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    wrong. The poets Gabriel Okara and Dennis brutus both express this feeling of guilt in their personas backgrounds. Therefore‚ okara’s “Once Upon a Time” and brutus’s “It is the Constant Image of Your Face” are poems portrayed with guilt‚ but they show it in different situations. The body of both poems have a specific situation happening. in the poem “Once Upon a Time” the persona wishes to be young again an forget all the lessons he has taught himself. He admits of having to put on a “mask “depending

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    “Instructional Materials Commonly Used by Intermediate HEKASI Teachers of Paco Catholic School” Introduction Nowadays‚ social studies in Philippine school is known as Heograpiya‚ Kasaysayan at Sibika or HEKASI. Teaching HEKASI like any other subjects requires instructional materials that include: teacher’s manuals‚ exercise books‚ transparencies‚ reinforcement activities‚ supplementary tables‚ graphs‚ charts‚ maps‚ computer soft ware‚ and audio materials. In 2009 National Achievement Test conducted

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    Once Upon a Shop – english essay Big shops and brands like Tesco are taking over the world. It is not any longer easy to be independent and run a little shop. The essay Once Upon a Shop is written by Jeanette Winterson‚ who is a British writer. The essay was published the 13. June 2010. The essay is about Jeanette Winterson and her vegetable shop‚ which is located in Spitalfields in the East End of London. Jeanette Winterson tells in the essay how she opened a vegetable shop instead of being employed

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    In the poems “Once upon a Time” by Gabriel Okara and “A Contemplation Upon Flowers” by Henry King‚ both speakers yearn for transformation and spiritual renewal of their minds. In the poem “A Contemplation Upon Flowers” by Henry King the speaker reflects on his character. He compares the life of flowers to human life and how these flowers accept death with open arms‚ unlike him who fears it. He wishes to be brave like these flowers in the face

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    In the poems ‘Poem at Thirty-Nine’ and ‘Once Upon a Time’‚ the idea of the relationship between father and child is explored‚ but in different ways. In ‘Poem at Thirty-Nine’‚ the relationship between the poet and her father is portrayed as a warm and positive one. The poet writes of her father as a teacher to her. The lines ‘Writing deposit slips and checks‚ I think of him. He taught me how’ tells us of his guiding her in the practice of necessary activities of life. We can see that the poet is

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    Nadine Lustre From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Nadine Lustre Nadine at MMFF Awards Night Born Nadine Alexis Paguia Lustre October 31‚ 1993 (age 21) Quezon City‚ Philippines Nationality Filipino Occupation Actress‚ singer‚ television host Years active 2002–present Agent Viva Artist Agency Known for Diary ng Panget Parent(s) Myraquel Paguia-Lustre Ulyses Lustre Musical career Genres Pop Labels Viva Entertainment Associated acts Pop Girlz Nadine Alexis Paguia Lustre (born October 31‚ 1993 in Quezon

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    What It’s Like to Be a Black Girl by Patricia Smith Compared to Country Lovers by Nadine Gordimer. Carolynn Hanson ENG125: Introduction to Literature (ABG1239A) Instructor: Corey King October 15‚ 2012 When comparing and contrasting the poem What It’s Like to Be a Black Girl by Patricia Smith with the short story Country Lovers by Nadine Gordimer. The poem and the short story are both great examples of the difficulty of life between different ethnic backgrounds. The Poem What It’s

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    overly cautious‚ to the point where it causes harm. In Nadine Gordimer’s novel “Once Upon a Time” a family builds a barbed wire wall because they are so afraid of the robberies and the boy decides to explore the fence and dies from being shredded by the wire “(the boy) dragged a ladder to the wall‚ the shining coiled tunnel...with the first fixing of its razor-teeth in his knees and hands and head he… struggled deeper into its tangle.” (Gordimer‚ 6 ). The family built the fence to protect themselves

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    to the downfall of Antigone. Firstly‚ the fact that two of her brothers have been fighting to death for the throne has had a negative impact on her life. She has lost both of her brothers at the same time. Secondly‚ Antigone believed that her decision was following divine justice. For example‚ she once said to Creon “Your order was outrageous.” And lastly‚ she has been arrested and put into a cave for following her sense of justice has led to the downfall of Antigone. Despite the fact that Creon has

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    Like‚ Whatever she included a section called “What’s Black‚ Then White‚ and Said All Over?”. This section examines common way of speaking‚ which Savan claims has its origins in African American vernacular. Julia Alvarez‚ author of the book Once Upon A Quinceañera: Coming of Age in the USA‚ also writes about other cultures accumulating themselves into the American

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