My Last Farewell (Mi Ultimo Adios) Farewell‚ dear fatherland‚ clime the sun caress’d‚ Peal of the Orient seas‚ our Eden lost! Gladly now I go to give thee this faded life’s best‚ And were it brighter‚ fresher‚ or more blest‚ Still would I give three‚ not count the cost. On the field of battle‚ ‘mid the frenzy of fight‚ Others have given their lives‚ without doubt or beed; The place not matters—cypress or laurel or lily white‚ Scafold or open plain‚ combat or martyrdom’s plight‚ ‘Tis
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What I Know Now That I Wish I Knew Then What I Know Now That I Wish I Knew Then The books Love and War by John and Stasi Eldridge and The Mystery of Marriage by Mike Mason were hard books to read‚ not because of the writing style itself (although the writing style of the latter was harder to read than the writing style of the former)‚ but because they really made me stop and think about my failed marriage and brought to light some hard truths about myself. In the
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My Culture Is My Own This I Believe Throughout my life‚ I have encountered many relentless conflicts with both direct and indirect family members. Many of these arguments were linked to my association with my culture and its timeless traditions. I am an Arab‚ yet I am a stranger to the Middle East. I am an Arab‚ yet I can barely speak the language. I am an Arab‚ yet I was born in the American Midwest and raised underneath the liberal skies of the Montreal metropolis. I am an Arab‚ yet I have
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If I were the principle of my school I would try to make my school an ideal school by introducing various reforms. I would make some classes shorter. If there were two classes of the same period on a day I would not keep them together. I would keep a recess or another period between the two. I would give proper care and personal involvement to children. Bookish knowledge would not be pumped into their heads. All efforts would be made to enhance the moral and mental intellect of students so that
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I Really Wish I Could See My Grandfather Again The one I really wish I could see again is‚ my Grandfather Michael Sauro. He was an immigrant from Italy‚ who was an Air Force Veteran. My Grandfather had raised a great family of five in Syracuse‚ New York. He was married to my magnificent Grandmother for fifty-three years. He worked up until he was seventy-four years old. My Grandfather was a unique person. Being from a foreign country is a lot different from being in America. After
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Through out my life‚ I have made many mistakes. I generally tend to think through what I am planning to do‚ so that I will not regret my actions later. I was recently reflecting about my past‚ trying to remember mistakes that I regretted and vowed to never repeat again. I came to the conclusion that my biggest mistake was not trying hard enough in school. My biggest regret was the fact that I wasted so much time when I was in high school‚ and never put forth an effort to succeed. I attended High
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“I Felt A Funeral‚ In My Brain” In Emily Dickinson’s poem‚ “I Felt A Funeral‚ In My Brain‚” she is describing the mental breakdown of her sanity using a funeral as a metaphor and she does this very nicely within this poem. The first time reading through the poem‚ it was hard to make of it. The second time reading the poem‚ it seemed like her soul was witnessing her own funeral. It was not until the poem became clear that Emily Dickinson witnessed the funeral only by the sense of sound and feel
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I grew up in an abusive home. My parents fought constantly. Their misunderstandings usually resulted in my mother getting beaten up very badly by my father and forced to sleep outside with only her night clothing to keep her warm. I found this terrifying. I was afraid he would kill her. However‚ I had to be tough as I am the first born and I had to assure my distraught siblings that all would be well. My father and I didn’t have a father-daughter relationship. I was too afraid of him. I couldn’t
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lot to them. For me‚ the most important person in my life is my mom. She is my every thing; always guiding me to do the right things without criticizing; and most importantly she gave birth to me. Therefore‚ my mom is the most important person for me. The word “mother” means everything to me‚ because‚ as I remember‚ when I was little I would always be with my mom and she would always take care of me when I got sick; sometimes‚ when I had fever I kept crying like rain drops that never stopped. She
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28 November 2012 Essay 2 This I Believe Essay Throughout elementary and middle school‚ I always thought education wasn’t as important as other things such as the sports I played‚ hanging out with friends and doing things that I enjoyed. I would often find myself blowing off homework and doing it last minute or not even doing it all. I’ve changed quite a bit since those days‚ but it took me some time to realize that what I was doing wasn’t any good for me. I believe that at some point in your
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