and say‚ I own this‚ is the same moment when the trees unloose their soft arms from around you‚ the birds take back their language‚ the cliffs fissure and collapse‚ the air moves back from you like a wave and you can’t breathe. No‚ they whisper. You own nothing. You were a visitor‚ time after time climbing the hill‚ planting the flag‚ proclaiming. We never belonged to you. You never found us. It was always the other way round. Source: Selected Poems: 1976 - 1986 A Moment in Chess
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cautious—if you are not‚ you may regret it. It is wise to be careful and protect yourself against any risk rather than be careless. Cautiousness is indeed a must in every actions and decisions we make in our everyday living. We must always think twice before making decisions that might bring back a big change in our lives. Generally speaking‚ most of the times people tend to be careless. Some people‚ especially the young‚ act with reckless attitude regardless of the consequences in mind. But on the other
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Jennifer N. Professor T. English 101 10 November 2012 The Corruption of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby In The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald illustrates how the desire for wealth and materialism compels the corruption and decay of the American Dream. Each individual has a different interpretation of what the American Dream entails; however‚ it is usually based on ideas of self-sufficiency‚ freedom‚ and a desire for something greater. The old dreams of earning money and starting a family gradually
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Table of Contents Negative Messages Don’t Have to Mean Conflict A common misconception most people have is that a negative message and a conflict are the same thing. This is not always true. Delivering negative messages is an unavoidable task while conflict can be avoided. Conflict can be a result of a negative message‚ if the message is not conveyed in the appropriate manner. According to Exforsys Inc. “negative messages don’t have to be considered bad. Negative messages‚ if expressed
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(Gardner 5). The youngest son is able to slay the dragon‚ but the only reason he is capable of doing that is because he has his father’s advice. The cobbler’s youngest son doesn’t think think of a tactic himself yet thought he was ready so he is a very careless person. After the youngest son gets the poem/advice from his father‚ he has a conversation with his father: “‘Are you certain? ‚’ asked the youngest son uneasily. ‘As certain as one can be’” (Gardner 5). The cobbler’s youngest son obeys his father
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of the characters in this book are materialistic but two characters that stands out the most is Tom and Daisy. “I couldn’t forgive him or like him‚ but I saw that what he had done was‚ to him‚ entirely justified. It was all very careless and confused. They were careless people‚ Tom and Daisy – they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness‚ or whatever it was that kept them together‚ and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” Daisy
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To tell how a ROCP would act‚ we apply 4 Romeo factors (cited in Romeo v. Conservation Commission) A: Applying 4 these factors to this case: 1. Magnitude of risk (How dangerous is the action) - What is worst thing that can happen? If D … (careless action)‚ the worst thing that can occur is that … (tell 3 things) because ... (list the main reasons). Dangerous degree? - How many people would be affected? There are a lot of people could be affected such as ... so it might affect many people
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characters are from the same social class with a background in money. Each loves the fact that one complements the other in the way of money and class. Due to the fact that they were never held accountable for their actions‚ they can be portrayed as careless people. Many examples show that each does not have the others interest at heart‚ but they do in fact share real love. Passionate relationships are difficult. The intense feelings
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thought hard and chose the better route. From this point on in the journey Odysseus learned all of the skills from the past events. He learned to think about consequences‚ To stand up and take charge‚ He has to be vigilant and never be distracted or careless‚and to keep priorities straight and think through decisions before making them. It’s easy to see that from each obstacle he faced he learned and changed. Until he was a better leader than he was before. Not too headstrong but not to slow. He had
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and of course; carelessness. James Gatz could have avoided his death‚ Nick could have done more‚ his love did not convince anyone‚ and what a poor character to die for. James Gatz was set up for failure from the beginning‚ surrounding himself with careless people and worshiping the
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