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    Explain a time when you felt overshadowed. How did it help shape you into the person you are today? As a kid‚ I always thought I was the favorite child. I believed my parents liked me more than my younger sister‚ Kelly. I am a people pleaser. I always tried to please my coaches‚ teachers‚ friends‚ and parents. Even though I envisioned myself as the favorite child‚ I constantly felt overshadowed. I swam and had my small group of friends but Kelly was a field hockey star and beyond popular. This feeling

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    Tell me about yourself: I’m Ramon B. Adora Jr. and I’m the eldest among the five siblings of Mr. and Mrs. Ramon O. Adora Sr. My Father is a Professor at University of Eastern Philippines Laoang Northern Samar. My Mother Anastacia is an Elementary Teacher at Laoang I Central School. I have two Brothers and two Sisters. Next to me is my Sister Melanie who is also a CPA and currently working at Bayer Philippines and is currently studying Law at Adamson University‚ Manila. My other Sister Miss. Janessa

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    When You Are Old

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    English 1118-54 Online 19 October 2014 Explication of “When You Are Old” by William Butler Yeats When you are old and grey and full of sleep‚ And nodding by the fire‚ take down this book‚ And slowly read‚ and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once‚ and of their shadows deep; How many loved your moments of glad grace‚ 5 And loved your beauty with love false or true‚ But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you‚ And loved the sorrows of your changing face; And

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    novel is located in the African country of Botswana. Precious Ramotswe is the main character. She is very self-sufficient‚ wise and compassionate towards the people in her community and the people that come to her and her detective agency. In the beginning of the book‚ Precious describes her childhood experiences and the opportunities that allowed to her open her own business with vivid memories such as ones about her father‚ Obed: “I want you to have your own business‚” he said to her on his deathbed

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    William Butler Yeats “When You Are Old” is a tribute to deeper love‚ an obvious interpretation of a poem that contains the word “love” five times in twelve lines. However‚ it is specifically the speaker’s personal analysis of what he imagines “love” to entail. It represents an elderly woman reminiscing of her younger days. A past lover whispers to her as she looks through a photo album. This is a very somber‚ regretful and resigned poem. It has a quiet‚ dreamlike feeling to it. And uses uncomplicated

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    So Much to Tell You – Exposition The author‚ John Marsden‚ of the novel ‘So Much to Tell You’‚ definitely explores the concepts of growth and change. These concepts are illustrated through the main character‚ Marina‚ who transforms from an antisocial girl suffering from ‘anorexia of speech’ to a more self-assured and happier‚ outgoing character. Marina’s development highlights her growth and change. Her transformation was documented through a journal; a book where she journals her thoughts and

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    Can a blood test really tell you when you’ll die? Author: Giles Tremlett. Source: http://thelonggoodread.com/2011/10/13/can-a-blood-test-really-tell-you-when-youll-die/ As a taxi takes me across Madrid to the laboratories of Spain’s National Cancer Research Centre‚ I am fretting about the future. I am one of the first people in the world to provide a blood sample for a new test‚ which has been variously described as a predictor of how long I will live‚ a waste of time or a handy indicator of

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    When You Are Old” The poem “When You Are Old” written by William Butler Yeats is a poem spoken by an anonymous narrator. The narrator seems to be talking to a woman and refers to her youth and his love for her throughout the poem. In the first stanza‚ the narrator speaks about the woman being “old and gray and full of sleep”‚ this line is telling the reader that the woman is of older age. When the narrator says “take down this book‚ and slowly read‚ and dream of the soft look your eyes had once

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    (Portfolio Task: Module 3) When you ask a patient to plantar flex a foot‚ what changes occur within the muscles involved? According to Maitland (1977)‚ the movement of foot in which ankle is bent is termed as Plantar Flexion. Posture where one stands on his/ her tiptoes or gas pedal of a vehicle is pushed‚ plantar flexion takes place. Through plantar flexion‚ ankle muscles and calf are relaxed so that they can properly work. The term “Plantar Flexion” is used to describe the movement of toe in

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    Could You Tell Us A Bit About Yourself? I studied chemical engineering in Belgium. It was a five-year study. After five years I realized I was technically very good. One of my topics in my dissertation was to build a kind of power plant. A small one. I built it and it was up and running very smoothly‚ but later on‚ it proved that it would be a disaster to make it commercially available. Because the cost of production would be too high and it would bring zero profit. Then I realized that although

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