I was just as shocked as everyone else when I first met my friend Uzo‚ his life has been everything but regular just because of his skin color and nationality. In fact‚ what makes him so distinctive is the mixture of both his black skin color and Ukrainian descent. My friend was born back in Soviet times from an African father that he has never seen and a white Ukrainian mother. Despite the fact that his mother was Caucasian‚ his skin color turned out being as dark as it could‚ his hair was as curly
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of Aristotle and Schopenhaur’s ideas with extremely different they were able to share the same ideas on a few simple concepts of friendship. Both philosophers believed that individuals are only capable of having a limited number of “real” friends. A real friend is one who is there for the other no matter what the circumstance. Also both great philosophers believe that people with similar personalities and interests tend to be drawn together. Schopenhaur quotes that “People of similar nature‚ on the
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Tree Plantation Tree plantation means planting more trees in a planned way. It is very necessary to the environment. Trees are our best friends. They give us oxygen. They also give us shelter‚ shade‚ foods‚ fruits etc. They help our environment in many ways. They prevent soil erosion. They make our land fertile. They save us from droughts‚ floods‚ cyclones etc. If there are no trees our country will turn into desert. Different kinds of natural disasters will come. People will suffer from the shortage
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“A Poison Tree” Poetry Analysis “A Poison Tree”‚ by William Blake is a poem of four stanzas‚ with a rhyme scheme of aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff-gg-hh‚ and in which the poet examines the negative effects of unresolved anger. Blake cleverly presents this idea by way of an extended metaphor in order to make the point that if you let anger fester and build up‚ deplorable actions may occur. Blake also employs allusions and tone to help convey this theme. An extended metaphor is a literary device that compares
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Analysis of “Apple Tree” (extract) John Galsworthy is an English writer of XIX-XX centuries famous for The Forsyte Saga and he won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1932. It is important to know‚ that he started his literary career with long short stories‚ and The Apple Tree‚ which was published in 1917‚ is one of the most popular by Galsworthy. This extract does not say anything in particular about the whole story‚ but we can see very vividly the beginning of certain kind of events. Basically
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observer of and commentator on Cosimo’s unusual way of life‚ finds this concern ironic‚ noting that it would not have bothered their mother in the least to see her sons under cannon fire.) Eventually‚ she rather enjoys catching sight of Cosimo in one tree or another through her telescope‚ and she sends him messages with her military signal flags. Cosimo’s varied adventures in the trees make for enjoyable reading. At first these are boyish pranks‚ such as throwing a piece of bark at the boys’ pompous
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A Friend in need is a friend indeed Who is a friend and what is that which is known as friendship? It is the connection that generally exists between two individuals who are not related to one another on account of any family ties. It is also possible that people who are close relations too can become friends. Here we are dealing with this kind of friends although there is another category of friends spread beyond national boundaries. This category is known as pen friends who begin their relationship
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Tree of Life- by Gustav Klimt. Gustav Klimt was an Austrian artist who was radical in his painting which moved along the lines of Symbolism. Born on 14th July 1862‚ to Ernst Klimt the Elder and Anna Klimt‚ Gustav had the artistic background and the genes set by his parents. He acquired his primary education in arts by the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts and later went on to claiming a professional career in painting interior murals. Receiving the Golden order of Merit for his spectacular work
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Nature helps us in many ways. Similarly trees are closely related with our life. They are our friends. They play an important role in our life and economy. Proper place for plantation: In Bangladesh June and July are the best time for tree plantation. Bangladesh is a lower riparian country. So‚ Upper levels are the best suitable places to plant trees. Sea beaches and low lying unused lands can be used for tree plantation. There are many roads and highways in our country. We can plant trees on the
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“The Apple Tree” Essay Prep Literature and Your Life Reader’s Response: Were you surprised by the ending? Why or why not? Thematic Focus: Why do you think that eagerly anticipated events so often fail to live up to people’s expectations? Written Discussion: Discuss why the children mislead their father about the taste of the apple. What would you have done in that situation? Why? Check Your Comprehension 1. What does the friend from England tell the father about the apple
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