on the phone negotiating with families of friends or any other of the hassles that surround me now. Once upon a time things were simple‚ parents
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Babies and Birthdays To start off‚ the book The Giver compared to my normal living society is very different. The Giver has a very controlled life style. They are not able to make any choices for themselves; it’s all made for them. As of our society‚ it’s more free-willing and not as controlled. We are able to make our own choices. The way families are made in Jonas’s society is different than our society. Also‚ the way birthdays are celebrated is pretty odd too. They live a very different life
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occupied by shopping at the Mall. When I was a child‚ all stores were closed on Sunday. My parents‚ my sister and I spent a whole day to enjoy cooking and eating together. We had so much fun by doing this. The family relationship has been very close since then. In contrast‚ today’s families prefer to go shopping and eat at McDonald’s on Sundays. In addition‚ children are looking forward to the new toy of McDonald’s. In my opinion‚ the children who have grown up at McDonald’s can only be materialistic in
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Good evening everyone. Ever since I was a little girl‚ there was one thing that I dreamed about having when I grew up… My wedding. That was until after I was informed that because of my Filipino ethnicity‚ I could have a huge party when I turned 18. Now don’t get me wrong‚ I’m still looking forward to having my wedding‚ in about 10 years‚ but today I am more concerned with this amazing party that we are all at right now. It’s no secret that this party has been absolutely amazing so far. But there
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My Best Day Ever It seems to me that birthday celebrations’ become less interesting as time passes. There are no more party hats‚ balloons‚ cake‚ ice cream‚ and the joyful sound of “Happy Birthday.” I guess that’s why we hold all the good memories inside our heart‚ so whenever there’s a bad issue that may come up‚ we can reminisce on the past. In fact‚ birthday celebrations in my family were rare because my grandmother was raising eight children in a three bedroom house by herself‚ and she
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