Thank you President Johnson! Good morning to everyone. Buenas Dias a todos! Yes‚ you heard it loud and clear my friends‚ I am an alum of Westwood College. President Dwayne Johnson‚ Dean Thomas Bustamante‚ Our dear Program Chairs‚ Faculty and staff‚ Westwood College students‚ parents‚ relatives‚ friends and Class of 2015 – It a great pride and honor not only to join you on this special day but to be your key note speaker. I am humbled in a way that I am here in front of all of you. It was just
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FAREWELL SPEECH 2009 First of all ‚I would like to take this opportunity to thank and extend my appreciation to all of you who are present tonight. It is often understated the influence a caring family‚ an interested teacher or a supportive friend can have upon the success of a person regardless of age. Whether you are parents‚ teachers‚ family members‚ or friends‚ you have all contributed for the class of 2009 in reaching this goal ‚of acquiring their High School Certificates. Class
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Frederic Henry‚ in Ernest Hemingway’s “A Farewell To Arms‚” undergoes a self-awakening into the ideas of existentialism. In the beginning of the novel‚ Henry is a drifter unconsciously searching for a meaning in life. As Henry is slowly discovers the trivialities and horrors of life‚ he becomes “authentic.” Which means discovering the existential idea that life has no meaning and learning to deal with it. Religion‚ patriotism‚ love‚ and several other outward forms pose as temptations that Henry
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Mao’s last dancer written by Li Cunxi published in 2003 is an autobiography set in China; that recounts the journey of Li from early childhood. He describes his life of growing up in extreme poverty to being chosen for Madame Mao’s prestigious dance academy. In between he overcomes hardships to be a world-famed dancer through his use of inner strength‚ whilst battling cultural barriers of Mao’s communistic rule. My brilliant friend written by Elena Ferrente published in 2011 depicts the journey from
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belligerent Islamic fundamentalists were trying to take away the lively hood of every Christian American. Even worse than that‚ trying to seize the world into becoming an Islamic terrorist who would die if they went against the Islamic faith. In The Last Patriot‚ Scot Harvath and Tracy save Anthony Nichols from a car bombing and then from a shooting inside a hotel where the two of them are interrogating him. All three of them are on the hunt for the Don Quixote book to get the information they need
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Last Child in the Woods Last Child in the Woods‚ Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv is an inspirational book. Richard Louv mainly talks about children not getting enough exposure to nature and all the problems that are caused from it such as; school (academically)‚ behavior‚ health‚ emotional feelings‚ anxiety and depression. He explains that children from the age of six to eleven rates of obesity has increased and two out of ten American children are obese; because
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Grendel’s last words “Poor Grendel’s had an accident… so may you all.” can be interpreted in many different ways‚ but for the most part it seems like a curse. To begin with‚ Grendel‚ at one point‚ states‚ “evil‚ incredibly stupid‚ enjoying my destruction." (Gardner 174) using that to describe the animals watching his agonizing death. These last words were directed at the people and creatures he has detested his whole life for their ignorance‚ which leads one to believe he is cursing them to also
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would be falling under the given expectations or standards‚ and just not trying hard. My parents have high expectations for me that sometimes I feel like I cannot meet. Failure is not an option in their eyes‚ as many other parents. They expect me to work hard to achieve their expectations and to get what I want in life. Sometimes‚ I’m excited at first to work to get what I want. For example‚ in “One Last Time”‚ the author says “When we arrived I was frisky and ready to go…” (Soto). When work first
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Jolene Stillwell HUM 120 Professor Langley Unit III Painting 10/27/17 The Last Judgment The last judgment was painted by the famous painter Michelangelo. This piece was made in the years 1536-1541. The Last Judgment is located in the Sistine Chapel which is located in Vatican City‚ a country in Europe. I first viewed this painting in my humanities book Experience Humanities on page 341. The painting centers Christ in the middle surrounded by angels and people going to heaven and those going to
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Hemingway?s view of women is a source of constant controversy‚ and Catherine Barkley is at the center of debate. The novel A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway depicts Catherine Barkley as an unfair portrayal of a woman. Her constant nurturing of Henry‚ and selfless undertaking of the burden of pregnancy is indicative of a misogynist gone awry. Hemingway?s hatred towards women leads him to portray women as being dependant‚ obsessed‚ and naïve?serving as slaves to their men in every aspect. After
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