you’re a coward? I got my draft notice June 17‚ 1968. That was two weeks ago. Right now I am close to the Canadian border. I can’t face my family after getting the draft notice. I wouldn’t have been able to watch the sorrow and discouraged look in my father’s eyes as I told him I wasn’t going. How would I look as a brother if I didn’t fight for my family? Am I considered a coward if I don’t go‚ or am I a coward if I follow society’s pressure to fight a war I don’t believe in? I put the draft notice
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When I was assigned this assignment I was skeptical‚ but this assignment really helped me understand myself. There wasn’t much information to go off of besides‚ show who you are‚ so this is who I am. This picture displays me hanging from a tree‚ with water behind me‚ and it’s featuring my BYU hoodie. I chose to where my BYU hoodie because it symbolizes my future focused prospective. Collage had been a huge focus in my life sense I was really little. This BYU hoodie also represents my religion. I am
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This is exactly how I have struggled with all of my essays. Particularly‚ staring at a blank paper‚ I cannot think of anything to write because my mind is empty. In addition‚ it is so hard for me to push myself to write a stream of words. Therefore‚ I am definitely not a writer because I do not like to write‚ not have writing passion‚ nor reading hobby. First of all‚ I am not a writer because I do not like to write. Personally‚ I prefer face-to-face communication than writing “how I feel about anything
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People used to always say I was dumb just because I had blonde hair. Now I’m just dumb‚ blonde hair or not. My friends would comment on my outfit and say I looked really Tumblr today‚ which is a good thing in the end. I’m also always on my phone and therefore‚ I text a lot and use a bunch of texting lingo. I’m also apparently sweet and innocent. I love to listen to music and talk about bands to my friends‚ which makes me a huge band geek. Being a teenager has also made me lazy‚ impulsive
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kind of learner am I? The learning style of people is logically characterised by their past experiences of learning‚ for example‚ when a person is exposed to a learning situation‚ he gains knowledge. While obtaining and thinking about the gained information the person develops a learning preference or learning style over time. Throughout this essay I will prove that I am an assimilator because I recognised that I obtain my knowledge through theory rather than practice. Firstly I will explain Kolb´s
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the stories are told by using different perspective. The excerpts from Palimpsests: Literature in the Second Degree by Gerald Genette describe many literary devices that are used when writing a hypertext‚ which is adaptation. Nancy Springer’s novel I am Mordred is an example of an adaptation of a fifteenth century book by Sir Thomas Malory called
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I am Athena. I am the goddess of reason‚ arts and literature‚ wisdom‚ courage‚ inspiration‚ civilization‚ law and justice‚ strategic warfare‚ mathematics‚ strength‚ and skill. The greeks represent me with an owl because of the wisdom an owl possess. I personally do not like being thought of as a fat feathered bird‚ but I have learned to deal with it. I am the daughter of Zeus. My birth is very unique because I did not have a mother. Instead‚ I sprang fully grown and clad in armour from Zeus’ forehead
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Why I am Proud to Serve Ever since the day someone has started school‚ he or she has been serving their country. People have been getting an education and allowing another generation of people to start where others have left off. By getting an education‚ a carpenter will be replaced by a carpenter‚ a lawyer will be replaced by a lawyer‚ and a candidate to be president will step forward. Getting an education in my opinion is the most vital part of serving this country. Without it there would
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‘A man I am is a poem of transformation and redemption’. Discuss this quote with close reference to the poem. A man I am was written by Stevie Smith‚ and like most of Stevie’s poems is unstructured and has individual verses which in this poems manner of subject may explore the transformation and it’s progression from wolf to an actual man. The transformation in this poem is about how in order for a man to actually evolve into a man (through evolution) then he must accept God’s will‚ which
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When reflecting on history‚ it is evident that there has been much struggle for Black people‚ especially woman. The poem‚ “I am A Black Woman‚” by Mari Evans‚ portrays a relationship between Black women of our history and today’s society. By the usage of vivid and inspiring words‚ Evans is able to capture the reader’s attention. It is clear that the speaker is a very strong black woman. She portrays this in a way that she describes moments where she has struggled and when other black women of history
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