My father is the most valuable person in my life. He is the most courageous‚ religious‚ and selfless person I have ever known. My father had passed away when I was fifteen years old. He had died of T-cell lymphoma. He was an understanding father and a loving husband. He was a big influence in my life. All though‚ he is no longer with me‚ but he will always have a place in my heart. All he had left behind for me are the precious memories and pictures of him. My father was a brave man. He had always
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the other hand‚ took hold of the novel machine and‚ intentionally or not‚ would use it to define two of the greatest struggles in history. In 1933‚ Josef Stalin’s Second Five-Year Plan took a step forward in the natural direction. Where the First Plan built up the groundwork of Soviet industry necessary to be a world power‚ the Second Plan moved towards expansion‚ communication‚ and became one. Items required for interfacing with the Soviet Union’s surroundings and spreading Communism were at the
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HOW TO TAKE A GOOD PHOTOGRAPH * Always remember that: the most fundamental element in taking a good photograph is composition. Modern automatic cameras can sort out focusing‚ lighting and other matters for you‚ but you have to chose where to point the camera and how to compose the picture. So take a few seconds to choose a good composition taking on board the following advice. * Any lines in the pictures must be straight - unless you’re deliberately trying to be exotic. So horizons
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Though this period of twenty years is negligibly small on the evolutionary time scale‚ it is‚ when considered in terms of man’s span of life‚ a considerably long period. My friends frown upon my pessimistic attitude so I shall be optimistic when I think of what life has in store for me. Where will I be in 20 years? Well‚ if everything remains equal‚ I would be comfortably off and be pleasantly burdened with responsibilities. I shall have some material comforts and live a happy life. I will probably
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we all live our lives. This is represented thoroughly in both ‘Romulus my Father’ by Raimond Gaita and ‘Avatar’ by James Cameron‚ both texts show that belonging or not belonging is an unavoidable activity and may take many different forms‚ some obvious and others hidden. ‘Romulus My Father’ opens with an immediate sense of insecurity and danger‚ ‘pitchfork held tightly in both hands‚ knowing that he would probably kill his uncle…’ (pg. 1) with Romulus knowing that he did not belong in this place
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texts: the novel/memoir‚ Romulus‚ My Father‚ by Raimond Gaita; and the futuristic‚ dystopian
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death of my father summery In ‘The Death of my father’ by steve martin‚ the author’s family becomes closer after the passing of his father.He writes that some of his memories and memories of others differ from his personality.Martin then goes to talk about a memory of when his dad wanted to buy him a tuxedo but martin refused because his dad always refused gifts and he thought that he was being a good son by copying his dad and he now regrets it because he dad was just trying to be a father. Martin
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HKDSE English Paper 2 Sample questions on Learning English through Short Stories Compiled by Melinda Lo I : Question types: A. on reading and appreciating short stories 1. A student at your school has posted this blog on the Intranet for your school: Write a letter in response to this‚ either agreeing or disagreeing with Keith. Do not give an address and sign your letter ‘Billy Ho.’ 2. ‘The best way to improve one’s English is to
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The short-story "A Conversation with My Father"‚ by Grace Paley‚ combines several themes and the author uses the elements of abandonment‚ denial‚ irony‚ humor and foreshadowing‚ to bring this emotional story together. This story is mainly about the relationship between a parent and his/her child. The primary characters are a father‚ and his child. There is no mention of whether the child is his daughter or son. The tone of the story and the conversations made me believe that the old man has a daughter
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writers from “Dreams from my Father” and “The Life you Imagine” used various writing strategies to convey their challenges and experiences. To me‚ the strategies both authors used were very effective in getting the point across to their readers. Colloquial language‚ figurative language‚ academic vocabulary and descriptive details are examples of some common strategies they put in place. Jeter used rhetorical questions and colloquial language to convey his experience about his goals and dreams and reaching
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