Dear Tetchie By Sylvia L. Mayuga INQ7.net Posted date: May 29‚ 2006 (Editor’s note: Tetchie Agbayani remains a blast of a human being. This article about her‚ published as a column 24 years ago‚ has just been echoed and confirmed by her most recent portrait in Newsbreak) Once in a while someone like you comes up to magnetize the public eye and‚ like litmus paper‚ shows up the acidity or alkalinity in us all. You’d think someone‚ anyone‚ might say‚ “Thank you.” What for? You and the activist
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Bradstreet’s poem‚ “In Memory of my Dear Grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet” is a response to the death of her toddler granddaughter. I can relate on several levels with Mrs. Bradstreet‚ because I had two miscarriages. Bradstreet (2008) stated “Farewell sweet bebe‚ the pleasure of mine eye”‚ “Then ta’en away unto eternity”‚ “Or sigh thy days so soon were terminate” (p. 109). These three lines are very touching to me because it represents that God had a purpose in life for taking my precious babies. God controls
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English 202-203 3 March 2014 Reflecting on "How I Met My Husband" After reading the short story "How I Met My Husband" by Alice Munro I realized I can relate to it in many different ways. It reminded me of how I met my boyfriend‚ and how things truly are ment to happen for a reason. Most people live their lives waiting for that special someone to come and sweep them off their feet‚ but in reality you can not look for love it will simply find you. Throughout the story I can relate to the way
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Dear headmaster‚ I am writing to complain about the fact that students from my son’s school‚ Cardif Highschool are often left unattended. Although your school is one of the best in the entire country‚ as a parent I feel that my child isn’t treated good enough and not supervised enough. Therefore ‚neither me nor my wife thought that maybe we should change the place where our kid learns. Furthermore when I bring my son to school I can see the brutality of those who are in a greater grade they
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Dear Obama‚ My name is Jane Doe. I am an 11th grade student from Knoxville‚ Tennessee. Do not let my age fool you. I am well aware of the atrocities happening within our government. I am writing this letter to you‚ because I have a few concerns with our government today. I am concerned with the start of the war in Syria‚ the possible cancellation of Social Security checks‚ and the eavesdropping on our personal communication devices. First off is the war in Syria. As you probably know‚ it is
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The Loving case was based off of Richard and Mildred Loving’s marriage. Richard Perry Loving‚ a white construction worker‚ was born on October 29‚ 1933 in Central Point‚ Caroline County. Mildred Dolores Jeter‚ a mixed African American and Indian woman‚ was born on July 22‚ 1939 who was also born in Central Point‚ Caroline County. In the state of Virginia‚ the location in which they both had lived‚ there was a law called the Racial Integrity Act (“American...”). The Act restricted anyone of the opposite
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Dear Diary‚ Tonight was . . . weird. Totally weird. The film was lousy‚ but Marcia came too‚ so I thought it would be better off she came along.. I hate when guys get drunk. For a start‚ it ’s totally against the law‚ then all the arguments‚ the fights(HATE FIGHTS) . . . It scares me‚ and if people with their knives . . . I just don ’t like getting involved. Neither does Marcia‚ much. I was watching the movie then they came. The greasers. The annoying graces‚ Strange greasers. Not like
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The Country Husband The Country Husband John Cheever’s short story “The Country Husband” is a story about life in suburbia or in the story Shady Hill‚ New York. Francis Weed is the main character in the story. He is a husband and father of four children‚ two girls and two boys. Some would even venture to say that Francis has “the ideal combination for the ideal family” (Flora‚ 2006). His wife‚ Julia‚ is an underappreciated housewife that looks forward to the parties that they are always invited
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Brian Van-Huynh “Brother Dear” by Bernice Friesen In the short story Brother Dear‚ Bernice Friesen introduces the antagonistic relationship a parent and child share when they do not see eye to eye in terms of success. Greg and his father struggle through difficulty as Greg is caught in the midst of what his father wants him to do as appose to what he wants for himself. The conflict that exists between Greg and his Father proves that parents should allow their children to discover and follow
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Dear grandpa From Courtnie Did you ever have someone died for cancer wall I did my grandpa past way this February 15 2012. My grandpa had three sorts of cancer in his lung and in his ribs and in his bones it was hared to see him the way he was before he past way I will miss him a lot having fun with him playing violin and games and watching movies and him pushing me on the swing. I will miss going to the beach with him and grandpa pushed me on the swing at his house and we will miss
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