Rizal’s Pen Name Rizal who has been known for his strong criticisms against the Spaniards wouldn’t have written all his essays and articles using his real name. He used the pen names Laong Laan and Dimasalang in many of his writings. Laong Laan The pen name of Dr. Jose Rizal when he was a contributor of poems and articles for the Spanish newspaper “La Solidaridad” was Laong Laan which was the name of a railway station in Manila. Others who contributed to La Solidaridad and used pen names were
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For nearly every performer or speaker‚ stage fright is a very common state of mind. Standing on stage in front of many people and not flinching is a great feat for anyone. I have had a few encounters with class presentations and speeches. To present in front of my classmates scared me and the mere thought of even standing alone to present is frightening and traumatizing. When I was nine‚ I had stage fright. There was a story telling class and it was my turn to present my story to the class
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Simple Gift ‘Discuss the ways in Herrick’s “The Simple Gift” explores the concepts of belonging’ Steven Herrick’s novel the ‘The Simple Gift’‚ written verse the novel makes up many short poems‚ which evidently combined the creation of Herrick’s novel. The novel is presented episodically and told from 3 different perspectives (Billy‚ Old Bill and Caitlin). It explores the issues of independence‚ growth and relationships. Throughout the novel sensory images‚ create realistic settings. Gifts are freely
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Life is a Gift Everyone has a right to his/her own life. No matter what it is‚ your life that you live everyday is your choice‚ and you have made all the decisions for yourself everyday. This is why I believe when it comes time for is to be over‚ that it should not be somebody else to decide weather or not it should keep going‚ or for it to end. Abortion for example is wrong‚ in my opinion‚ and should not be legal. Everything happens for a reason. That baby was meant to be born‚ and now one
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THE ULTIMATE GIFT The film touches on many points that ‚ in my opinion ‚ are vital for us to lead a fulfilling life ‚ based on the effort and thanks for all the goods that we have. I like how it makes you see that the gift of work for example‚ helps us to value things ‚ realizing what it actually costs ‚ and get to have some power and learn to despise not waste anything‚ small or "insignificant " it is for us‚ we can get through honest work . I can also see that when you work for something and
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Stage 1 English Text Response: The Simple Gift (Steven Herrick) In The Simple Gift‚ Steven Herrick explores the boundaries of traditional assumptions regarding a sense of belonging‚ attitudes to homelessness and prejudice. The author challenges the expectations and approaches to homelessness in a way that expands his work on a sense of belonging and the prejudice that comes along with that way of life. In The Simple Gift‚ Steven Herrick both supports and challenges traditional conventions about
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The lack of imagery and metaphor in O. Henry’s short story “The Gift of Magi” make the few Bible allusions stand out. In the last paragraph O. Henry compares Jim and Della to the three wise men that came to give gifts to Jesus on the first Christmas. Also in the exposition of the story there are another two Biblical allusions. Della’s hair is written to be so beautiful that her hair would depreciate The Queen of Sheba’s jewels and gifts. And Jim’s golden watch would have made King Solomon pluck his
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Mr. Mears Mr. Mears is the young Priest who accompanied Kezia on her journey to meet the man she was arranged to marry‚ Mr. Hathaway. Mr. Mears was shy and kept to himself. "She looked at the preacher and saw how young and helpless he looked so far from his native Yorkshire and how ill-clad for this bitter trans-Atlantic weather and she spoke up." Mr. and Mrs. Barclay Kezia was an orphan house keeper to Mr and Mrs Barclay. They were wealthy however‚ they portrayed themselves to be much more
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Presents . Another word that synonym to it is gift . Have you ever gave a present to someone ? Have you ever received presents ? Well ‚ you must be . Because a person that never gave or received presents ‚ her life maybe is a dull one . Let’s talk about giving presents first . Why do you gave presents ? There must be a reason why you give a presents to somebody . I myself will not simply give a present to somebody for no reason . There are several reasons of giving presents . First ‚ to celebrate
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America’s gift to my generation is all of the job opportunities and education that this country offers. In other countries‚ students who are not smart enough do not attend a normal high school. In America‚ it is required that all children have an education until they get to high school‚ where they are offered the opportunity unless they choose to drop out. We also have many job opportunities that come with our education. If you put in the effort in school you will be able to go to college and get
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