Journal Entry This Journal entry shall discuss my feelings on Cathy Song’s ”Heaven‚” and analyzing as well as interpreting the message in it. I will go into the message of heritage‚ how the narrator’s boy relates to his heritage‚ and interpretation of the narrator’s feelings on the town that her family lives in. One of the biggest underlying elements is heritage. It immediately starts off with “He thinks when we die we’ll go to China” (line 1). This poem talks about Chinese heritage through the view
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Eoin Fitzsimons Humanities 1 Double Entry Journal 12/3/2014 “In 1947 the British left‚ but only a moron would think that we became free then.” (Adiga 18). The above quote is from White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. The speaker‚ Balram Halwai aka White Tiger is a self made man out of the so called darkness of India. He goes from working in a tea shop to working as a driver and after a few bad decisions becomes a self proclaimed entrepreneur. In his time period‚ India’s government is corrupt. Officials
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Journal Entry #3 Personality After taking the personality test I discovered several things. Based on the test I have high levels of openness‚ extraversion‚ agreeableness‚ and neuroticism. I also have a moderate level of conscientiousness. I like the fact that I have high levels when it comes to openness‚ extraversion‚ and agreeableness. When people interact with me their perception of me is positive. However‚ I also don’t like that I am very agreeable. Others see me as very trusting‚ friendly
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In order to live deliberately‚ we must be able to enlighten our minds and open our hearts to ideas that are different from our own. In Thoreau’s journal entries‚ he says‚ “cultivate the tree which you have found to bear fruit in your soil.” To me‚ the soil symbolizes the human essence‚ the tree symbolizes the opportunities we receive‚ and the fruit symbolizes the great actions that a person has done with the opportunities brought to them. When it comes to personal successes‚ we must be able to move
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Catcher in the Rye Chapters 1-7 Journal entry a) Plot Development 1) Exposition Holden Caulfield is a 17-year-old adolescent and the protagonist of the novel. He describes the events occurring in 2 days around Christmas time of the previous year. He gets expelled from the Pencey prep school for failing in four subjects. He narrates what happened after he had left the school and why he had left it two days earlier than scheduled day. 2) Conflict This boy has an ongoing process of conflict
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22/4/17 Journal Entry #8 London Christopher embarks on a challenging journey to London which acts as a symbolic rite of passage‚ as he successfully transitions from a boy needs help completing everyday task for the normal person to someone who can independently complete a task beyond his limitations. Christopher had to endure thirst and hunger while he was in a state of confusion while waiting for a train. I felt sympathetic towards him‚ feeling both worried but at the same time a sense of reverence
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Benefits of Agriculture in Malaysia Introduction Among the main benefits that agriculture industry provides to the society can be viewed from social aspect‚ economic aspect and environmental aspect. Body Paragraph 1 A Firstly the main benefits that can be generated from agriculture industry is based on social view. 1) Agriculture industry can help society to create jobs‚ educate them and let them manage their food. a) Can help combat hunger i) Creates better living
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To Build a Fire Journal Entry The old timer in the story of‚ “To Build a Fire” by Jack London‚ plays a significant role throughout The man’s journey through the Yukon Trail. His part also has a truly symbolic meaning that is evident whenever The man refers to him. While looking at the story from a Darwinian perspective‚ The old timer is a successful breed of humans because of his wise decisions and intelligence. He shared his thoughts to The man about the traveling conditions that day and offered
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Dear Diary‚ This is my last entry before I die‚ so I thought I would try to sum up my life. When I was two‚ I remember running my fingers through my hair and whole patch of thin hair drifted to the floor. I got so scared and I woke my mum up and told her what happened. Like any loving mother she got frightened and took me to the doctors straight away. I was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia. I didn’t know this when I was two. I didn’t know about the effects it would have on my life
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5. Act 1: 1st Entry; I am still in morn. My father’s death came as to a shock to me. The cause of his death is unknown‚ which leaves me curious as to what really happened. It has been one month since his death and my father’s brother; Claudius‚ is to be married to my mother. How can this be‚ after only one month? My father was a good man; loyal‚ trusting and good at heart. Does my mother realize? How can she already remarry‚ especially to her own brother? I don’t understand how they could already
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