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    Eulogy for my great grandmother Rosario Lagrimas(lola Ayo) I. Introduction She was born in Northern Samar and married to Adriano for more than 50 years. Gave birth to 6 children‚ and they are Agripino (the Eldest/Lolo Pinoy)‚ Anita(Lola Aning)‚ Dominador(Lolo Doming)‚ Ronaldo(Lolo Wado)‚ Norma(Inse/Lola Norma) and Nimfa(Mamay Nimfa/Youngest). She had gone to Manila to take good care of her grandchildren‚ who were Maria Paz‚ Estela and Rodrigo. II. Body The “Snowbear” candy‚ drinking coffee

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    She baked crackers to raise profits to buy her children’s freedom‚ but her mistress‚ who her grandmother was very loyal to‚ asked her for a loan one day. Linda’s grandmother had saved $300 and went ahead and loaned her money to her mistress who promised to give her back the money‚ but never did. An owner was never required to give pay to the slaves‚ so the loan never had to be repaid. Linda’s mistress died when she was at the age of twelve‚ so six years after her mother’s passing. Linda was almost

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    Grandmother Spirit is the mother of Arnold’s mother and is well-known throughout reservations because she is forgiving‚ tolerant‚ and wise. After Arnold punches‚ Roger‚ Arnold comes home confused and terrified. He leans on Grandmother Spirit to figure out why Roger just walked away after being punched. Grandmother Spirit responds in a way that not many Grandmothers would. She tells him‚ “I think it means he respects you. ” (pg. 68)

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    Maya Angelou – Analysis Maya Angelou over all is a very inspirational writer. In her poetry‚ Angelou often focuses on the oppression of African American people. She describes the female African American experience with particular power in “Our Grandmothers‚” which begins with a slave mother dreading the approaching sale of her children. Angelou also proudly celebrates the accomplishments of African Americans such as Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ and Malcolm X. Angelou’s childhood in Stamps‚ Arkansas

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    I decided to interview my grandmother about her work experiences. I felt the best way to format her answers was chronologically. The personal and biographical questions were used to re-create the story of her life focusing on her work experiences and the factors that have influenced them‚ with a few evaluative questions and her answers at the end. My grandmother‚ Carmen Claudio was born in Mayaguez‚ Puerto Rico on May 18th‚ 1947. At the age of six‚ Carmen began doing chores around her home. She

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    gets super hot is the elderly.For instance my grandmother‚she is old school and doesn’t like an ac‚so you can just imagine how hot it gets in her house that’s what worries me.The elderly are very fragile and as you might know the older you get the weaker your immune system gets‚that includes the way your body battles the heat‚ so when the temperature hits 100 I find myself worrying about my grandma.Maybe there are some ways to help out my grandmother like installing an ac for her or take her to the

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    and Enemy at the Gates (it can ’t get any worse than that) are historical inaccurate and at times horribly offensive. One must be dubious towards any form of entertainment with historical "facts" put out‚ be it a book or a movie. On the contrary‚ Connie Willis does a relatively good job of portraying the past in the Doomsday Book. She writes about traveling in time to the era of the Black Death and how it was experienced by the people who lived during the time. She discusses the plague itself‚ the

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    It wasn’t supposed to happen; I’m supposed to have my grandmother still. There was always that time before things got bad‚ when I had thought she was going to live forever. I can remember that day‚ like it was yesterday. The sun was glistening‚ the birds were chirping‚ and the wind was whispering. I had gotten off the school bus to go to my grandmother’s house. It was my usual routine‚ every Wednesday I went to see her. When I got to my grandmother’s house I was greeted by Dennis‚ one of the mentally

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    concerts and somehow he had persuaded her to marry him despite all his flaws.(Grandmother loves Grandfather) This shows that grandfather must had really strong emotions for grandmother when they were young. I think that since their relationship had fostered from a strong root‚ Their relationship must be even stronger now. Thus‚ we can conclude that grandfather still loves and respects grandmother very much. 2) Grandmother liked to think that Bruno or Gretel would follow her onto the stage and every

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    The marvellous poem‚ Grandmother was written by Pat Kertzman. This art of literature teaches many aspects of life and it enables one to understand the benefits of life experiences. In this text‚ the protagonist‚ the speaker’s grandmother uses the lessons that she had learnt through her life to help her granddaughter advance in life. This poem is a free verse and is composed of six stanzas. The author of this piece of poetry tries to convey the theme‚ knowledge isn’t only acquired through academics;

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