Authors use pieces of literature such as Joseph Conrad’s novel‚ The Heart of Darkness‚ the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ and the satirical essay by Binyavanga Wainaina “How To Write About Africa” to show how they or other people portray Africa. Authors use different tones of voice to write: either about the same event or the same place so that their works appeal to a specific audience. Books can be written for the same audiences as well. Authors can voice their books differently to get
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Personal Essay #1 Both of my parents were in the navy‚ that’s how they met and where they fell in love. They got married in 1994 and soon had two girls‚ my sister Breana and I. Growing up I always thought I had the “perfect” family‚ we went to church every Sunday‚ had family dinners every night‚ a happy family that cared for each other‚ we always spent time together‚ went on family vacations‚ and my Mom and Dad didn’t fight. Or so I thought anyway… At the age of seven I started to notice a change
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Personal Brand Essay – Who am I? In order to succeed in a diverse and competitive world‚ one must distinguish between his strength and weakness and understand how to utilize such strength. In the past few years‚ I had been contemplating on who I am and what I am good at. Through few life experiences‚ I finally discovered what my strengths and weaknesses are and I have been able to improve myself and apply my strengths to real life situations. My biggest strengths are the abilities to
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truth of this quote. This quote can be interpreted as saying that one who understands and has control over themselves is the most powerful individual. A person might be physically strong enough to defeat someone in battle‚ but when faced with a personal or internal problem‚ they will not be able to overcome it since they don’t understand themselves enough to deal with the issue. Lao Tzu is saying that people who fully understand themselves enough to overcome their problems and defeat the internal
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This essay explores the story ‘Kura‚ Yeye‚ Boorda ‘from the past‚ today and the future‚” written by Len Collard and the Indigenous Australian notion that the land is alive. I outline the deep connection to the land and how Waakal the Rainbow Serpent and the Dreaming has brought about this notion. To Indigenous Australians‚ the land is not inanimate; it is a complete environment that supports and is maintained by people and culture. Land is central‚ spirituality and culturally and in this story the
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Personal Ethical Statement: Ethical Lens Inventory Exercise In the Ethical Lens Inventory exercise‚ I learned more about my ethical perspective. My primary principles are autonomy‚ equality‚ rationality and sensibility. In order to achieve the best outcome‚ I looked to how protect personal rights and the welfare of the society. My classic values are temperance‚ prudence‚ justice and fortitude. Depending on what the situation requires‚ I can work with every principles. I value personal
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Personal Issues Essay “Honor your father and your mother” the fifth of the Ten Commandments of God. Is placing my dear father in the nursing home at this time dishonoring him? We generally get into care giving for our elders because of our love for them. However‚ diseases such as dementia‚ Parkinson ’s disease and strokes‚ can take such a huge toll on the elder that we barely recognize the personality of the person we are caring for. They can become so difficult to manage‚ care can be
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Society as Seen Through the Novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald “Well-lit streets discourage sin‚ but don ’t overdo it.”-William Kennedy. The 1920’s were days of carefree living‚ American dreaming‚ and wishful thinking. Society differed from just ten years before hand‚ and society was moving forward with the new changes. However the day to day living of this American dream was nothing but a sin in the making‚ and the crash resulted with immoral thoughts‚ harsh gender roles‚ and the
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Controlled assessment research Focus length of a lens- The most important characteristic of a lens is its principal focal length‚ or its inverse which is called the lens strength or lens "power". Optometrists usually prescribe corrective lenses in terms of the lens power in diopters. The lens power is the inverse of the focal length in meters: the physical unit for lens power is 1/meter which is called diopter Convex- The word convex means curving out or bulging outward‚ as opposed to concave
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Personal Worldview Essay The three components that make up my worldview are God‚ knowledge and ethics because they shape my thoughts‚ experiences‚ education and life decisions. I have picked these three components because it is not easy to get through life without God guiding us through our lives with our everyday decisions. The knowledge is important because God has put us here to teach and help others and the more I know about what I am doing and with the experience it is easier
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