There is a girl named Malala‚ she was named after Malalai of Maiwand‚ the woman Malala was named after was one of the greatest heroines of Afghanistan. She wanted girls to have an education‚ but the Taliban didn’t want women to attend school‚ only men. Malala was fourteen years old when she began speaking to the people of her town about how everyone should have an education. No one should be deprived of an education due to gender. On October 9‚ 2012 Malala was shot by the Taliban while she was
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My Definition of a Mother The Oxford Dictionary defines a mother as 1. female parent 2. give birth to; be the mother or origin of 3. protect as a mother. I would have to partially agree‚ because I believe that a mother is so much more. It doesn’t take a lot to be a mother; but it takes a lot to be a mommy‚ is something I have said ever since I was approximately ten years old. My mother left my two brothers and me when I was five years old. My brother Joe was almost
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Being born into a family of wealth probably is the only thing Paulette will ever know. Having a father‚ the town’s mayor‚ and a mother‚ a successful actress‚ who both brought the bread home made Paulette only have a dream life that people would always want. Starting kindergarden‚ she would have all the nice dresses‚ and was only sent to school if she was prepped to act like a princess. It was like having a beauty pageant child go to your elementary. But the down fall was that people didn’t understand
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A Gift for My Mother The story “A Gift for My Mother” is a short story written by Viv McDade which deals with a family of three; a set of parents and their daughter. The mother envies the beautiful houses with hallways and moulded skirting boards on the other side of the railway‚ and she usually gets angry about the differences between her own family and their property compared to the house on other side of the railway. The mother is a housewife‚ and the narrator lets the reader get to know this
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“Running is the greatest metaphor for life‚ because you get out of it what you put into it.” Oprah Winfrey came up with this empowering quote that actually holds true to running. Over the past few years there has been a peak of people starting to call themselves runners. It has been proven by researchers that even doing a minimum amount of running can potentially provide several health benefits. From preventing the common cold to helping someone fit into their jeans two sizes too small‚ running
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society have to come together to stop them from reproducing? People who are healthy‚ intelligent and physically fit will reproduce‚ but what happens if they lack the compassion and understanding that every parent needs. In The Chrysalids‚ David’s mother Emily neglects her kids even though her children are extremely well behaved and are fully accepted by society. Emily did not even stand up to her husband when he was whipping her son. On the contrary‚ her sister Harriet gave her life up for her baby
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VICTORIA SECRET ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY A Victoria Secret ad claims that the perfect body is thin. However‚ Dear Kate strongly disagrees calling the victoria’s secret campaign irresponsible and harmful” Ads like these have a negative impact on people who have low self-esteem but in reality the “perfect body” varies. For instance‚ Victoria Secret implies their belief of the perfect body through their advertisement full of thin women‚ which is harmful to the viewers. They base their merchandice on thin
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English Task –Argumentative Essay The Death Penalty The argument of whether the death penalty is effective is an age-old and contentious issue. Many people believe that “an eye for an eye” mentality is barbaric and goes against basic human morals. Others are of the opinion that it can be used to prevent further crimes. People are just beings and can therefore make mistakes‚ if a prisoner was innocent and executed nothing can be done to make amends. Although we have modern tools of science
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ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY ON LEADERSHIP A leader is one who keeps the vision in front of the people. He is also one who has an influential relationship with his subordinates so as to direct them towards the vision. Different leadership styles would affect an organisation differently‚ perhaps producing different results. As for me‚ I think the democratic leadership would result in greater productivity in the workplace. Firstly‚ democratic leadership is participatory. This means that leaders allow everyone
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Hercules or Herakles is best known as the strongest of all mortals‚ and even stronger than many of the gods. Hercules was a demi-god which was a half god half mortal. His father was the god Zeus and his mother was a mortal woman named Alcmene. When Hera found out that her husband’s mistress was having a baby‚ she became very jealous and mad. She was so mad that when Hercules was born‚ Hera sent two snakes to kill him in his crib. However‚ Hercules was too strong for the snakes and strangled them
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