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    THE GUITAR (Magdalena Jalandoni) Its slender strings that are bright as gold Sing tenderly as a wild dove… In the night hours‚ its elect voice Is like the plaint of a precious feeling‚ Like the slow sigh of a soul in tears… For perhaps in the heart of the strummer Lies a deep sorrow that cannot be undone‚ And as each single string is singing No one can help but listen‚ enchanted‚ No one can help but feel the strong grieving. I WANT YOU TO KNOW (Amado Yuzon) I want

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    Childhood Obesity In America English 122 Instructor Fawn vonFrohling October 20‚2012 Obesity is a growing problem and it is prevalent in all ages of society. America is no exception; in fact‚ America is the leading source of obesity. The obesity problem is tackled by Greg Critser and Mary Ray Worley. In Critser’s article‚ “Too Much of a Good Thing‚” he explains how obesity takes

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    When I was born a girl‚ my mother said‚ "one day‚ she will grow up to be a doctor!" Father said‚ "one day she will grow up to be someone great." Today‚ father has long left for the mysterious afterlife‚ merging into the moist Earth. Mother cries that I had never become her doctor. During the period from 1839-1860‚ Ch’ing China faced the downfall of a dynastic cycle plagued by a dual threat‚ externally from the West and internally from the rebellions within the country. Thus in discussing the

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    REPUBLIC DAY MESSAGE India’s republic day is the day of pride for every Indian as on this propitious day our constitution came into implementation. On 26th January the rule of law and order started with soul concern for the Indian citizens after freedom from colonial government. A constitution which is the ideal for the whole world to imitate its secular‚ democratic‚ republic and sovereign theme is constituted by our leaders with the spirit of unbigoted development of every section of the society

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    Childhood Sweetheart I just let her slip away my grip got so weak‚ I think about her each hour each day each week We grew up together ending so far apart‚ as the distance grew further it broke my heart Even if you were a million miles away‚ the love that I feel grows each and every day I wait by the phone hoping to hear you call‚ a text an email no nothing at all I hear from friends that you moved onto someone new‚ but they’ll never give as much love as I’d give to you

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    BY John Celes~ Does Happiness depend upon comfort? ’ The answer is definitely a big‚ ‘No! ’ Happiness lies in not comforts alone! Happiness is not a static quality of the human mind‚ body and soul. All can’t remain happy all the time. It would be foolishness to wish for a life‚ filled with happiness alone; Happiness is more when woes come in-between. Happiness is just a feeling weird! Life could become boring and monotonous‚ when happiness is prolonged. Even the pauper can be

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    Because of transcendentalism‚ our world received a new perspective. Those who have became “free thinkers” and have intellectually questioned the “normal” or the “worlds opinion” have gave us opened gates to new mental worlds. Although that path to those rigorous gates may be challenging and may result in defeat‚ its those courageous individuals who have kept striving to get those doors that have changed the world. Although the path may be dangerous‚ the discovery and entrance of the new world

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    Life as we know it: Stick Figures 9‚000 dollars for good breast implants‚ 4‚500 dollars for a face lift‚ 3‚800 dollars for a tummy tuck‚ 2‚800 for a nose job‚ and the list just goes on and on. These are just some of the many outrageous procedures that people undergo everyday around the world. Why do people do this? To look like a movie star of course. More and more people are becoming drawn into the craze of hovering over the television and reading every gossip magazine to see what’s happening

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    class of 2005" You’ll survive! Because you can still resort to the U.S News and World report‚ And look at the next twenty-five schools for comfort. Worst comes to worst there’s a neat little trick‚ All you have to do is be born holding a lacrosse stick. Or if you really want to pull a rabbit out of a hat‚ Try complementing that with a baseball bat‚ Perhaps even a wrestling mat‚ And you’ll get in‚ just like that! And most importantly you must decide West coast or East coast and how long is the

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    One Stick Song is filled with the bittersweet‚ a boy struggling with his identity as an Indian‚ who has to leave his home‚ who was not set up from birth to be a success. When reading One Stick Song‚ you get the sense that the author is a person who has a sense of humor. Yet‚ not one of his poems or vignettes made me laugh‚ and I think that is a product of how well Alexie infuses his writing with the

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