Marie Widmeier 9/23/3013 Professor Paige Constantino Life Is What You Make It The sound of music often serves as the backdrop of almost everything in life‚ where certain songs resonate bittersweet memories. As I express my feelings through music‚ it is evident that some songs hold much more meaning. We can all believe in a song to express our feelings‚ and that’s how I experienced and processed many of life’s changes. Some were sad and others were happy; in the end‚ I found that all I have
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Can Life Really Be What YOU Make It? A lot of people say they would like to change their life or retract their steps‚ but me I wouldn’t trade any of it for the world. Brooke Smith‚ my first child‚ that I went through 34 hours of labor with is a reminder of all that I have went through‚ what I have done to get to where I am today and what I will do for her to have the best life I can possibly give her being her mother. Certain things in my life were trying and devastating to where I wanted things
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alleges her actions as wrong or even promiscuous because the Duke feels only he can discriminate what is good or not. His lack of morality is shown when he begins to criticize the Duchess’ lack of discrimination and even deems the “dropping of the daylight in the West” – a gift from God- as less important than his gift. The intensity of his jealousy is also disturbing because of the disastrous results it leads to and how casual the Duke is and his attempted kindness towards the messenger. It is after
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“Of Mice and Men” has been called a pessimistic novel. Do you agree? What can you find in the story that might be called optimistic or hopeful? I agree with this statement to a point but I do think there are some aspects of the story that could be described as optimistic or hopeful. An example of a pessimistic event in the story is the shooting of Candy’s dog. The idea that the dog is old and smelly and should therefore be shot as it can no longer carry out a purpose or function is a very
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“Jay Gatsby embodies the beauty of the American Dream” To what extent and how do you agree with this interpretation of ‘The Great Gatsby’? The United States Declaration of independence in 1776 stated that all people have the right to “Life‚ liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”. This is seen by many to express the vital spirit of the American Dream. Any individual‚ no matter their culture‚ social class or background‚ should be able to reach success and achieve their ambitions through hard work
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In the article‚ “But What Do You Mean?”‚ author Deborah Tannen discusses what she has observed to be differences in ways that women and men communicate. She concludes by stating that neither communication style in incorrect‚ however‚ to alleviate miscommunication women and men should use language that is understood by both parties. While I don’t disagree with Tannen’s observations I find some flaws with her solution. Women and men are not significantly different‚ as recent brain studies have shown
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You are what you say The essay‚ " you are what you say " is written by Robin Lakoff‚ a Professor of Linguistics at University of California. She has explicated her view on how English language has functioned to revile and debase women‚ why women are thought to be juvenile‚ dependent and frivolous species. Certain views which makes fair sex less thriving than men. The subject is of great interest as it illustrates that women only say what they mean‚ but what they say is inferred by men in a pejorative
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sub-categories‚ such as product‚ team management and project management. While all are interesting topics‚ this article focuses mainly on team management and offers some useful tips and ideas to promote discussion and help improve the performance and happiness of your teams. There seems to be in creative sectors a fear of management and a great divide between creative and “business” people. This is often because the people doing the managing are not business-minded or business school graduates but are
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the marriage is going to end the feud between both families. Also Friar Laurence is the only character that really knows what is going on throughout the play. When he gives the potion to Juliet and then sends the letter to Romeo the letter doesn’t arrive in time. If the Friar had thought through the plan longer it might have worked‚ but he went to fast and doesn’t think about what might go wrong. In the old version when Juliet wakes up and the Friar tells her to run away with him and she refuses him
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and A Doll’s House‚ challenge the double standards of men and women. Wilde uses Lady Chiltern and Mrs.Cheveley as the two contrasting characters‚ both their attitudes and morals differing significantly. Lady Chiltern‚ an immaculate‚ upright and virtuous person‚ embodying the Victorian new woman. Chiltern worships her ‘perfect’ husband and is highly supportive of his political career. However Sir Robert’s dark secret lurks behind him‚ with his dodgy history coming back to haunt him‚ courtesy of
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