What if somebody you always thought you loved turned out to be someone they were not? In the short story‚ “Brigid” by Mary Lavin‚ Owen’s wife is trying to convince Owen to put his sister‚ Brigid‚ in a nursing home. This story is set in Ireland during the 1930s. At this time‚ you were known as a terrible person if you put a relative in a nursing home. When the couple gets in a fight over this debate‚ Owen storms to Brigid’s house. When Owen’s wife begins to worry about Owen‚ she goes to search for
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Plastic Not Paper Walking through the grocery store I always try to look for the best buy. I always buy what’s on sale‚ I guess you could say I’m cheep. Then I get to the check out lane‚ preferably the one with fewer people. I empty my wallet and pay. Then I wait. I think it’s going to happen but I am not sure. Then it does‚ the baggier says‚ "Would you like paper or plastic?" I look that person right in the eye and I tell him‚ "I want the one that’s better for the environment‚ I
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What do you desire? What inspires and motivates you to live? What sort of job would you be willing to wake up for and do from 8:30am to 5:00pm every working day? If you know this for sure then you are amongst the very few graduate students who do. Good evening toastmaster and guest speakers. Tonight I will deliver a speech that tackles the transition of students into the working world‚ a usually very tough transition that is. And I feel like bestowing something inspiring upon you all. I am in my
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“No‚ Gerald I can’t leave you. You can’t fight them all off‚ there’s more of them than you!” said Tenley. “No‚ Tenley. I want you to achieve your dreams of famous‚ though it may be in a small town. I know that you the fame‚” “But Gerald‚ what about your house?” “Doing good is worth more than any house I get‚ now go!” So Tenley went off with Mayor Paula‚ until they got
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truth. They have been arguing the point that truth can not be taught‚ you must see if for yourself. Plato: You all live in a life of lies‚ you have never seen the truth. Not like how I have. Ibn Tufayl: And how have you seen the truth? Plato: I have left “the cave” that you are all living in. I have climbed out and can see the light of the world while you can only see the shadows that are cast on the wall. Ibn Tufayl: What do you mean by shadows? Plato: The shadows are the base level of understanding
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Polonius : Loving Father or Indifferent Politician? In Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” what we constantly see is tragedy occurring in every corner‚ whether it is caused directly or indirectly by Hamlet. Nevertheless‚ I feel like one of the most overlooked tragedies in this play is the fact that one of the fatherly characters‚ Polonius‚ seems to position something else above his family- his job in politics. We can see this in a couple of instances in the play‚ for example: when he is “advising” Laertes on
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The Negative Effects of Social Media & Technology Why so many people cannot live without their phone updating their face book? In this generation people are so addicted on face book. Before and after they go to bed they cannot help themselves checking other people’s status and updating their personal life. According to About.com Web tends‚ “Social media is form of electronic communication through which users create online communities to share information‚ ideas‚ and personal messages. Face
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I Eat Mentos‚ Do You? I Eat Mentos‚ Do You? How many dilemmas a day do you stumble across‚ that given a solution would just make life easier? The ad for Mentos featuring Albert Einstein reads‚ “I eat Mentos‚ do you? Mentos. Helping People Get Ideas”‚ implying Mentos can help increase intelligence to a level comparable to Albert’s. In advertisements from Mentos ordinary individuals find themselves facing various dilemmas; however‚ if one consumes a Mento they
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Do you agree or disagree with ACTA? The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is probably the most discussed topic concerning the numerous people who surf the Internet on a daily. I may also be affected by a possible enactment of the treaty. There have been a number of protests in different countries against this treaty since its introduction in October‚ 20110. The reasons of such reactions are alleged infringements of freedom of Internet which in this context means the infringement of rights
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motivational speech How Bad Do You Want It? There was a young man‚ you know‚ who wanted to make a lot of money and so he went to this guru‚ right. And he told the guru you know I wanna be on the same level you are‚ and the guru said if you wanna be on the same level I’m on‚ I’ll met you tomorrow at the beach. So the young man got there 4 A.M. he’s all ready to rock n’ roll. Got on a suit‚ should of wore shorts. The old man grabs his hand and said: How bad do you wanna be successful? He said:
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