of an only child In our grandparents’ days‚ being an only child was unusual. In those days‚ people had big families‚ and it was common for a family to have four or five or even more children. But for our generation‚ I notice‚ two or even one child seems to be the norm. An only child often gets more attention from his parents. As there is no other sibling to compete for his parents’ attention‚ it is easy for an only child to get his way. Therefore being the only child in the family can be considered
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Being a refugee is not a choice. Packing your entire life into a couple of suitcases to relocate into a foreign land can be intimidating. However‚ uncertainty cannot be a concern when your loved ones are in danger. After my uncle died in a car bomb attack‚ my family fled Afghanistan and crossed into Pakistan. In Pakistan‚ we settled temporarily because of the unbearable hostility toward Afghans in the region‚ which also forced us to seek refuge elsewhere. Fortunately‚ in August 2001‚ my family and
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States is largely monolingual. Only about 15-20% of Americans consider themselves bilingual‚ compared to 56 percent of Europeans surveyed in 2006 by the European Commission.The advantages of being bilingual is practically never ending if you think about it. We live in a multilingual universe. This universe depends on being able to find and build the bonds and bridges that connect us across our diversity. Language can separate us beyond belief‚ but multilingualism helps us rebuild the bonds and bridges
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Although they can be very outgoing people‚ they are also very prone to their feelings. Whether it’s criticism‚ denial‚ etc.‚ it won’t be very easy for a consul to take charge in a situation that can have its challenges. As said before‚ a consul being a social person can have its pros and cons. For example‚ a consul can be a loyal person that can get along very well with people. But in certain situations‚ their roles can become very challenging and tend to become vulnerable if they face certain
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family and friends; and come with hard work. However some people have a different mindset towards life. They perform tasks for the mere sake of getting the job done and life almost seems like a check list. There is a difference between being alive and truly living. Being alive is fulfilling the responsibilities and duties that are required of you. Truly living is when you seize every moment and make the most of it. One appreciates the small pleasures in life and is satisfied with what he or she has.
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is nothing but an absolutely wilful expression of an irrepressibly witty personality?’ Does the dramatic comedy in ‘Earnest’ seek only to amuse an audience or has the play more of a moral message than might‚ at first‚ be clear? The importance of being Earnest is a satirical comedy‚ which ridicules the social values of the Victorian Era. Despite the farce used within the play‚ the comedy is shown to have deeper meaning. As Freud said‚ “Every joke contains an element of seriousness; a joke is never
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From a very young age I was taught that being Italian is so much more than a race. Being Italian means being family oriented. It means understanding the scarifies made to get where you are‚ and never forgetting where you came from. Being Italian means caring for loved ones more than yourself. But above all‚ being Italian is about being loyal. Though my Italian blood comes only from my fathers side of the family‚ our Italian heritage is ever-present. Both my mother and my father worked very hard
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Trivial Comedy for Serious People‚" The Importance of Being Earnest jokingly criticized Victorian manners and morals and attacking the society of the rich and luxurious. Oscar Wilde incorporated his own beliefs and ideology into the play by alluding to Victorian society "lets duplicity led to happiness." It is this "happiness" Wilde’s play focuses on by concentrating the theme of the play on marriage. Alluding to marriage‚ The Importance of Being Earnest begins with the witty and selfish Algernon
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type of nationality does that make them different from someone else? I believe the fact that I am Asian makes me unique to other ethnicities. Being Asian can be a very difficult thing in America. Although I believe that all nationalities have their advantages and disadvantages based on genetics and culture‚ I think that we are all the same in the end. Being Asian in the United States could be hard sometimes. I remember back when I was in high school‚ I normally witnessed American students calling
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Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ A Trivial Comedy For Serious People is a play about two friends Jack Worthing and Algernon (Algy) Moncrieff. In order to get away from their lives the two men invent fictitious characters to explain their absence (Jack invents Earnest while Algy invents Bunbury) from the country in Jack’s case and town in Algy’s. To complicate matters the two men then fall in love Jack with Gwendolen‚ Algy’s cousin and Algy with Jacks ward Cecily. Both women believe
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