pattern. Madam Diana had assigned our class to come up with our own concrete poem. The process was tedious and it clearly tested our patience. Some of my classmates came up with really good ones but I’m not saying mine’s not. To be honest‚ I think mine was simple and superb. (Hehe‚ a little overconfident‚ maybe) The next lesson we had learned was about the poetic devices used in songs and poem. A few examples are onomatopoeia‚ simile and assonance. From an old Malay folk song‚ Rindu Merindu‚ we managed
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‘Africa’‚ simple and straightforward‚ the title speaks for itself. Maya Angelou planted the seed of idea even before we read the first line. The poem is about Africa rising above all the suffering and despair she has endured‚ leaving the past behind her in order to strive towards freedom and liberation. Anthropomorphizing Africa‚ a continent into a woman is an epitome of the personification of a land. In the first stanza‚ Africa is portrayed as a physically attractive black woman‚ denied of her
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Belief in Ghosts Dear Kris: Have you ever seen a ghost in your life? Have you thought about whether ghosts may be actually live with us every day? Do you think that the ghosts can be good characters or bad characters? The world we live in is filled with miserable and mysterious events which happen everyday. One of the most interesting ones is ghosts‚ which have been often discussed‚ and have been believed in by many people since ancient times. Confucius said‚ "Respect ghosts and gods‚ but keep
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Math/Stat 394‚ Winter 2011 F.W. Scholz Central Limit Theorems and Proofs The following gives a self-contained treatment of the central limit theorem (CLT). It is based on Lindeberg’s (1922) method. To state the CLT which we shall prove‚ we introduce the following notation. We assume that Xn1 ‚ . . . ‚ Xnn are independent random variables with means 0 and 2 2 respective variances σn1 ‚ . . . ‚ σnn with 2 2 2 σn1 + . . . + σnn = τn > 0 for all n. 2 Denote the sum Xn1 + . . . + Xnn by Sn and observe
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Friends A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart‚ and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words. Good morning to the panel of honourable judges‚ teachers and friends. On this fine morning‚ I would like to talk about “Friends”. On this planet‚ who can’t live without friends? Everyone. We need our peers to live our lives‚ to joke around‚ and to help us with our mischievous plots. Who would dare to tell an adult about our plans? Friendship is a blessing‚ and
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During my last vacation I went to France. My mum arranged this tour for me and my friends. We travelled there by plane. We went France last summer. So the weather was bright and hot around 23- 30 degrees. It was the best weather for camping but we stayed in Champs Elysees hotel. It was the most luxurious hotel I ever been. There was an attached toilet‚ TV lounge‚ bed room‚ balcony and wardrobes in my room. We visited Eiffel tower. The view of the Paris from Eiffel tower is fantastic because I saw
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Christi Porter Professor Brady English 0300 Feb.21‚ 2012 Writing#3 My Childhood Friend The earliest childhood friend I remember was my classmate‚ Deanna Richards. We have known each other since we were in the third grade. Her parents and my parents were friends‚ and her two older brothers and my two older sisters were friends. We were all good friends. In my opinion‚ Deanna and I were more like sisters than friends. Growing up‚ Deanna was always such a pretty girl with her medium brown
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My Friend Max By: Shane Droske FOREWORD By: Brittany Mineard Many people don’t recognize suicide as a major problem until it directly effects their lives. Many people also don’t connect suicide with the amount of deaths within the teenage population. In fact‚ teen suicide is a major cause of death among teens‚ being the third leading cause. According to the National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH)‚ about 8 out of every 100‚000 teenagers committed suicide in the year
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Pollution control and waste management The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (’the Department’) has recognised that they are not always successful in policing and enforcing environmental laws. However‚ the Department is making strides to meet these challenges and to ensure that our laws are practically implemented. In March 2000‚ the Department published its White Paper on Integrated Pollution and Waste Management (’the White Paper’). The White Paper proposes a number of tools
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My Best Friend Everyone has someone they would consider their best friend. Whether that someone is or isn’t related to them. Someone they can relate to‚ and/or someone they just plain get along with and/or do dumb stuff with. My best friend happens to be non-related to me‚ even though I consider her family. She is someone I can relate to and we have quite a few things in common. To describe her I would definitely need more than three words‚ but since I can only pick three I would describe her
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