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    My Hero‚ My Father As a child‚ I had always looked to my father as a hero. To me‚ he was strong enough to take on an army one handed‚ tall enough to reach for the moon and give it to me‚ and wise enough to know everything about everything. There was nothing my father could not do. He took time to teach me to read‚ write‚ walk‚ and talk. When learning how to walk‚ like any child I would occasionally fall. My father would pick me up and put me back on my feet. He always encouraged me to “get up and

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    romulus notes

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    ROMULUSMY FATHER NOTES               Whereas Romulus shifts his expectations in order to become a respected member of society‚ Christina refuses to‚ and is subsequently condemned by their neighbours. “The  [community’s]  contempt  for  my  mother’s  failings  was…  the  unattractive side of a  distinctively  Australian  sense  of  decency.” Despite  his  parents’  feelings  and  the  expectations  of  the  community  (‘I  was  the  only   farm  boy  in

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    Mao Dun

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    Mao Tun and the Wild Roses: A Study of the Psychology of Revolutionary Commitment Author(s): Yu-shih Chen Reviewed work(s): Source: The China Quarterly‚ No. 78 (Jun.‚ 1979)‚ pp. 296-323 Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the School of Oriental and African Studies Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/652957 . Accessed: 21/02/2012 09:59 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms

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    My Father And My Soul

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    MY FATHER AND MY SOUL When I was a little kid‚ I had so many questions about life. My parents had a hard time raising me because of my questions about everything. I wondered in what kind of world people steal‚ kill‚ hurt and betray each other. However‚ not many of my questions were answered. Even though my parents knew the answers‚ they kept them away from me as if they wanted me to find out for myself. On my way trying to find the answers‚ I also knew what kind of person my dad is.

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    Hula Dancers

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    and analyze at length for a number of reasons. To start‚ hula is relatively simple‚ not to learn‚ but as a social wonder and characteristic of Hawaii. Although the dance possesses religious undertones – the documentary mentioned that sincere hula dancers appeal to the Hawaiian gods to assist them – it certainly isn ’t driven by an overbearing religious impulse. Furthermore‚ although hula and its sagas are transmitted from generation to generation as oral traditions (211)‚ the traditions are not sustained

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    My Hero Is My Father

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    My Hero Is My Father Everyone has someone who has made an impact on his/her life. It can changed the view of this world. Sometimes people can get a hope from the person or the organization to change their life path. Since I have learned the differences between cons and pros‚ I found my self oriented to my father behavior. A father in love with his daughter. I love him even he is not alive any more. Although he passed away years ago‚ his advices and recommendations are still in my memory. He studied

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    My father, my hero.

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    MY FATHERMY HERO: ____________________________________________________________________ My father is not a celebrity; he is not such a recognizable face. My father is not a national hero; he is not a multi-millionaire. My father is just an average quiet man‚ whom I honour and respect. My father was born in 1954‚ in the small South-Indian state of Kerala. He was the fourth child of my grandfather (late C.M. Thomas). My father managed to succeed well enough in classes to pursue education at

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    Belonging Romulus

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    AOS concepts: * How Gaita’s choice of language‚ imagery and relation biography genre convey meaning about the concept of belong and shape your response. * How his choices have been influenced by his strong sense of belonging to his father‚ his alienation form his mother‚ his coming to terms with his relationships and his sense of self * How Gaita represents belonging through representations of people‚ their relationships‚ ideas‚ the landscape‚ events and society’s response. * How

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    Mao Zedong

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    Mao Zedong Mao Zedong was born in Chaochan in Hunan province in 1893. He is considered to be the father of Communist China and along side Sun Yat sen and Chiang Kai Shek played a fundamental part in China’s recent history. He came from a peasant family. His education was hard and he experienced no luxuries same with all the peasants that living in 19th century China. He first became a Marxist while he worked as a library assistant at Peking University. In June 1921‚ he co-founded the Chinese

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    Themes * Migration Romulus‚ his wife and son migrate to Australia in 1950. |  ‘...migrant reception and clearing camps...’ | They experience patronising attitudes from some Anglo-Saxon locals. Ethnicity is highlighted as a point of difference‚ not a multicultural melting pot where everyone belongs. | ‘New Australians’‚ ‘Balts’‚ ‘incompetent Australian tradesman’. When Romulus sets fire to a stook ‘The local newspaper ridiculed the New Australian for his folly.’ | They are appreciative

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