Finding out that you’re going to be a grandparent is an amazing feeling. When I got the text message of the home pregnancy test I couldn’t believe it. I was so excited. I called my oldest daughter‚ Racheal‚ and asked if she was kidding. She told me she wasn’t and that she was due in August. Grandkids are fun‚ mine are a very large part of my life. A few months before she was due she called me and asked me if I would come out to be with her for the rest of her pregnancy and the birth. Her
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Best Friends Forever By Kymmberly Morton When I was a young girl my mother would read to me every night before I went to sleep. She would read all types of books from fairy tales to nursery rhymes‚ fiction and non-fiction‚ I loved them all. I wouldn’t fall asleep until she would read the entire book‚ or at least I would try‚ but her voice was so soothing that I couldn’t help it but to close my eyes and fall into a deep sleep. I would sometimes fine myself trying to read along with her but
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a mouse in Scots Mouse defined as female Uses diminuitives Plight of mouse mirrors his plight – not master of own life Stanza 1 Has just overturned the nest with the plough The mouse is running away He doesn’t want to kill “her” Stanza 2 “Nature’s social union” – the harmony within which nature exists “Man’s dominion” – ruins nature “me‚ thy poor‚ earth-born companion / An’ fellow mortal!” – equating all living things as part of nature – all are governed by the laws of mortality Stanzas 3-6 Describes
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To Be Canadian Being Canadian simply doesn’t mean being born and raised in Canada. For me‚ it defines the diversity of the country and its people and the unity among the different ethnic groups that live together in peace. Canada is often referred to as a land of immigrants because for the past 200 years‚ we became a multicultural country thanks to the millions of newcomers that helped build our way of life. Being a multicultural country is one of the many unique characteristics we should be proud
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What does it mean to be responsible? Responsible means taking care of your duties; being accountable for your own actions. Being responsible also means to me is to take ownership; owning what I need to do and accepting the blame when I cause the problem. Committing ourselves to lead‚ to create‚ to solve problems involve being responsible. Whether it’s cleaning the house or just attending class‚ I am acting out of what it means to be responsible. When I think of having responsibilities I think
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Being Active The human body is something I think people take for granted. It has a more profound purpose than most perceive it to be. It should be treated with the utmost care and respect. Being active is one of the many ways you can take of your body and what I think is the most important. You can be active by partaking in one of various sorts of physical activities. Physical Activity is one of the most vital things you can do for your health. In today’s society‚ being overweight and obese is
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environment in the world‚ one could have a different approach or assumptions of one’s behavior. It is an indisputable fact that by being a human being with an ability to think and comprehend‚ you could still misunderstand someone or be misunderstood or sometimes even misunderstand one’s self. Being misunderstood had a major effect on my life‚ where I come from I was being misunderstood in so many aspects in terms of religion and gender. My family and I were devout Christians living in a strict Muslim
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The Chain of Being The Latin term scala naturae translates to a “ladder/stairway”‚ from this term the “the Great Chain of being is derived. The Great chain of being‚ also called the Chain of being was a significant concept during the Elizabethan Period which denoted that all animate and inanimate objects had a distinct position in the universe as they were divinely placed by God in a hierarchal order. Therefore‚ all animate and inanimate objects were ordered based on strict ranks. These ranks depended
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person who you feel like you should be. I do not believe in this; I believe in being weird and expressing yourself in every instance possible. Do whatever makes you happy whether it follows everyone’s standards or not. So let us break this up being weird is out of the norm and it is not what is expected of you. You are expected to sit back and do what you are told. I do this to an extent‚ but I believe that being weird helps you break out of your shell and makes you more confident. Most people
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Being Human Suddenly this tag is catching my attention and as days of my life pass‚ it is becoming more meaningful and relevant. I have walked much‚ seen a lot‚ been on an airy-fairy‚ grounded many a times‚ trampled‚ crushed‚ raised‚ convalesced‚ used‚ misused and disused. After all of the melodrama‚ I have realized‚ may be late‚ that this is the ultimate token of acceptability. the so called bad boy who brought it to my notice could be much more wiser than many a saints‚ what he has believed‚ he
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