Going to college was not a very important thing to me as much as playing sports or doing other things interested me and I didn’t think about what I wanted to be or what college I am looking for. Spending most of my time playing and doing the things I thought were important. I did not have a strong reason to attend college‚ especially since my Father did not even finish middle. For a very long years I watched my Father working hard and he did not seem to have a problem with it at all. I even could
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The Short story "Going to the Moon" by Nino Ricci is about a young boy who discovers the reality of life‚ which once seemed like a fictional story to him. ... The story centers around the desire a the boy‚ to travel to the moon inspired by his first grade teacher‚ Miss Johnson. She allows her class to imagine going to the moon as well as follow the lives of the astronauts of Apollo I‚ as they prepare to venture into space. However‚ on the twenty fifth day of the classes countdown the crew of Apollo
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While travelling through the countryside nature is company enough for the narrator and he wants to vegetate like the country and be part of it. A companion constantly reminds him of himself and place. Hazlitt goes out of his town to forget it and all its associations‚ his everyday-self and other people. But a companion‚ while talking‚ drops a hint or so reminding him of his everyday existence that he wants to leave behind. The soul of a journey is liberty‚ the liberty to think‚ to feel‚ to act and
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The waves- Darkness was upon us‚ the last beams of light shone down the street as the giant golden orb settled into the ocean‚ only to shine elsewhere. The waves crashed on the shoreline‚ each sounding different to the next. The last few beachgoers were starting to walk up the sand‚ mottled grey-blue in the dying light‚ and I thought to myself – “lucky”. My wheels squelched on the few grains of grit that lay on the path. “I love this part of the day”‚ I thought. It meant I could just be me‚
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rldTexts convey the challenges and rewards face by individuals coming into the world. A Person moving into a new phase of life it can result in growth to a new sense of maturity and development for the specific person. This is evident in the Bildungsroman texts “Billy Elliot” (2000) by Stephen Daldry and “Ranger’s Apprentice: the Ruins of Gorlan” by John Flanagan which is highly effective in showing rewards and challenges faced when overcoming obstacles. The challenges in Billy Elliot spring from
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Introduction Problem solving and decision-making are important skills for business and life. Problem-solving often involves decision-making‚ and decision-making is especially important for management and leadership. There are processes and techniques to improve decision-making and the quality of decisions. Decision-making is more natural to certain personalities‚ so these people should focus more on improving the quality of their decisions. People that are less natural decision-makers are often
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CHURCH GOING The theme of Philip Larkin’s poem “Church Going” is the erosion of religious abutments. this poem is perhaps his way of trying to understand the attraction of religion.The speaker of the poem sneaks into a church after making sure it’s empty. He lets the door thud shut behind him and glances around at all the fancy decorations‚ showing his ignorance of (or indifference to) how sacred all this stuff is supposed to be. After a short pause‚ he walks up to the altar and reads a few lines
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CHURCH GOING – PHILIP LARKIN A typical Larkin poem begins with precisely observed description of a scene from contemporary life and moves on to a conclusion which reflects on the significance of what has been described. Church Going is one such poem. Larkin begins the poem with a precisely observed description of a church he visited one weekday. The church was empty and looked like any other church he has visited with matting‚ seats‚ organ and flowers‚ now fading. He noticed the roof which
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Abstract Going green is one of the initiatives that has been going on in different parts of the world. Pollution has been one of the major causes of climate change. Going green is hence aimed at reducing the pollution levels and enlightening the society on the importance of living in a green environment. The eco-system cycle should be safe guarded for the welfare of the future. Production companies have been on the look out for techniques that enhance the theme of going green (Davies 2012). Car
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Quotes Quote 1: "And those who were standing watched‚ and walked Carefully near him‚ not knowing what he’d do - They’d all seen wonders‚ but nothing like this. And some said he was witchcraft‚ a phantom‚ And were afraid to answer him‚ then gasped at his voice And trembled‚ sitting motionless in that noble Hall‚ silent as stones‚ as corpses; All speech was swept away as if sleep Had dropped From the sky - but some Surely stopped Their tongues in courtesy
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