the hardest thing to do….. Reality bites that the hardest thing to do in life is to decide which decision you should come up to… Life had tested me through different circumstances to come up to a verdict and never did i had any remorse.I chose it so I stood for it.However‚ life doesn’t stop from one decision you made.Once you have decided about one thing another situation will arise. Should I be happy for that?Well‚‚I guess so!!!Simply because it justifies that I’m still alive and kicking
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“The Gay Cowboy Thing” . A large portion of americans will hear the phrase “the gay cowboy story” and automatically associate it with Brokeback Mountain. Even my lesbian parents praise the film and the story for being controversial for the time. Indeed‚ during the time in which both the story and the film were created‚ there was very little representation of queerness in any form. [make sure to imput thesis after the rest of the essay is written] However‚ since my parent’s generation‚ LGBTQ+ representation
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Precious Things in Life In today’s modern society‚ economical status determines one’s social status. I have some friends who do not have any problem on spending their money to keep up with their lifestyle. They are given such privilege from their parents to be able to spend materially. In result‚ their social status among the others is considered privilege otherwise because of their exclusive lifestyle. They are often seen with a group of people who are in the same status range as them. It may
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THINGS FALL APART Umofia is a place where people have a different life style then there is in a modern society. People in Umofia are both civilized and savage at the same time. There are both of the civilized and savage sides of the society but mostly they are old-fashion minded. For example‚ in Ibo society they do not value women at all‚ they are not equal by laws‚ they do not have any protection or any rights‚ etc. I am going to define the terms civilized and savage firstly
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Tim O’Brian’s “The Things They Carried”. My father fought in the Vietnam War‚ so my interest was in trying to understand the reason that we had such a strained relationship when I was growing up. I believe I have more of an understanding as to why he didn’t act like a grown up. He wanted those years that should have been his childhood back. In this short story the author showed the things they carried physically so that the reader could appreciate the significance of the things they carried emotionally
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I carry things that are a necessity for school. For example‚ I carry a backpack‚ and inside I have two pencils‚ a pen‚ and papers. One of the pencils that I carry with me I have like an emotional attachment to it because i have had it for three years and I feel like it’s my lucky pencil and must carry it everyday. Other things I carry in my backpack is Sunscreen‚ books‚ and a binder. These things are important because sunscreen is so I protect myself from the sun‚ the books I have for the classes
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In Do The Right Thing‚ Sal is the Italian-American owner of the neighborhood pizzeria. Having owned the shop for twenty-five years‚ Sal and his pizzas are known by everyone. On the surface‚ he seems like a nice and accepting person. But there are several instances in the film that seem to suggest that Sal may not be as accepting as he appears. For one‚ Sal always refers to the black customers as “them” and “they.” He also refers to hip-hop music “jungle music” multiple times. Additionally‚ early
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you ever imagine of how a people that cant see‚ imagines things? I had never thought about how a blind person perceives the world until I started doing this work‚ I stopped for five minutes and think on how a blind person thinks‚ or sees‚ if they never had seen something. I imagine on how a person might imagine colors‚ or how they might represent them‚ or even how they imagine things if they don’t know what are colors. For a moment I close my eyes and tried to imagine how a blind person imagine‚ but
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metaphor- Comparison between like things without using like or as. oxymoron- A paradox in which two contradictory or opposite words are used together. personification- Animals‚ ideas‚ and inatimate objects are given human characteristics‚ abilities‚ or reactions. satire- Witty language used to convey insults or scorn. symbol- An object or action that means or stands for something else more significant than its literal meaning. Literary Terms from A Step From Heaven "My toes are fish" - metaphor
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The novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and the short story “My Parents’ Bedroom” by Uwem Akpan equally possess a dominant‚ female character. The major role of these women is that of a motherly nature as well as a supportive‚ strong and wise figure. Ekwefi from Things Fall Apart and Maman from “My Parents’ Bedroom” can be easily likened through major similarities in their strength‚ motherly traits and roles. By comparing and contrasting the common elements of these two women‚ the reader can
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