Tuesday‚ May 22‚ 2007 A Visit to Jose Rizal’s House I am an admirer of Rizal for as long as I can remember. As a child‚ I heard countless stories about his greatness and bravery. Well‚ I don’t know if all the stories I’ve heard were true‚ but one thing I am certain of‚ Jose Rizal was a great man. Like most schoolchildren‚ I learned from school his life and works‚ that he wrote two novels‚ and that he was shot by the Spaniards. Back then‚ I was very angry at the Spaniards. As a Manila student
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PRESIDENT NIXON’S VISIT TO CHINA After the 1948 Communist revolution in China‚ the United States refused to recognize the new government and backed the government of Taiwan. In the early 1970s‚ for political and economic reasons‚ China and the United States reached out to each other. The U.S. wanted to end its involvement in the war in Vietnam without causing a larger Asian conflict‚ President Nixon needed a boost to his re-election chances‚ and the large Chinese market offered hope for expanding
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Norielyn Perez Baptist Church Visit Christ the King Baptist Church‚ that’s the name of the church I recently attended‚ and although it was a lot different from my own catholic faith‚ I enjoyed it very much. There were a lot of people in this service; around 35 to 45 people were present. Everyone that was there was dressed semi-formal‚ casual clothes which were the same thing in the Catholic Church service. The Pastor John McVicker started out the service with an opening prayer which led us into
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In the short story‚ "A visit of Charity" by Eudora Welty‚ a fourteen -year old Campfire girl whose name is Marian‚ visits an elderly home to earn points. The way Marian slowly makes her way from the bus stop to the nursing home shows reluctance. The author’s purpose was to describe a young child’s experience with the elderly through emotions and descriptions of her actions. The author encloses several lurid details to help the readers understand how awful this experience was for the child. The title
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During a breezy Sunday afternoon‚ I decided to visit the Timken Museum of Art located in Balboa Park. I chose the Timken specifically after reading about it online‚ and knowing that it had a variety of different paintings ranging from European paintings to American and Russian paintings. After going in to the museum‚ I took a walk and viewed the entire collection of artwork displayed‚ as suggested in the video “How to Visit an Art Museum”. While doing so‚ I noted down the works of art that impressed
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which Adcock explores different aspects of change. Three poems - Unexpected Visit - For Andrew - Weathering - The language of these poems is as sharp as prose and as breathless as the last words of a novel‚ which solve an unbearable suspense. Fleur Adcock is never game for happy endings‚ but her poems do cultivate a sense of ending‚ which sometimes – as in this case – softens the snarling lines. Unexpected Visit - The poem is simple. The overall theme of the poem is the poet’s annoyance
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Writing Experience Writing has always been an in between subject for me. Writing isn’t my favorite but it also isn’t my least. When writing‚ repetition has been an issue for me‚ I have been working on that‚ and my voice throughout my years of writing. I hope this class will help me even further my work and I’m excited to learn new things to better my writing. I am surrounded my writing and so it’s probably a good idea to learn more about it and strengthen my writing skills. I never knew how much
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A historical site that is well known in the United States calls for a better way of preparation. When I learnedthat I was going to visit Carnton museum‚ I passably prepared in order to make this actual visit memorable and outstanding. Although many people have visited this site and written a lot about it‚ there cannot be a better feeling than having direct experience. So‚ I had to be set both physically and psychologically. First of all‚ I collected a little information about the place. This information
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pull the tooth out. What wonder‚ I did not even feel it. The dentist put a wad of cotton over the wound and he told me to keep my mouth shut for a while. I nodded‚ smiled and went out into the waiting room where my mother was waiting for me. The visit to the dentist was not too bad after
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Visit to Mom’s House For the past eight years my mother has lived in the City of Chicago. The neighborhood is called the Ukrainian Village‚ which is about six miles west of downtown Chicago‚ about ten minutes of driving. Her apartment is located just two blocks away from Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital and one block south from busy Division Street‚ a block west from Western Ave. She lives on a small street with huge trees beside the sidewalks. It’s a newer building compared to other houses on the
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