Being British There are two dimensions to the Scottish independence debate: the head‚ and the heart. If the pro-UK campaign is to win‚ it must appeal to both. Up until now Better Together has focused mainly on the head‚ but this changed last week when Alistair Darling made an emotional speech at the JP Mackintosh lecture. Although he touched on the economics‚ he also raised some emotional questions. Why can’t we be proud of the achievements we’ve had together? Why can’t we be proud of our shared
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understand that being responsible for my studies and putting my best foot forward are essential if I want to excel in this subject. It also is needed so I can support my family. I realize that if my grades did not meet my standards‚ it just mean that I did not try hard enough. I did not study hard enough. I want to be the protagonist in my own life instead of being an antagonist. My ambitions for life and an even better one for my family has kept me going. That’s not all I am proud of myself for
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seventeenth-century versifiers. In fact‚ historians of literature consider him the father of metaphysical poetry. He wrote many wonderful and great holy poems. An example of his religious poems is sonnet number ten‚ “Death‚ be not proud”. In this sonnet he speaks about death and how it should not be proud because it is neither mighty nor fearful. To prove his point of view‚ he uses an argumentative tone and logical elements taken from science as well as nature and mixes them in a wonderful way. The argument starts
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First off‚ I was born in Gallup‚ New Mexico in the McKinley County Indian Hospital‚ in 1976‚ to a half Zuni/Spanish native‚ and a Hispanic Apache mother‚ and growing up I saw and suffered a lot of abuse‚ and a very unstable youth. My father and mother divorced when I was a baby‚ and my stepfather was very abusive‚ to me and my mother for many years‚ until he was arrested for killing my mother’s best friend. After that‚ I saw the effect that abuse had on my mother‚ and she became a victim of drug
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Being a teen to being a toddler When we mention teen the person who comes to our mind is “Justin Bieber” but when we mention toddler we recall back our memory of being in toddler. There are three differences of being a teen to being a toddler such as teen tends to face busy and hectic life‚ phase of learning and gaining experience and independent from parents. Firstly‚ being a teen is most hectic and enjoyable phase of one’s life but when being a teen is most peaceful
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1. Barrientos article’s title being in Spanish shows me that the essay has something relate to Spanish‚ and that it might be about Spanish‚ the language‚ Spanish countries‚ or Spanish people. The title shows that she is real proud of being Hispanic or proud of being able to speak Spanish. most parts of the article don’t support the impression given by the title‚ because she didn’t speak Spanish growing up. 2. Barrientos begins her essay with an anecdote about signing up for a Spanish class‚ shows
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is disappointing to consider our ethnic groups who have retained historical conventions primitive‚ ignorant‚ and uncivilized. In fact‚ the practices‚ way of living‚ and the kind of culture they keep possession of are the traditions we must be most proud of. They have showed a strong resistance against forcible change. The traditional bahay na bato‚ mostly seen in provinces and along some parts in Manila where pueblos during the Spanish era were established‚ brought a fascinating contribution in
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“A Summary of Wayson Choy’s I’m a Banana and Proud of It” In his essay “I’m a Banana and Proud of It” (from The Globe and Mail); Wayson Choy explains the reason why he is called a “banana”. Choy begins by expressing his love to his North American citizenship. He mentions that banana means “yellow on the outside and white inside” (365). In other words‚ Chinese born in North America behave and act like white people but still look like Asians. Regardless of this nickname Choy believe that it is “not
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In her essay “Being an Other” Melissa Algranati talks about how she didn’t know what race category she belonged to because of her ethnic background. Algranati’s father was born in Alexandria‚ Egypt and her mother was born in Maniti‚ Puerto Rico. She is a product of marriage‚ and her race is a Puerto Rican Egyptian Jew. She explains how her upbringing was different because of her parents’ different racial barriers. Algranati’s supports her issue and also gives emotional appeal about her childhood
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city‚ country or simply regions‚ we are given the responsibility of representing our nation and inducing its fundamentals. Our society‚ our culture and our safety net is what we can call home. Although wherever ones journey may take them‚ one must be proud to represent their country because without it‚ they may have never realized what they feel is their purpose in life. On the other hand‚ millions of people may be poorly represented by their politicians so it is their duty to make it clear to the rest
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