the Civil War Era Frederick Douglass‚ Robert E. Lee and Abraham Lincoln went through some difficult times. Each of their writings was affected differently by the Civil War. All three of these men’s writings were emotionally impacted. In “ My Bondage and My Freedom” Douglass wrote about how he gained knowledge. He slowly reveals how he wishes he never wanted to gain the knowledge he now knows. Therefore‚ Douglass begins to realize the harms of slavery due to all he was taught. As time went on Douglass
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My father was one of the people who influenced my literacy from a very tender age. He was a regular reader‚ and in many times preferred to pay visits to the nearby public library to read and furnish his various skills. This was instrumental in making him the smart‚ intelligent
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MY PASSION What is really my passion? Is it desserts? I have been asking myself to that question lately. For me‚ dessert is my most preferred. But the only thing that I like best right now is a pastry shop. I want to own a confectionary shop because ever since when I was a child I’ve always wanted to eat sweets and candies that’s why I decided to own a business related to it after I graduate into college‚ believing that it will really come to pass. When I was in the elementary‚ I have never
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Predicting Your Health One Genome Sequence at a Time: Summary/Response of "My Genome‚ Myself" What if you could predict all of your health risks before they affected you? We would have a much healthier world if everyone knew what they were at risk for before they developed a certain health condition. In Steven Pinker ’s "My Genome‚ My Self"‚ he analyzes the pros and cons of having and publicizing such information. It is important to give both eniviroment‚ and genes enough credit in shaping who
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My Life‚ My Favorites I have a few different interests that entertain me while I live this crazy life of mine. I’d like to think I spend most of my time wisely‚ but I’ve been known to get carried away with stress-free activities such as shopping‚ socializing and watching my kids’ sporting events. Okay‚ maybe the sporting events bring a little stress upon me‚ but it all goes away after the game is over. Shopping is my top favorite interest. I asked a girlfriend to give me her opinion on what
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MY DREAMS After 10 years I am a successful and Certified Public Accountant and it was because of those people who inspired me to reach my dreams. One of those people is my family who always support me and always there for me in times of needs especially financially. My friends too supported me and gave me guidance and strength in times of problems. My high school English teacher as well who always said that “life is cruel” so we need to be wise in making decisions in life because we’ll
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MY TEACHER MY HERO Cleverness‚ Uprightness‚ Humbleness and Patience‚ those traits are within you. You gratefully shared your knowledge to everyone who were dreaming for a prolific and a successful future. No one can reach each other’s goals without having you leading their ways‚ guiding their minds‚ teaching what’s right and helping them to dream on something that is bright. Indeed‚ according to a Great Teacher‚ Confucius- "It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."
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My future and my dreams Every since childhood there have been many hopes and goals for the future. Along with these two were aspirations. There was always hope for something. I could not imagine that one day I would have to tie those hopes into my future. I thought my hopes were just silly childhood dreams that would eventually fade away as the years would change. For hours I would just sit and ponder over different things. Adults would say things like “What do you hope to become when adult hood
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My lady love‚ my dove. Arthur is happily married to Pamela‚ a very wealthy woman. They are awaiting some weekend guests‚ the Snapes‚ and Pamela isn’t looking forward to it. The only reason she invited them was that the Snapes are good bridge players and they play for a decent stake. Suddenly Pamela gets the idea that they should bug the Snapes’s room. She wonders what they think about them. Bored with the idea of entertaining them‚ Pamela‚ a domineering woman‚ persuaded Arthur to conceal
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mental picture in words. Some types of figurative language are the following: Simile: a direct comparison of two things‚ usually employing the words like or as. “He watches from his mountain walls‚ And like a thunderbolt he falls.” (Tennyson) “My heart is like an apple tree whose boughs are bent with thickest fruit.” (Christina Rosseti) Other examples: clouds like fluffy balls of cotton; snowflakes like soft white feathers; a motor purring like a kitten; a lawn like a green carpet; thin as a
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