August 8‚ 2010 Reaching Your Dreams Is it hard to live a good life after you have been through so many things that bring you down? Can you just get right back up and be positive? In the short story “Sonny’s Blues‚” two of the characters endured tough hardships to make their hopes and dreams come true. Sonny’s dream was to become a jazz musician. His brother‚ narrator of the story‚ wanted to live a stable life and take care of Sonny. This story shows that things will bring you down‚ but you
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This Motzay Shabbos we celebrate a most momentous occasion. A great milestone. The 200th הסתלקות/הילולא of the Alter Rebbe. The one who started it all. The one who opened our souls‚ minds‚ hearts‚ and eyes. At a time like this‚ we must offer up our deep appreciation and thanks - together with resolutions to continue strongly striving for‚ and living the life‚ he demanded from us. Moreover‚ to spread his teachings and that which he stood for‚ throughout the world. Appreciation can only follow awareness
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Respect Your Elders When I was a child‚ my mother had a desk job at a nursing home. Much to my horror‚ she would often drag me along to Christmas parties‚ bingo games‚ and other events. The place felt more like a haunted house than a rest home. On top of the moaning and hollering throughout the halls‚ there was something about the smell. It was not the loneliness of the old folks with so many stories that no one wanted to hear that bothered me. I was not the bed sores or the staff infections
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Faizan Sadiq Frances Piper: The Devil’s Advocate? In Fall On Your Knees‚ Ann-Marie MacDonald presents a vivid and life-like character in Frances Piper. Frances Piper is one of the four Piper girls‚ and she is different from the rest of them. From her early childhood‚ Frances is a bold and naughty girl who is always getting herself into trouble. She has a great mischievous streak which troubles her father‚ James Piper‚ immensely. James Piper himself has a demon-like personality at various times
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YOUR GREATEST DREAM Nobody can exist without a dream. Everyone dreams of the future to some extent or another. When we are our age we often dream of becoming an astronaut‚ a fire-fighter or an actor. We also dream of becoming a world famous sportsman and to be somebody like Chad Le Clos‚ Ernie Els‚ Victor Matfield or Jaques Kallis. I certainly don’t dream about being Oscar Pistorius. We also dream of fast cars like a Bugatti Veiron or a Ferrari. Unfortunately not all of these dreams are realistic
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Colton Oct 17th Gentlemen‚ Your verdict In this story Gentlemen your verdict‚ the captain of a submarine‚ L-C Oram‚ is put in a difficult situation which results in him sacrificing 14 of his men including himself‚ to save 5 men with families waiting for them back home. Of course killing people is wrong‚ but if I‚ or anyone else‚ was put into a situation like L-C Oram was‚ then I think it would be okay to…..as bad as that sounds. In situations like these‚ I think there are some exceptions
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Aviva Patz‚ author of “Will Your Marriage Last” is a divorced and remarried woman who lives in fear that her second marriage will not last. She decided to attend a seminar in Boston instructed by Ted Huston‚ a professor at the University of Texas who introduces the study of the outcome of marriage. After a thirteen year study‚ Huston claims that in the early years will determine the length of your marriage. Really focusing on the first two years of newly wedded couples‚ it can be predicted the
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Achieving Your Dream Striving for greatness comes with overcoming obstacles on the journey. Many people believe that in order to be accepted in society‚ you have to continuously be striving to be a better person. Nobody accepts who they really are and are constantly needing the approval of the people around them. In the movie October Sky‚ Homer Hickam is constantly trying to be accepted in his society and to his parents. From the experience in my life‚ having the approval of someone makes life
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improving the Diction in Your Writing Diction is one of the most important aspects of a work of writing. The diction is what keeps the reader interested and entertained. Compelling word choice and figurative language make up the majority of your diction. Follow these simple steps and your writing will be outstanding. What you will need: Thesaurus Dictionary Step 1: Figure out who your audience is. Gather an understanding of how you will approach and speak to them. Step 2: Use subject
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Speech Outline Improve Your Health! Introduction Attention Material: To inform my audience on ways to improve your health. Thesis Statement: Hi my name is and today I’d like to let you know in on a little secret‚ how you would like to improve your health with out going to the doctor‚ taking dietary pills. Preview: Write your complete preview statement here. Complete sentences must be used.) (Write the actual transitional statement you will use to introduce your first main point.)
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