people say that the youth of past generations are way different and way better than of the present generation. But can we really compare the youth of yesterday and the youth of today? Can we still safely say that our youth today are on their right paths? We all know the famous line of our national hero‚ Jose P. Rizal that says “Ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan.” Long ago‚ people‚ especially the old ones‚ relied so much on the youth of their times for they believe that those children will give
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their judgment. Chinua Achebe highlights this idea in his novel Things Fall Apart as he describes the death of two crucial characters caused by the pride of a single man. Achebe uses the death of Ikemefuna to illustrate how Okonkwo’s pride clouds his judgment‚ causing him to make rash decisions without thinking about future consequences. During the death of Ikemefuna Achebe writes “Dazed with fear‚ Okonkwo drew his machete and cut him down. He was afraid of being thought weak” (Achebe 61); showing
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The article I read was called “Clearing a Path for Inclusion: Distributing Leadership in a High Performing Elementary School” written by David E. DeMatthews. The article is about a year long study of Dewey Elementary School which is a school known for inclusion of all students and high-performance all across the board. The article’s main question was how was Dewey Elementary School able to be an inclusive school while also attaining phenomenal test scores? It all starts with the idea of distributing
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Hanna Fobare September 31‚ 2010 COMM 101- Parsons Career Path Essay When I was a young girl instead of playing with baby dolls I loved dressing up in my fathers suits while using hairbrushes as my microphone pretending to be announcing sports games on TV. That was when I realized that I wanted to be a sports broadcaster or announcer. I practiced everyday all day throughout my entire childhood. This past summer I wanted to do something other than train for soccer. I did an internship
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Christianity‚ in its entirety‚ is the largest religion in the world and continues to seek converts everyday. In Chinua Achebes Things Fall Apart‚ Mr. Brown and Mr. Smith play the role of white missionaries who share that exact goal: to convert the natives of Umoufia into Christianity. However‚ the strict and uncompromising methods of Mr. Smith conflicts with those of Mr. Brown‚ who can be described as serene and peaceful. These opposing approaches take a part in the chaos that emerges and understanding
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DEAD STARS The short story‚ "Dead Stars" was written during the American Colonization of the Philippines‚ a time when the modern short story‚ critical essay‚ and free verse poetry were introduced. English was the medium of learning‚ and became‚ as well‚ the language of the learned. This was also the time when utilitarian literature was slowly being overshadowed by the individualistic‚ modern view of creating "art for art ’s sake". Dead Stars by Paz Marquez Benitez (1894-1983)‚ which came out in
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The Path to Success Everyone’s goal in life is to be successful in some way. Success means many things to many people‚ and everyone will do anything to reach that ultimate goal. Because success is very personal and can be taken in many different ways‚ everyone has a different understanding of what success means to people. Generally‚ success means fulfilling the goals that people set for themselves. However‚ success cannot be achieved without hard work‚ sacrifice‚ dedication‚ perseverance‚ and most
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Unseen Ties: Codependency and Fallout in the Dual Brain interpreted from Literary Works and Critical Essays The lifelong struggle for control and recognition of the human mind has been a popular and evolving science since the late-nineteenth-century. Many notable authors‚ scientists‚ and laymen have been fascinated with the study since then. Robert Louis Stevenson is one of the more notable authors to write about dual personalities with his short story‚ “Markheim‚” and the novella‚ ”The Strange
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The Path to Success for a spy Success is a golden pathway that‚ with luck and hard work‚ few people will get chance to walk on. In the novel‚ The Recruit‚ Robert Macamore describes that in order to be successful; a person must be a problem solver and work collaboratively with others to achieve goals. The main character of the book‚ James‚ tries very hard to succeed‚ and he never gives up. He attempts to reach his dreams and goals to obtain the highest level in the Cherub (spy organization). The
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wisdom.”― Bertrand Russell. In the book “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe‚ a story that takes place in Niger about the Ibo culture and people. One of the characters in the story is Okonkwo‚ who is one of the main characters of the story. Okonkwo resided in a manly and violent clan. He thought very little of the people with no titles for in his mind the men were failures. Okonkwo was a very presumptuous‚ manly‚ and headstrong man. Who doesn’t want to be like his father‚ Unoka‚ who‚ in Okonkwo’s
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