Talk about the things you like most. There are so many things around us that one finds it hard to have a special preference for a few particular things. I‚ however‚ take a special interest in motor-car and television. Motor-cars have always fascinated me. Since my childhood I have been traveling in motor-cars‚ and I have visited hundreds of places in this country. I have been to remote villages and almost all the towns‚ large and small. Travel has broadened my outlook on life. I have met various
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Which Dress Do You Like Best? The following memory I will outline may seem an excessively informal anecdote for a paper as such but it reveals truth in the point I will be presenting. When I was a senior in high school and prom season arrived it was a common practice among me and two other friends to go shopping for our dress on Saturdays. The drill consisted of trying on several dresses and asking the two other friends their opinion‚ when we found a dress that all three agreed on (given the price
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Prompt: Belonging to a group both strengthens and weakens our sense of self. The shaping of our identity is aided by various influences in our lives‚ one of them being the groups to which we belong. There are different types of groups which we may find ourselves associated with‚ such as social‚ religious and cultural groups. Belonging to any one of these groups may be either by choice or a sense of obligation. For instance‚ the decision to belong to a certain social group is entirely dependent
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in King Lear) or as a device to deflate and expose the pomposity of characters who overstep their proper positions (for example‚ in Twelfth Night). Additionally‚ Shakespeare’s fools amuse with their convoluted logic and witty plays on words. In As You Like It‚ Touchstone‚ although he delights with his wit‚ serves a somewhat different purpose. A "touchstone" was a stone that was used to determine if metals were precious. Rubbed against a touchstone‚ gold and silver would leave a distinguishable mark
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we are in any given moment. These fragments of ourselves include our sexuality‚ gender‚ and sense of belonging to a particular culture‚ nation‚ religion‚ family‚ or some other group. Our identity includes our looks‚ personality‚ beliefs and fears. Our identities are constantly growing‚ changing‚ and adapting to our everyday lives. This emphasizes the overriding link that one’s sense of belonging influences‚ or often dictates‚ individual identity. Each individual in society assigns themselves a particular
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and attributes perfectly and has characteristics that I would love to call my own. The African Lion has been called “the King of Beasts” for centuries‚ due to its majestic appearance and the fact that it is at the top of the food chain. I too would like the respect the African Lion receives and the title that it has been given. If I were an African Lion I would be able to bake in the African sun all day‚ lounge around‚ sleep and enjoy all the beauty that the Savannah has to offer. I would be able
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describes exactly what Gogol in the novel‚ The Namesake‚ by Jhumpa Lahiri is trying to discover about himself through his name. Almost every aspect of this novel have to do with Gogol and his journey with his companions and family to find his sense of belonging through his culture. Lahiri uses the manipulation of time in this novel in order to positively accentuate one’s process and struggles of discovering their true cultural identity. Throughout the novel‚ the author seems to accelerate time
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Would you like to know when you are going to die? Most of the people afraid to die to include me. Every living thing in the Earth undergoes death and death is the final gateway of our life. Some people want to know when they are going to die but some people don’t. Both things have pros and cons. Although it could induce frustration‚ despair‚ and sorrow‚ I would want to know when I am going to die because accomplish to live a meaningful life‚ gives a chance to say goodbye to my fellows‚ and it
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to another or their identification with a wider social grouping that affects their sense of belonging. For others‚ especially those who seek solitude‚ a connection with physical place can generate feelings of security. To be ostracised occurs when barriers such as mental illness become evident and while some are forced into isolation‚ others choose to remain alone in seclusion. This understanding of belonging has been influenced by a response to the memoir Romulus‚ My Father by Raimond Gaita‚ the short
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When an individual’s beliefs or values are contradicted by that of their society‚ they must make a choice as to whether belonging to themselves or to the group is more important. Miller explores the reactions of many characters to this dilemma‚ in particular Reverend Hale. Initially Hale is strongly respected and connected to the town‚ being described as “an expert”. He uses the metaphor of “Theology sir‚ is a fortress; no crack in a fortress can be accounted small”‚ to indicate his strong belief
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