ARE YOU STILL PLAYING YOUR FLUTE? Are you still playing your flute? When there is hardly time for our love I am feeling guilty To be longing for your song The melody concealed in the slim hollow of the bamboo Uncovered by the breath of an artist Composed by his fingers Blown by the wind To the depth of my heart. Are you still playing your flute? In the village so quiet and deserted Amidst the sick rice fields While here it has become a luxury To spend time watching the rain Gazing
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Racism is one of the world’s important issues today. It is clear that prejudice is terrible as decades prior to us have proved however‚ it’s beyond any doubt has not gone away. Racism is not a thing of the past‚ it still exists today. Many people are not aware of how much racism still exists in our schools‚ workplaces‚ and anywhere else where social lives are occurring. The time has come for people to begin considering the questions and answers for this matter. Essential reasons‚ media‚ businesses
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Shakespeare’s plays still relevant today?” The answer to that question is yes. One of the main reasons that William Shakespeare’s plays are still relevant today is because they show that things that were problems back then‚ are also problems in today’s times. Some examples of that are‚ how people sometimes make poor decisions when in love‚ how a relationship can cause conflict‚ and finally‚ how love still forms no matter the obstacle. The first point of how Shakespeare’s plays are still relevant‚ is how
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Is The “American Dream” Still Attainable? As a young boy who was born and raised in such a terrible environment‚ I was always dreaming about the American dream. I put myself in a spot where I believed that with hard work I could achieve successful‚ rich and happiness. However‚ after I moved to the United States‚ everything has changed. The idea of the American dream was not the same as we spoke two decades ago. However‚ is the “American Dream” still attainable? If we simply ask most people about
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Does Racism Still Exist? According to Google Dictionary‚ “Racism is the belief that every being belonging to a specific race has certain characteristics‚ abilities‚ especially that distinguish a superior race to an inferior race‚ also it is the discrimination of a specific race based on one’s beliefs.” Although slavery‚ and the Civil Rights movement are long gone in America’s past‚ there is still racial controversy brewing up a storm in our country. This controversy has been a huge subject
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Chivalry is Still Needed Today Chivalry was established to keep Medieval Knights in check. Knights in the Middle Ages were heavily armed and prone to violence. In the 21st century‚ the word chivalry evoked a kind of old-fashioned male respect for women and during the Middle Ages‚ the code was established for much grittier reasons. Imagine a world where no one shows any respect to others‚ no one holds the door for people‚ no one listens to their elders‚ and everyone is involved in violence.is that
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I think Macbeth is still a relevant text for high school student. Why I think this is because Macbeth uses timeless themes and emotions in the story that some are still relevant today. Macbeth shows the characters point of view and their struggles. Macbeth also contains a complex story plot that shows cause and effect. Why people still enjoy Macbeth is partly because human nature hasn’t changed that much from Shakespearean Time to the 21st Century. What i’m trying to refer is that the play contains
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essence of whatever is in front of the camera. He revolutionized the world of photography with his simple style‚ always photographing on a blank background. Aside from his work in fashion and portraiture‚ Penn also branched and did work in the area of still lifes. He believed “A good photograph is one that communicates a fact‚ touches the heart‚ and leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it; it is in one word‚ effective” (Columbia). Irving Penn was born on the 16th of June in 1917 in the
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the field. It seems in almost every area Athens can be judged‚ they dominate nearly every other city-state that can be studied. Athens‚ while having a different view of democracy than we have today‚ is still considered a democratic state. Despite the fact that only free men could vote‚ there was still a vote‚ which meant the people were better represented in the courts of Athens than most other areas of the time. The democracy of Athens was impactful in forming the Ancient Greek world as we know it
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The Little Book that Still Beats the Market The Little Book that Still beats the Market is a short piece of writing that presents clear and simple explanations of the basics of investing and how the stock market works. Through his years of experience and expertise‚ Joel Greenblatt has constructed a “magic formula” that promises to deliver above-average returns on your investment in the long run. In this paper‚ I will discuss several topics that include: a summary of the book‚ what I found most
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