I. Introduction II. Understanding A. William Stafford B. Untraditional 1. His work 2. Hidden lessons III. Break down A. Title B. Lines 1-3 1. Stafford’s meaning 2. Questions IV. Living A. Problems B. Lines 4-7 1. Answering to life 2. Metaphors V. Paraphrasing A. Lines 11-13 1. Inner thought 2. Knowing B. Final Words VI. Conclusion An Explication of William Stafford’s “Ask Me” The poem “Ask Me”
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I am proud to be a Filipino. Our Lord God’s plan is for me to live my life as a Filipino and therefore‚ in my heart and in my mind‚ I shall always be a Filipino wherever I may be in the world. God wants me to belong to the Filipino family and as such‚ I am a “kapatid” [brother]‚ kapamilya at kapuso to anyone and everyone who is Filipino‚ wherever he or she may be on earth. You will recognize me with polite words "po at opo” in my sentences. We also have our signs of respects with kissing the hand
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Narrative Essay “If I Could Change One Thing about Me” Xerishya Jonpaula G. Gorobao MKIT – 101 Prof. Chona Lajom If I Could Change One Thing about Me Settings: - At Home - In School Conflict: -When I do have a problem with focusing on my studies‚ and at home‚ especially to my mom. Character: - My family - My friends Thesis Statement: - Well‚ there are many things I would like to change about myself‚ but If could change one thing about me‚ it would probably my attitude of being
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My Most Unforgettable Experience Whenever somebody ask me to relate an experience that I can never forget‚ millions of different experiences comes to my mind. But there is only one experience which I would consider memorable and unforgettable. It was the first time I went to Enchanted Kingdom in Laguna where I rode a roller coaster. Why? The fear‚ excitement and anxiety that I felt‚ is beyond one’s imagination. Let me recall the whole incident. It happened in 2007 where I started my career in
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Me Talk Pretty One Day Me Talk Pretty One Day. The title already starts questions and as you get through the essay‚ it makes perfect sense and creates a meaning to the title. Sedaris is the narrator throughout the essay and nearly at the beginning of the story you finds his tone throughout the essay is kind of a depressed tone‚ it sounds like he is depressed and put down by the instructor of his french course. Sedaris is passionate in leaning French. He moves to France and starts school there
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ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DAYS OF MY LIFE I decided to get out of bed extra early that beautiful spring morning. Everyone and everything seem to be having a great morning that day. I could hear the birds chirping love songs‚ and the cats meowing. As I looked out the window I could see the sun smiling at me. I closed my eyes and smiled back at the sun‚ as my mind drifted off to what this new day would bring to me. I then realized I only had one hour until I started this new journey in my life.
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Diversity is always valued by universities who seek the best students to admit to their programs. They believe that students with diversity are the best students. I can agree with these statements. However‚ my experiences with diversity have not always been a good one‚ and many times‚ it was very trying for me. Diversity has almost taken my will to live‚ yet I have still moved on. Sometimes I wonder how people get through tough times‚ only to realize that I have been through the toughest. When
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In the poem "Ask Me‚" the poet‚ William Stafford‚ gives the reader a strong sense of imagery‚ it describes the river so vividly‚ so creatively. This poem is a very good poem‚ and is actually very mysterious and a little bit almost questionable about the theme of the poem. Basically what I get from the poem is‚ the speaker is not ashamed of who he or she is and you can ask them any questions about their past and they will gladly answer. It’s almost as if it is kind of testing the speaker‚ like will
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Me Talk Pretty One Day – By David Sedaris From his book Me Talk Pretty One Day At the age of forty-one‚ I am returning to school and have to think of myself as what my French textbook calls “a true debutant.” After paying my tuition‚ I was issued a student ID‚ which allows me a discounted entry fee at movie theaters‚ puppet shows‚ and Festyland‚ a far-flung amusement park that advertises with billboards picturing a cartoon stegosaurus sitting in a canoe and eating what appears to be a ham
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When a New Manager Stumbles‚ Who’s at Fault? i ll liiilll!!!!! ’ by Gordon Adler Everything was fine until Paul MacKinley‚ my manager at the Minneapolis‚ Minnesota‚ branch of Bulwark Securities‚ waved me down in the parking lot. It was June 1995. He was standing directly in the hright Sim‚ so I had to squint to make out his features. "Goldstone‚" he said‚ "there’s a management slot opening up in the Framingham‚ Massachusetts‚ hranch." I parked the car and found him ten minutes later
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