After I had entered the room‚ I realized what it was about Impressionistic art that I loved so much. The amazing color. The nonconformity. The raw emotion. What a surreal feeling it was to stand there before the works of greatsthe works of masters. Such a feeling I had only felt a few times beforehand‚ yet none had ever dealt with historical masterpiecesmasterpieces that would alter the foundation of art and visual media until the end of time. As I strolled the room‚ I took care to notice
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It was a hot‚ sticky evening at Grandpa’s cabin with Mom‚ when Mom said‚ “Let’s go Larissa. Grandpa is in the treestand.” That was the cue to load up into the truck.We were going to slyly sneak out to get the ingredients for a special sweet treat for Grandpa. Grandpa was a kind man. He loved us like no other person could explain. Mom was like him too. I was just plain old me always smiling like usual . That day it was‚ well‚ just about perfect. Mom and I were helping grandpa with his cleaning
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Manila‚ it is the soul of local government autonomy. We are to select a barangay that is the beneficiary of our chosen project. We chose the Barangay Salinas 1‚ Bacoor City‚ in the province of Cavite‚ Philippines because last July 10‚2013‚ several houses were burned that caused some families to become homeless. In the Barangay of Salinas 1‚ they belong to a first class municipality in terms of income. It is also convenient for them because SM City Bacoor is near the vicinity. The neighbourhood we
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VISIT TO DAIRY FARM I visited a dairy farm located on Route 2 about 20 miles north of Burlington‚ VT. The dairy owns about 150 cows and supplies all its milk to Ben and Jerry for ice cream. Ben and Jerry Company is considered to be an ethical company in the dairy industry. I do not know whether they owned the dairy or not. Here is the summary of what I saw and learnt: It was milking time (5:00 p.m
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Haunted house It was a beautiful day of summer. Me and my family were moving to a new house in Pennsylvania. At the first look the house seems to be very comfortable. I looked up and saw my new bedroom‚ it was in the attic. Delighted ‚I went to unpack my things. Since I entered in the house I had the feeling that I was not very welcome… and I`d better go. “Nevermind” (I said in my mind).. I had the impression that this house is our “heaven”…Everything was beautiful until one night… I
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novel‚ The House on Mango Street‚ Sandra Cisneros’s narrator‚ Esperanza‚ gradually learns there is no real correlation between a physical structure and a home; rather a home is made from things such as love‚ family‚ culture‚ tradition‚ and memories‚ not bricks and mortar. The opening vignette of Cisneros’s novel‚ introduces the reader to Esperanza’s intense feeling of displacement. Throughout the book‚ she feels as though she has no place to call her home. Although they have a house‚ she is embarrassed
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Grandmother In the story A Good Man is Hard to Find‚ the grandmother plays a significant role. She is the typical grandmother of‚ “years gone by”. She gives critical advice to her son and his wife. She seems to know best when it comes to the children as well. She mentions in the story that children used to be respectful towards their parents‚ when the children make snarky comments about her having to go wherever they went. Aside from her feeling that the children are disrespectful‚ the no-name grandmother
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Buddhism is religion that is based off of peace and spirituality taught by the teachings of Buddha‚ also known as Siddhartha Gotama. Many who follow its teachings believe Buddhism to be more of a way of life or lifestyle choice rather a religion. Buddha is not a god‚ but one man that taught his followers a path of enlightenment from his experiences and values. Buddha’s main teachings were the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path. The Four Noble Truths were teachings about suffering‚ pain
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The grandmother is the central character in the short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find‚” by Flannery O’Connor. She is also a very well rounded and dynamic character. She shows various characteristics and reveals various remarks as they story progresses. Some of her qualities include selfish and a pushy person. She is also kind of manipulator in a way that she insists her family to change the plan. At the beginning of the story when we first realize her desire to visit her childhood house‚ she is
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and Cherokee Beloved Woman Nancy Ward. Touted as "good friends" of the whiteman in white legend because of actions complicit with white welfare‚ these two famous Native American women are simultaneously scorned as "traitors" to their race. In "Grandmothers of a New World" (1988‚ 1994)‚ Brant joins with such other redeemers as Hanay Geiogamah and Monique Mojica in combating white "history" about and white "adoption" of such influential Native American women. For mixed-race lesbian Brant -- whose missionary
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