straight opposite to the dad. She is straight as a yardstick‚ and certainly not a dreamer. I would call her a realist. She never promises Ashes anything that she knows that she can’t keep. She used to be a dreamer‚ but then she married Ashes dad and she stopped dreaming and believing. The short story describes Ashes and her dads relationship toward each other in a special and beautiful way‚ but to the end i started to understand that the relationship wasn’t that beautiful. It was kind of fake from
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English Commentary Refugee Mother and Child From the beginning of this poem ( the title) to the end of the poem we can feel a sense of pain that the son undergoes as well as the pain and love a mother of a refugee also goes through. In this poem- Refugee mother and her child‚ Chinua Achebe starts off with a very melancholy tone as we are made to imagine the sorrow in a mother’s heart as she would soon have to forget and let go of her dying son. Achebe begins with a bond of affection by using
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“Mother to Son” The speaker of the poem “Mother to Son‚” by Langston Hughes is a mother who is giving advice to her son. Her life has been difficult and hard at times. As readers‚ we know this because the speaker talks about how life is a staircase and her staircase has had “tacks and splinters in it” (line 3-4). This means that her life has not been perfect and she had many challenges to deal with. Perhaps she was born into poverty‚ because the images in her poem reveal a ragged‚ old staircase
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quests are always successful by virtue of showing neither weakness nor fear. He is glorified during his battle against Grendel’s mother under the sea‚ which is virtually impossible. Beowulf died a noble death nevertheless he leaves with the glory of an epic hero. One of the four qualifications of an epic hero is strength. “But the truth is simple: no man swims in the sea as I can‚ no strength is a match for mine.” (Page: 40‚ line: 532- 534‚ Chapter 8) Beowulf‚ when taunted by Unferth‚ tells of the swimming
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Like a Freak? Think Like a Freak by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner is a book with the self-proclaimed purpose of engaging their readers to “retrain their brains.” They say that to think like a Freak is to think more productively‚ more creatively‚ and more rationally. The authors of this book were effective in accomplishing their purpose by engaging readers with various examples of interest and out-of-the-box thinking methods. In Chapter One‚ titled “What Does It Mean to Think Like a Freak
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What is mother-to-child transmission? Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is when an HIV-infected woman passes the virus to her baby. This can occur during pregnancy‚ labour and delivery‚ or breastfeeding. Without treatment‚ around 15-30% of babies born to HIV positive women will become infected with HIV during pregnancy and delivery. A further 5-20% will become infected through breastfeeding.1 Is MTCT a major problem? In 2008‚ around 430‚000 children under 15 became infected with HIV‚ mainly
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It is a common belief that mothers‚ who stay at home‚ are able to bring up their children better than those who are working‚ rightly so because they are able to devote the whole day to their children. Their bonding with their kids becomes strong. They are also able to instill values which they feel are important for their children. It also gives the mothers a chance to enjoy their children. Mothers‚ who stay at home‚ can take good care of their children’s health. They can prepare healthy nutritious
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Even through the worst‚ a mother is supposed to love her child unconditionally. This is the theme of the emotional rollercoaster that is the film‚ Mommy. Mommy follows a widowed mother as she manages the harsh reality of life whilst dealing with her well-meaning‚ however emotionally disturbed‚ teenaged son. Mommy is a heartbreakingly tragic film that grips the viewer from start to finish. Director Xavier Dolan (Winner of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival) draws thematic parallels between Mommy and his
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that my mother-in-law is good at. While I was helping her move‚ she was on my back the whole time making sure I was carrying her couch the right way and trying to be the boss. She also loves to slap people in the face over small arguments‚ such as my husband not paying attention to her. I don’t like it‚ but I have to live with it. My mother-in-law‚ Anita‚ is a very bossy individual. On one occasion my husband and I were helping her move into an apartment on the second floor. While we were struggling
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Mother tongue instruction Language is used by all as a means of learning‚ communicating and understanding. As a teacher‚ one would do their best to accommodate their learners‚ even if this means to teach in a language that would be best suited to them. As a rainbow nation with eleven official languages‚ South Africa’s diverse cultures are known throughout the world. Many of the inhabitants are either bilingual or multilingual which may pose problems when it comes to education. The preferred language
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