spark within that is so insatiable that one cannot help but burn to act upon this desire. Passion can be defined as desire‚ and almost necessity‚ for something‚ whether it manifests through love‚ happiness‚ work‚ or simply life. In Irving Stone’s The Agony and the Ecstasy‚ it is quickly evident what could essentially be Michelangelo’s most defining trait: he is passionate. Some might say he is too much so. Even at such a young age‚ he saw “life is to be enjoyed‚” and “life is to work” as one and the
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takes an enormous risk by building a baseball field when he hears a voice. In “The Thrill of the Grass” the narrator strongly dislikes the use of artificial turf‚ and when he sneaks into a stadium he begins changing the field one square piece at a time. Both characters face tremendous chances‚ but with the people they love they follow their hearts and take these great risks. In “Field of Dreams” and “The Thrill of the Grass” Ray Kinsella and the narrator endure great risks. Both characters believe
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Sophia Su 9/15/14 English Kelso Vicarious Thrills Ever since I started learning to read‚ it has been one of my favorite hobbies. I love to submerge myself into a book and get the chance to go on adventures I never can in the real world. Usually‚ when I get hooked on a good book‚ I can’t put it down. I’m not myself anymore. My reality becomes eclipsed by something as simple‚ yet complex‚ as words on paper. I begin to eat‚ sleep‚ and experience through the character in the tale. I am the character
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Pyrrhic Victory Sir Edward Thomas Pickerd‚ administrator of Norfolk Island‚ addressed the couple on the road beside the cemetery. “Good morning‚ Sir Arthur and Lady Hastings. I am Sir Edward. May I tell you about Bartholomew Kelly? The couple nodded. “He was born in Kilmurray‚ County Cork‚ in 1816. His mother was a streetwalker‚ his father but one in a sea of faces‚ all named ‘Kelly.’ His life ended here in 1845‚ hanged with other convicts for attempting the piracy of HMS Governor Phillip. “At five
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AGONY OF OLD AGE Old age is the last phase of life as William Shakespeare has put it‚ “Last scene of all‚ Sans teeth‚ sans eyes‚ sans taste‚ sans everything.” We see in our surroundings‚ these elderly figures that often spend time in tranquility‚ who feel helpless and lonely as they are detached from other strata of society. In old age physical strength deteriorates‚ mental stability diminishes‚ and lack of
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mother’s feelings of pain and anguish of giving birth to a child in the poem The Victory: "I thought you were my victory / though you cut me like a knife" (Lines 1-2). Although she must endure such pain‚ it is also exciting for the mother to bring new life into the world‚ which in fact feels like a "victory" to a new parent. However‚ throughout the poem‚ the speaker denies the fact that giving birth to a child is a victory‚ by using words such as "antagonist" (Line 5)‚ "bruise" (Line 6) and "scary" (Line
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VICTORY! “When you walk into the gym you leave everything behind. It’s like a total different world. It’s you second family. We gymnasts spend more time in the gym then with our parents. We do gymnastics not to please our family but to please ourselves.” The day I found out all my training was worth it‚ was at the Glencoe- Silver Lake Gymnastics Invite. I got to this moment by joining gymnastics and making the high school team‚ going to practice every day and giving it my all‚ and all the other
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Many people have a tremendous dread of growing old. A great deal of activity during the working years is aimed at preventing as many of the problems of old age as possible: dependency on others‚ lack of money‚ boredom‚ ill health‚ and so forth. The very fear of the problems of old age often make mental and physical wrecks of people‚ they become old before their time. Old age is a mental attitude as well as a physical problem. People tremble when you discuss old age. Next to the subject of death‚
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are also playing with their classmates and enjoying their childhood stage. After that the students enter on the adulthood stage or the high school level in the school. At this stage the students must listen only to their friends and not to their parents or guardian. That’s why many students are entering to drug addiction‚ alcohol‚ smoking and the early pregnancy stage. So they have the lesson to learn through their experience and through
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The Agony of Displacement in "Mrs. Sen’s" The word diaspora (originally the dispersion of Jews outside of Israel from the sixth century b.c.‚ when they were exiled to Babylonia‚ until the present time) refers to the movement of the population from its original homeland. For James Clifford‚ it involves dwelling‚ maintaining communities‚ having collective homes away from home. In order to provide a “defining" model‚ Clifford turns to William Safran’s definition of Diaspora: "expatriate minority communities
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