4. "Why did your parents give you your name - what is the story of your name? Are you named after someone or some place? If you don’t know why you have your name‚ make up a story." 1. My name is Viet Nga. Anyone who sees my name at the first time‚ will think of something relating to Viet Nam and Russia. It’s right. It’s a romantic love story of my parents and my name was given to memorize the time and the place where my mother met and loved my father. Back in 1985‚ a Vietnamese student was sent
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there will be a time when we must choose between what is easy and what is right.” Billy Madison shows a lot of reasons why he took the easy way out and students should not be like him. He decides that he wants to go to school when he is pretty old and does not want to do his work. It shows students what is best for them. Billy Madison is a movie that should be shown in Language Arts I all over the world. The movie Billy Madison is an example of what not to do in the classroom. He makes fun of a kid
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have been considered weak‚ fragile‚ and useless for anything besides housework. In some parts of the world‚ this is still true. Kate Chopin’s “The Story of An Hour‚” Charlotte Perkins Stetson’s “The Yellow Wallpaper‚” and Maxine Hong Kingston’s “No Name Woman‚” tell stories of women trying to come to terms with who they are and what society wants them to be. Together‚ these three works show the hardships of being a woman and finding one’s true identity while dealing with oppression and sexism. In
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daring personality‚ became a legend and encouraged a whole new generation of young people. The air marshal William Avery “Billy” Bishop was one of the most successful fighters in the sky‚ whose act of bravery has been recognized by exactly 16 war medals and 72 victories. Not only did Bishop fly aircraft with his partner‚ but he took individual missions behind enemy lines to attack. Billy Bishop was born on February 8‚ 1894‚ in Owen Sound and while growing up he enjoyed riding‚ shooting‚ swimming and had
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“Frailty‚ Thy Name Is Woman” Frailty is something that seems to have lead many women to their downfall during The Elizabethan Age. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the two main female characters‚ (Gertrude and Ophelia)‚ are victims of the tragic quote‚ “frailty‚ thy name is woman”. Both women show no real evidence of having a back bone throughout the entire story. They are manipulated and tricked into believe something that is not meant to be believed. As women‚ they have no choice but to listen
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Where the Streets Had a Name‚ a realistic friction novel by Randa Abdel-Fattah‚ is a compassionate story of the sights‚ sounds‚ and smells of a Palestinian Family whose daily lives are governed by curfews and security check points. Hayaat‚ a Muslim‚ and Sam‚ a Christian‚ skip school together to take a journey through the war-ridden territory of West Bank‚ then gets caught up in a deadly protest where they become injured‚ and they end up back with their families where they witness Jihan‚ sister of
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and him as the subject . Known for his riveting fiction and nonfictional works‚ he wrote of racial issues in America. His works takes on a personal account of what it was like to be black and an American and he wrote in “The Fire Next Time”‚ and “No Name in the Street “‚ as a direct challenge to Americans . Baldwin is quite aware of the fact that he is a black man with the desire to be a successful writer in America and knew of the challenges before him‚ yet he wrote not just for black people but for
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Slavery By Another Name In 1865 the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution officially outlaws slavery and involuntary servitude‚ however leaving one exception‚ as to the punishment for a crime. While four million Black Americans were officially free by the Thirteenth Amendment‚ many white slave owners did not approve of such action. The south economy depended on free labor‚ and with losing the civil war‚ the south economy took a major turn for the worst. Douglas Blackmon a writer
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sacrificed their life. Billy Budd‚ Sailor‚ by Herman Melville‚ contains one hero named Billy Budd‚ the "angel of God" (1906). Claggart and Captain Vere contain some of the heroic characteristics‚ still Billy is the singe character that obtains all of the traits of a hero‚ and therefore is the most qualified to fill that position. While Melville strains to put some heroic attributions within each character of the story‚ Billy is the most prominent of all who are mentioned. Thus‚ Billy Budd is the one
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To find a great modern day leader with a life full of integrity is nearly impossible to do‚ but Reverend Billy Graham definitely fits the bill. This essay will attempt to show how the Reverend is able to bundle his personal characteristics up to provide dynamic and powerful messages that have provided hope‚ peace‚ and courage to millions of people through the past several decades. Billy Graham was not born a leader‚ but when he found his purpose‚ he became an unstoppable force that defines leadership
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