My father was one of the people who influenced my literacy from a very tender age. He was a regular reader‚ and in many times preferred to pay visits to the nearby public library to read and furnish his various skills. This was instrumental in making him the smart‚ intelligent‚ as well
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MY BROTHER‚ MY EXECUTIONER F. SIONIL JOSE Characterization Don Vicente is the landlord who appears as the central figure in the story. He is also Luis Asperri’s father. However‚ his character is nothing but a stereotype of the rich – powerful‚ thus‚ usually hated and who also had an affair with a poor tenant. Luis Asperri is the product of the abovementioned affair. He spent his boyhood with his mother in Sipnget but later on lived with Don Vicente in Manila. There he studied and
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MY PASSION What is really my passion? Is it desserts? I have been asking myself to that question lately. For me‚ dessert is my most preferred. But the only thing that I like best right now is a pastry shop. I want to own a confectionary shop because ever since when I was a child I’ve always wanted to eat sweets and candies that’s why I decided to own a business related to it after I graduate into college‚ believing that it will really come to pass. When I was in the elementary‚ I have never
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My Mom. My Hero. Growing up I was always closer to my father than I was to my mother. People said it was because I was the youngest and therefore I was considered daddy’s little girl. That was partially the reason‚ but there was more to it than just that. It was mainly because my dad was such a sensitive and caring person‚ just like me. That does not mean that I love him the most but that I relate to him in a way that I can’t relate to my mother. My mother has always been the strict one in the house
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Frederick Douglas’s My Bondage and My Freedom and the 1800s American literature has always been greatly influenced by what the author experiences in his life‚ and it is very evident in lots of American writing. During the 1800s‚ slavery was a big influence on literature in America‚ especially for slaves because if they were literate‚ slavery was most likely the only thing they had to write about. Frederick Douglas’s autobiography‚ My Bondage and My Freedom‚ is reflective of slavery during the 1800s
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my idol is my mother In our lives ‚ we came across many people . We see new faces everyday. Many of them remain anonymous ‚ some may be acquitances‚ some will become our friends but from that ‚ only one person will become our idol. What makes an idol? In the words of Oxford Learner’s Dictionary‚ idol is person or thing that is loved and admired very much. I supposed that everyone of us have their own idol either a pop‚ singer ‚ Prime Minister ‚ or football players. For me‚ my mother‚ or ’mak’ as
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knew and called with love‚ and call it HOME. One of America’s most quoted writers William Arthur Ward said: «A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams». And I fully agree with his opinion. My home is my castle. We all know this phrase from our childhood. In actual fact‚ we‚ all human beings have a universal desire to love and to be loved. What a blessing it is to have a loving and peaceful home! What can we do to nurture the sanctuaries of our lives that we call
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In the excerpt‚ “My Hips‚ My Caderas” by Alisa Valdes‚ gives distinctive examples of her life story to develop a meaning for how society perceives women. America strives to fit the perception of beauty because it is the single physical characteristic that makes us matter. Her anecdotes show us how the world shapes our thoughts to brainwash us. Alisa Valdes personal experiences are a service to provide a better explanation of how we perpetrate in order to be welcomed in society. “Beauty is in the
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Jones Prof. French English 1301 2/11/2013 My Dad Some people might say that the perfect dad does not exist‚ I don’t know what they know‚ but what I surely know is that my dad is perfect for me and he is the greatest grandfather. Everything my dad do is special to me‚ the way he dresses‚ the way he moves‚ the way he behave‚ the way he speaks etc. I just think that it could be greatest thing ever if I could ever meet a man half as great as my dad. My dad is a coach. He is usually wearing tennis
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;;Going to college has always excited me since my brother left for college. I am in my final year now‚ but I have a mix feeling about it. The hop from high school to college is one of the widest in a person’s life. Apart from the basic fact that graduate will leave their friend which sometimes they have been with for the past eight years and over‚ but you will leave home. The convenience of your mother and father taking care of you‚ I now realize that it is a journey to become your own person. The
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