What is your most precious childhood memory? There are several memories from my childhood. There are only a few that are very precious to me. The memories that stick out the most from my childhood‚ are the time when I played football for the middle school‚ and we won the Florida state title. Another precious memory I have‚ is when I was 13‚ and I hit a homerun to win the game. There was another memory from my childhood that ment a lot to me‚ and it was when I made an interception for the high
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Ampalaya (Momordica Charantia) Ampalaya is a vegetable grown throughout the Philippines. It grows wild in the remote areas of Mt. Banahaw. As the English name suggests (bitter melon)‚ the melon has a bitter taste due to the presence of momordicin. Ampalaya is also considered the best herbal medicines for its ability to help with liver problems‚ Diabetes and HIV. Ampalaya are excellent sources of Vitamin B‚ iron‚ calcium‚ and phosphorus. It is also rich in beta carotene. All of it parts are consumable
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For this week’s assignment‚ we were assigned to read Bitter in the Mouth by Monique Truong. An exquisite novel‚ many of the themes and motives relate closely To Kill a Mockingbird from earlier in the semester. Not to mention‚ Monique Truong’s background was captivating. Born in Saigon‚ Vietnam‚ Truong moved to Boiling Springs‚ North Carolina when she was seven. She spent the next four years here learning English as well as experiencing first hand racism and discrimination. On many accounts‚ Truong
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My childhood memory that still occurs today I don’t know why I’m surprised about this as it’s happened before and still is today. Looking back at it now has made me a lot more confident and I feel a lot stronger than I was before. This all happened 10 years back from now how I had an operation on my eyes that didn’t go to plan and left me with bad results to my eyes as one was squint and the other was just normal. Knowing I had to go to school with these effects was terrifying‚ nerve-racking‚ scary
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In life we must savor the sweet and endure the bitter challenges‚ when it comes to accommodating to a perilous situation. An ongoing war on terror is exacting a heavy emotional toll on families and other individuals that are in danger due to being surrounded by an atrocious environment that involves war. The life of apprehensive individuals has never been an easy one to live‚ with frequent upheavals of the individual’s and very little sense of control over their lives. Perpetually living around brutality
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world. Coffee can have a stimulating effect on humans due to its caffeine content. It is one of the most-consumed beverages in the world. Ampalaya (Momordica charantia Linn.)‚ also known as Bitter Melon‚ is a crawling vine that grows well in tropical countries‚ particularly in the Philippines. Known for its bitter taste‚ the Ampalaya is at once a staple ingredient in Filipino and Asian cuisines and a reliable home remedy for various illnesses‚ particularly diabetes. But aside from its role as a healthy
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are willing to spend a lot of time alone in exchange for a little time with the one they love. It’s for those knowing a good thing when they see it‚ even if they don’t see it nearly enough‚” (Meghan Daum). Throughout the novel Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford‚ Henry and Keiko’s relationship goes from being good friends to teenage love that is torn apart by distance. But after forty long years of being apart‚ their friendship and love for each other is renewed. During the beginning
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Marla May Lindsey Martin-Bowen‚ J.D. English Comp 102 23 October 2012 Bitter Sweet Realization Today is a day of great sadness in the literary world. While I was not a personal friend of Amy Bender‚ she touched me on a personal and emotional level. Her death came unexpectedly and as I watched the story unfold on the news I felt a deep sense of grief. She was an author who understood the depth of feelings and portrayed it magnificently in The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake. I sat at
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Truth is the only weapon which can make a person win a battle. It is a pen that can write anything without anyone’s terror; it is a game in which who follows its one golden rule can never lose it; it is a tree that never loses its leaves; it is a river that cannot get filthy and dry in any season. Overall it can create heaven or else if not followed properly can ruin the whole world. It is said that to hide one lie we have to speak hundred more lies and that’s true. A lie spoken intentionally means
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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet‚ written by Jamie Ford and published in 2009‚ tells the story of a relationship between Henry Lee and Kieko Okabe‚ two middle school aged children caught up in the persecution that was taking place during World War II. The tale‚ told from the perspective of Henry Lee’s flashbacks to childhood‚ is sparked as a result of the renovation of the Panama Hotel‚ a hotel that is metaphorically on the corner of “bitter” and “sweet.” The tale not only discusses the relationship
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