The Lee family was originally from northwest Laos. They arrived in America during the 1980’s after fleeing from their country‚ which had been over taken by communist groups. After much scrambling around and moving from place to place‚ they resided in a Merced. They spent their first days being showed around by relatives who had arrived earlier than the Lees. This was a very confusing time for the Lees‚ as what they had known as normal‚ wasn’t so normal in a western society. The Hmong were farmers
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Benjamin in Animal Farm In ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell‚ the character of Benjamin is used to present loyalty as well as cynicism‚ whilst making the reader aware of Orwell’s personal opinions and criticisms. Orwell demonstrates this in the use of literary techniques such as punctuation and powerful nouns and has created Benjamin to be a representation of both himself in some aspects of his character‚ and a representation of those who were aware of the proletariats mistreatment‚ but failed to speak
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in 1918‚ Benjamin is taken by his father‚ Thomas Button (Jason Flemyng)‚ and deposited on the doorstep of a home for the elderly. That is fitting since the infant looks like an 80-year-old man with sagging skin‚ cataracts‚ and wrinkles all over is body. Queenie (Taraji P. Henson)‚ an African-American attendant at the place‚ finds him. She immediately decides that baby who is "as ugly as an old pot" is a child of God who must be cared for‚ no matter how difficult that may be. And so Benjamin (Brad Pitt)
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Benjamin Franklin is a hero who still has an impact on us today. He invented objects that some people still use now. He invented a way to harness and conduct electricity. He also invented bifocal glasses‚ swim fins‚and a musical instrument called the glass harmonica. He was very intelligent and involved in politics. His knowledge got him to where he ended up. He started from being poor‚ to becoming very wealthy. To understand more about Benjamin Franklin‚ you will need to know about his life‚ politics
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Robert E. Lee was the commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson commanded the Army of the Shenandoah. The military genius of these two men was far beyond that of any Union or Confederate officer in the east. History tells us that Robert E. Lee was one of the greatest commanding officers in history. History only tells us that Jackson was brave and stood like a stonewall at the First Battle of Manassas Junction‚ but was Jackson as good a commander as Lee? While
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My name is Viangkaeo Lee. I’m applying for this scholarship because I want to get a superior education in the future. I personally believe I will do better in life with an education and will work hard to keep my grade point average of 4.0. In addition‚ I also believe I am deserving of this award. With this award‚ I will be able to continue my studies‚ and become a nurse. As a student in middle school‚ I continually push myself so I can grow as a person. Some of my goals are to continue to get good
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D’souza 1 Clayton D’souza Mr. Morano ENG3U1-04 Monday‚ October 1‚ 2012 Everlasting love in the poem “Annabel Lee” Everyone dreams of the love of their life that is very special to them. It is the kind of person that makes their life complete and even though death their love continues on. In the poem “Annabel Lee‚” Edgar Allan Poe writes of this kind of love‚ a love so strong “the angles not so happy in heaven went envying her and me” (lines 21-22). Poe utilizes a combination of poetic
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” was largely characterized by a depressive tone as Benjamin began his life as a grave disappointment to his father and ended his life in the same manner with his son (Fitzgerald‚ 1922). The stylistic device of imagery was created by Fitzgerald’s carefully crafted diction. For example‚ the verbiage of ‘horrible mishap’ and ‘grotesque’ was used to describe the infant’s appearance‚ in addition to describing the reaction
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Benjamin Franklin was an amazing man‚ he is known as our founding father‚ but why do we see him as such an amazing person? Today I will explain why Benjamin Franklin is such an important person and how he has truly changed the course of history. Franklin did many amazing things in his life. He was an avid inventor‚ a scientist‚ and a leader. He invented many things such as the Franklin stove‚ and bifocals. As a scientist‚ he discovered that lightning conducts electricity‚ and as a leader he helped
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Before my presentation‚ may I ask you a question? Do you know who Lee Kuan Yew is? Yes‚ Lee Kuan Yew is the founder of Singapore. He changes Singapore from a third world into a developed country in 40 years. It is a miracle. So‚ I have read a book called “The Singapore Story—Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew”‚ which is the biography of Lee Kuan Yew. This book shows the intelligence and experience of him. First of all ‚ although Lee had high popularity before the election and won the election‚ he also
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