A lesson learned on my last meeting with my father. July 27th‚ 1999 was the last meeting with my father. My father left for heavenly abode on April 22nd‚ 2001. My husband‚ infant daughter‚ and I were coming to the U.S with infinites dreams‚ desires‚ excitements‚ hopes‚ and unknowns. We were departing for the PROMISE LAND… During the final good byes that very last day‚ my father gave his final blessings and said‚ “Beta‚ Kashti dubo ke jaana.” “Burn your ships.” We left for the promise land on August
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Camp Young Judaea is home‚ it is a community that has embraced me since I was a young child. Every summer I attend this amazing place and take in the entire camp experience‚ the good and the bad. Camp is where I grew up and learned many things‚ and I couldn’t imagine my life without it. The people that I have gone to camp with are some of my best friends‚ and the counselors are always there for us. The activities are always fun‚ and whenever we start cheering‚ singing‚ or just plain shouting‚ we
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In the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins‚ prejudice is used in many different ways. It’s used against the protagonist‚ Katniss‚ and used by her as well. The Hunger Games is about a girl named Katniss who volunteers for her sister‚ Prim‚ o fight in a televised death match and Katniss’s struggle to stay alive. Katniss is very strong willed and independent which helps her survive in the Games and out. The Capitol‚ who started the Games‚ thinks the people in the Districts are like pawns in a
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There is a wide array of explanations for football hooliganism moving beyond the argument that ‘football hooligans fight over football issues’. This essay analyses and synthesises the main theoretical perspectives‚ focussing especially on social histories‚ youth culture and class. It suggests that the best explanation consists of a combined theoretical perspective. There are many theories attempting to explain football hooliganism‚ but from a certain‚ reductionist perspective it requires only one
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The Hunger Games vs. Twilight: An Argumentative Essay Joshua Gabriel Palma Lontoc BLL 104 October 5‚ 2012 One of the popular movies nowadays is The Hunger Games‚ which tells the story of a girl named Katniss Everdeen who joins the 74th annual hunger games as a replacement for her sister Primrose Everdeen. A lot of teenagers love the Hunger Games‚ but others hate it‚ saying that the series is exactly like the Twilight saga‚ another big time movie which tells the story of Isabella Swan
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Baker‚ J. William‚ “Organized Greek Games”: Golden‚ M. Richard‚ The Social Dimension of Western Civilization‚ 1982‚ 58-66 In the article‚ “Organized Greek Games”‚ the author‚ William J. Baker’s goal was to educate on the difference between Olympic Games as they are today‚ compared to Olympic Games as they used to be in ancient Greece. In this article‚ William Baker also described to us‚ the relationship between the ancient Olympic Games‚ and Greek religion‚ what some of the Greek philosophers
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Jen Pearlstein December 2‚ 2010 Kin 305 Women in Sports 19th and 20th Century Women’s participation in sports has changed over the centuries. In ancient times‚ men dominated societies. Women were viewed as the caretaker‚ a provider for life. Women who did participate were criticized and were thought of as threatening. In 18th century America‚ women were considered inferior to men because of the belief that women are the weaker sex. A woman’s purpose in life was to take care of the house
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Modern Olympics DBQ Essay The Olympic Games were large athletic competitions originally held in Greece about every four years from 776 B.C.E. to 393 C.E. Demetrius Vikelas‚ the first president of the International Olympic Committee organized successful early competitions including few sports; from cycling‚ fencing‚ gymnastics‚ shooting‚ swimming‚ tennis‚ weightlifting and wrestling. After many years of planning‚ the first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens‚ Greece in 1896. Based on the documents
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/Before these people can handle the well-wrought bow‚ and manage/ to hook the string and bend it‚ and send a shaft through the iron/Odysseus of the many designs will be back here with you”6. Odysseus cleverly provokes Penelope into commissioning the archery contest‚ which would enable him to kill the suitors individually. Even though Odysseus is aided by Athena in his nostos‚ he displays that he is simply not an enforcer of the gods‚ but a man who is willing to think without godly intervention in order
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The Parallels of Greek and Trojan Culture Homer’s The Iliad paints an epic and gruesome picture of the Achaeans and Trojans civilizations warring over a ten-year span. If one were to compare these once great cultures‚ the striking similarities would suggest friendship rather than enemies. Not only did both nations perform similar rituals and sacrifices‚ but also these rites were directed to the same group of gods. Specifically the Trojans and Achaeans had a tremendous respect for the dead and
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