Tod Reitmeier September 4‚ 2012 What My Country Means to Me There is nothing better in the world than waking up on a beautiful Saturday morning freed of a schedule‚ no worries‚ laying in the bed thinking‚ “ What you would like to do today? Maybe go on a hike? Or what about a pickup football game with family and friends while cookingout?” Sun shining through the trees…smell of sizzling burgers and hotdogs on the grill‚ your closest friends waiting anxiously for you to call their name to be on
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Breaking Down “A Prayer for my Daughter” ABOUT THE AUTHOR William Butler Yeats (b. June 13‚ 1865‚ d. Jan. 28‚ 1939) was a celebrated Irish poet‚ prose writer and dramatist. In 1889 he met a woman named Maud Gonne‚ who was brilliant‚ passionate and beautiful‚ and instantly fell in love. This love‚ however‚ was not reciprocated. His marriage proposal was turned down several times‚ yet he still joined the Irish nationalist cause with her because of her passion for Ireland and conviction. In 1903‚ she
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There are many interesting places in the world to visit. Many places are interesting because of their popularity‚ some are interesting because of the climate and some are interesting because they are always on the news. Chicago‚ St Petersburg and Armenia are three places in the world that have an interesting history. Chicago is part of Illinois which is one of states of the U.S.. Chicago is not English word. It’s the word form one of languages used by Indians. It means the strong smell. This
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Kenya Pollonais English: 150 Prof: Victoria A. Chevalier 11/03/13 “I Will Be Me That’s My Theme” The poem “Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes presents a powerful critique of racism in America and‚ while recognizing the difficulties of integration‚ presents the idea that the foremost characteristic amongst all people is that we share the same human experience. The premise behind this poem is that the narrator is a black college student whose instructor
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A Place I Will Hold Forever In My Heart There is one place that I always enjoy going to. In rain or shine‚ on a weekend or weekday it did not matter to me. This is a place where I grew up ever since I was born‚ or actually I should say it also was my first home. This is a place where all my family would get together for all different types of events like holidays‚ birthdays‚ and just any excuse for the family to get together. That place is my grandparents old home‚ but that place is gone now. The
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HW2: Finding My Sociological Place When I try to define my “place” in the world‚ what comes to my mind isn’t a tangible place yet‚ but instead my goals and aspirations. It’s to be a successful chartered financial analyst working for a successful company. In terms of sociology however‚ my place in this world at this moment is my school and my friends. I have many statuses associated to myself‚ both ascribed and achieved. An ascribed status would is “ a status into which one is born” (Conley). An
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My two favorite places Everyone has their secret special places that they go to or places just to simply get away or look for advice at every once and a while. I am not anyway different than anyone else‚ as I also have some very secret places where I go when I need privacy or just seeking much needed advice. One of my places is the lake in the wintertime. There I can escape from the everyday mess and can think more rationally or just simply soul search. The lake is located approximently 45
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My narrative takes place at the mall which is located at Westfield Southcenter Mall‚ Tukwila Washington. South Center mall is located at a very diverse city. There are many different people with different backgrounds and cultures that reside and work at the mall. In 2010‚ Southcenter was considered as one of the largest malls in the entire Pacific Northwest. There are hundreds of people who visit south center each week and it’s a great place to shop and meet up with friends. My story is set at the
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On the second day of school during my sophomore year‚ I realized how much Wahlert meant to me. It had become my home‚ the place where I felt like I belonged; school almost even seemed like a break from summer. Over the summer‚ I had become an empty shell and spent my time at the computer wasting the time away; the only interactions I had were with my family‚ and on rare occasion with my best friends‚ when we had sleepovers. To see the people I had missed over the summer was great. All of these things
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time is moving ever so quickly. The places we knew‚ may not be places anymore‚ things that are were made three years ago‚ are considered “old”‚ and we as human beings have been faced with a whole new world called cyberspace. In a way‚ this can all be very daunting and scary at times however‚ I believe that there is also a beauty to it‚ a hidden tint of silver lining to this grey cloud we call the 21st century world. In the up coming pages‚ a “place”‚ a “non-place”‚ and “cyberspace” will be defined
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