I wish I was the richest person on earth‚ I wish I was the president of Maldives‚ I want to be a singer‚ I want to be a doctor. I’m sure you have dreams like these‚ well‚ not precisely‚ but I’m sure you will have dreams. Anyway‚ most of the times we see that people hesitate to become what they want to be and often give up on their first or second try. Why do they give up? Haven’t they heard the saying‚ “Failure is the key to success”? Respected teacher and my amicable friends‚ today I’m here to
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An innovative Teacher I had Mrs. Anderson reputations precede her as one of the most innovative English Language teacher at the Norman Manley High School. I can attest to her innovative skills when I was first introduce to her in fifth form; she exuded English in every manner‚ the suttle tone of her voice in which she spoke‚ with an accent as if she was born in Britain but on the contrary she was a Jamaican. She said to my class on the first day that “She promised she would provide us with the
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Narrative Essay “If only I would’ve listened!” All my childhood and adolescent years I had a yearning to grow up before my time. As a young child‚ I fantasized of all the “great things” that came along with being an adult. I mean‚ who wouldn’t love being able to make their own rules‚ never have to listen to anyone tell you what to do‚ and most of all a fairytale wedding with Mr. Perfect. Boy did I have this picture painted all wrong. My parents tried to warn me not to grow up so fast. They would
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two very important issues that one might not see right away. One issue being what “being a man” means and the other being the insult to masculinity. To deal with these issues we have to analyse the text of the poster. In the first line “Gee!! I wish I were a Man!” implies that women (or at least this woman) want to be men. Yet‚ why would any woman want to be a man‚ or is it really saying women want to be masculine‚ i.e. rational‚ courageous‚ honourable‚ and strong? I think this raises a very good
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If I had Super Powers I asked my father what could we do if we had super powers. I for one thought it would be a good idea to be one of the Power Rangers and beat up all the bad people. He sat me down and we started talking about what else I could do……Why not put a smile on the face of every child in the world ? Sounds good enough but what use would that be….. Lets try to see what use that would be. If for example all the children in my class had a sweet smile on our faces
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Probably one of the most popular topics in science-fiction of all times has been the idea of time traveling. In literature and cinema this topic has been exploited uncountable times. We know and love such works as H.G. Wells’ “Time Machine”; H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Shadow Out of Time”; R. Bradbury’s “A Sound of Thunder”; S. King’s “The Langoliers”; as well as numerous films and TV shows: “Back to the Future”‚ “Butterfly Effect”‚ “Timecop.” These‚ as well as many others are dedicated mostly to one question:
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I Wish They’d Do it Right Jane Doe in‚ I Wish They’d Do it Right‚ opposes her sons idea of cohabitation. She believes that marriage offers many benefits for her son‚ her son’s partner‚ and the child. He refuses to take vow into a legal relationship and she begins to argue with her son’s idea when finally her son’s fiancé has a child. Jane Doe states that because of her son cohabitating‚ he has become economically disadvantaged‚ causes social awkwardness‚ and deprives the happiness of the extended
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anyone to react effectively in a situation‚ a level of maturity is required in order to think through the correct course of action. A time of constant change‚ not only of the world at large‚ but also of the individual is described by Cynthia Rylant. In I Had Seen Castles‚ Rylant uses the change of the time and of the world’s view to show the change and growth in Diane’s emotional and mental maturity. The beginnings of the war show the evolution of maturity and how quickly change really can happen
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I Had Seen Castles by Cynthia Rylant Reading Guide This novel is fiction unlike Night by Elie Wiesel‚ which is nonfiction; however‚ it describes how World War II affected the narrator‚ his family and his friends. It is written from a first person point of view and the perspective of the war is seen through the eyes of an older gentleman looking back into his youth. As you read the novel‚ try to make connections with Night. Directions: Answer the following questions using complete sentences
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The Brother I Never Had Everyone has that special someone in their life that has influenced them greatly. Whether it’s a relative or a friend. One of the biggest influences in my life is one of my uncles named James‚ in a way he’s like my brother. I realized this when my uncle moved out of my mom’s house live in Pittsburgh. He was there for me when things got rough; the sad thing is I can’t exactly say the same. Still the realization of my actions has made me more aware of the importance of family
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