still remember her. I still remember. High school is a time of pain and glory‚ of smart elites and expelled burnouts‚ of brown nosers and lazy group members. It can be easy‚ or it can be terribly hard‚ but mostly it’s just there. Like a constant buzzing in the back of your mind‚ never fully recognized or dismissed. It is impossible for adults to fully remember what they experienced in high school. It’s hard enough for teenagers to remember what happened the year before last. This fact‚ and this fact
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Thomas Carlyle once told others “Culture is the process by which a person becomes all that they were created capable of being”. Your culture helps you become the person you truly were meant to be and everyone has their own special culture. In the poem “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou the poet uses motif‚ imagery‚ rhyme‚ and diction/syntax to create the idea that in your own culture you stay determined and you never give up when someone tries to bring you down. Your culture is your own and no one can ever
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Written over four centuries ago‚ William Shakespeare’s plays are still being used today through live performances‚ film adaptions‚ or in the classroom. Through his influence on modern language and his use of stylistic devices‚ he shows that his work is still relevant in classrooms. Although some people might think otherwise‚ Shakespeare has made a big impact in modern society. A major influence he has made is on modern language. Speech today has evolved a lot from his time‚ but Shakespeare has
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Today’s modern society could learn a lot from Jane because of the various lessons she teaches from the experiences she goes through. With the lessons learned‚ women working for their success‚ and the conflict between classes‚ the novel Jane Eyre is still very relevant today. “Jane Eyre is an unusual heroine” (Triska"). This is because she is considered “plain” looking rather than beautiful. She somehow overcomes her troubled‚ impoverished past. She does the right thing for herself. She teaches the
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Ondrelique Ouellette 04 December 2012 The Buddhist Position on the “Soul” and the “Self”: Why They Not Exist Throughout history‚ man has been filled with existential questions. Perhaps the most common and puzzling of are those that revolve around the soul. What is the soul? Where is it housed? Where does it come from? Where does it go after one dies? Each society‚ each religion‚ has established an explanation. However‚ most prevalent religions and philosophies—be it Greek‚ Egyptian
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In our society many people try to eliminate racism but some still are racist. You might not think about racism everyday but it happens a lot around the world. Even though all genders and races should be treated the same they are not and it can lead to personal issues just because of people looking different from each other. All women and men are created equal and the same. People in the world do not treat others fairly. We should get treated the same way not because you like white people or black
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constantly being rewritten due to archeologic discoveries and scientific advances. However‚ if all artifacts from the past are destroyed‚ and if every individual’s memory of the past is distorted‚ the past no longer exists. Throughout 1984 by George Orwell‚ it is evident that the past cannot exist if nobody remembers it‚ which further proves that the Party has complete control over its people. In the novel‚ Winston works at the Ministry of Truth‚ and his job is to rewrite what has occurred in the past in
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In an article by Chris Arnade titled‚ “Who Still Believes in the American Dream?” Arnade speaks of his experience in interviewing a cluster of kids playing in the streets. He describes the kid’s idea of the american dream saying there was‚“A rapid-fire succession of desires for wealth and fame‚ obtained
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The planet that shouldn’t exist‚ also known as Kepler-10c. Kepler-10c is 560 light years away from earth. Kepler-10b shares the same star system as Kepler-10c. Which if you were wondering Kepler-10b is a “Lava world” that has a year of 20 hours long. Kepler-10c was discovered by the Kepler space probe. This “planet that shouldn’t exist” has a structure similar to the gas giants of the solar system. According to (Place Citation here) “Scientist looked at Kepler-10c with the HARPS-North Instrument
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ARE YOU STILL PLAYING YOUR FLUTE? Are you still playing your flute? When there is hardly time for our love I am feeling guilty To be longing for your song The melody concealed in the slim hollow of the bamboo Uncovered by the breath of an artist Composed by his fingers Blown by the wind To the depth of my heart. Are you still playing your flute? In the village so quiet and deserted Amidst the sick rice fields While here it has become a luxury To spend time watching the rain Gazing
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