Fiction is Necessary The film "Bontoc Eulogy" is about an American-Filipino man searching for his roots. He looked for confirmation and facts through the mountain province where he got actual footages of how the igorots are living and through different museums and records in the United States. He edited all his clips and re-enactments and made a whole narrative out of it. He made the film a story of how his igorot ancestor Marko was peacefully living in the Mounatin provinces and how he was just
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Juan came to this country (N.Y‚ USA) from Ecuador when he was in the First grade. He is the oldest of three children; the younger siblings were born in this country. His parents are both hard-working individuals who have always told Juan that he must go to college. However‚ they only told Juan recently that he is undocumented. Juan has a 95 average and has taken many honor level courses. He studied French in High school‚ maintaining that taking Spanish would have been too easy. He did earn a 94
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Throughout the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding uses changes in the personality of characters to exemplify the negative effects of savagery and the idea that too much power will result in corruption. Jack’s mental and physical changes throughout the novel represent his and his follower’s descent into evil and savagery. Jack’s transition into his primal and uncivilized state can be directly linked to his growing desire for power. The postmodernist idea that too much power and strength leads
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Seventy-three year old John Baisch absolutely loved growing up in Burien‚ just blocks away from Puget Sound. John adores Washington‚ especially the Seattle area‚ which brings back many memories of his childhood. As I interviewed John‚ I noticed that a majority of his answers involved his family and his love for them. His entire life revolved around his family‚ and it is amazing how they impacted his life today. Growing up‚ John and his family were extremely close. John has three brothers and two
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Who am I‚ you ask? Well‚ well‚ well‚ wouldn’t you like to know? I am no ordinary mortal; I am who is known for being a wonderful female known as‚ Astolaine. I am not royalty‚ nor will I ever be able to become royalty and you know what‚ I am okay with that. I am at the wonderful age of thirty-five and I have the best all natural beauty that a street present has ever seen or had. I wake up like this every morning‚ with nothing extra added. I was born in a kingdom in Germany‚ near the black forest‚
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We are gathered here today to celebrate the life of a strong‚ independent man named Kino. Although he was not particularly wealthy‚ he didn’t allow that to stop him from doing everything he could for his family. Kino‚ just like the rest of us at times‚ may have lost his way a few times‚ but he always bounced back and realized what was truly important. He was also incredibly hard working and determined in all situations. Kino expressed his love for his family in several different ways throughout
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I stand before you today‚ the representative of a family in grief‚ in a country in mourning before a world in shock. We are all united not only in our desire to pay our respects to Diana but rather in our need to do so. For such was her extraordinary appeal that the tens of millions of people taking part in this service all over the world via television and radio who never actually met her‚ feel that they‚ too‚ lost someone close to them in the early hours of Sunday morning. It is a more remarkable
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When pride comes‚ then comes disgrace‚ but with humility comes wisdom. To me‚ Othello was the living validation of this quote from the Holy Bible. Othello‚ a noble man to us all‚ an admirable leader to our army‚ a valuable friend to everyone‚ and a doting brother to myself. Citizens of Venice‚ fellow Venetian army‚ most humble duke‚ and gracious God above‚ it is with great sorrow that I‚ Michael Cassio‚ as his former officer and the leader of the Venetian army‚ stand here today to bid farewell to
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Today I’m thankful for my brother Trevor. Hard working‚ outgoing‚ funny‚ and simple are 4 words that describe him perfectly. No matter what he’s doing he puts his full effort into whatever it is. If it was a sport he wanted to be better at‚ he would spend hours working on it in his own time. If it was a project he needed done for school‚ he would put it before anything else. If it was a few extra hours of studying to get a good grade‚ he would do it. But most of all‚ any time anything needs done
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Giorgio Arnaboldi Professor Lindsey AML2020 February 26‚ 2014 Hardworking Salesman with Unfulfilled Dreams Hey Pops. I wish we could’ve had one more night out on the town‚ whistling at cute girls as they walked by. I’m getting married you know; I was going to settle down and fix everything while you were still here. We had so many great memories in that house from when Biff and I were younger‚ especially when you had that red Chevy. That day when Biff was scoring a touchdown in your honor and
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