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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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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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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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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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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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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contexts. The narrower meaning is usually indicated by some additional word‚ as in sweet corn‚ corn on the cob‚ popcorn‚ corn flakes‚ baby corn.Maize is preferred in formal‚ scientific‚ and international usage because it refers specifically to this one grain‚ unlike corn‚ which has a complex variety of meanings that vary by context and geographic region.Maize is used by agricultural bodies and research institutes such as the FAO and CSIRO. National agricultural and industry associations often include
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only son‚ even know Gar lives and works with him. They see each other every day and still their communication levels are low. ’’If he wants to speak to me he knows where to find me! But I’m damned if I’m going to speak to him first’’. This is one example of were Gar gets so annoyed he starts to take it out on poor Madge who is trying to help. Gar doesn’t mean to but it is he is so annoyed at the sate of his life. They only communicate when essential. Gar is leaving for Philadelphia in
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The Place I Come From is Like.. Many of us have a different view of our home town. Some cannot wait to leave‚ while others never want to leave their mother’s couch. Some look at it as a paradise‚ free of worries or decision making‚ while others look at it as their own personal hell‚ full of people and places they despise. I‚ on the other hand‚ have a different view of my hometown. It is not exactly what I would call a perfect‚ pleasant‚ island getaway‚ paradise but it is not what I imagine hell
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I had a strange dream in my life. It happened two years ago. "Ring! Ring!" I was abruptly jerked awake. I was in a room‚ alone! Where on earth is my family? I tried to turn on the lights‚ but they didn’t light up. I was startin’ to get a bit nervous. I opened the door slightly and peeked out from behind the door. There was not a single soul in the corridor. I’m becomin’ more scared by the minute. I longed aimlessly on the bed and flicked through the in-house television channels. Rumblin’ noises
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