When I rescued Lin Tse-hsü I could hear the pitter-patter of rain pellet ting the rooftops of the stone buildings‚ which the English had constructed‚ but I‚ Bry-wong‚ was not here to be cold nor wet‚ which I was. I was here to rescue Lin Tse-hsü‚ who was an official from Canton. Lin Tse-hsü was captured by the English because he helped lead the opposition to England. The East India Company shipped tons of opium‚ a drug from the poppy seed‚ to China. Lin Tse-hsü has written a letter to England’s
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I know I am not the first person to say it and nor will I be the last‚ but Politics are BORING! With the elections coming up politics have become a kind of hot topic. No one persons views are the same‚ and this causes endless Facebook posts‚ arguments‚ and debates between once friends. So here is where the problem lies. Some people enjoy politics and everything to do with it‚ while others not so much. I; however‚ feel very differently. I hate everything to do with politics‚ they make no sense to
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Rasha‚ a 16-year-old Syrian refugee living in Turkey‚ is pessimistic about his future: “Now that I can’t go to school‚ it’s a tough situation…I work occasionally‚ filling in for my sisters at the factory. When I picture my future‚ I see nothing‚” he says (qtd. in “When I Picture My Future”). Rasha’s lack of hope is reflected by the severe humanitarian crisis Syrian refugees face: amidst acute poverty and without sufficient income‚ many are forced to withdraw their children from school and put them
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In John Keat’s poem “When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be” he talks about all the things he will not get to experience because he will die soon. In the poem he talks about that he never got to travel and that is something that in my life I really would like to experience. Three things that I would like to experience before I die is to see the ocean. I would also want to go to France I think it would really fun to go another continent. The last thing I want to do before I die is to graduate college
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Esmeralda Santiago’s work When I Was Puerto Rican is a recent work that has a deep historical interest to Puerto Ricans or anyone that has a dual identity. Esmeralda learns to live in the countryside of the island after a few years living in the metropolitan area and then part for the United States with his mother and siblings. Esmeralda faced many challenges in life‚ but she learned how to overcome the struggles. The work belongs to the genre of autobiographical novel in which the author recounts
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fair share of ideas on who I wanted to be‚ what I wanted to do‚ and how I imagined my life to transpire when I “grew up”. A few ideas that popped into my head include but were certainly not limited to: a vet‚ teacher‚ doctor‚ nurse‚ chef‚ lawyer‚ actress‚ ballerina (which quickly faded due to my lack of interest in actually learning ballet)‚ and many‚ many more. As much as these topics had intrigued me at one point or another‚ fashion had always seemed to be the interest I went back to after all of
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“When May I Shoot a Student” by Greg Hampikian is a satirical essay criticizing the allowance of guns on college campuses in Idaho‚ in response to the passing of a bill proposing the idea. Written on February 27‚ 2014‚ from Boise‚ Idaho‚ this essay is written to the Idaho state legislature‚ and directed at an audience of adults and young adults who may share his opinion. An example of this satire‚ more specifically exaggeration‚ can be seen in the fifth paragraph‚ when Hampikian says; “For example
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American Lit. BLK D 20 October 2012 Notes on "When I Heard the Learned Astronomer" Title prediction I believe the title exposes the all-around idea of the poem which is the narrator’s point of view while he listened to a learned astronomer Scan for meaning It may be his retelling of that time; when he heard the astronomer‚ in which he includes references and things he’s learned since. Define unfamiliar vocabulary * learn’d – educated Speaker - who is s/he? What is his/her tone
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" When I grow up I’m going to be..." How often you must have said the words above when you were younger! You wanted to be a motion-picture star‚ an acrobat‚ a fireman‚ or a sailor. Now that you are older you realize that choosing a vocation is not a simple matter. In fact it is one of the most difficult and most important decisions of your life. Upon it depends your health‚ happiness‚ and usefulness. Soon you will be one of many boys and girls who each year go out in search of jobs. Start preparing
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This morning is a typical Tuesday morning as I make my daily commute to work. The blue sky is bright with sun‚ but it is a brisk New England winter morning. As I drive down the highway drinking my coffee‚ I scan through the radio stations looking for my favorite songs desperately trying to get motivated for the day ahead. Instead of finding my favorite tunes‚ I find weather bulletins galore warning of an impending storm due to hit land by Friday. From station to station the forecast varies from modest
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