I was born in Ojai‚ CA in 1979 to a mother who was going through a separation/ divorce with my natural father. We lived alone for the first five years of my life‚ spending much of our time with my grandparents who owned an Airstream. My mother married the guy that I call "Dad" in 1986. He took me in right away and has treated me like I am his own flesh and blood (he has two sons of his own from a previous marriage). I grew up well‚ traveling all over the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii)
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Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng is full of secrets. There’s conflict among characters and each one has their own story. Their secrets are unknown and displayed throughout the story. In this narrative‚ I will explain how I can relate to different characters in how they are treated and how their own secrets relate to me. Some of the secrets that the characters hold to themselves‚ or how they perceive Marilyn is a mother whose life took a drastic turn when she had started college. Marilyn
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again and counting down the minutes for my step dad to leave the living room so I could sneak out. The lights are off‚ making my room pitch black. I’m holding my phone close to my face‚ attempting to use the light to apply my eyeliner. I could finally hear my step dads oversized rubber sandals squeaking on the marble floor. My pulse increases with every squeak‚ knowing my adventure is about to begin. I felt the adrenaline rush through my body‚ making me excited. I now needed to become into a ninja to
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meaning that it is not strictly metered or rhymed‚ sections of Leaves of Grass approach iambic meter‚ which is the same meter as in a traditional sonnet (as in‚ “Come live with me and be my love”). Since iambics closely mimic the patterns of natural speech and are pleasing to the ear‚ Whitman used them for sections of his poems‚ without exclusively writing metered verse. Whitman’s catalogs‚ or lists‚ are used in many of his poems to indicate the breadth of types of people‚ situation‚ or objects in a
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Success‚ and Kindness Graduation commencement speeches are usually inspirational‚ not only to the graduating students but also to anyone who reads them. The speech given by J. K. Rowling at Harvard and the one by George Saunders at Syracuse University in 2013 are some of the best commencement speeches. Rowling and Saunders are both experienced speakers. Rowling’s speech focused on the benefits of failure‚ a subject she had first hand experience on. Saunders’ speech was on kindness and included some
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Author Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote‚ "Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered‚ you will never grow." I think that Emerson is trying to say that if one never tries to exceed their limits they will never grow. Mastering something is an accumulation of things‚ as time progresses you build on what you have learned and what you know. I agree with Emerson because he or she will never know what they are capable of‚ he or she will make more money if make more money if they master
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At his commencement from Brandeis University in 1979‚ Mitch Albom promises his favorite teacher‚ Morrie Schwartz‚ that he will keep in touch. Life intervenes‚ however‚ and Mitch loses contact with his old mentor until sixteen years later‚ when he sees him being interviewed by Ted Koppel on ABC’s "Nightline." Morrie has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis‚ more commonly known as ALS‚ or Lou Gehrig’s disease. The disease will eat away at his nerves‚ rendering his body useless but leaving
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Response Essay – “The Best Girlfriend You Never Had” Pam Houston’s “The Best Girlfriend You Never Had” tells the tale of a girl who wants nothing more than to be with someone who is in love with another. This story was chosen due to its relation to the many conflicts and lessons that I myself have learned throughout life thus far. The protagonist seems to strive for the unattainable‚ which I feel many of us have dealt with in our lives one way or another. I have learned that too much effort in
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"Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret." If you answered yes to the title question I am sure you have realized the truth in this quote by Ambrose Bierce. In order to gain control over your tongue you must be determined to see things differently. People who lose their temper tend to view life in a negative and judgmental way. You have the ability to direct your mind away from angry and upset feelings. You need to realize that you can have peace of mind instead
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In her first novel Everything I Never Told You‚ Celeste Ng craftily depicts an atypical Chinese-American family whose motives and dreams are driven by the fears of unaccomplishment and failure. Through a gentle urge that keeps alive the hope for reconciliation‚ Ng teaches the importance of family. As each character’s carefully planned fantasies are shattered‚ the determination of familial unity might be their lone route back to reality‚ and to each other‚ as each relationship in the developing story
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