As I look around from my where I stand‚ I see many faces; familiar and unfamiliar. We are all gathered here for one reason: to pay tribute to my Baba; Agha Sahib to most of you. I am aware that most of you have travelled long distances just to be here and this sheds light on the kind of man he was. For those of you who aren’t acquainted with me‚ my name is Amir and this is my father. Baba was the most hard-working person that I have ever met. He worked hard at his career‚ at being a good father
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“builds” the qualities of identity. Prime examples of expressing the intricate nature of identity is clearly seen through Alice Pung’s short stories “The Face in the Mirror” and “Sticks and Stones and such-like” alongside Paul Keating’s memorable eulogy speech “The Unknown Soldier”. In Pung’s short story “The Face in the Mirror”‚ the author explores how ethnicity illustrates how a person’s relationship in the world creates a sense of identity. The idea is seen in the quote: “For much of my
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crossed my mind even once. I remember I never really liked or even wanted to spend anytime with my grandfather‚ all he did was scold and punish me. However‚ I realize I will never be the same because after learning about his life‚ I regret not even getting to know him before his unfortunate death‚ just 5 minutes would’ve been enough. Just thinking back all I could ever remember of my grandfather was that he never showed any emotion; never said he loved anyone‚ never said whether or not he was having
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deep breathing and first light revelations I. prelude the grapefruit and lemon colored sunrise assures creation of angels and eulogies and obituaries and it guarantees life‚ it guarantees death something about seeing that the newspaper isn’t delivered by a teenage boy on a red bike‚ but rather a middle-aged man in a shoddy car is disappointing‚ to say the least the clouds and sweet morning air‚ the kind that feels like charcoal on skin and tastes like chemicals and ice shards lodged in your
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GRANDPA’S FUNERAL – MY MEMENTO MORI It was in the wee hours of the morning when the telephone gave a shrill cry of urgency – alarming‚ awesome and awakening. As if commanded by some magic wand‚ all the lights in the house came on but nobody ventured to attend to the call. Now it was my mother of stout heart and great courage who picked up the instrument. Soon the room was filled with all members of the household eagerly looking at Mother for the news. It was painfully obvious to all of us
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In David Brooks’s article that was recently published in the New York Times he writes about 2 virtues in life; résumé virtues and eulogy virtues. Résumé virtues are skills that one brings to the table and eulogy virtues are the traits that you are remembered by. I plan to develop both résumé virtues and eulogy virtues during my time at La Salle University. The résumé virtues I hope to develop while at La Salle are leadership qualities‚ time management skills‚ and a deeper knowledge of computer
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multiple times at Sandy Hook Elementary school‚ 20 of those killed victims being kindergarteners. After the bombing‚ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a public eulogy in the same church the young girls were murdered. Similarly‚ President Barack Obama delivered a speech of consolation to the public on such a heartbreak as the occurrence in Newtown. The eulogy by Dr. King and speech given by President Obama are similar in content and references throughout‚ but are very different when it comes to the purpose
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Margaret Thatcher‚ in her eulogy speech to Americans about the former U.S President Ronald Reagan‚ used pathos and anecdotes as rhetorical strategies. In order to connect with her audience‚ Thatcher employed pathos throughout her writing. By mentioning Reagan’s sense of humor‚ his recovery from his failed assassination attempt‚ his passion for the United States‚ Thatcher is marking each of her words in the hearts of her audience. Especially because this is an eulogy‚ it was important for Thatcher
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Lost in the War In the poem‚ “The Unknown Citizen‚” a short eulogy is presented at a funeral for an unidentified soldier. When providing details about the citizens life‚ the speaker instead uses impersonal facts and government based statistics‚ rather than intimate components about who the soldier was personally. The author also displays the tone of the poem as lighthearted‚ making the speaker seem untroubled about the death of the soldier. In W.H Auden’s poem‚ “The Unknown Citizen‚” the author uses
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