Dear Parents of Amery Middle School Students: An issue that has created intense debate is whether competitive sports are good or bad for children. Some think competitive sports are great for children‚ but others think that sports are horrible. They all have great reasons to support their opinion. This is important because parents want to know if putting their child in sports is a good thing or a bad thing for their child’s success. It is clear that competitive sports are beneficial for children
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Dear Editor‚ Students have been yelling their complaint on heavy school bags for years. Yet‚ not many constructive responses have been made by society so far. According to a recent news report‚ the average weight of an S.3 student’s school bag is now 5 kg‚ while the burden of a primary six student is no less light if calculated in the school bag weight-to-body weight ratio. Heavy school bags create unbearable pressure to the spines of growing teens. Instead of telling students not to bring unnecessary
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a fitting memorial to Vietnam War veterans. The memorial was to be a glass-block structure etched with excerpts of letters sent to and from servicemen during the Vietnam War. Due to the overwhelming response to the commission’s request for letters‚ Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam came to be. Consisting of 208 letters‚ poems‚ and journal entries written by 125 people‚ this book is a heart wrenching‚ first hand account of the personal experiences of soldiers both on and behind the front lines
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I remember when I first experienced goosebumps raise on my arms and send a shiver through my body‚ simply because the words leaving the speaker’s lips left such an imprint on me. I didn’t think that a simple sentence could bring tears to my eyes‚ could cause me to react in any physical way. I didn’t even know the author. Yet‚ it still amazes me anytime I react to such a poem. The emotions that the author pours into every word and every syllable is astounding. Each pause and breath tell a story on
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the traumatic circumstances have caused soldiers mental stress. Research shows the brutality that the soldiers of the Vietnam War went through‚ the novel Fallen Angels and the video series “Dear America: Letters Home” are very similar in this depiction‚ but also have slight differences. Fallen Angels and "Dear America: Letters Home" both focus on the Vietnam war and giving us a look into the lives of a soldiers. Fallen Angels is a novel that gives readers insight into a soldiers mind. Throughout
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conflict is worse because of their race or religion. Even though people face very harsh conditions‚ people can still make it through hard times by staying positive like Anne Frank does in “The Diary of Anne Frank”. Another example is in the book “Dear Mrs. Breed”. Both of these stories show how keeping a positive mindset can make a horrible situation more tolerable and how it helps to keep someone’s spirit lifted. These two stories are wonderful examples of how having a positive attitude is the
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The reader is introduced to Maria Teresa as a youthful girl‚ who was too innocent to fathom her own fate. “Dear Little Book‚ Minerva gives you to me today for my First Communion. You are so pretty with a mother of pearl cover and a little latch like a prayerbook. I will have such fun writing on your tissue-thin pages” (Alvarez 30) Maria Teresa‚ or Maté‚ receives her first “Little Book” from her sister Minerva and does not grasp its purpose‚ and does not take it as seriously as Minerva expects her
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Compare/Contrast Essay The Canadian short stories “Brother Dear” by Bernice Friesen and “The Charmer” written by Budge Wilson focus on the struggles and common conflicts between parents and their children during adolescence. Both stories are told in the younger sister’s point of view and show how everyone matures and gains independence throughout and at the end of the story. Friesen and Wilson’s short stories over all focus mainly on the theme of dysfunctional families; which can be represented
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Dear Fellow Indians‚ Today we celebrate the 65th Independence Day of our great Nation. On this joyous occasion I convey my greetings and good wishes to all the Indians living in this beautiful country and pray for their peace‚ progress and prosperity. On this auspicious day‚ 64 years ago‚ India attained freedom from colonial rule and the people of our country became the masters of their destiny.All in all‚ the past 64 years have been momentous. Despite serious challenges on varied fronts‚ including
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Introduction The artifact I have chosen to analyze is a letter titled Dear Racists‚ written by Charlemagne the God in 2015. Charlemagne the God‚ or Lenard Mckelvey‚ is a proclaimed TV and radio personality who speaks on behalf of Black Americans. Mckelvey’s letter is directed towards white Americans and its purpose is to make the end of racism start with white Americans denounce racist white Americans. He does this by reminiscing the events of racial injustices across the country. He depicts racist
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