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    contrast this for ‘The House’ and ‘The New House’. I believe that the poem ‘The New House’ by Edward Thomas is about a person‚ most likely the poet due to the first person narrative that has moved into a new house. However‚ we can see from the language used in the poem that he does not like the house‚ and it constantly disappoints him. Robert Minhinnick’s poem ‘The House’‚ is‚ in my opinion‚ about a man in the loft of his home trying to fix the electrics‚ realising that the house owns him‚ rather than

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    ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Street Beggars   Around Anderson you may see people on the streets holding signs asking for money.  I have only seen men do this. When I discussed what I had seen with some co-workers they seem to think that the person must be an alcoholic‚ lazy‚ on drugs or the person must be forced to beg. I wondered about what it took to stand on the street with a sign stating you were hungry or need a job. There is one man who I passed while

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    A Street Observation by Clinton Palanca from The Likhaan Anthology of Philippine Literature in English There are some people who say that‚ in order to understand a country‚ one should not rush about visiting endless museums and monuments‚ but simply sit quietly with a drink and allow the country to come to you. I think this is a good idea‚ but only for a certain type of country. I would agree that the essence of Paris is to be found sitting on a terrace with a cup of coffee. But what about Manila

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    STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Street children in my community ❖ What are the factors that influence children to live on the streets? ❖ What are the measures that can be taken to get them into homes/places of safety? RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1. What are the factors that influence children to live on the streets? 2. What are the effects of living on the streets affects these children? 3.

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    Relationships are one of the biggest essentials in the quilt of shared humanity. Humans desire relationships with other humans. When they have a close bond with another person they start to involve other humans in their life. The novel A Mango Shaped Space demonstrates a strong relationship between humans. Mia Winchell is a teenage girl who has an ability that is unlike anyone else that she knows. Mia sees colors with every sound‚ object‚ word‚ and letter. Nobody knows about Mia’s condition

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    Comparing the novel The Haunting of Hill House and the movie Poltergeist‚ there are many common factors they share. Both have a female character as a protagonist and a spirit as an antagonist. The two literatures‚ in print and film‚ also have the heart of the house revolving around a child’s setting. There are still more similarities between both the book and movie‚ as there are dissimilar. The Haunting of Hill House is taking place in a setting where all of the characters are adult‚ as supposed

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    Araby Araby is a short story about a young boy that falls in love that has little or no experiences on the subject he in turn gets to feel for himself some of the follies that come along with it. Firstly we see the awkwardness the boy demonstrates around his crush. This boy who remains nameless throughout the story we see follow around a girl and spy on her‚ this in my books isn’t a great way to get the ladies‚ but on the other hand he is just a boy and the story took place over

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    everyone has in one shape or another. However‚ what is the point where imagination takes over reason? “Fall of the House of Usher”‚ “House Taken Over” and many psychologists provide much insight as to why and when imagination overcomes reason. It seems that the point where logic and reason are gone‚ is due to the unknown being in question. First of all is the short story‚ “Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe (1839). The reader is brought into the story not knowing anything. All the reader

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    fdcp cinematheque‚ davao city Date JULY 19 (FRIDAY) ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street – 3 (142 mins) JULY 20 (SATURDAY) WANKO – The Story of Me‚ My Family and My Dog (123 mins) Brave Story (111 mins) JULY 21 (SUNDAY) ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street – 3 (142 mins) Fukushima Hula Girls (100 mins) JULY 22 (MONDAY) Brave Story (111 mins) Light Up Nippon (90 mins) JULY 23 (TUESDAY) Haru’s Journey (134 mins) ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street – 3 (142 mins) JULY 24 (WEDNESDAY) Brave Story (111 mins) WANKO – The Story

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    The House Grotty and ruined‚ the house stood grounded to the earth. I shivered as though ice had replaced my spine. The cold air enveloped my entire body. The multiple layers of clothing could not protect me against the deathly cold. The walkway leading up to the house was cracked. Weeds and dandelions poked out from these cracks. Red roses grew wildly in thick patches by the gate. The moonlight cast a ghoulish glow on the house. Vines formed a twisted maze upon the side of house‚ reaching their

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