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    prescribed text (‘Romulus My Father’) and ONE related text of your choosing. You should write no more than 1000 words. Sense of belonging coming from father‚ in father son relationship. This can be seen in both‚ Raimond Gaita’s elegiac memoir‚ ‘Romulus‚ My Father’ and Gabriele Muccino’s 2006 film‚ ‘the pursuit of happyness’. Both texts demonstrate the relationship between a farther and his son and the extreme amounts of love and pain that they are

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    My Dream Job

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    My Dream Job       Ever since I began studying English‚ I have always wanted to become a translator‚ translating Chinese into English so that people in other countries can enjoy Chinese poems and stories.        Becoming a translator isn’t easy. It takes great patience and perseverance/ (Needless to say heartfelt effort and willing persistence is absolutely needed./ It is a step by step progress that involves confidence‚ patience and hard work.) Firstly‚ as a middle school student‚ I must improve

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    My Father Goes to Court

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    Short Story Analysis Name:Prado‚Jerold C. Grade/Section:7-Einstein(18) Teacher:Mr.Jestoni P. Carpio My Father Goes to Court Author: Carlos Bulosan My Father Goes to Court is just one of the many short stories in Carlos Bulosan’s “The Laughter of My Father” which was published in the 1940’s in the United States. It is the most popular one‚ I believe. He wrote this story based from folklore in the Philippines and it has an underlying social commentary

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    My Fathers Chinese Wives

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    My view on "My Father’s Chinese Wives" How ironic that even when someone like Caitlin’s father who’s history of being selfish and cheap I his previous marriages could attract so many young talented ambitious women into matrimony. As the Chinese mom’s daughters reflect on their stained memories of how their father treated their own mother‚ they relive how much anger and hostility they harbor for his role‚ or lack of‚ in being the head of their family. They not only tried to forget the details of

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    In the short story “A Conversation with My Father‚” there are two narratives intertwined. This story brings to light a generation gap between the past and the present. This generation gap leaves the dying father and his writer daughter with different views not only in life but also in literature. Paley’s use of characters exemplifies her efforts to combine realism with experimentation. This story is a great example of her style of writing: telling stories through the use of characters. Paley

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    My Story

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    today and I will smile tomorrow because the life is too short to cry for anything Let us meet each other with smile‚ for the smile is the beginning of love. A very good morning to Dr Josephn and my fellow friends. All the quotes that I say before this is from mother Theresa and it’s related to my topic‚ smile can help reduce stress. What concern me that‚ stress can lead to danger for us. There is many ways to reduce stress like listen to music‚ exercise or reading but the easiest ways to decrease

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    A lesson learned on my last meeting with my father. July 27th‚ 1999 was the last meeting with my father. My father left for heavenly abode on April 22nd‚ 2001. My husband‚ infant daughter‚ and I were coming to the U.S with infinites dreams‚ desires‚ excitements‚ hopes‚ and unknowns. We were departing for the PROMISE LAND… During the final good byes that very last day‚ my father gave his final blessings and said‚ “Beta‚ Kashti dubo ke jaana.” “Burn your ships.” We left for the promise land on August

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    “Jan Beatty’s My Father Teaches Me to Dream (1952) and Baron Wormer’s’ Labor (2008) are poems that discuss the same topic but the one poem portrays that work is necessity and there is no choice in the matter. Where the other poem gives you the impression that work is appreciated and amazing. Both works discuss how employment defines life. To some‚ work is just work and there is nothing to look forward to and it is just something that must be done. But‚ to others it is enjoying and appreciating

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    story of my lie:love story

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    HOMEABOUTPHOTOGRAPHYLOVE STORYFAQBLOGGING TIPSADVERTISECONTACTBLANK LOVE STORY Chapter One Our love story started long before Matthew and I ever actually met. And when you think about it‚ most love stories start that way. Every moment leading up to the one in which you meet your future husband or wife somehow shapes you and prepares you for that person you were fated for. Any previous heartbreaks or dark days or lonely nights can be crucially important in the grand scheme of things—sometimes

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    My Dream Organisation

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    MY DREAM ORGANISATION Every human being has some dream in life‚ which varies from person to person according one’s attitude towards life. Some have a craze for riches‚ others for brilliant academic career still others have vaulting ambition to hold some key position or a plum host. In the modern age of materialism there are very few people who have philanthropic inclination. How nice it is to blend one’s ambition to some mission in life. After all people who enhance the happiness of humanity and

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