I remember the day like it was yesterday‚ December 21‚ 2009‚ The day we left the Philippines and migrated to Canada. My Parents were separated when I was 6th grade. At the young age‚ I saw the reality through my eyes and how arduous it is to live without a perfect family. Wherewith people criticized and scrutinized at me like informing me that I don’t have any future‚ but to get pregnant similarly as my mom when she was 17. I become independent and took the obligation of taking good care of my younger
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When I hear this song ’’Rise Up ’’ it reminds me how powerless I felt when I couldn’t do anything for my sister when she was abused. I felt like I could’ve done something to prevent it. In this song by Andra Day‚ the lyrics make me feel like my sister and I can overcome any hardships. I remember going to my aunt’s house to visit her and my sister who lived with her. My aunt gave her chores to do every day and sometimes when my sister didn’t do the chores right‚ she wouldn’t let her eat. My sister
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family. Not finding just any identity‚ mind you‚ but your own. I say this because unless you plan to live at home with your parents until the day you die‚ you will have to establish individuality and a purpose of your own. Such is the case of one Esmeralda Santiago‚ the author and subject of the book‚ ‘When I Was Puerto Rican’. This book is about her eventful path to adulthood‚ both as a woman and as a member of a minority. From her nomadic days in the rural areas of Macún‚ Puerto Rico‚ to her family struggles
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This morning is a typical Tuesday morning as I make my daily commute to work. The blue sky is bright with sun‚ but it is a brisk New England winter morning. As I drive down the highway drinking my coffee‚ I scan through the radio stations looking for my favorite songs desperately trying to get motivated for the day ahead. Instead of finding my favorite tunes‚ I find weather bulletins galore warning of an impending storm due to hit land by Friday. From station to station the forecast varies from modest
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A Time I Was Gritty When i think of third grade I think about how little‚ naive‚ and weak I was. When I think of bullying I think of all the children who were like me‚ did not have a voice. To this day I still hate thinking‚ hearing‚ and talking about third grade. To this day I hate thinking‚ hearing‚ and talking about bullying. I get greatly emotional when I hear people talk about how great their third grade experience was for them and hearing people talk about their bullied stories. I get extremely
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If I was stuck at one age it would be 5. Just like Peter Pan‚ not wanting to grow up. He didn’t want to and neither do I. The little things you have to do would be awesome. That’s why i’d choose 5. The reason I would like to be stuck at the age of five is because you have no responsibilities yet. You don’t have to take out the trash or feed the dogs. You wouldn’t have to help around th house. Plus for birthdays‚ christmas and other holidays you still get more presents. All I would have to do
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pressured to go back to their pre-baby bods. “To expect someone to look like her pre-baby self immediately is odd‚” People quoted the “500 Days of Summer” actress. “Because you just grew a human and then birthed that human — there’s a lot that needs to go back to where it was. All your organs move around‚ for Christ’s sake!” Today further added that the “Almost Famous” actress did not let the pressure affect her
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When I Was One-And-Twenty‚ by A. E. Housman When I was one-and-twenty I heard a wise man say‚ ‘Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies But keep your fancy free.’ But I was one-and-twenty‚ No use to talk to me. When I was one-and-twenty I heard him say again‚ ‘The heart out of the bosom Was never given in vain; ’Tis paid with sighs a plenty And sold for endless rue.’ And I am two-and-twenty‚ And oh‚ ’tis true‚ ’tis true. In
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Administrator | Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day | William Shakespeare | | | Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day by William Shakespeare is a poem that compares a young men’s beauty with the magnificence and excitement of summer time. In the first quatrain‚ Shakespeare attempts to find something that compares to the beauty of the young man. Using metaphors‚ he compares the young man to a summer’s day‚ but realizes that the young man is both more beautiful and more amusing than
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Why was the Weimar Republic unpopular in the years 1919-1923? Josef Wines The Weimer Republic was unpopular between the years 1919 + 1923 because of their democratic approach to government. They were not liked by the Germans because they were thought to have been ‘stabbed in the back´ after they agreed to sign the Treaty of Versailles. Some of the reasons why the Weimer Republic was disliked were that Germans believed that by signing the Treaty‚ Ebert’s government had betrayed Germany. The Treaty
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