I am a Filipino - inheritor of a glorious past‚ hostage to the uncertain future. As such I must prove equal to a two-fold task- the task of meeting my responsibility to the past‚ and the task of performing my obligation to the future. I sprung from a hardy race - child of many generations removed of ancient Malayan pioneers. Across the centuries‚ the memory comes rushing back to me: of brown-skinned men putting out to sea in ships that were as frail as their hearts were stout. Over the sea I see
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Jealousy is one of the strongest emotions in the book A Separate Peace by John Knowles. What makes this feeling so dangerous is that it’s mixed in with admiration‚ respect‚ and love. Those are all the ingredients for the very confusing friendship between the protagonist Gene‚ and his best friend/enemy Phineas. Despite their friendship‚ jealousy drives Gene to unthinkable and unimaginable actions‚ which are least understood by Gene himself. Three of the most effective examples that explain the the
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Net Present Value (NPV) Internal Rate of Return (IRR) Return on Investment (ROI) Payback period 1) You can save money for your future. 2) Your money grows at a good rate when compared to the inflation rate. Investing is the process of making your money work for you‚ instead of simply sitting safely in the back‚ and it is increasingly a necessity of modern life. It is frequently no longer possible for an individual to work in one job all their life and retire on
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TERMINOLOGIES & RULES Warm-Up Rules Warm-ups are only permitted before the event begins. Once the actual event starts‚ all warm-ups cease‚ regardless of the throwing order. Throwing order is typically determined by random draw order and is under supervision of a tournament judge. Any discus throws done during warm-up are not measured and do not count for the competition. Throwing Rules During the prelims‚ each contestant is allowed three throws. Depending on the competition‚ there
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A “State of Emergency” can be defined as a governmental announcement that is used to alert citizens to change their normal behaviours or to suspend the normal rights and freedoms of the citizens of the country‚ if the best interest of the majority of the people is threatened by a minority. It can only be called if an elected government is in office at that specific time period. As of Sunday‚ August 21‚ the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago declared a nationwide State of Emergency and curfew in
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Because of what we are of what we believe For every generation‚ there is a destiny. For some‚ history decides. For this generation‚ the choice must be our own. Our destiny in the midst of change will rest on the changed character of our people and on their faith. In a land of great wealth‚ families must not live in hopeless poverty. In a land rich in harvest‚ children must not be hungry. In a land of healing miracles‚ neighbors must not suffer and die untended. In a great land of learning
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"Achieving Excellence through Unity" "One is said to be the loneliest number of all. " It sounds cheesy but it does make sense. This passage though sounds good‚ seems different on how others understand . One in this passage‚ refers to the number‚ the volume‚ the physical being. One can signify being alone‚ solitude and seclusion‚ but if we would come to think of the other parallel of ONE‚ we might come up to these ideas : one means
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imagination. We used the mediums of movement and mime‚ spoken language‚ space and levels‚ sound‚ voice and mask. It involved the elements of plot‚ characterisation through the Stanislavski technique‚ rhythm‚ form‚ artaud and contrast. ‘Bassett’ is a short play named after the Village of Wootton Bassett‚ near Swindow‚ Wiltshire. In reality‚ Wotton Bassett is a small country Village close to the M4. It only has a population of about 1200‚ but is a name that most people in the United Kingdom would have
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Time is out of joint O’ cursed-spite That ever I shall be born To set it right ~Hamlet A pleasant morning to all. Through the many years of torment and immolation‚ one shall open his eyes to witness the despair and agony felt by our people‚ such sorrow‚ cruelty and excruciating pain painting the walls of our city. As I stand in the heights of the Happy Prince‚ there shall be no more of illusions for the curtains of reality are now unfolded and the deception of the past is nothing
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Pieces of April The dictionary definition of family is the members of one’s household‚ close relatives‚ or a social unit. Family does not always need to be of blood relation. Many times we find family in the comfort of our friends‚ partners‚ and others that surround us. In the film Pieces of April‚ we watch one family’s struggle to heal their fractured relationship with their daughter‚ while trying to overcome their own personal conflicts. We are introduced to April Burns and her boyfriend
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