My favorite teacher was scary and mean -- but only in the eyes of those who had never been in her classroom. Those of us who were her students encouraged the rumors and bolstered our reputations for bravery‚ secure in the knowledge that she would protect and defend us with every ounce of her being‚ because we were "her students." What kind of teacher inspires such trust? The best kind! The other day a local newspaper columnist‚ the survivor of an abusive childhood‚ wrote about a teacher who had
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of Dance and Music) is one of the Societies in St Xavier’s College Kolkata. AP got to know about this society from his friend Dravid. They both decided to go for the audition conducted by this particular society. There were about more than 100 students who had come for the audition and only 8 of them were to be selected. Dravid went up on stage with his bass guitar and started playing one of AP’s favorite song ’Pichle saat dino mein’ from the movie Rock On. The Director of XADAM‚ Sujata Ma’am commented
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draw closer to this beach. Is this the smell of death? A shudder consumed the craft and the door opened‚ already bullets whizzing around everything as one craft after another landed‚ the bodies of men thrown towards this beach. Sounds of explosions as mines and shells explode around me‚ sand being thrown high into the air raining down on everyone as if it were a persistent rain‚ the sea still crashing against the shore as we waddle through the viscous water towards this beach‚ then as shell’s crack
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The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Stephen Chbosky was born in 1970. He wrote the screenplay for the film Rent. As a teenager Stephen loved reading classics such as “The Catcher in the Rye” and other books of the horror & fantasy blend. Tennessee Williams was his favorite author. In 1992 he graduated from the University of Southern California’s screenwriting program. Stephen currently lives in California & is an active gay rights supporter. This teenage boy who calls himself
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In high school‚ many teenagers change and develop throughout the 4 years. The novel‚ The Perks of Being a Wallflower‚ shows examples of change and development through the main character‚ Charlie. “The Perks of Being a Wallflower is persistently regarded as a coming-of-age story‚ largely due to the changes that occur in Charlie in the course of his freshman year of high school.” (Dominic) In the beginning of the novel‚ Charlie enters high school with no friends and feeling like he can’t fit in with
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A Peaceful Place As she sits in the soft sand‚ meditating‚ I can only imagine what’s going through her mind: nothing. She has no worries‚ she’s carefree. To just get away from everything and just go on a vacation to a sunny beach and relax is something I yearn for. So to see her calm‚ poised‚ and just blankly staring out into the neverending blue sky makes me want to buy a flight ticket and go out to the Caribbean in hopes of forgetting every worry I have
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Christmas has always been a favorite holiday of the year. As a child it was the one time of year that I could get a glimpse of Santa Clause leaving me presents. I enjoyed waking up early in morning to be able to open my gifts. Christmas is also a wonderful time of the year because you can have so many decorations all over the house. Best thing about this holiday is you can spend Christmas Eve and Christmas day watching movies with your loved ones. This holiday mean so much for me because it brings
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My Favorite Sport “Great teams are not made up of many well rounded players. Great teams are made up of a variety of players‚ each having their own strengths.” by Pele. This is one of many things I have learned when I play soccer. It has been 4 years since I started to play this sport. I was just a kid at that time. After 6 years of playing this sport competitive‚ I confronted a lot of problems. I became a lot more mature and I understand life better. For example‚ I learn how to always keep calm
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The Curse of Being First As a child Thursday nights were my favorite. My nana‚ my family‚ and our uncle’s family gathered for our traditional dinner‚ consisting of undercooked pasta and old ‘Jeopardy’ reruns. Our family would sit on the floor draped in blankets‚ huddle around the small TV in the living room‚ and surround ourselves with space heaters. While the adults spent the evening passively watching and talking‚ us kids pretended to be contestants on Jeopardy; shouting out wrong answers (as
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Being smart sucks. Being smart is literally the worst thing ever. Ok not the worst thing‚ but it’s pretty close. Alright so it’s actually very near the bottom of the list when it comes to a world-wide consideration of injustices. But still‚ being smart sucks. The thing about being smart is that‚ often‚ everyone knows you’re smart. And when everyone knows you’re smart‚ you’re expected to continue to be smart. You are suddenly everyone else’s benchmark so when you have any sort of off day‚
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