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    Mother Teresa

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    historical person in the world is Mother Teresa‚ the saint of the Gutters. I admire her deeply because of her achievement‚ moral values‚ traits‚ and many more. Mother Teresa has to sacrifices from head to toe to help those poor people. Mother Teresa was very amazing person in my life. There are many reasons that I admire Mother Teresa. To begin her story‚ I admire her how she proceed her life’s objective of caring for the poor people in Calcutta‚ India. Mother Teresa was extremely tough to

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    The Arrival (2006) by Shaun tan is another example of diasporic memoir that displays an intimate journey of a man attempting to find a home to protect his family by leaving everything behind. Tan believes that perhaps the problem of belonging seems to be beyond any personal issues‚ it is more of an existential question that naturally appears at everybody’s journey ever so often‚ and in a regular basis for some individuals. It particularly brings to the surface the concerns of things not going according

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    Tan Sri Arshad Ayub

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    Tan Sri Arshad Ayub‚ leader in education. Profile & History Tan Sri Arshad Ayub (84 years) who is one of the foremost educational innovators this country has known. He was the first Director of Institut Teknologi MARA (now UiTM) and led it with courage and vision for one decade from 1965 to 1975. Tan Sri Arshad Ayub is known as the person responsible for the development of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)‚ a university that was established to provide higher education opportunities to better

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    Mother Teresa

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    Mother Teresa of Calcutta [pic] By:Ashley Rivas May 22nd ‚ 2013 English Mother Teresa‚ was a woman who never lost faith in herself and in her people. She always found a way to help the poor and provide for them. She cared for the world and the effects of the people who didn’t have a well enough income to pay for their illness. She cured thousands of people gave many preaching’s and gave food to the hungry. From this day on‚ Mother Teresa‚ has feed the hungry‚ gave a roof to sleep and built

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    Mother Teresa: Life Span Development and Personality Mariflor Custodio PSY 300 November 3‚ 2014 Kathy Rupe Mother Teresa: Life Span Development and Personality “By blood‚ I am Albanian. By citizenship‚ I am Indian. By faith‚ I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling‚ I belong to the world. As to my heart‚ I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus” (The Holy See‚ 2014). Mother Teresa is an inspiration for many. This quote shows her true devotion and yet shows how she accepted diversity. When one thinks

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    The Rabbits John Marsden & Shaun Tan Name of the text‚ its composer‚ its origin‚ its date and its form The Rabbits is a picture book written by John Marsden and drawn by Shaun Tan published 9/1/2000. Write an explanation of the text‚ mentioning its purpose and audience and showing the relevance of the text to the concept of Belonging or Not Belonging. The rabbits is about the arrival and colonisation of the British and the progression that took place during and

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    How to Tame a Wild Tongue

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    Language is more than just a means of communication; it is part of one’s culture‚ identity‚ and self-expression. In the essay “How To Tame A Wild Tongue” written by Gloria Anzaldua expresses the dilemma she faced about her own language and how she represents herself through her language. Anzaldua who is a Chicano talks about how Chicanas have problems expressing their feelings‚ since they lack a native language. Instead it is a product of several languages‚ and their language Chicano Spanish has

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    situations. Arlie Hochschild and Amy Chua discuss in their articles “From the Frying Pan into the Fire” and “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” the different types of work that mothers have today. Both authors argue that despite some mothers may have to go out for work‚ parenting is still a form of duty which all mothers have. These two authors described the definition of work differently. However‚ both authors define their perception of “work” from the same perspective for mothers. It is difficult and complicated

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    One person who has negative effect of alcohol drinking was Amy Winehouse‚ she died of alcohol poisoning in 2011. This happened because she was out drinking with a few mates but she wasn’t in control of her attitude because society has lead her into drinking and ended up in hospital. Amy Winehouse has been drawn into ‘society norms‚’ it is a metaphor to a what society has lead to Amy Winehouse death‚ society and has lead to troubles that she knew the consequences of alcohol. Her attitude towards society

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    author provides us with a full and illustrative description of the main characters. The main figures of the discourse are the mother and the father. We can dwell on their traits of character with the help of the word expressions the author uses: The description of Mother: “She seemed really like her old grey bonnet”; “She always does it [decorates the house] at Xmas”; “Mother had to go up and down‚ fetching the things back and forward”‚ and so on. So we can say that she is so devoted to her family

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