“There are things about growing up in a small town that you can’t necessarily quantify.”--Brandon Routh. Growing up in a smaller town provided me with the exclusive benefit of spending more time with my family and friends. I was also able to dodge a hectic lifestyle that comes with living in a larger city. I also believe that living in a small city provides a more nostalgic and cozy feeling. Growing up I created great memories with my mother‚ father‚ and brother. To begin‚ growing up I created wonderful
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Throughout the lifetime of a human‚ countless misfortunes may need to be faced and endured. For several people‚ the severity of pain and adversity they experience could comparably surpass the amount of hardships of others. Such an example of this occurred during the early to mid-1800s in which numerous citizens of the United States pushed for reform of various conditions. One specific group that was a driving force for the reconstruction of society included brave and determined women. At the time
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Adversity plays a major role in developing and shaping a person’s character. I have found that this is not only a common theme in stories but also in real life as well. In the words of the Roman poet Horace: “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” This is repetitive in human history‚ today as well as hundreds of years ago. In a civilization‚ the upper class of a community would have different values than the lower class due to the
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Enduring Hardships Personal Response Everyone copes with hardships in different ways. Some people tend to escape their difficulties and start to seek short cuts‚ while others face the adversities and patiently overcome them. In “The Mercy” (by Philp Levine)‚ the speaker’s mother faced the adversity of not knowing how to perform certain tasks that may seem ordinary in U.S.A‚ but she remained patient while she learned how to perform those tasks. When I was left‚ abandoned‚ in Fort Saskatchewan‚ I kept
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Resilience It’s impossible to go through a week without hardship. The world we live in is full of hardships and difficulties. We need to learn to push through or we will struggle in today’s society. Difficulties that rise up may be tough but your intrinsic nature can push through all extrinsic situations. Friend help you show reliance and can help you through tough times. A family is always there to support you when going through difficult situations. Tough times can help you find your spirit inside
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Carol Anne Duffy’s presentation of love and relationships. Love and relationships are themes that are consistently found throughout Carol Anne Duffy’s work. It is something that she seems to present with mixed messages. This can be seen with the contrasts between the poems "Lovesick" and also "correspondents." In the poem correspondents the love theme seems to be forbidden and secretive. This is shown When Duffy writes‚ "When you come on Thursday‚ bring me a letter. " A letter is something
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When I look into your eyes It’s like watching the night sky Or a beautiful sunrise There’s so much they hold And just like them old stars I see that you’ve come so far To be right where you are How old is your soul? I won’t give up on us Even if the skies get rough I’m giving you all my love I’m still looking up And when you’re needing your space To do some navigating I’ll be here patiently waiting To see what you find ’Cause even the stars they burn Some even fall to the earth
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Jonathan Franzen wrote the article‚ “Liking is for Cowards. Go for what Hurts.” This article caused extreme interest and controversy by the topic of his argument. The purpose of Franzen writing the article was to challenge us to get back to the true meaning of love and not being so terrified of rejection. He feels that we had become too comfortable just liking what people expect us to and have lost the real understanding of the word love. Franzen stated‚ “If you dedicate your existence to being likable
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Are newspapers necessary nowadays? Can you imagine world without any newspapers? As far as I am concerned‚ they are the main source of information in our daily life. They educate readers on current event of our life. For this reason people became aware of global and local issue. So can be no doubt of newspapers necessity. In the first place‚ newspapers are very important in our society‚ due to the fact that they supply us the latest news and keeps us informed about the changing events of the
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“Move with the Times” Good morning Ma’am/Sir. Good morning Classmates. Before I start my speech im asking for your behavior to listen my speech clearly so that you will realize how it is important to move with the time. Time in deed is very precious. It is valuable. Some even say that only time is capable of understanding haw valuable love is. Time is like a chance‚ once gone; it can never be taken back. And there no person ever recorded‚ even history
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