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    Write about the poem “When You Are Old”. You should describe what the poet writes about and how he uses language to convey his thoughts and feelings. In W.B Yeats poem "When You Are Old‚" an anonymous narrator requests of a former lover to remember her youth and his love for her‚ the poem continues to tell the tale of this unrequited love the narrative persona feels. Unrequited love is the theme for this poem and is illustrated through a number of different techniques. There are three stanzas

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    SHC31 2.2 Describe five factors you consider when promoting effective communication: (remember to describe is more than just identifying‚ this requires a sentence for each one) There are a number of factors to consider in making sure that I can promote effective communication. Statistics show that we only listen to 7% of what is verbally said‚ 38% the way they are said and 55% non-verbal i.e. our body language‚ eye contact‚ gestures. So it is not so much of what we say that is important but

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    Life with Other Races On pages 283-284 of When Heaven and Earth Changed Places‚ Le Ly meets a Korean proprietor‚ Lee‚ through Red‚ her boyfriend. Lee makes her spin around foolishly and asks her if she can dance. Le Ly is confused and says no because there is not any music playing. Red replies that Le Ly dances like a “firecracker”. She is still so confused until Lee explains the whole thing. Lee says that he would pay her a week’s worth of hospital wages if she works as a “go-go dancer” in

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    right becomes a part of a dream where the harsh truth is “dreams can come to reality”. While being fascinated with dreaming‚ Connie spent a lot of the time letting her mind slip over onto thoughts about the boy she had seen the night before. The thoughts were vivid about how nice he treated her and how this could potentially be all the time.”Connie sat with her eyes closed in the sun‚ dreaming and dazed with the warmth about her as if this were a kind of love‚ the caresses of love‚ and her mind

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    Pranayama Practicing the proper techniques of breathing can help you become more aware of your breath and therefore pranayama benefits are physical‚ emotional as well as spiritual. Some of the most common pranayama benefits are: • Improvement in the rate of breathing  • Reduction in the heart rate as well as the wear and tear of the heart • Helping the body get rid of excessive fat and weight • Curing problems that are related to the digestive system  • Enhancing the functioning of several organs

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    Harder than I expected‚ even with your help. But I have been practicing‚ and my preparations go well. I am coming to save your friend’s life‚ and my own.” This is a quote from the first note Miranda receives from the anonymous person in the book When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead. A 12 year old girl named Miranda lives in New York City in the 1970’s. She gets notes from an anonymous person who can predict the future. The notes ask her to cooperate to the directions given in order to save someone’s

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    I would hate to be famous. When you’re famous‚ you don’t have any privacy. Also‚ there’s too much criticism. Lastly‚ it can harm my safety. Being famous isn’t all that great‚ like you think it is. Many people who are famous have many problems and sometimes wish that they weren’t famous at all. I do not want to be famous. First‚ when you’re famous‚ you do not have any privacy. Paparazzi will follow you‚ and take pictures of every single thing you do. The paparazzi are very aggravating

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    One quote that stood out to me was when Jennings was talking to one of the sisters at an orphanage about why he could not just keep the stuffed animal. She responded with this‚ "Yes‚ it would be. But not everyone would love them and take care of them as you would. I wish I could give them all away tomorrow." She looked at me. There were tears in her eyes. "But I can’t. My heart would break if I saw just one of those animals lying by the wayside uncared for‚ unloved. No‚ Jennings. It’s better if we

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    phones while driving‚ or kids who stick their heads out of the window‚ kids who sit on their daddy’s lap‚ and one day I saw a man actually shaving in his car while we crawled along ! The top offenders are definitely the motorcyclists who weave in and out of traffic without a care for their own safety. No wonder they top the list of road fatalities. Finally reaching our destination brings no joy either because usually there is no place to park. So when we go to town‚ we go in pairs‚ one to drive and

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    In the video “How Do You Know When You’re A Grown-Up?” by The Atlantic‚ the novel Me Being Me is Exactly as Insane as You Being You by Todd Hasak-Lowy‚ and the novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles shoe that coming of age can not be condensed into one single ceremony or experience‚ that it must be an individual experience apart from anyone else’s‚ and that it must all lead to an understanding of the responsibilities of adulthood‚ which may result in a loss of innocence. Contrary to many popular

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