Every time we have a family party it seems like my parents and my aunts and uncles start talking about the “good old days.” As I sit there I wonder “Why was the good old days so good?” Well I began thinking about this and I seem to understand. The first thing that most parents or older people tend to mention is the fact that they had no worries. Another thing that I noticed was the fact that they had little or technology and Lastly‚ everything back then was much cheaper. When anyone thinks about
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Year 12‚ 2010 Writing Folio ENCOUNTERING CONFLICT – WRITING FOLIO – PIECE ONE Who we are is truly tested when we encounter conflict The true test of someone’s character is not determined by how we deal with conflict in our life‚ but how we deal with all the aspects of our lives‚ for example; how we are when we are happy‚ grieving or angry. Our maturity levels also play a huge part in defining who we are. There is no doubt that conflict alters our emotions‚ thus it effects our actions‚ but
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A Feminist View of ‚ “Hills Like White Elephants” Noelle Taylor South University Online To be a women in Hemingway ’s story “Hills Like White Elephants” meant not be a typical women of the time period. It was more like being a womean of today.In the time we live it ’s still not the “norm” to have an abortion‚but it is safer than it was then. She was stereotypical for the time (meaning she was the lesser sex who would do anything for her man)but there was more to it. She was being faced with
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In the book The Glass Castle‚ there is a huge power of the idea of the “American Dream”: to become educated‚ wealthy‚ and ultimately happy. Almost throughout the entire book there are references or ideas that pertain to the goal of wealth or happiness coming eventually. It appears as soon as Rex Walls even brings about the notion of building a glass castle‚ it was a dream‚ and something to aspire to‚ just like everyone has dreams for their future. Aside‚ though‚ from the glass castle idea‚ the
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Alex Fulton Descriptive essay GSW 1110 “The rush” As the clicking noise of the not so steady ski-lift chimes away‚ I hold on tightly‚ looking down at the people below. This being my first time doing anything in or around snow‚ I was very excited to be going snowboarding. While the ski-lift jerked back and forth my friend Corey enlightened me on the tips for staying alive while I went down the hill. I was trying to pay attention but I was just so eager to snowboard that his tips weren’t registering
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There are several ways of disciplining children. It is important to find out which ways work best for your child. Each child is different and what works on one child may not work on another. When finding a way to discipline your child‚ there are a few things that you should consider. Make sure the (1) discipline is age appropriate. You can’t discipline a two year old the same way you would a sixteen year old. (2) Stand your ground and do not give in. If you tell your child they are grounded for a
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“Don’t judge a book by its cover”. Have you ever heard this idiom? It means not to judged people or things by what they look like from the outside. May be you will wonder why I start this article with this idiom. Hmm.. let me share a bit of my life lesson about some people judge me by my appearance. This is a story about 3 years ago. I ride her scooter to college .One day‚ after finish my tenpin bowling training at Summit BP‚ I went to BP Mall with one of my team mate to buy a birthday present for
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The Greatest Battle You Will Ever Face is the Battle to be Yourself Finding the person you really are is a life-long journey. The people you hang out with‚ your family‚ what you listen to and what you watch on television all affect the person you become. My Biology teacher once told me “Everyone is born a scientist. You do experiments to figure out what is right or wrong‚ and you learn from them.” When you are growing up you teach yourself things like how to talk and walk. You never get
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MMLLDC Roald Dahl (1916-) Roald Dahl was born in South Wales‚ though his parents were Norwegian. He became a fighter pilot during the Second World War and his first book of short stories‚ `Over to You’ (1942)‚ deals with the tensions of war-time flying. After this carne two very successful collections of short stories‚ Someone Like You’ (1953) and `Kiss Kiss’ (1959)‚ from which this story is taken. A later collection was ’Switch Bitch’ (1974‚ and more recently he has written a novel‚ `My Uncle Oswald’
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Its frosty air makes warm breath turn to a slight translucent haze; continuos sound echo’s around the glossy polished tiling covering the whole bathroom. Being night only reflections from the window lightens the room‚ making silhouettes. Broken mirror shattered sharp like knives over the floor‚ picks up rays which dance along the window sill‚ moist air made it seem like a shower had been taken‚ letting off a putrid smell‚ as though something was withering away in the corner and had been forgotten
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