Assignment #1 – Short Stories Essay In the short story “Happy Endings” there were quite a few unexpected elements. At the beginning of the story‚ John & Mary meet. There are five different stories with five very different endings. In “Happy Ending A”‚ John and Mary actually have a happy ending. After the two meet‚ they fall in love‚ get married‚ have a wonderful life together and then die. I was not expecting the not so happy endings for the remainder of the story. In “Happy Ending B”‚ Mary falls in
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The Art of Writing Proposals Some Candid Suggestions for Applicants to Social Science Research Council Competitions Adam Przeworski‚ Department of Political Science‚ New York University Frank Salomon‚ Department of Anthropology‚ University of Wisconsin Writing proposals for research funding is a peculiar facet of North American academic culture‚ and as with all things cultural‚ its attributes rise only partly into public consciousness. A proposal ’s overt function is to persuade a
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I remember moments in my life. I miss some with nostalgia and at times I pause and wonder why I had to go through hell just to try and make it in life. I lived to hate my fate and this made me to have low opinion of myself. I felt worthless and ignominious. I have heard and read stories from successful people some encouraging while others just baffling. I know your story could be better than mine but just hear me out. I have had phases in life and I think I just enjoyed a snippet of them. I was born
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if it has been washed and scrubbed with snow. The tickets were still in my pockets “I checked”. We had still 15 minutes to spare until the affectionate match we were wailing for to begin. In the mean time we were reminiscing And what moment they were. In about 5 minutes later it was becoming more like a blazing of a sun rather than arctic. We were not more than 100 meters away from the stadium. I could easily see the stadium with my bare eyes. I was peering at the stadium
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A Defining Moment in my life Cancer‚ the word burned into my mind. My dad has cancer. The realization of this was so painful‚ that it was too much to bear. It was Multiple Myeloma‚ disease with which was not familiar. All that I knew was that my dad had cancer and my world was about to change forever. I always loved my dad and thought we had a strong bond‚ but our time together was limited. Between his work schedule and my school and sports schedules‚ we rarely saw each other. When he began his
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came to mind was if I was going to make it off the roller coaster I was riding. Conquering my first roller coaster and overcoming my fear of heights made me realize that I shouldn’t be afraid to take chances in life‚ but to be brave‚ because it may just turn out to be the ride of my life. At thirteen years old‚ I was the kid that no one wanted to drag to an amusement park with because I strictly stuck to the merry go round and swings. My parents were always eagerly trying to persuade me to at least
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world who have a plan of what they’re going to do in life by setting goals‚ and trying to conquer them. I happen to be one of those people. However‚ life changes unexpectedly and it takes a strong person to have the courage to persevere and be resilient through it all. A wise man once said‚ “"Life’s up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values and goals. Think of using all obstacles as stepping stones to build the life you want." The last two and a half years of
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The Importance Of Preservation And Conservation Of The Environment Preserving the earth’s environment is all about keeping the rate of our usage of the earth’s resources slower than the rate at which the earth can regenerate the resources‚ the earth’s resources will be available to us indefinitely and our subsequent generations can enjoy the earth as much as we do. Conserving water saves you money! Not only will your water bill go down‚ but as you heat less water‚ your gas or energy bill will
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in all the rock pools. Another experience I can remember is the staircase to the moon‚ everyone would pile on the shores of Roebuck Bay and watch the full moon reflecting off the tidal flats of the bay. To a Grade 2 student‚ life could not get any better. That was until one life-changing day. My Mom and Dad sat me and my older sister down at the kitchen table and told us that my Dad had been offered a job in Queensland. We would be moving to Atherton as soon as we could sell our house. I was shocked;
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problems of environmental pollution. They emit huge amount of wastes which make our water sources dirty. They produce tones of poisonous gases day in and day out. They are major cause of water pollution. This has posed great challenge to the aquatic life. The water that we drink has become highly * polluted even after its treatment. Vehicular pollution is another major cause of environment pollution. Numbers of vehicles are rising every day. Delhi has the maximum number of vehicles in the world. The
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