”A Gift for My Mother” is a short story written by Viv McDade. . It’s chronicling the course of a young girl’s best intentions. The main character in the story is a little‚ juvenile girl called Lucy. “..a bunch of wild flowers in the bushveld..” (p. 8‚ l. 1) The story takes place in South Africa‚ because a bushveld is a well-grassed plain area in South Africa. Throughout the entire story Lucy wants to give her mother a gift. She decides to collect bunches of flowers‚ sell them and earn some cash
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A Gift for My Mother The story is about a ten-year-old girl named Lucy‚ whose parents are separated and doesn’t have money enough to fulfill their dreams. The father works at a garage‚ which isn’t enough for the family to live on‚ and he’s getting confronted with that all the time even though he’s giving all he have earned‚ to his family. In the start Lucy’s parents are discussing right in front of her‚ which make Lucy confused because she’s 10 years old and doesn’t yet understand what the big
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1‚ 2012 REL2011 Sat 9:30am Wat Buddharangsi When it came down to me finding out where I wanted to do my site visitation for this class‚ it was actually a lot harder than I thought. I grew up in a household that had Hindu morals and values‚ however‚ my parents’ view on religion were quite vague. Growing up we never attended church (temple) and the only time we celebrated any religious holiday is when our grandparents came around. My parents believed in allowing my little sister and I to grow into
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Who is the most influential person in your life? Influence can give a person a whole new perspective of life. No matter what stage in life people are they are subjected to influences. Throughout life we tend to meet good and bad influences. A persons influence on how he/she perceives life will stay with them for the rest of his/her life. Influence in one’s environment impacts his or her personality. Throughout my life‚ there has been many good influential people guiding me. This frequently
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The most important person in my life Good morning‚ everyone‚ Today I would like to take this opportunity to express myself about the most important person in my life‚ my dear mother. Speaking about my mother‚ she is a beautiful‚ kind-hearted and romantic woman. She is not very tall‚ but she has a wonderful figure. She has a pair of bright eyes and a small mouth. She loves my family very much. She buys birthday gifts for us and gives us kisses with love. She takes care of me day and night when
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The most prominent person in my life is Jesus Christ. It is in him that I live‚ move and find my being. He is so gentle‚ kind and loving. He speaks with so much wisdom‚ signs and wonders he performs. He causes the blind to see‚ the deaf to hear‚ the dumb to speak‚ and the lame to walk. He has never spoken a lie or hated anyone. He is a true symphony of love‚ peace and joy. He is royalty. He is indeed the lover of my soul. Before he left this earth he promised that He is gone to prepare a place
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"A MOMENT YOU CONSIDER TO BE THE MOST JOYFUL" Every person has a moment or a few memories which he remembers through out his life . The joy of that moment is so over whelming‚ many of us remember it as the best day of our life ‚ it is mostly about achieving what you strive for‚ in my case ‚ it is a bit different‚ I wanted what most of us usually have. It is what a human at this age is certain to have‚ it just comes naturally to us‚ the circle of socializing and friendship are just a part
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Angkor Wat by Asian History: SE Asia November 16th‚ 2013 There are thousands of wonders to be seen across this earth. Not many‚ however‚ can compare to the archeological feat of Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat is the perfect combination of creative aspiration and religious devotion. Built in Cambodia‚ this hydraulic city is one of the oldest‚ heaviest structures ever to survive almost nine- hundred years. This great temple is the largest religious temple ever to be built. Walls
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sixteen; and I was going to my soccer practice in the morning session. It was summer and we were still in the pre-season era. I’m riding my longboard down the smooth street and I remember coming up to an intersection. I also remember that summer my dad didn’t want me longboarding under any circumstances. Meanwhile‚ being the stubborn young boy‚ I was riding down the street as a familiar car drove past me. As a car passed right next to me‚ I believed it to be my dad however due to my speed there was no stopping
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events happen in the life of a man. These have a lasting impression on his memory. He can never forget them. Such an event happened in my life. I shall never forget it. My skill in swimming I have learnt swimming very early in life. Our house is very near the Ganga. I regularly bathe in the Ganga. During my bath I spend sometime in swimming. I can swim even when the Ganga is very rough. Thus I may say that I am an expert swimmer. The memorable event has something to do with my skill in swimming
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