My name is Cassandra Duncan. I grew up an only child. I was also an only grandchild on both sides. The youngest of all my cousins and the only child in a small neighborhood that consisted of a bunch of adults‚ I never really learned what it meant to just be a kid. And I certainly never learned how to relate to other children. Accustomed to being around primarily adults‚ I was always mature for my age. Even my own friends often annoyed me during my adolescent years. I had a lot of people who invested
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Till now we were casual about swine flu epidemic spreading in Western countries. Even occassional detection of swine flu in India did not panic us. Ria’s death only made us aware that swine flu virus can be contacted locally and is fatal. After her death panic gripped not only Pune but the entire country. As the swine flu virus named H1N1 was contagious‚ Schools‚ colleges‚ offices‚ shopping malls‚ multiplexes were shut down to avoid its spreading. The media became busy with discussions on this
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Youth and Politics [pic] Youth Politics is a category which involves or otherwise impacts the Youth. It was first identified in the American Politics with the formation of the American Youth Congress in the 1930s. Omar Abdullah’s recent speech in parliament on the confidence motion started with‚ “I am an INDIAN first and Muslim second”; and brought the focus on the importance of the Youth in bringing new ideas‚ freshness and transparency in the Indian politics. One of the stories that unforgettably
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THE FILIPINO YOUTH According to Dr. Jose P. Rizal‚ “Ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan”. But for the youth of today‚ who is Dr. Jose P. Rizal? Is he a role model for the Filipino youth? Is he still being remembered the way a national hero should be? Is he an inspiration to the younger generations? What is his legacy? What is his relevance today? Dr. J. P. Rizal‚ describing the youth as the Philippines’ hope of tomorrow. But now some of the Filipino youth doesn’t even care
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TANABATA’S WIFE By Sinai Hamada I FAS-ANG first came to Baguio by way of the Mountain Trail. When at last she emerged from her weary travel over the mountains‚ she found herself just above the Trinidad Valley. From there‚ she overlooked the city of Baguio itself. Baguio was her destination. Along with three other women‚ she had planned to come to work on the numerous roads that were being built around the city. Native women were given spades to shovel the earth from the hillsides‚ and to make way
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Role of Youth for a Positive Pakistan Arsalan Ahmed Khan SE - Metallurgy Engineering This essay has secured first position in SME Intellectual writing contest 2010 Junior Category. The destiny of a nation is vested with the youngsters. These are the people if guided correctly; they can modify the course of the world. They have the might of extensive thinking‚ hard struggle‚ innovation and advancement. The youth are ready to adapt changes because they are young they are in search of truth‚ they
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In the essay A Room of One’s Own‚ the author Virginia Woolf states that "a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction." She believes that women need money as it would release them from their dependence on men; and a room of their own as it would provide them with the time and space in order to write with no interruptions. The money and the room are symbolic of greater issues‚ such as freedom‚ privacy and financial independence. In the early 20th century‚ due to their lack
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BSAE-5E “TO THE FILIPINO YOUTH” (A La Juventud Filipina) BY: DR. JOSE p. RIZAL In 1879‚ Rizal wrote that poem at the age of 18 in a literary contest‚ whom he won first prize. He also talks about a Filipino identity (before Rizal or even back in his days‚ only refers to the Philippine-born Spaniards) separate from the mother country while acknowledging Spain’s contribution to that identity. Unfold‚ oh timid flower! Lift up your radiant brow‚ This day‚ Youth of my native strand! Your abounding
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Youth in today’s society feel a need to be rebellious because of individualism and peer pressure from role models. Youth in the 90’s want to be like their favorite actor or actress‚ they want to be well liked and popular with others‚ and they want to be an individual doing their own thing; but what are the factors that contribute to youth’s rebelliousness? One of the big contributors to youth’s rebelliousness starts with individualism. Young people feel as if they do
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actively participates in globalization‚ especially the economic globalization‚ which has obviously affected many aspects of Chinese youth’s life‚ such as youth migration‚ youth employment‚ youth culture‚ youth consumption and so on. The profound influence of globalization on youth is determined by the characteristics of both globalization and youth. 1.1 What is globalization? A Google search under the key word "globalization" yields more than 1.6 million hits — ample proof that both interest and
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