When I was asked to give a talk‚ I was very excited. I was very excited‚ until I remembered that I had five minutes to talk about two subjects that were very important to the standards of the church. That is: how I am preparing myself for a mission and getting married in the temple. Then while writing the talk‚ I realized that in preparing for a mission‚ I am in essence‚ also preparing to marry in the temple. In this recent general conference talk‚ Elder Quentin L. Cook took the time to share a
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time is the period when I came to America. I was born in China and lived there for 20 years. The new environment for me was unfamiliar and challengeable. My English was poor and hard to understand‚ so that I was afraid to speak English to people. But if I want to stay here‚ I must solve this problem. Therefore‚ I went to the adult school to improve my oral English. During the idle time‚ I watched the CNN student news to broaden my horizon and to know more about America. Nowadays‚ my English has improved
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Esmeralda Santiago’s work When I Was Puerto Rican is a recent work that has a deep historical interest to Puerto Ricans or anyone that has a dual identity. Esmeralda learns to live in the countryside of the island after a few years living in the metropolitan area and then part for the United States with his mother and siblings. Esmeralda faced many challenges in life‚ but she learned how to overcome the struggles. The work belongs to the genre of autobiographical novel in which the author recounts
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I know I am not the first person to say it and nor will I be the last‚ but Politics are BORING! With the elections coming up politics have become a kind of hot topic. No one persons views are the same‚ and this causes endless Facebook posts‚ arguments‚ and debates between once friends. So here is where the problem lies. Some people enjoy politics and everything to do with it‚ while others not so much. I; however‚ feel very differently. I hate everything to do with politics‚ they make no sense to
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If someone told me “I don’t get the cover!”. I would respond in a variety ways. For instance‚ I would tell them “Yearbook came up with the cover as a team’ because that’s blunt and straightforward‚ so no questions needed. Whereas if I said‚ “The cover relates to Ned’s Declassified ‚ an old T.V. show on nickelodeon”. This would bring up questions that I might not even have the answer to. Overall‚ my response is to create understanding‚ not an offense because I don’t need drama. Most likely a freshman
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but your own. I say this because unless you plan to live at home with your parents until the day you die‚ you will have to establish individuality and a purpose of your own. Such is the case of one Esmeralda Santiago‚ the author and subject of the book‚ ‘When I Was Puerto Rican’. This book is about her eventful path to adulthood‚ both as a woman and as a member of a minority. From her nomadic days in the rural areas of Macún‚ Puerto Rico‚ to her family struggles in Brooklyn‚ New York City‚ to finally
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Irene Lee Ms. Bufkin AP Lit and Comp 6 11 April 2011 Timed Essay Corrections—When I Have Fears and Mezzo Cammin As people near the time of their deaths‚ they begin to reflect upon the history and events of their own lives. Both John Keats’ “When I have Fears” and Henry Longfellow’s “Mezzo Cammin” reflect upon the speakers’ fears and thoughts of death. However‚ the conclusions between these two poems end quite differently. Although both reflect upon Death’s grasp‚ Keats’ displays an appreciation
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“When May I Shoot a Student” by Greg Hampikian is a satirical essay criticizing the allowance of guns on college campuses in Idaho‚ in response to the passing of a bill proposing the idea. Written on February 27‚ 2014‚ from Boise‚ Idaho‚ this essay is written to the Idaho state legislature‚ and directed at an audience of adults and young adults who may share his opinion. An example of this satire‚ more specifically exaggeration‚ can be seen in the fifth paragraph‚ when Hampikian says; “For example
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I Wish I Could I wish I could turn back the clock to vanish regrets of my wrong decisions from my heart and memories. Those regrets not only made me mentally weak but also depress me. Elders are real profit and their advices are the best way to success. My ego made me blind and ruled the brain and that was the point where I fall and still regret. I wish I could go back to correct my mistakes and to be a man I used to be‚ full of confidence‚ cheered and eager for success. There is saying that if you
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Equality should be the foundation of peace in the world. Sojourner Truth‚ an ex-slave and women’s rights muckraker presented a speech at a women’s rights convention titled “Ain’t I a Woman” (1851). She explicates the need for revision of the rules within her society to motivate the audience to push for rights equal to all. Truth elaborates difference between men and women by using the repetition of rhetorical questions and illuminates the advantage of being a white woman versus an African-American
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