Michelle Okonma ENG4U Ms. Wilhelmina Amansec 07‚ February 2013 Response Journal on The Great Debaters Quotation: “When I was a child‚ I spoke as a child‚ I understood like a child‚ I thought as a child‚ but when I became a man‚ I put away childish ways” Why‚ do you think‚ he chose this verse? Dr. James Farmer‚ a renowned educationist quoted the scripture 1 Corinthians 13:11 at the beginning of the movie‚ when he was addressing the freshmen of
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On that dark day I had received the heartbreaking news when the doctor said “Your second surgery did not go as well as we expected… unfortunately‚ you will be staying here for one more week”. The struggle was not just the pain in my leg or the vacuums in my skin the struggle was being alone. When I was thirsty for hours‚ not finding anyone to bring me water. The distress was seeing my mom crying on the phone screen‚ because she can’t come all the way from Spain and help me. The shame was hearing
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marching I asked him if he could try by himself. He certainly had his balance down. I stood him up and went a couple feet across the ice from him and he wobbled toward me all by himself. I was as proud as a mother. I knew I would never forget the moment when the first person I helped‚ skated all by themself. Taking in the smell of pure freshness and the feel of smooth ice with no bumps. The arena filled with
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however sometimes I can’t stop myself from crying anyway. There is something about emotion that has always had a way of making my mother more angry. She says something In between the strikes to my side‚ although I can’t seem to understand what it is. Moments later the woman is back‚ I get a small tinge of hope as I look
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Canada has participated in many battles throughout the world and this has changed how Canada was seen. The first defining moment was the battle of Ypres‚ where Canadian soldiers were the victims of the first gas attack by the Germans. The second defining moment was the liberation of Netherlands‚ where Dutch people thank Canadians for the concern towards them. The third defining moment was Canada in Rwanda Africa‚ where heroism was greatly achieved due to the efforts made by the United Nations. Due
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Defining Moments in Canadian History During the 20th century‚ there were many events and situations that helped define the country of Canada. There were positive moments‚ but also a good amount of negative ones. Of course‚ the successful events kept Canadians in a positive light‚ but the negative situations helped Canada learn from its mistakes and went to prove how strong and brave its citizens were/are. The three most defining moments would have to be the Dieppe Raid
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‘Moments in our lives that define who we are’ When we are born we are defined by our surroundings‚ particularly family‚ our culture and religious beliefs. As children we get told what to eat‚ what to wear‚ how to behave etc. but as we get older we begin to have control over our own lives and these are the moments that define us as individuals. There have been many defining moments in my life but there are two that really sum me up. The first was when I qualified and represented South Africa
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2. Describe a “defining moment” in your experience. How did it significantly impact you? There was a particular incident where I had a tough time making a decision. One of my team members from a mission critical project wanted to return to India as he had a personal emergency. He wanted to sort this out as it had begun to impact his work. I had learnt that peace & happiness in personal front will reflect into your professional world but till this incident I never stood up for such cases. But
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7:00 am sharp. “Perfect!” As always‚ I leap out of my bed at the first ring‚ hastily change out of my night clothes‚ and run down the stairs to eat my breakfast. Breakfast was always the same: 2 eggs; sunny side up‚ 3 slices of bacon; over-cooked to the perfect amount of crisp‚ and a glass of 2% fat milk in my favorite mug; the “Employee of the Month” mug from 3 years ago. Finally after devouring my food‚ I rush out the door to go to work‚ taking a quick detour to visit the Starbucks for my usual
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To be completely honest‚ taking what I’m most stressed out about at the moment and putting a fun twist on it really helped me relax more. Both of us take ahold of the paper and tape it on the wall by the door so we will always be reminded of what we should do. The sun is setting off into the ocean‚ causing a gradient of deep
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