It can be defined an act of travelling from one place to another‚ and it usually involves the nature of physical and emotional hardship‚ and choices. These natures of a journey are shown in the book The Happiest refugee (2010) by Anh Do‚ and the poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. The Happiest Refugee demonstrates that journeys can have many physical hardships‚ such as appalling living and weather conditions which would cause obstacles in one’s journey. Anh uses descriptive language to convey
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won’t come‚ my heart pounding. I don’t know what time it is and for a minute I don’t know where I am‚ I’m still trapped in whatever hellscape I was in. It takes me another minute to realise that I am home in my bed‚ and another minute to calm my racing heart and even out my breathing. In and out‚ in and out‚ over and over again until I’ve calmed down. At this point I’m too exhausted to go to find my parents so I settle for trying to sleep‚ even though exhaustion claws at the back of my throat I can’t
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that my parents would handle anything. I was the youngest in the family‚ the “porcelain doll” that no one could touch. I was doing things not because I wanted to but because I felt I needed too. Part of my struggle was that I believed that my thoughts and ideas were too fragile for the harshness of the world and refused to let them see the light of day. Everyone around me was evolving; they were finding the thing that made them “them”. My sister had law school‚ my cousin had music and all my friends
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happen for ourselves if we want it. For children‚ however‚ dreams and wishes are an active part of their fantasies‚ because they are innocent‚ naive‚ and life is easy when you are little. But sometimes‚ childhood can be difficult‚ when children become sick. In these cases‚ I think‚ that having a dream is even more important‚ because it makes life more colorful‚ gives hope and motivates them to overcome their illness. I remember when I was 5 years old I got a little sick - running nose and sore
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Like many before me one of my most defining moments came from my high school days when I was still attempting to find a balance between getting good grades and maintaining a social life. During that time‚ I was just entering a period where I had dealt with bullying without standing up for myself in school. As a result‚ I entered high school somewhat embittered but also made it intentionally difficult for others to get close to me since many of the people I had once held close to me had turned on
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plight of refugee in our country. Discuss the Happiest Refugee in the light of Do’s universal message about the suffering of human beings during times of war and the struggle to make a better life in a foreign country. The Happiest Refugee is a memoir written by Anh Do which was first published on the 1st of August in 2010. It is regarded as one of the most influential and well-received novels in the world of literature for its great insight on the life of refugees. The book provides a universal
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The hands that I look down upon can’t be mine‚ why because they’re covered in blood. But they must be‚ I also taste the blood on my lips every time I breathe. I can’t feel my face‚ all I feel is the adrenaline rushing through me. The blood‚ the adrenaline‚ and the metallic taste‚ all mixed together is too much. I start running to my mom. I can’t yell because if I do the blood will get in and the taste will remind me of how hurt I am. How could such a childhood experience end in blood and a broken
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Have you never done something in your life that everyone else has done‚ maybe like skiing‚ going on a boat‚ go fishing‚ falling from a tree‚ etc.? I have never been on a roller coaster and everyone else has. You can’t really bond with people once they talk about their favorite subject that you haven’t yet done‚ until you do it. It was May 26‚ 2017‚ it was the day I had I have been waiting for. The day I would go on a roller coaster for the first time. I was happy the day before‚ I was planning nothing
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My memory may have failed me that day‚ but I knew I was going to get into the house one way or another. I had seen dozens of movies where people got into their house without a trace so my twelve year old brain thought I could pull off the same stunts as a million dollar movie. In my mind I had planned out the best idea for a break in and ended up with a sliced up a finger dipped in hydrogen peroxide‚ having to wrap plastic all over the windows so snow wouldn’t get in and overall forgetting my phone
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Wellness Extra Credit Once I asked my mom a couple questions‚ she thinks this homework assignment is silly because it is causing us to fight. My opinion on her parenting is that she is all of them‚ mostly authoritarian‚ and she thinks she is authoritative. When she makes me do all the house work‚ or she takes away my phone and freedom‚ I think is harsh punishments. She thinks she is authoritative because she is loving and supportive‚ and she encourages me to set goals. My mom wants me to be confident but
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