One question that has jarred my mind for years is the first thing almost every adult told me when they first found out I was moving to China‚ “Wow! Colleges will love you because of that‚ you can just write all about your experiences in China.” I hated that‚ I don’t think of my life as growing up in Ohio‚ Belgium‚ Illinois and China. I look at the progression of my life through music and how it has influenced me as a person‚ ultimately to discover that there is no such thing as strangers when you
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Personal Writing: My New Life in India Tap ... tap ... tap ... I looked up to see a blurry figure of my mother tapping a few fingers on my shoulder. "Sorry to wake you up‚ Rishi‚ but me and Daddy have something important to tell you." She was not smiling. I got up‚ now fully awake‚ wondering what was going on. With my father standing next to her‚ my mother crossed her arms and‚ in a tone that I knew could not be argued with‚ stated‚ "We have decided to move to India permanently."
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India with her varied incarnations is an old civilization and an extremely complex society. Her glorious past‚ natural beauty‚ resources‚ vast size and above all her unique geographical location has always given her the pride of place in the world. With the ups and downs of history it has retained its vibrancy. My mission of India 2020AD is a visionary’s agenda full of hopes and resolves to work towards it. As understanding of the historical traditions is very important in order to form a concrete
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In the midst of a dream‚ I met a witty individual with short fingers and twinkling brown eyes of a cat‚ her lips were curled up in a smirk and her mind was clear as the sky. Clutching in her hand‚ was a grand cream paper recognizing her achievements as a graduate from the University of Texas at Austin. Her choice of major was International Relations‚ an awkward choice for a timid mouse that loved history but hated speaking in front of a crowd; yet for a strange reason was favored for the opportunity
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“Finding someone you love and who loves you back is a wonderful‚ wonderful feeling. But finding a true soul mate is an even better feeling. A soul mate is someone who understands you like no other‚ loves you like no other‚ will be there for you forever‚ no matter what. They say that nothing lasts forever‚ but I am a firm believer in the fact that for some‚ love lives on even after we’re gone.” This quotation comes from book “PS I love you”‚ written by Cecelia Ahern‚ and perfectly describes the
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“Why do I love”‚ you sir? - A Critical Analysis - When a person thinks of 19th century poetry‚ he thinks of a transitional movement towards romanticism and the type of meter it brought to poetry. During this time there was an expression of emotions accompanied by flowing imagery and excellent choice of similes. Many poets that are famous today of what they composed then‚ arose during this time and paved the way for a poet unlike any others. Her name was Emily Dickinson and though most of her
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Plot Summary of P.S. I Love You | "Holly is a young Irish woman has just lost her husband. She struggles with what to do with her life now that the love of her life is gone. She struggles to get up each morning. She doesn’t leave the house anymore or talk to her family and friends. Her mother calls one day to tell her that she has a package and needs to pick up. Holly gets it and realizes that it contains letters from her husband that he wrote before he died. There are 10 letters each containing
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Novels by Cecily von Ziegesar: Gossip Girl You Know You Love Me All I Want is Everything “Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality.” —Oscar Wilde Disclaimer: All the real names of places‚ people‚ and events have been altered or abbreviated to protect the innocent. Namely‚ me. hey people! Ever wondered what the lives of the chosen ones are really like? Well‚ I’m going to tell you‚ because I’m one of them. I’m not talking about beautiful models or actors or musical prodigies or mathematical geniuses
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The correct way of raising a child? Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld’s essay “Why I love my strict Chinese mom” is a response to the all the negative feedback her mother had gotten for her essay “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior”. The intention of this essay is to persuade and inform the reader of why Amy Chua raised her daughter Sophia the correct way. Chua-Rubenfeld’s first argument is that the critics (the outsider) have no clue of what the Chua-Rubenfeld family is like (p. 2‚ l. 21). The fact that Chua-Rubenfeld
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There was once a time when my Motherland‚ India‚ was considered a ‘Golden Bird’. This was because of its riches‚ vast natural resources and the great‚ bright future it was expected to have in store‚ our rich‚ cultural heritage‚ old civilization and vast knowledge in every aspect of life had endeared India and Indians even to the outside world. No wonder‚ foreigners had been taking keen interest in us right from the dawn of their awakening. But alas! It is all lost now. Gone are the days of past
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