I was hoping to have a wonderful dream last night‚ but I had a nightmare instead. So‚ I am not going to talk about the surreal occurrences -- dreams or nightmares -- that come to us when we are asleep. Instead‚ I would just focus on dreams as ambitions or aspirations. That is also a wide topic and let me just zero in on big dreams‚ small dreams‚ and daydreams. Only the insane do not have dreams. But most of us are conditioned from young NOT to have big dreams. “Wake up and smell the coffee‚” says
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”Mount Pleasant” By Mary-Louise Buxton In this short story called “Mount Pleasant”‚ you see the world through a child’s eyes because the short story is written with a unique narrative technique and language. The reader’s mind is brought back to the time where ghosts and other wicked and impressive creatures filled the darkest corners of the thoughts from one’s young days. This curiously written short story is the product of Mary-Louise Buxton‚ written in 2005‚ and it is about Elizabeth and her
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Mount Pleasant ”Mount Pleasant” is a short story written by Mary-Louise Buxton. It is written as a first person narrator‚ as a child called Elizabeth. It is written quite unstructured‚ mostly describing the life of Elizabeth and her family in their home in Mount Pleasant‚ not showing the stories twist until the end. The narrator uses a very childish language using expressions like “Mammy”‚ “babby brother” and “Eeny meeny miny mo”. As a short story‚ the plot and character descriptions are quite
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activities. Then it becomes the master of their thoughts and actions. Such people are very selfish. They never think of the good of others. I had always wished for a large amount of money so that I may used it not only for my own personal good‚ but also for the welfare of the public. I have may own plans for using such a huge amount but I cannot put them into practice as I have no money. Once I dreamed that a rich relative had dies and left me all his wealth. In the way‚ I had at once become multimillionaire
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On the back of the surge in oil prices in the past few years and strong regional liquidity‚ the UAE economy continued to perform well with the economy recording high double digit nominal growth rates since 2003. In 2006‚ UAE’s gross domestic product (GDP) at nominal prices increased to AED599.2bn‚ recording a substantial increase of 23.4% over AED485.5bn recorded in 2005. Early estimates from Ministry of Economy (MOE) indicate that the nominal GDP increased by 16.5% to reach AED698.1bn in 2007
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There are many mysterious places in all nations that well-known all around world. Among those places‚ Lascaux Cave is famous for its Paleolithic cave paintings which is located in southwestern France. Researchers of the cave found it as 17300 years old. They primarily consist of images of large animals‚ most of which are known from fossil evidence to have lived in the area at the time. In 1979‚ Lascaux was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This place is also known as “First color photos from
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Mount Pleasant The parents are the most important cornerstone in the rearing of a child. They are the ones who lay the foundation for how the child will behave in the future. All parents wants their child to become a respectable and resourceful adult in society in the future. Therefore‚ the parents must strike a balance between being strict and soft‚ because there may be consequences if you are too much of one than the other. If you are too rigorous‚ the child may in the future be confined‚ or
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debates about how is now the security in the world. Many people think that the world is an increasingly dangerous place to live in‚ while others think the other way around. Nonetheless‚ in my opinion the world is not an increasingly dangerous place to live in because now there is more technology‚ better health conditions‚ and education. To start with‚ the actual world is surrounded by technology‚ which brought a lot of great changes to our lives. Most of these changes contribute to making our life
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Is Canada the best place to live in? Throughout history‚ Canada has been a great place to live in. There were many events that took place‚ some good‚ some...not so good‚ but in the end‚ Canada strived‚ and has been a great home for many cultures. Canada is indeed the best place to live in‚ as is proved by its Human Development Index‚ Life Expectancy at Birth‚ Death Rate‚ and Overall Rank. Canada ’s ranks for all 3 statistics are all very good; they are within the top 3. Canada ’s Overall Rank
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Mount Pleasant Louise Buxton’s Mount Pleasant is a very uniquely written short story‚ where we experience a normal day from a child perspective. It’s a modern story from 2005. The story is told in first person singular‚ where the narrator is a young girl whose name is Elizabeth. ”(…) like the glue wee peel off our hands after arts and crafts hour at school with Mrs Kelly.” (p.2‚ l.16-17) Based on the information we know that Elizabeth goes to school‚ but also that she cannot be more than 6 to
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