‘Shooting an Elephant’ by George Orwell‚ the word ‘hollowness’ is an abstract noun because it is intangible and encompasses human states of mind. In my opinion‚ the word ‘hollowness’ has two meanings. Firstly‚ it refers to absence of certain components of an object‚ making the object vacant or empty. Secondly‚ it can mean one’s emotion: the feeling one has after he or she worked vainly. The writer worked as a police officer under the British Empire in Burma‚ where he was hated by many Burman. Despite
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THE GUITAR (Magdalena Jalandoni) Its slender strings that are bright as gold Sing tenderly as a wild dove… In the night hours‚ its elect voice Is like the plaint of a precious feeling‚ Like the slow sigh of a soul in tears… For perhaps in the heart of the strummer Lies a deep sorrow that cannot be undone‚ And as each single string is singing No one can help but listen‚ enchanted‚ No one can help but feel the strong grieving. I WANT YOU TO KNOW (Amado Yuzon) I want
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The Meaning of Life “The Meaning of Life” is an excerpt from Richard Taylor’s book Good and Evil: A New Direction‚ with this book Mr. Taylor was thought to have adopted a radical subjectivist view of ethics. In this excerpt he explains why existence and life is meaningless and he sheds light into the meaning of life. Throughout his explanations Richard uses an example from an ancient Greek myth. The myth is about Sisyphus a Greek man who offended the gods and was sentenced to roll a large stone
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Noemy Vega Writing 0990 October 22‚ 2014 Why Women Stay You notice your Best friend has a bruised eye and a busted lip. You ask her what happened and she tells you that it was her fault. The next thing you do is tell her is to leave her husband. She doesn’t listen to you and the next time you see her is in the hospital with broken ribs and a fractured skull. The most common crime against women is Domestic Violence. One person has more power and is able to control many of the aspects of the relationship
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E K L O N D I K E G O L D RU S H CHANGE CANADA The Klondike Gold Rush contributed a lot towards Canada’s economy. It brought over 22 million dollars into our economy which is over a billion dollars today. It also brought many people to Canada increasing its population‚ as it did to Dawson‚ Vancouver’s and Edmonton’s population. The gold rush also largely contributed towards Yukon’s confederation in June 13‚ 1898. The gold rush also helped us expand by bringing more people and the money
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Animal Farm- Literary Analysis During a revolution both sides have to be resilient and hard work is key to overcoming the opposition. This statement is portrayed in many different texts‚ like in Animal Farm when the animals kick Jones out of the farm and they’re preparing for the harvest‚ the animals have to work hard and be resilient “the implements were designed for human beings and not for animals” (Orwell 19). The implements they use symbolize the “reigns”‚ or the control of the farm‚ they
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the balance of truth. When a simple moment is blown out of proportion‚ it can lead to catastrophic results. Truth or the lack thereof affects every judgment that has‚ or ever will be made. Our decisions are clouded by how much of the truth we really know. It really isn’t that much of a wonder that an innocent lie can worm its way into the core of balance‚ and by slightly upsetting the scales‚ ruin everything. In Nothing But The Truth‚ both Philip Malloy and Miss Narwin’s life gets changed after
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WHAT IS LIFE? The definition of life is very difficult. Although dictionaries and encyclopedias say in general is the intermediate state between birth and death‚ I think it goes far beyond‚ is something deeper and we all want to know. By asking this question we faced is as if we ourselves‚ as research is about something I’ve always lived‚ after much thought and analysis that is life‚ in my point of view I think is that although many try to define life as commonly defined other terms‚ in my position
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Constantly risking absurdity The poem “Constantly Risking Absurdity” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti is a poem where he compares a poem to an acrobat.He starts off by describing how an acrobat risks everything even his life to his audience by walking in a high wire of his own making.What Ferlinghetti means is that an acrobat does everything he can including his most precious values mental and physical to entertain and amaze his audience. He doesn`t care if he makes a fool of himself o even kill himself
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