Adapted from draft 6: Write a personal essay about an experience reminded by A Walk to the Jetty. Farewell It was the night before I set off. I sat on the floor in my lovely bedroom‚ enjoying myself in creating a mess when I tried to figure out what to take with to college. It’s been too long that I could spend my time just doing nothing; to me that was like running into a pink elephant during the past several years. But I was no longer a bird in cage‚ but soon would fly up high to the azure
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Karnataka It is celebrated as Deepavali (deepa + aavaLi → light + row) in Kannada. It is celebrated on the previous and next day of Amavasye (New Moon Day) as Naraka Chaturdashi (before new-moon day) resembling Satyabhama’s victory over Narakasura and as Bali Padyami‚ the first day of Kartika masa; inviting the greatest emperor of times‚ Bali Chakravarti to each and everybody’s homes. The entire house is cleaned and new clothes are purchased for the entire family which is followed by lighting of
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Bill Cunningham New York: Illuminating and Inspiring What is fashion? Fashion is wearing clothes‚ shoes‚ and accessories in the way that you like and sometimes praised by people. Nowadays‚ there are many magazine‚ newspapers‚ websites‚ and blogs are all about fashion styles. Many photographers take photos of famous stars‚ rich people‚ models‚ and designers’ runways. Bill is a photographer “on the street”‚ and he doesn’t care who is the person that he is taking the picture of. He only cares if he
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Catherine Barkley Catherine Barkley is the chief female character in the novel. She is an English volunteer nurse who serves in Italy. When we first see her‚ she is ‘a little crazy.’ She is hit by the war even before she meets Henry. Her fiancé of eight years was blown to pieces in the Battle of the Somme. It was an experience that has affected her mental health. Perhaps that is the reason why she appears emotional‚ excitable‚ and anxiety-ridden when we first meet her. She does not think much
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I can’t help but wonder what this country would be like if we didn’t have great leaders such as Benjamin Franklin‚ Patrick Henry‚ and Thomas Jefferson. The Declaration of Independence would have never been written and we would probably still be under the thumb of the British Empire. Our lives would not be the same. We would not have the right to freedom‚ liberty or justice. All decisions would probably be made for each of us. Benjamin Franklin would not have shown us the way to a better life‚ there
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A FAREWELL SPEECH TO THE STUDENTS LEAVING 10TH STANDARD Respected Principal‚ Teachers and my dear friends. We have gathered here today to bid farewell to the students of standard 10th. I am indeed honoured to be given this opportunity to represent the students of standard 9th. Just when we start to get comfortable with a person‚ something comes to alter the recipe. In this context‚ I would like to mention that for the past few months‚ the students of standards 9th and 10th have indeed worked very
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FACE RECOGNITION INTRODUCTION • People have amazing ability to recognize and remember thousands of faces. • Face is an important part of who you are and how people identify you. • While humans have had the innate ability to recognize and distinguish faces for millions of years‚ computers are just catching up. • Face recognition is a fascinating problem with important commercial applications such as mug shot matching‚ crowd surveillance & witness face reconstruction. • In computer vision most
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When I was in college‚ I used to write little ditties and short stories and poetry for my friends. Writing a book is another thing. It is so much different from my traditional day of dirty fingernails and greasy hair and hot pans. Mario Batali quotes College quotes favorite I was working all the time I was in college. I was working so much that I could hardly do my college work. Les Baxter quotes College quotes favorite You know that it is only through work that you
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 1. In what ways are the condemned man’s perceptions of time and motion distorted as he is waiting to be hanged? His perception of time and motion are distorted because time seems to slow down for him. His senses are keen and he notices in detail everything that is happening around him‚ all the preparations for his execution. 2. What is ironic about the fact Farquhar’s agrees with the saying that “all is fair in love and war ?” The irony in “all is
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FAREWELL SPEECH On the wings of an eagle‚ our love for you flies; Soaring higher and higher‚ and touching the sky. The soul is not where it lives but where it loves‚ And I know‚ my soul resides here; in Don Bosco. Good afternoon teachers and my friends. Every year graduating students find themselves craving for the fun and frolic of the Montessori‚ excitement of Primary and dedication of the high school as they bid a tearful adieu to the foremost architecture of their fruitful years
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