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    Paper 3 Success can be defined in many different ways‚ but it can never have a definite meaning. Success has a diverse meaning to people‚ and it may apply to their lives in distinctive ways. Most people define success as having a fancy car‚ a job that pays well‚ a big family‚ an enormous house. In other words most would define wealth as the standard of being a successful person. Success can be all these things‚ but they could all be taken away from a person in a heartbeat. If success is defined as

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    In the article “Malala’s Dad Says His Daughter Is Unstoppable” the author Becky Little interviews Malala’s dad Ziauddin Yousafzai about the importance of getting an education‚ speaking up for what he or she believes in‚ and his pride in his daughter. In the interview the first question asked was “What’s it like to be known as Malala’s dad?”‚ Ziauddin answered that he was already known as Malala’s dad before the whole situation and that he is proud to be known as someone who is inspiring the

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    According to Dads 4 Kids‚ “Children from mother-only families have less of an ability to delay gratification and poorer impulse control (that is‚ control over anger and sexual gratification.) These children also have a weaker sense of conscience or sense of right and wrong.” Throughout the book‚ we often think that a lot of Peekay’s behavior is wrong but it seems most of it roots from his dysfunctional family. The lack of parental guidance in Peekay’s life has taken a major effect on his life and

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    It was a beautiful warm sunny day in August and I went on the bridge pedal with my Dad. The Bridge Pedal is a 33 mile bike ride that rides over 10 bridges in Downtown Portland and when we finished I wanted to ride my bike somewhere. Well when we left is when the incident happened and changed my day from good to bad. I had to go to the ER and get stitches. It was a good day and here’s my story that changed my day. To begin the day we got up a 6:30 am and rode our bikes down the hill to get breakfast

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    Have you ever gotten shot by a policeman? I know a Dad who almost got shot. He was only in grade school when it happened. There was a stranger in the building with a gun. Their dad was in gym class when it happened. He was kind of scared because everyone was saying the stranger had a gun. What if a stranger with a gun used someone as a shield when the police was trying to shoot them. His mom put him on the bus. When he got to school he went to reading‚ social studies then he had a snack. After that

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    My father is a very traditional‚ conservative‚ religious man. A product of his time‚ upbringing‚ and culture. Abandoned by his mother‚ neglected by his father‚ and raised by an aunt who already had too many children of her own‚ my father has always had to fend for himself. From an early age he had to start working‚ I was once told by him that in the absence of his father‚ he looked up to his bosses for a role model. A lot of them were drunks and chauvinist. My father grew around these men‚ idolizing

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    is under very much pressure by his dad‚ Mike Johnson. This is mainly because he was a high school and college football star‚ and also got drafted into the NFL. This creates enormous pressure on Mick to succeed in his football career and surpass his dad in order to make him proud. Mick’s father‚ Mike Johnson is responsible for the source of great pressure that mick feels which lead to Mick thinking that steroids will be the panacea to these troubles. Mick’s dad was a football prodigy‚ both in high

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    “Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see‚” Dad reiterated as I became a young woman. But growing up‚ I relied on what I could see‚ what I could touch‚ and what others shared with me. I held my peers and teachers words as peremptory and gained a sense of false dependence. As I entered my third year of high school this changed. “I need you to translate what this man is saying‚” Dad explained as he drove through our neighborhood. An older Hispanic man with a hat‚ long sleeves and jeans

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    and read it just like the article “War Changed My Dad” which gave hope to families of veterans. Elie Wiesel the author of “Night” did not have the same effect on his readers. Elie and Michelle display many similarities and differences throughout their work. Each author’s use of imagery and the tones they convey allow the reader to understand how they are feeling during their hard times. In the novel “Night” and the article “War Changed my Dad” the two author’s use of imagery helps us see and feel

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    Some time later‚ Eli is once again woken up by his Dad‚ however this time was different. His dad seemed somewhat enthusiastic for some reason or another. Being dazed from sleep‚ Eli doesn’t think anything of it‚ until his dad tells him the news that may change his life… “I just received an email from Mayo clinic. They had a cancellation and we were next on the list. Your appointment starts tomorrow morning‚ so we are leaving tonight.” His dad giddily stammers‚ “We will pick your mom up on the way

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