My cherished and lost hope My country not yet a united; in truth Nigeria; my blind‚ heedless Nigeria I shed my tears for you Keep still‚ Nigeria And do not despair Because In the murky depths of every heart Amongst its recalcitrant sinews of selfish desires And vain hatred There slinks At least A wisp of longing For you To be vast In Peace And Power XVI African-born But western-modulated We have become . Strangers / In our land Divorced by our Past Betrayed by Today And
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There are over 400‚000 kids in the foster care system and with this many people in foster care it is easy for individuals to get lost. Josh‚ a former foster kid‚ once said‚ “A typical birthday was one of the saddest times in foster care‚ at times someone would say ‘Happy Birthday‚ Josh‚’ but usually the day was silent. I would feel worthless‚ like no one valued my life” (Time for a Reform). Many foster kids don ’t feel appreciated or valued because people don
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The loss of my grandmother was the saddest day of my life. My grandmother never smoked a cigarette in her life. She died of heart disease in 1997. Ironically the heart disease was diagnosed as a result of secondhand smoke. My grandparents were married for over fifty years. Even now I still can hear my grandmother saying “Robert you need to put those cigarettes down before they kill you.” Robert‚ my grandfather‚ was a smoker for sixty years. My grandfather would answer back “Well we have
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June-August- Summer Break‚ just ordinary things‚ going to sleep‚ going to stores‚ and just sitting in the house playing video games. However‚ one incident happened‚ that left me stunned and shocked. My mother died that year‚ from heart failure. I obviously was more depressed and miserable within my personal life. I cried all 3 months! To make things worse‚ the last concern I told to my mother was that I hate her. This was when I had the vigorous fight at school with the bully which landed me in the
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percent intramuscular fat‚ 1.2 percent carbohydrates and 2.3 percent other soluble non-protein substances. These include nitrogenous compounds‚ such as amino acids‚ and inorganic substances such as minerals” This is what we are indulging into and the saddest part is that we give this to our children for dinner. We sometimes even award our children with fast foods if they did a good job but what we don’t realize is that we are killing them softly. Today not only do we see lots of fast food on each corner
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Happy Loman Happy shares none of the poetry that erupts from Biff and that is buried in Willy—he is the stunted incarnation of Willy’s worst traits and the embodiment of the lie of the happy American Dream. As such‚ Happy is a difficult character with whom to empathize. He is one-dimensional and static throughout the play. His empty vow to avenge Willy’s death by finally “beat[ing] this racket” provides evidence of his critical condition: for Happy‚ who has lived in the shadow of the inflated
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unlikely spot." One of the author’s sources‚ Dean Rader also writes how Pablo Neruda was beyond his time‚ because the poet’s poem is still isolated‚ untouchable‚ perfect‚ and flawless. Pablo Neruda expresses repeatedly how "Tonight I can write the saddest lines‚" meaning he couldn’t write them before‚ when he was in his relationship. Through the use of repetition‚ imagery‚ diction‚ and sound devices in this poem‚ Pablo Neruda expresses his personal experience from his past love. In the first four
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lost his family for a second time. In spite of all that happened to Beah he was able to survive and make a new life for himself and try and forget about his lost childhood. No matter what Beah went through he still had hope. Secondly‚ one of the saddest things about this novel is that Beah almost had to face another civil war. If he wasn’t able
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Health Perception/ Health Management | * Number one leading health problem in Phoenix is cancer as compared to heart disease as the leading cause nationwide * Only 1.5 million of the reported residents are not immunized * Diseases with the increased mortality rates in 2010 were: Diabetes‚ Alzheimer’s‚ Parkinson’s‚ and homicide. * Phoenix offers a wide variety of preventative programs * 33‚000 medical facilities‚ 42 licensed hospitals‚ and 2000 healthcare providers * Readiness for enhanced
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ABORTION SHOULD NOT BE LEGAL The definition of abortion‚ also called voluntary abortion‚ is the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy. Any of various surgical methods for terminating a pregnancy‚ especially during the first six months. This definition brings us some questions as‚ should abortion be legal or illegal? Is murder or not? Whose fault is it‚ the mother‚ the government or the doctor? Who owns the decision? Abortion has been one of the most talked and
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