Romeo’s Letter To His Father. (The audience never hears the content of the letter Romeo writes to his father towards the end of the play. Write your own version of this letter in modern English.) My dearest lord and father‚ loving mother‚ and family‚ O‚ pardon me for bringing ill news‚ but when thou dost know the cause of the result‚ thou shalt be glad I have sent thee this note. From the beginning shall I start this rueful tale of love and woe. My lover‚ and since three days past‚
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Father Returning Home – Dilip Chitre Dilip Purushottam Chitre was one of the foremost Indian writers and critics of the post Independence India. Apart from a being a writer‚ he was also a painter and a filmmaker. Father Returning Home is a short and appealing poem about an old man in a cosmopolitan city where his own sons and daughters treat him as an alien. He himself is estranged from the man-made world. Through this poem‚ Chitre has denounced the urban rootlessness and alienation. The first
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Many people have someone that they admire. That they fashion themselves to be just like. As for me‚ I guess I never thought about it. I didn’t ever think the question would come up in my everyday life‚ and when it did today‚ I was stumped. After thinking about it‚ it seemed like I was living my life without a any blueprint what so ever. I was making my own mistakes without looking to see what people in the past had done. It all started in speech class...We had to do a speech on a person that we
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My parents are Blanca Beatriz Treviño Garza and José Guadalupe Jaramillo Torres‚ my mom is as white as snow and my father is like chocolate‚ I love them a lot‚ they always teach me about the importance of the school‚ the importance of the principles like the effort‚ empathy‚ gratitude‚ honesty‚ responsibility and punctuality‚ they take care of me a lot‚ the two work
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The Washington State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (WSSDAR) organized in 1894 under the umbrella of its parent organization‚ National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR). It is a non-profit‚ non-political volunteer women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism‚ preserving American history‚ and securing America’s future through better education for children. DAR members volunteer millions of service hours annually in their local communities
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Every person has a unique way to ‘parent’ their children. In the story‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ the character Atticus Finch is the caring and humble father to two children named Jean Louise Finch (Scout) and Jem Finch. These two kids are very independent because of the way Atticus has taken care of them. Atticus believes that you never know someone’s story from their perspective. He also thinks you should stand up for what you think is right and that everyone matters. All of these are
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“That anyone could father a child‚ but a real man chooses to be a dad‚” - J. Sterling. Hugh Garner’s short story‚ ‘The Father’‚ can closely relate to this quote with the protagonist John Purcell who chooses to dismay his fatherly duties of relating to and taking care of his only child‚ Johnny‚ and instead pursues in his drinking habit which has destroyed his home and social life. A father figure is an important aspect of every child’s life‚ and without one people can often be left emotionally unstable
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The general plot of King Lear revolves mainly around the conflict between the King and his daughters‚ although there is a definite and distinct sub-plot dealing with the plight and tragedy of Gloucester as well. One of the main themes that Shakespeare chooses to focus on in King Lear is the dysfunctional nature of not only the royal family and Gloucester‚ but the heartache and emotional strain that goes along with being a parent and having to make a decision that will divide your children. This play
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revolution in China in the late 1940s. Her father‚ John Tan‚ worked as an electrical engineer and an assistant minister at various Baptist churches. Her mother was a homemaker‚ taking care of Amy and her two brothers. Both of Amy Tan’s parents expected a lot out of their children‚ especially when it came to work and money. Amy was expected to become a neurosurgeon by trade and a concert pianist by hobby.3 When Amy Tan was fifteen years old‚ her father and brother Peter both died from brain tumors
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"Exactly what kind of stupid shit have I gotten myself into this time?" I asked my father. "Don’t worry‚ it only gets worse ... er ... better I mean‚" he replied. "Growing up I invariably figured the two of you knew inherently how to raise us‚ now I question my ability to survive even my pregnant wife’s wrath‚ much less an incessantly crying baby." "Funny you feel that way. Your mother and I raised you despite our ignorance and oddly enough I feel no more qualified now than I did more than twenty
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