It was a horrid day today. I fell asleep in math‚ failed a test in science‚ and had to do 55 push-ups in P.E. because the coach thought I was talking while he was explaining how to play flag football! On top of that‚ I have to walk home in the rain‚ and it’s my birthday! I was completed drenched from head to toe‚ and I was shivering. As much as I wanted to get home as fast as I could‚ the rain got harder and slowed me down. As I approached the front door‚ I remembered how terrible my room
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His Journey for Spain The departure of Jose Rizal for Spain was kept secret from Spanish authorities‚ friars and even to his parents especially to his mother because she would not allow him to go. Only handful of family members and trusted family friends were informed. In order to avoid detection‚ he used the name Jose Mercado‚ name of his cousin in Calamba. Before his departure‚ he scribbled farewell letters to his parents and his sweetheart Leonor Rivera. On May 3‚ 1882 he boarded on Salvador
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This social issue has been present for hundreds of years; the standard belief that one must be ‘pretty’ to be accepted in society. Through the past decades we can see a trend in this. Women are required to have a certain body shape‚ their faces must be a certain way‚ they must weigh this amount only‚ and makeup is the best way to make someone ‘beautiful’. This is an unhealthy obsession created by a society that does not even know what it means to be realistically beautiful. They make up these outrageous
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Scyldings was a beloved king of the people. “Beowulf was famed among warriors long time in the strongholds” (2). Although the book makes Beowulf insinuate he is the perfect hero‚ he does lack some characteristics. Beowulf is King of the Geats and loves the glory he receives from his people. Beowulf is a brave warrior and becomes a wise and daring leader. Many fights Beowulf is involved in expose his true character. Throughout the book‚ Beowulf exemplifies the characteristics of an ideal hero. Beowulf
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the decadence‚ the decline of power of King Macbeth. After killing‚ in order‚ King Duncan‚ his two chamberlains‚ Macbeth’s general Banquo‚ Lady Macduff and her children‚ Macbeth manages to secure his power until Macduff battles with him and finally kills him. In the play‚ Shakespeare indicates features that make up an ideal man. Through various character’s representations and actions the reader can to discern Shakespeare’s Ideal Man. By defining his Ideal man and its opposites‚ Shakespeare introduces
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Jie Guo ENGL 270 4 December 2012 The Ideal Woman: Sita Valmiki’s Ramayana‚ published in 551 BC‚ is an epic focusing on all of the different elements of dharma. Dharma is defined as divine duty and means literally “that which holds‚” as in the way that one should live their life. There are four spheres of dharma‚ also called goals‚ with dharma being the first one. The second is artha‚ meaning worldly profit‚ possessions‚ and political power. The third is kama: pleasure and love. The idea
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Throughout this excerpt of “The Iliad” by the great poet Homer‚ shows the ideals way back into their era. In this epic segregated values of both men and women are seen in Homer’s era. This epic story begins with the young prince of Troy‚ Paris‚ who kidnaps Helen‚ wife of the king of the Greek state of Sparta. After this treachery towards Sparta the Spartan kings Brother‚ Agamemnon‚ attacked Troy. The excerpt begins with Paris’s brother‚ Hector‚ another prince of Troy‚ is talking to his wife‚ Andromache
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The government I call this form of Government‚ a constitutional Oligarchy. In the Constitution of this nation‚ it is stated that there are three branches to this country‚ similar to our country. The first branch is the Oligarchy (ruled by few). There are three consuls‚ basically dictators that have been elected from the “Higher Council” (which will be talked about later). The Consuls rule every aspect of Government; the economy‚ trade‚ commerce‚ etc. however‚ even with all the power they hold‚
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“What are the greatest lessons learned by Filipinos from their colonial experiences? Explain?” Being brave‚ well-disciplined‚ helpful and also love for their country are some of the lessons they had learned. They fight for their own freedom. They not allow their selves to be under controlled by other races. They learned to love their country because if they will allow it to be conquered‚ they will lose their own home. They will be slaves forever. Filipinos learned to be strong‚ not to give up
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Gulliver’s Travel Essay In Gulliver’s Travel‚ by Jonathon Swift‚ the protagonist‚ Gulliver‚ meets and interacts with several different kinds of human-like creatures. These creatures greatly vary in stature‚ some of which are minuscule compared to Gulliver and others that tower over him. While these beings are human-like in appearance and in some of their characteristics‚ they also show animal-like qualities. Yahoos in the land of the Houyhnhnms are a perfect example of the uncivilized nature in
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