Someone once said‚ “Pretty words aren’t always true‚ and true words aren’t always pretty.” This quote has meaning to any situation there can be. It is a quote used daily‚ and has a great impact on how we react to things. It is an important‚ and helpful note to use in anybody’s lives. When I was in the 8th grade‚ I was friends with another girl my age‚ named Adrienne Moran. We were real‚ close friends‚ and during that exciting year‚ an incident occurred where I had to face the fear of telling the
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The Good Things about Filipinos Amidst all the negative things hurled to us‚ Filipinos‚ by peoples from various and distant lands (or even by our own blood-brothers)‚ it will never be denied that we have good characteristics that we can be proud of. We even have attitudes that we are the only ones who have. These good things about us are those that compensate for the almost indelible negative things that we have. And majority of them are obviously the product of being imprisoned for more than
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Obstacles and Hardships in True Son’s Life Author Conrad Richter once said‚ “A man needs obstacles and hardships to make him physically‚ emotionally‚ and intellectually strong.” True Son‚ a white boy captured and raised by indians from a young age‚ faces many hardships and obstacles that end up teaching him valuable lessons in The Light in the Forest penned by Conrad Richter. Three specific hardships True Son faced in the novel greatly affected him: being taken away from his Indian family
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Succeed in Life Life is all about learning new things. All great men have been successful. They are remembered for their spectacular achievements. But it is certain that success comes to those who are sincere‚ hardworking‚ dedicated and committed to their goals. Success has been man’s greatest stimulus. It is very important for all. Success has great effect on life. It brings pleasure and pride. It gives a sense of fulfillment. It means all around development. Everybody aspires to be successful
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“Change before you’re forced to change” (Goodell). The historical novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe revolves around Okonkwo and his struggles with adapting to the new cultural collision that is presented to his village with the arrival of the colonist. The novel starts off by explaining the daily life of Okonkwo and his village prior to his exile and eventually leads into his accidental murder of a clansman which results in his exile. As the novel progresses‚ colonists arrive in Okonkwo’s
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The quest for the elixir of life has been going on throughout history. In every civilisation‚ there are myths which depict heroes and heroines who live long lives‚ some even forever. There is also recorded history of men and women‚ called alchemists‚ who experimented to discover means by which people could live forever; or at least for very long times. Mod¬em medicine too aims to prolong lives - often even of very sick per¬sons with no hope of recovery from their ailments. In fact‚ one of the signs
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For most people in our modern-capitalism world‚ money is the first thing‚ and sometimes the only thing that measures success in their life. Money can buy power. Money can buy fame. Money can buy time. Sometimes money can even buy a life. So money has become the first common goal for everybody. However‚ there is something else that can be the measurement of success in life. One important thing that defines success in our lives is our careers. With different careers‚ we will have different goals
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education. The more we learn about human interactions‚ the easier it becomes to progress as a society and stay clear of miscommunication. A plethora of concepts in Anthropology help explain how and why certain things came to be. Evidently‚ language has been one of humankind’s necessities for survival. Language is incredibly powerful in communication. As we know‚ communication is the reason we’re able to connect with others to transfer ideas which is vital in everyday life and in result‚ stimulating
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English Composition 1 Rough Draft - February 6‚ 2014 I Wouldn’t Change A Thing Of course I parked in a handicapped spot; of course there is no sign‚ except the little painting on the ground that looks as if it has been here since Vietnam; and‚ of course I have to use the bathroom again‚ I am thirty-six weeks pregnant after all. This day has started off to be a great one. Don’t get me wrong‚ being pregnant is a beautiful experience. I love feeling the baby kick and somersault around inside
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Don’t Waste Your Time with Trivial Things There are some people saying that the language is sexist. Generally‚ considering the words that are mostly used for both genders such as man‚ mankind‚ chairman‚ or the word history‚ especially feminist women see this issue as a big problem. Those people may present the famous philosopher Aristotle’s utterance "Man is a rational animal" as evidence. However; when looked at the etymology of the word "man"‚ it is easily seen that the original meaning of "man"
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