“The Odyssey” the hero Odysseus encounters a group of creatures known as Lotus Eaters. The Lotus Eaters’ tactic is to give their prey the Lotus flower‚ which makes the person who ate it forget their greatest desire and instead wander aimlessly. This can be compared to social media in my life‚ as it continuously acts a distractor that normally causes me to delay work. In the case of “The Odyssey” it is much more extreme‚ with the person affected forgetting their quest to return home. In my life‚ I consider
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The short fictional drama with a touch of romance‚ Turned written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is an emotional story of divorce and the mistreatment of women from a woman’s/the author’s point of view. The story talks of how intolerant and mistreated women were‚ whether they were rich or poor or foreign or not. When Mrs. Marroner finds out about her husband’s secret‚ she is furious and takes it out on the wrong culprit. After calming down‚ she searches for people to hold responsible. This really brought
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able to overcome its best. I’ve faced many obstacles in life from leaving my mother behind in the Dominican Republic to having to work at a young age in able to provide for myself. I left the Dominican Republic at age 5. My mother sent me along with my father to the U.S. for a better being. There were more opportunities and a better future for my brother and me here. At the time‚ I didn’t know what was going on. Ever since my life has been full of obstacles. Having to leave my mother behind at that
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effort. This changed my freshman year of high school. I had always taken classes for the academically “gifted” and thought myself to be quite capable; however‚ I found myself on the verge of failing multiple classes. I assumed this was something every high school student experienced until I received my class rank halfway through the year and I realized how far I was from the academic standing I had known. This wakeup call is what drove me to make a change in how I approached my education. I started
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Opportunity of a lifetime The metaphor‚ “When one door closes‚ another opens” is a famous quote by Alexander Graham Bell. When one door closes‚ this finishes the chapter of one aspect of their life. When another door opens‚ becomes an opportunity to start something new. An alternative metaphor that I’ve chosen is “If an opportunity doesn’t knock‚ build a door” presents as an opportunity waiting to happen. But one must work hard for the opportunity and should not expect the reward to happen easily
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a happy day turned bad It was a beautiful day. The sun cast it’s radiant rays upon a little small village in China. Little dust of ivory clouds navigated itself around the sky. On that day a naive girl of four years-old sat in her concise house of only one room.‚ no bigger than a mini garage. An average size twin bed faced the wall‚ a bed that three people shared every night. A cheap old fashioned stove adjacent to the bed‚ and a cabinet where three utensils‚ three plates‚ and three pairs of
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It is true that any obstacle or disadvantage can be turned into something positive. In a negative situation there is always a lesson that is learned‚ or a goal that is achieved. This idea is supported by aspects of “A Doll’s House” and the road to the Revolutionary War. “A Dolls House”‚ a play by Heinrick Ibsen‚ proves that an unfortunate situation can have a fortunate outcome. The play tells the story of Nora Holmes and her quest for personal independence. Nora’s situation at the begining of the
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Numerous people believe that any obstacle or disadvantage can be turned into something good‚ but I believe the opposite. For it wouldn’t be an obstacle in the first place‚ if it could be an advantage. But everyone has their own perspective ‚ and this affects them in how they see life and react to situations. Some people say that any obstacle or disadvantage can be turned into an advantage‚ but in reality you can’t use the same disadvantage and alter it‚ you have to find another method/path to
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Investigate and critically evaluate and reflect upon the subject responsibility for providing for and achieving the five outcomes of ‘Every Child Matters’ Recent Government strategies including the green paper ‘Every Child Matters’ (ECM) published in 2003 and the subsequent Children Act passed in 2004‚ have undoubtedly sought to enhance the support for children perceived to be vulnerable and in need (Medcalf et al 2006). The ECM agenda is one of the many legislative documents concerned in the
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Obstacles in My Path to Higher Education Outline I. Thesis: Spiritually burdened by a marriage with drugs‚ alcohol‚ and drama‚ I failed to achieve a higher education. II. Topic Sentence 1: Graduation to high school brought about new activities with a new group of friends and enemies. Example a: Introduction to marijuana. Example b: The third and fourth time. Example c: More excuses. III. Topic Sentence 2: Greatly depending on my will-power‚ I set goals to never use drugs—regardless
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