09/02/13 Festival ISU Reflection One of the organizations I chose to be a part of is called “My Sister’s Keeper”. I was drawn to this particular organization because of the name. I am the youngest of five children and I have two older sisters that I adore. Being my sisters keeper does not just mean my family but also my friends and even people that I do not know that might have come from the same background as me. I felt that this organization would be perfect for me to get involved in because I would
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about to pee. The liquid froze inside when he realized the heart-wrenching sound was that of his mother. Soon it was followed by bawling of his elder sister as he slowly walked back to the source of the cries: parent’s bedroom. There in the bed‚ daddy lay still with eyes wide open; he wasn’t convoluting anymore. As he stood in the door‚ his second sister came running and dropped howling on daddy’s chest. In his seven-year-old life he had never witnessed his mother’s tears; slowly‚ tears trickled down
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Commentary on The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov (This commentary is based on the extract from the play by Chekhov‚ A. (translated by Chernomordik‚ V). The Three Sisters‚ Grove Press‚ New York‚ pp 66-68. The extract starts with “Well. They are saying we should take up a subscription” and ends with “don’t you think? It’s not right.”) The above passage is a dialog extracted from the third act of Chekhov’s play The Three Sisters. The work was written In Russia in the year 1900. This was during
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It has been said “age is merely a number”. That is certainly true when describing Sister Aileen Trainor. She has lived a full and gratifying life and she is not done yet. She is an amazingly witty‚ smart‚ and spiritually connected woman who has shown those around her that age has no limits. It is her sense of humor and astute perception of when to use it that puts patients‚ family members‚ and fellow caregivers at ease‚ often providing tremendous comfort in times of emotional and physical distress
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To Whom It May Concern: I am writing this letter to express my support of Brielle and Matt Coppel as prospective adoptive parents. I have known Brielle for over 15 years‚ since we first met while working for a bank in central South Carolina. Our friendship has grown and prospered because Brielle is such a loving‚ caring and selfless person. Brielle is always putting others wants and needs ahead of her own. She is an upbeat‚ optimistic person and leads a very active lifestyle. She enjoys hiking
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The Mirabal Sisters. Four Dominican women‚ daughters and mothers from Salcedo named Ojo de Agua (as of Nov. 2007 the province is officially named Hermanas Mirabal)‚ Dominican Republic. Daughters of Enrique Mirabal Fernández and Mercedes "Chea" Reyes Camilo. These women followed their convictions with bravery and selflessness to fight for what they believed. To fight against a dictator’s rule they felt was wrong. Three of them - Patria‚ Minerva‚ and Maria Teresa - gave their lives for their cause
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“I want to sue them for the rights to my own body.” Anna‚ from the novel My Sisters Keeper‚ believes her choice to sue her parent is a noble sacrifice. She believes it’s the right thing to do because it’s her body and she wants to make her own choices and she wants to enjoy the remainder of her childhood. Anna fells the end justifies the means. To begin‚ Anna wants to be able to make her own choices about her own body. “The fact that even now‚ a major decision about me is being made‚ and no
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Adaptation Model of Sister Callista Roy “When push comes to a shove‚ we will seldom disappoint ourselves. We all harbour greater stores of strength than we think. Adversity brings the opportunity to test our mettle and discover for ourselves the stuff of which we are made.” Do not underestimate the power of a person to cope. He may be dependent now but deep within him lies the energy to adapt. I remember a particular patient when I was still a trainee nurse. He was a pastor afflicted with a
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Review of Virginia Woolf’s shakespeare’s sister By Gabriel Gyamfi University of Cape Coast Department of English INTRODUCTION Virginia Woolf’s ‘Shakespeare’ Sister’ is the third chapter from her literary essay A Room of One’s Own. In this chapter‚ which is the essay on Shakespeare’s Sister‚ she considers the question of why no women writers are represented in the canon of Elizabethan drama. To explore the issue‚ Woolf invents a fictional and mythical sister‚ Judith‚ for William Shakespeare and compares
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Week 2 Journal I In the essay‚ “Sister Flowers‚” the writer‚ Maya Angelou‚ shares a personal experience and tells us a beautiful story. The girl in the story‚ Marguerite‚ visits an older woman in her community who shows an interest in her personal development. Sister Flowers makes Marguerite feel special. The older woman has observed Marguerite’s interest in words and books and invites her to share the written word vocally as well as in print. Sister Flowers reads Marguerite a passage from
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