There was this one bright sunny morning when I saw a man with a white beard‚ wearing a blue check shirt‚ probably in his 80’s swinging on his rocking chair‚ sipping his hot ginger tea and a few biscuits. This is not what I saw but i noticed something else. I noticed‚ he was looking at the bunch of young children playing on the other side of the road. And guess what ?? not only this. Deep inside his heart he knew that he would not be able to witness this beautiful moment of watching his grandchild
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It’s the first day of school‚ and the warm welcome that I was expecting from my fellow classmates has yet to come. In every class‚ I’ve been introduced as “The new student who immigrated from Honduras‚” and without fail‚ my peers have all given the same reaction. They stare at me like I have “imbecile” written across my forehead. I tried not to ponder too much about all the questions and rude comments they conjured up in their heads when they heard that I was an immigrant‚ but the inexorable thoughts
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"To be in hell is to drift; to be in heaven is to steer." George Bernard Shaw "You are not here to merely make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply‚ with greater vision‚ with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world‚ and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand." Woodrow Wilson "There’s nothing really difficult if you only begin - some people contemplate a task until it looms so big‚ it seems impossible‚ but I just begin
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Biography : Francisco Sionil Jose Name : Francisco Sionil Jose Birth date : December 3‚ 1924 Parents : Antonio Jose (Aglipayan minister) and Sofia Sionil Spouse : Maria Teresa Jovellanos Field in Literature : Fictionist Educational Background Elementary : Rosales Elementary School Secondary : Far Eastern University High School College : University of Santo Tomas (liberal arts) : Manila College of Pharmacy and Dentistry (pre-medicine) Work Experience - editor-in-chief of the university
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NSPIRATIONAL QUOTES - “Success is not final‚ failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill “To accomplish great things‚ we must not only act‚ but also dream; not only plan‚ but also believe.” - Anatole France “Reach high‚ for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep‚ for every dream precedes the goal.” - Pamela Vaull Starr “You see things; and you say‚ ’Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say‚ ’Why not?’” - George Bernard Shaw
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Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent. The slogan ’press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race. Calvin Coolidge All you need in life is ignorance and confidence‚ and then success is sure. Mark Twain Many of
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In one of the most powerful scenes in the film‚ Erin draws a line in the center of the classroom and divides the students into two groups. She then asks a series of questions‚ telling the students to step up to the line if their answer is yes. • Do you own the new Puff Daddy CD? • Have you seen the movie Boyz in the Hood? • Do you know anybody who has been in jail? • Do you know where to get drugs? • Have you ever been shot at? • Have you have lost a friend to gang violence? • Two
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Patience‚ curiosity‚ open minded. These are some of the plethora of attributes I believe stitch up a hardworking‚ respected educator. She’s tiny in stasher and most likely unaware of the huge golden heart that seems to glow on the most gloomy days. Soft spoken‚ frigid almost; yet very dedicated and accomplished. She’s around 5’-0”; but no taller than me. She has this thin golden hair and these dark almond shaped eyes that glow when teaching any type of history. Although very petite in figure‚ I see
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Ralph Ralph is the athletic‚ charismatic protagonist of Lord of the Flies. Elected the leader of the boys at the beginning of the novel‚ Ralph is the primary representative of order‚ civilization‚ and productive leadership in the novel. While most of the other boys initially are concerned with playing‚ having fun‚ and avoiding work‚ Ralph sets about building huts and thinking of ways to maximize their chances of being rescued. For this reason‚ Ralph’s power and influence over the other boys are
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A person that not only have I encountered‚ but who has been with me for the last twenty years and has had a great effect on my life is my father. No matter what‚ my father has always been there for me. Before I was born my dad broke his back at work and was out of a job for fifteen years. I felt awful that he had gotten hurt‚ but I am also happy because fourteen out of those fifreen years he was out of work he was always around to take care of me. My dad is always doing whatever he can to make my
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