My hometown was a wonderful place to live But there were many times it didn’t forgive Some memories I hold so fond‚ Others I wish were gone. My hometown’s history made my heart bleed The town no longer has what I need When the war came and took the peace as prisoners we wished to be freed That’s when you know it’s time to leave Because in my hometown I can no longer believe One day my father told me we must leave town With dismayed eyes as his tears were drawn He said we are fish
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Dear Tetchie By Sylvia L. Mayuga INQ7.net Posted date: May 29‚ 2006 (Editor’s note: Tetchie Agbayani remains a blast of a human being. This article about her‚ published as a column 24 years ago‚ has just been echoed and confirmed by her most recent portrait in Newsbreak) Once in a while someone like you comes up to magnetize the public eye and‚ like litmus paper‚ shows up the acidity or alkalinity in us all. You’d think someone‚ anyone‚ might say‚ “Thank you.” What for? You and the activist
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English 202-203 3 March 2014 Reflecting on "How I Met My Husband" After reading the short story "How I Met My Husband" by Alice Munro I realized I can relate to it in many different ways. It reminded me of how I met my boyfriend‚ and how things truly are ment to happen for a reason. Most people live their lives waiting for that special someone to come and sweep them off their feet‚ but in reality you can not look for love it will simply find you. Throughout the story I can relate to the way
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Dear headmaster‚ I am writing to complain about the fact that students from my son’s school‚ Cardif Highschool are often left unattended. Although your school is one of the best in the entire country‚ as a parent I feel that my child isn’t treated good enough and not supervised enough. Therefore ‚neither me nor my wife thought that maybe we should change the place where our kid learns. Furthermore when I bring my son to school I can see the brutality of those who are in a greater grade they
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Dear Obama‚ My name is Jane Doe. I am an 11th grade student from Knoxville‚ Tennessee. Do not let my age fool you. I am well aware of the atrocities happening within our government. I am writing this letter to you‚ because I have a few concerns with our government today. I am concerned with the start of the war in Syria‚ the possible cancellation of Social Security checks‚ and the eavesdropping on our personal communication devices. First off is the war in Syria. As you probably know‚ it is
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The pain of betrayal transcends all boundaries. Two complementary poems illustrate this fact‚ despite being written 150 years apart. Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess” is set in 16th Century Italy. The Duke of Ferrara is discussing the portrait of his last duchess to an envoy of a nobleman‚ whose daughter he is planning to marry. Similarly‚ the contemporary woman in Gabriel Spera’s “My Ex-Husband‚” relates the details of her first marriage to the man in her new relationship. Throughout both dramatic
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The Loving case was based off of Richard and Mildred Loving’s marriage. Richard Perry Loving‚ a white construction worker‚ was born on October 29‚ 1933 in Central Point‚ Caroline County. Mildred Dolores Jeter‚ a mixed African American and Indian woman‚ was born on July 22‚ 1939 who was also born in Central Point‚ Caroline County. In the state of Virginia‚ the location in which they both had lived‚ there was a law called the Racial Integrity Act (“American...”). The Act restricted anyone of the opposite
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Dear Diary‚ Tonight was . . . weird. Totally weird. The film was lousy‚ but Marcia came too‚ so I thought it would be better off she came along.. I hate when guys get drunk. For a start‚ it ’s totally against the law‚ then all the arguments‚ the fights(HATE FIGHTS) . . . It scares me‚ and if people with their knives . . . I just don ’t like getting involved. Neither does Marcia‚ much. I was watching the movie then they came. The greasers. The annoying graces‚ Strange greasers. Not like
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The Country Husband The Country Husband John Cheever’s short story “The Country Husband” is a story about life in suburbia or in the story Shady Hill‚ New York. Francis Weed is the main character in the story. He is a husband and father of four children‚ two girls and two boys. Some would even venture to say that Francis has “the ideal combination for the ideal family” (Flora‚ 2006). His wife‚ Julia‚ is an underappreciated housewife that looks forward to the parties that they are always invited
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I read a critical article on Robert Browning’s "My Last Duchess". I confess it was harder to find something in the NCLC’s than I would’ve thought. There was a considerable accumulation of critiques on Browning’s work‚ but very little on "My Last Duchess". The article I found concentrated mostly on the Duke in the poem‚ and our reactions to him‚ stating that "[t]he utter outrageousness of the Duke’s behavior makes condemnation the least interesting response " The title of the article was "Sympathy
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