Maria Housden shares: “The truest measure of a life is not in length‚ but the fullness in which it is lived” (6). This quote goes along perfectly with the heartwarming and heartbreaking story of young Hannah Martell as she handles her illness with positivity while teaching those around her valuable life lessons along her journey. While reading Maria’s recount of her difficult journey‚ my emotions were greatly affected‚ my perspective on life transformed‚ and I was awed by the acts of by others after
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Romeo and Juliet‚ West Side Story‚ two timeless dramas that will live forever. Although both of these stories have many similarities‚ there are also many differences. These differences include the differences in sililoquy‚ the fact that Maria doesn’t die‚ the fact that we never see Tony or Maria’s parents‚ as well as the issues of marriage‚ the importance of gangs and families to each story. To understand these differences‚ I have read and/or watched both Romeo and Juliet‚ and the similar
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actually a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The West Side Story is set in Upper West Side Manhattan. It is about rivalry between two teenage gangs of different backgrounds. Anton‚ a member of the white gang‚ fell in love with Maria‚ the sister of the leader of the rival Puerto Rican gang. Romeo and Juliet is undoubtedly the most popular romantic love story to ever hit the literary world. It talks about intense passion between the star-crossed lover Romeo and Juliet. Their love
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Learning Aim A1-Promoting Equality‚ Diversity and Discrimination. Equality-Equality is about ensuring that every individual has an equal opportunity to make the most of their lives and talents‚ and believing that no one should have poorer life chances because of where‚ what or whom they were born‚ what they believe‚ or whether they have a disability. Equality recognises that historically‚ certain groups of people with characteristics e.g. race‚ disability‚ sex and sexuality‚ have experienced discrimination
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very well renowned‚ especially “Do-Re-Mi”. It was‚ in fact‚ based on a memoir by Maria von Trapp‚ The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. Set in the 1930’s fore and amid “Anshluss” the time when the Nazis had annexed Austria. And since its original Broadway production it has been through numerous revivals and productions. The Sound of Music indeed was based on an actual family. More over based on writings by Maria Von Trapp’s book The Story of the Trapp Family Singers‚ the play‚ however‚ received
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La Hacienda Musa1 La Hacienda Musa was a long way from Leuven‚ Belgium. But for Maria Keller‚ the transition was as natural as it could be. She had spent twenty years in Leuven studying banana genetics at the Catholic University of Leuven’s Laboratory of Tropical Crops‚ the world center of banana research. She had learned about the challenges the banana-growing industry faced from a variety of diseases‚ why bananas seemed to be especially susceptible‚ and how difficult it is to develop new strains
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is deeply attached to Maria as a child. She has always been a part of his life‚ so much that he "could not remember a time when Maria was not a part of the family (15).When Miguel Chico is a child‚ Maria plays with him‚ takes him to mass‚ praises him and scolds him. She practically raises him‚ and she has extraordinary influence over him. When she tells him his mother will die‚ he "believed Maria" (19). Miguel Chico trusts her completely‚ believing her through his fear. Maria is one of the most important
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Saint Maria Goretti School of San Pedro provides education for young children of all abilities and from all walks of life. Children deserve an education that encourage and motivates them to achieve their full potential that’s why the curriculum and organization of the school allow each pupil to fully develop their abilities within the context of spiritual‚ moral‚ social and cultural framework of the school. How to discipline a child is an important skill that all parents
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THE MAJOR CHARCTEROF NOLI ME TANGERE Noli Me Tángere (Touch me Not / Don ’t touch me) is a novel written by José Rizal‚ the national hero of the Philippines‚ during the colonization of the country by Spain to expose the inequities of the Spanish Catholic priests and the ruling government. The title‚ in Latin meaning Touch me not‚ refers to John 20:17 in the Bible (King James Version) as Mary Magdalene tried to touch the newly risen Jesus‚ He said "Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father
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In the story The House of the scorpion‚ written by Nancy Farmer‚ the main characters are Matt‚ El Patron‚ Celia Maria Tam Lin. The Main setting is in the future‚ in Mexico‚ On an opium farm. In the beginning of the story we meet Matt who is a clone of El Patron. Who has never known anyone else but Celia. In the story the main problem is that Matt is a clone And is not seen as an equal because he is a clone. The solution is When El Patron died‚ he was the only copy of him‚ so with the law Matt was
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