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    saying “you control your own destiny” applies to the everyday life of us all. The way you act will determine the actions of the people around you‚ who you are as a person‚ and what you chose to get out of life. Equally important‚ the decisions you make will affect you in both positive and negative ways. Depending on the overall outcome‚ your reaction to the decision will be your destiny. Destiny is your life and the process as we know is very repetitive. My destiny lies in my own hands. Everything

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    Writing about Literature Reading literature like Beowulf and Emerson’s "Heroism" is just one stop along the way to becoming an English scholar. Writing about literature is a third essential element. In the assignment for this lesson‚ you will synthesize the texts you have read to write a short essay; this means you will combine details from Beowulf and "Heroism" to show your understanding. When writing about what you’ve read‚ you need to consider the general idea of the text and the specific

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    Controlling your own destiny‚ can it be that hard? The self-deterioration of finding the confidence to be your own person‚ to say‚ think‚ and be yourself. Everyone young or old struggles with being who they are‚ instead they think of what others want to see. This is an epidemic getting way out of hand. Though we may not think our thoughts to be important‚ it is in fact the way we are able to guide our own selves that makes us happy with whom we are. In recent years more and more teenagers; and

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    Do we choose our own destiny‚ or does it choose us? The book Fahrenheit 451 takes place in the future‚ in a time where firemen no longer put out fire but rather begin them. The book quickly introduces a new neighbor‚ Clarisse‚ that walks Montag to his house and speaks her mind to him. She is a very odd person because she asks a lot of “why” questions when their world revolves on the “how”.She takes note in the little things and her way of thinking begins to rub off on Montag. He then begins to question

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    “Character is destiny” According to A.C. Bradley‚ an English literary critic‚ all Shakespearean tragedies involve a character whose actions and deeds ultimately lead to a catastrophe‚ being their death.published Shakespearean Tragedy. This writing‚ which is regarded as the most influential Shakespearean criticism ever written‚ greatly described the idea of “character is destiny” in Shakespeare’s tragedies. That is‚ he states that Hamlet‚ who faces his own demise in Act V‚ is infinite proof to

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    Shakespearean criticism ever written‚ greatly described the idea of “character is destiny” in Shakespeare’s tragedies. That is‚ he states that all Shakespearean tragedies involve a character whose actions and deeds ultimately lead to a catastrophe‚ being their death. Hamlet‚ who faces his own demise in Act V‚ is infinite proof to Bradley’s theory‚ based on his choices and deeds throughout the play. He causes his tragic destiny through his obsession of avenging his father’s death‚ his passion to plan the

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    Tryst with Destiny 14-15 August‚ 1947 -Jawaharlal Nehru With the clock striking the midnight hour on 14-15th August‚ 1947‚ India was ’to awake to freedom’. The Constituent Assembly to whom power was to be transferred began its sitting at 11 pm with Smt Sucheta Kripalani singing Vande Mataram. It was a historic and memorable occasion in the life of the Constituent Assembly. After an address by the President‚ Jawaharlal Nehru made his now famous Tryst with Destiny speech. He called upon

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    Man The Maker of his Destiny Man The Maker Of His Destiny - We are responsible for what we are‚ and whatever we wish ourselves to be‚ we have the power to make ourselves. If what we are now has been the result of our own past actions‚ it certainly follows that whatever we wish to be in future can be produced by our present actions; SO WE HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO ACT. Man is man‚ so long as he is struggling to rise above nature‚ and this nature is both internal and external... And if we read the history

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    During periods of high stress‚ manifesting positivity can have the ability to help mentally‚ physically‚ and physiologically. The question at hand‚ how does one “manifest positivity” can be explained in three big steps: start the day positive‚ end the day positive‚ and with everything in between‚ have the ability to rebound effectively from the negative that is brought about. Though positivity can be built up‚ the main focal point of embodying a positive mindset or outlook is maintaining that said

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    Wordnet defines hospitality as "[the act of] cordial reception: [or] kindness in welcoming guests or strangers." Since the start of this semester‚ we have read about two different journeys in which hospitality plays an important role in fulfilling the destiny of the main character. In Homer’s Odyssey‚ many examples of this are apparent‚ whether they are for the benefit or the downfall of the protagonist Odysseus. However‚ Odysseus is not the only one whom hospitality rules. His son Telemachus also is affected

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