Father and son relationships are very complicated and many aspects are well documented in books‚ poems‚ and film. As the father of two young sons‚ four and two‚ I was deeply affected by the film “The Music Never Stopped‚” directed by Jim Kohlberg. I had the privilege of viewing this film at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011. This is the first film I have seen in my adult life that caused me to weep openly several times. I connected with the struggle of this father as he dealt with a devastating
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eventually. It is never too late for a person to be who they might have been. It can take a long time for someone to find a passion or a drive to become what he has always wanted to be. Some people might have been too afraid to come out as being homosexual‚ others might have had too low of a self esteem to like who they are‚ and others might have grown up in a place with no hope. It will always be difficult trying to accomplish what has already been lost in life‚ but it is never too late for a second
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The Never Ending Cycle Everyone has heard someone comment on poverty in the United States. Some people say‚ "the poor have only themselves to blame for their situation." Or‚ "why don’t they get a job?" This is the problem with society today; the different levels of the class structure have grown so far apart from one another they cannot even relate to one another. People look down on the poor as unmotivated and lazy when‚ in fact‚ it is not their fault‚ but the fault of a society that does
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Never Trust a Lady Victor Canning Everyone thought that Horace Denby was a good‚ honest citizen. He was about fifty years old and unmarried‚ and he lived with a housekeeper who worried over his health. In fact he was unusually very well and happy‚ except for attacks of hay fever in summer. He made locks and was successful enough at his business to have two helpers. Yes‚ Horace Denby was good and respectable-but not completely honest. Fifteen years ago‚ Horace had served his first and only sentence
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Never give up At some point in the various journeys we embark on in our lives‚ we get to a part where we feel like giving up. Sometimes we give up before we even start and other times we give up just before we are about to make that huge break-through that we have been putting so much effort in to achieve. I want to tell to all of you that the only valid excuse you have to give up is if you are dead. As long as you are alive you have the choice to keep trying until you finally succeed. Secondly
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“War. War never changes‚” begins the trailer of Fallout 4‚ and indeed it does not. Even the entirety of human history could not prevent the bloodbath that is WWI. Also known as The Great War‚ this massive international battle was nothing short of transformative‚ meaning that it has significantly impacted the world even to this day. WWI lasted a total of four years‚ from 1914 to 1918‚ and was fought between the Central Powers (Germany‚ Ottoman Empire‚ Austria-Hungary) and Allied Powers (France‚ Russia
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Although Edward II’s sexuality is disputed‚ his outrageous fondness for men was not necessarily a problem. In the fourteenth century‚ God’s anointed was free to make love to whomever they wished. But not only was he incapable of recognising a brazen charlatan and incapable of learning from past mistakes‚ he was their willing accomplice. His first favourite had been Piers Gaveston. The nobility chopped the head off Edward’s first favourite‚ but a couple of others followed before Hugh de Spenser‚ son
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It has been said that life can never be carried out and truly lived to its fullest unless there has been some sort of suffering and pain. Mistakes are to be learned from‚ and a hard past can only result in a stronger present. Though many might find themselves alone in their misery the truth is they are not‚ everyone has struggles. We all have our ups and downs‚ but it is how we react to them that truly matters. Life is life and no matter what‚ giving up on lifelong dreams and aspirations because
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Hope is Never Lost During the Great Depression‚ many struggled. This lead to hope for good fortune and the opportunity to live through these terrible times. The main character‚ Lizabeth‚ lives with her parents in rural Maryland in what’s left of anything they can find… there houses are made of scraps and any material they can find to be useful; this is known as a shanty town. Her father is out of work and a job; her mother is a housekeeper for an “inferior” family‚ although the pay is very little…
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morning‚ before the base is even nearing the end of its night cycle‚ or late at night. She knows he’s not sleeping. He nevers says it‚ never mentions a why. But she knows the signs‚ she’s seen them in her soldiers before and in herself. She knows what he’s been through‚ what he’s going through. She doesn’t blame him‚ she’s been the same. There a reason the cadets think she never sleeps. He doesn’t want to burden others with what’s happened to him. Others are hurting too and he needs to lead. His
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