When I rescued Lin Tse-hsü I could hear the pitter-patter of rain pellet ting the rooftops of the stone buildings‚ which the English had constructed‚ but I‚ Bry-wong‚ was not here to be cold nor wet‚ which I was. I was here to rescue Lin Tse-hsü‚ who was an official from Canton. Lin Tse-hsü was captured by the English because he helped lead the opposition to England. The East India Company shipped tons of opium‚ a drug from the poppy seed‚ to China. Lin Tse-hsü has written a letter to England’s
Premium Samurai
Roanoke The Lost Colony What happened to the Roanoak Colony This is the question asked by John White when he found the colony abandoned in 1590‚ and this is the questions asked by historians ever since. There are many theories as to what happened to the colony and are backed by differing facts that dont match each other so that when looking at the situation as a whole there was no one answer. A new study‚ however‚ sheds some new light on the subject and shows that the colonists at Roanoak Island
Premium Roanoke Colony Roanoke Island
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
Premium Poetry Death Life
My parents are about 5’5 and my sisters are about 5’3‚ while I am about 6’1. I don’t know where I get my height from‚ but when I look at my cousins from my dad’s side every single one of the guys are just about 6’0 or higher and the tallest being 6’6. I have about 30 male cousins on my dad’s side. Also my grandfather from my mom’s side is 6’1‚ so I guess I got some of the height from him also. I actually like being tall though because I play basketball and a point guard is usually somewhere between
Free Left-handedness Handedness
The poem‚ “When I Have Fears that I May Cease to Be”‚ by John Keats‚ uses metaphor‚ romantic imagery‚ and figurative language to reflect the speaker’s fear of dying without accomplishing what he aspires for in life which is success and fame in his writing and the love of one who will never love him back. In his writings‚ I think he is also saying to live you life to the fullest. To try to experience every little thing in life and to take advantage of it because we only live once. John Keats died
Premium Romanticism John Keats Fear
I was helping my mother in the kitchen when suddenly an ear-piercing sound struck from above.I dashed to the upper floor to check out what was happened. ‘Oh god.What is this?’I wondered while pointing at a footprint. I knew something weird was happened.The footprint was familiar.I ignored it.Instead‚to make my mother calm‚I said that was nothing occurred as she is suffering from cardio-illness‚a common disease suffered by the Malaysian. ‘What’s happening?’ my mother asked me.’Nothing‚just the
Free Mother
film until the very end‚ when they all tie together and come with the final conclusion as to why she‚ and many others‚ had been tortured. EDIT During the first half of the film‚ Laugier makes the scenes quick and sudden during the massacre of the family and when Lucie hallucinates. The lights are very bright and character movement is erratic. (?) The central characters in the film are Lucie (Mylene Jampanoi) and Anna (Morjana Alaoui). Martyrs starts off with a
Premium English-language films American films Life
things even more is struggling to find an identity outside of your family. Not finding just any identity‚ mind you‚ 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
Premium United States Family Spanish language
second son from their marriage. It was rainig cat and dog. When they arrived at the emergency section case‚ a gorgeous 9 month pregnant woman were taken out from the ambulance and was rushed to the labour room by the nurse. When the clock 4.08 in the morning‚ one cute and adorable baby boy with 3.45kg weight was born to the world. After one week get home from the hospital‚ my parents took 6 days to find a suitable name for me and at last they found a suitable and interesting name to me‚ the name that they
Premium Malaysia
October 8‚ 2012 (NOTE: no “th”‚ “st”‚ “nd”‚ or “rd” in the date) Students’ Guide to Memorandum Writing (do not mention “case” or “assignment”) INTRODUCTION In this memorandum‚ I will discuss proper writing specifically for your memo-format assignments. I will address distinct components and styles of a memorandum. I also will make recommendations for using visual aids at the end of your document. MEMO FEATURES A memo typically has three or four components: introduction‚ body‚ recommendations and/or
Premium Present tense