Who wants to be a Filipino? If you were to be reincarnated and given the choice‚ would you opt to be Filipino again? It was in 1998‚ at a Forum of students of top schools at the University of Asia and the Pacific‚ that I raised this question. As expected‚ everybody‚ except me‚ gave a resounding yes for an answer. Hypocrites! I could see from the way they talked‚ from the clothes they wore‚ from their ideas of what was good and beautiful‚ that even in this lifetime they were dying to camouflage
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that apparently make our life easier do not necessarily make it better. Many people are inclined to make wrong decisions because they are easier to undertake. For example‚ it is easier to lie sometimes in order not to face certain circumstances. Other times it is less difficult to follow one’s emotions instead of one’s reason. Finally‚ people prefer to obtain something through minimal effort. Unfortunately all these decision can have very bad consequences. While people who lie may make their lives
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the year and explain what makes it special. My favorite time of the year is when I enjoy the most and have fun. The most delightful time of the year is also hanging out with your chums. To me that time of the year falls after winter vacations when the final year starts and the countdown begins for the examination. During this period of time there is a lot of work to do‚ cease our entire course and then sit in our homes for studying. But still I like this time
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inequality in her 1970’s article “I want a wife” by approaching the subject from the perspective of a 1970’s bachelor. Upon first glance of the article‚ something that stands out is the amount of “I want” and “I need” used in Brady’s writing. The use of these terms can help identify the tone she is setting for this article. Now Brady is not outright saying that there is a glaring inequality present in households. In fact‚ the way she sets up the “I wants/needs” almost makes it appear as if she is promoting
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Allusion and Allegory in “She Unnames Them” Ursula Le Guin’s short story “She Unnames Them” takes place in the time of Adam and Eve. God had given Adam the task of naming every animal on the earth‚ but in Le Guin’s story‚ Eve feels separated from the animals. She feels that the names of the animals do not fit them and that by giving them names‚ they are attempting to label the essences of the animals. She begins to go around unnaming the animals‚ and in doing so‚ she begins to feel the wall
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would have been “a professional basketball player or an astronaut. I’m now 18 years old‚ and my writing teacher asked me that same question. This time my response will be realistic and more attainable. I have a strong family and personal relationship. I didn’t come to college single‚ I do have a boyfriend back home who’s enlisted in the navy. Also‚ I have my big wonderful family waiting for me back home. My goal is to make my parents proud; I ‘am the first in my family to leave the valley and go
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Number 2 (2014) The Next 25 Years of Malaysian Society [2015-2040] Shamim Zia‚ MBA American Skills Training and Team Building Asia‚ Malaysia ABSTRACT History is a series of generational cycles which includes various seasons‚ which were first introduced by William Strauss and Neil Howe in 1991. They brought the concept of a symbiotic relationship between history and generations which reveals itself in a four-stage cycle called turnings. Each turning last about twenty years each where people change
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Doyle 7/7/2013 Ms. McClure Senior Year It was the fall of 1984; I was a senior in high school‚ this wasn’t a new school for me. Getting to school that morning proved to be very exciting‚ entering the doors at Hanau American High‚ this was going to be my last first day of school there. We were all excited to see each other‚ although we may have seen each other during the summer‚ for the most part some of my fellow classmates lived an hour away from me. This time I walked in with my head held high
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Harold Bloom‚ a Yale University professor‚ once said that “George Gordon‚ Lord Byron‚ is literature’s most notorious instance of a writer’s life becoming his work‚ indeed taking the place of it.” (Pesta‚ Bloom and Willis 1). Lord Byron was a famous poet that illustrated his emotions through his literature very effectively. Ironically‚ Byron enjoyed reading and writing‚ but hated poetry at an early age (Pesta‚ Bloom and Willis 9). However‚ Byron’s first piece of literature to be published‚ called
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Season of the Year by Noah Cook To quote a famous Christmas song by Andy Williams‚ I believe that the holiday season “is the most wonderful time of the year.” It draws friends and families closer together. With it comes snow that children get to play in. Perhaps the most important‚ it creates memories that can last forever. The beginning of winter is the time of year when the holiday season is just around the corner. Wintertime always brings family to your door‚ and relatives
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