living in Cambodia during the Cambodian Genocide was like. Each day‚ instead of growing larger and stronger‚ children were growing weak. As a young girl‚ Loung Ung lived through this war. Years later‚ she wrote a novel called “First They Killed My Father”. In this book‚ Ung records the experiences that she and her family encountered while trying to live through the civil war. If I were to meet any of the individuals mentioned in this novel‚ I would
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Marien Lara Orbezo Lira FYW 100-C November 30th Courage led Saima to fulfill her dreams. This is the story of an Afghan girl whose life had a change she always dreamed of. Saima‚ the main character‚ relates the story. Since the moment when Saima´s father stated that his daughter would be stronger than a thousand Pashtun boys‚ and different than any other Pashtun girl‚ Saima´s firm ideas became even stronger. The story starts in a country where women are treated poorly and abused. Saima tells how
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Bob is my dad. I love Bob‚ he has raised me since I was little. I have been obese since 2 and smart since 22. I like eating potato’s and pie. If I were a potato I would be a creamy one. I love you dad.Bob is my dad. I love Bob‚ he has raised me since I was little. I have been obese since 2 and smart since 22. I like eating potato’s and pie. If I were a potato I would be a creamy one. I love you dad.Bob is my dad. I love Bob‚ he has raised me since I was little. I have been obese since 2 anBob is
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Today I’m thankful for my brother Trevor. Hard working‚ outgoing‚ funny‚ and simple are 4 words that describe him perfectly. No matter what he’s doing he puts his full effort into whatever it is. If it was a sport he wanted to be better at‚ he would spend hours working on it in his own time. If it was a project he needed done for school‚ he would put it before anything else. If it was a few extra hours of studying to get a good grade‚ he would do it. But most of all‚ any time anything needs done
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Apollo 13 directed by Ron Howard is the story of the real space mission that took place in 1969. The three astronauts had always dreamed of landing on the moon but not long after the astronauts launched into space did they realize that the task would be near impossible due to an explosion of an oxygen tank. Getting home safe became their next mission. A character in this film from whom I learned something is Gene Kranz played by Ed Harris. I learned that thinking calmly helps you and people around
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Role Model- My Father A role model is someone you look up to‚ who can have a major impact in your life. My father‚ Monish Inani‚ is my role model. My father possesses certain qualities that I admire. He is loving‚ caring‚ selfless‚ hard-working‚ a devote Hinduism‚ he displays good moral values‚ and he has taught me important life lessons. My father has been very patient with me; he has never given up on me and encouraged me to be a good model citizen. Throughout the years where I have been growing
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At every point of my life‚ I have two types of education. Schools offer me the basic knowledge of how to make a living‚ and the other is my father who teaches me how to live. I once questioned myself about the importance of education in school‚ five minutes later there were a list of things on my mind ..having new friends‚ learn how to do the Maths‚ learn Thai history‚ learn English and .well‚ learn how to sing national anthem correctly. I totally agree that those things as mentioned are important
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perspective ’My father‚ my role model’ By Jem Finch At first‚ I thought Atticus was just a feeble‚ old man. He never took part in anything interesting; he didn’t play poker‚ stayed in an office‚ and didn’t go hunting or fishing like all the other men in town. He was never too tired to play keep-away‚ but when I asked if we could play tackle‚ he’d tell me: “I’m too old for that‚ son. ” Whenever there was a football competition‚ he always told me he was too old for that too. All the other fathers went
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importance of this notion of belonging with reference to your set text and one related text. “Relationships are fundamental to an understanding and acceptance of oneself” in relation to this statement through both texts Joy luck club by Amy Tan and For My Daughter by Judith Wright will explore the importance of this statement in relation to belonging. Both these texts show how conflict and difficulties in a relationship can lead to both resentment as well as acceptance. ‘For My Daughter’ by Judith
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Belonging encases the intrinsic human experience through which individuals strive towards various affiliations within their microcosm of social dealings. An individual’s ability to attain belonging is heavily reliant on their prowess to develop relationships with others and their surrounding landscape. This dichotomy of belonging and not belonging is explored by the 1975 Peter Skrzynecki poem Feliks Skrzynecki and the 1998 memoir Romulus My Father by Raimond Gaita which utilise techniques such as
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