those events. What history does not tell us are the interesting and exiting stories that were kept silenced. This is a main theme in Andrea Levy’s reflecting essay “The writing of The long song”‚ publicised in 2010. In the essay we hear how Andrea Levy got her motivation and inspiration to her book “The long song”. She stumbles upon the idea‚ when she hears a young woman asking; how she could be proud of her ancestors‚ when they had been slaves? Levy finds this to be an interesting question‚ given
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challenging myself. It was very hard for me to choose just a single phrase in which I take as gospel‚ but I believe that the act of challenging yourself is my main mantra. If you know me‚ I may come off as one of the nicest people you have ever met‚ you may catch wind of my slight hint of sarcasm‚ or the fact that I am easily distracted‚ but you do not know by looking at me how I have formed myself into the person I am today. I have formed myself into the person I am today by challenging myself‚ by wanting
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Use the character Nathan to discuss the ways in which Forbes presents the theme of Silence. In the book ‘Songs of Silence’‚ the character Nathan is man of simple pleasures. His kind of silence as pertaining to the book was one of never knowing what to expect or what his true intentions were. It was a silence of pure evil yet with purposeful good intentions. This is seen when he seeks revenge after his kite was broken by his brother earlier that day. Before going to bed‚ he performed his bedtime
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debated on what I wanted to major in. Then I thought journalism‚ but I knew the chances of me becoming a world famous writer was slim to none. I told myself I was writing for no reason‚ I told myself no one was interested in my writing. Eventually‚ I closed my laptop and stopped writing.
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In Song‚ John Donne demonstrates the impossibility of finding the perfect femalebeing both honest and attractive‚ using metaphysical contrasts and a gentle‚ mocking tone. The poem‚ with its quiet yet bitter cynicism of women‚ reflect the underlying theme of many of Donne’s other works in which he blames the evilness of women for his pain and heartbreak. The first stanza of the poem is a list of impossible tasksall of which Donne compares to finding an honest‚ good woman. The poem begins with
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I watched Me‚ Myself and Irene. It is about a Rhode Island State Trooper named Charlie. He fell in love with a girl and they got married. She ended up leaving him for another guy. After going through everything Charlie was diagnosed with Multiple Personalities Disorder. As part of Charlie’s job he has to bring a woman named Irene to another police station. Along the way‚ Irene meets Hank‚ Charlie’s second personality while they themselves are trying to run from the police. In the end‚ Charlie’s personality
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A novelty song defies the usual musical genres like alternative‚ rock and roll and pop‚ to name a few typical categories. Novelty songs are characterized by their humorous content and they often parody current events‚ trends or pop culture. They also have a catchy‚ simple melody which contributes greatly to the fame of the song and the composer. There are some critics who disagree with categorizing novelty songs as real music but this hasn’t detracted the fame and contagiousness of these types of
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your life when you have not believed in yourself or did not have enough strength? Well today I am going to tell you about this child named Elie in the book ¨Night¨‚ But then after I am going to tell you about a time when I have not had strength in myself. Now time for me to tell you about Elie. Yes Elie was a good child he just never had the strength to do anything. Well one day he finally believed in himself that he could actually have strength. The reason he did not have strength in the first place
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The moment I stood up for myself It’s my freshman year in high school‚ and I must admit‚ so far high school is even worse than middle school. Despite the fact that I have 1‚675 more days to go to finally graduate‚ being bullied and named called is worse than eating my grandma’s Brussels’ sprout. After middle school‚ I had hopes that things would get better. I was always the laidback kid that had no friends. I’ve was always considered as the quaint and unusual guy who barely had friends
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SONG OF SEVEN LOVES • I crave your pardon‚ royal kin‚ Whose praises cheer my heart so well; If I should wound some feelings by The story I mean to tell. Deep loves which I alone have known I venture to reveal to you. They echo here within my heart As fond desire will ever do.A thousand aching memories— I think shall never be forgot— Still whisper to me in the air Of loves that love me not. My first love was a hidden sun‚ A dawn which never came today‚ But like a lovely knot
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