Maria Veronica Professor Modzelewski English 100 – Essay One Lost My Scholarship “Dad‚ I got it. I passed the test‚ I got it.” It was a sunny day in Jakarta‚ the capital city in Indonesia. I remembered somebody stood next to me and held me with empathy as she watched me sobbing over the phone. I called my dad right after the scholarship representatives from one of the highly ranked secondary schools1 in Singapore told us about their decision that has changed my life forever; I was the chosen
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purse for some‚ is a precious item in which most people carry things more essential than money towards everyday life. If some people were to lose that portable safe‚ they may be offset for the rest of that day. The person without that wallet could be cranky or depressed for a while. Maybe something of great sentimental value was in that wallet. This person could stay hold these feelings for a long time‚ until they find their belongings by which case they are filled with joy. I‚ personally‚ keep anything
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artistic and innovative cinematic styles which blend film techniques from Hollywood musicals and dance films with more traditional techniques. · Explanation of key terms (see above) · Analysis of how the text relates to belonging Rebellion‚ exclusion and true ‘belonging’ The
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two cultures typically one must adapt to survive else be consumed by the opposing culture. In Things Fall Apart‚ Chinua Achebe suggests that when cultures collide with a lack of empathy for each other things will indeed fall apart shown by the British missionaries and the Ibo people in the novel‚ along with violence in Nigeria today‚ however the collision of cultures can also be deemed a positive thing shown by intercultural exchange throughout history. In Achebe’s novel a lack of empathy is indeed
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My adolescent legs strain as I continue along the path aimlessly‚ my stomach rumbles in emptiness as I realise I left without food. How can one think of such things at a time like that? I most certainly didn’t‚ and now the only thing dwelling in my gut was the sore pain that was the increasing hate for the cruel beings that raised me. Lost in my thoughts my melancholy walking pattern is disrupted as my foot catches on a thick branch and I fall swiftly face first into a small jagged rock. Dazed‚ I
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from. In “The Things They Carried”‚ Tim O’Brien’s characters suffer this reality time and time again in the Vietnam War. A war that costed the life of thousands of American servicemen. Men who suffered horrific conditions and watched their close friends die in devastating combat and treacherous terrain. It could be easy to call the men who fought in The Vietnam War the most mentally and physically damaged combat veterans in United States history. O’Brien captures this in “The Things They Carried”
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In “The Things They Carried” Tim O’Brien uses fiction to create his own war story. His feelings and experiences are expressed through less than true events. Why did O’Brien feel compelled to add fiction to his story? It’s important to know that war is a very sensitive topic. He could have heard about events while he was serving that may have not affected him directly. The fact that these things may have not happened to him creates a disconnection to the audience. People aren’t entertained
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example‚ in Things Fall Apart‚ the characters must abide by the strict and gender specific regulations of Umuofia‚ their West African village. However‚ in spite of these subjective and demeaning laws‚ citizens are expected to behave or live a certain way based on society’s stereotypical beliefs of each gender. Evidently‚ this results in men displaying their authority over women through acts of abuse‚ while women are forced to remain subservient and obedient to their male counterparts. In Things Fall Apart
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Dirty Pretty Things was written by Steven Knight and directed by Stephen Frears. I watched this film over the weekend at the comfort of my home. The film is about Okwe (Chiwetel Ejiofor) an illegal immigrant from Nigeria who works as a cab driver and also a hotel attendant. He shares a small apartment with a Turkish illegal immigrant Senay (Audrey Tautou). One evening‚ Okwe is called up to one of the hotel suites. Inside‚ he finds a toilet that is clogged with a human heart. This leads him to the
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However‚ not only does this poem relate directly to Dickinson herself‚ but also the American people as a whole. “Hope” is a thing with feathers was written in 1861‚ the year that marks the start of the civil war. During this time period‚ the majority of Americans were most likely looking for hope. Due to the fact that this poem was written during the romanticist era and the civil
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