Life When I was in Form four‚ my school held an English elocution contest. I was really horrified when I was chosen as one of the participants. For the next few days‚ I searched model essay books for a suitable topic to speak on for I could never had written my own speech even if my life depended on it. Eventually‚ I chose a topic on pollution because at that time‚ everyone from the man in the street to the top ministers were talking about it. After that‚ I memorized the speech until I was word-perfect
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“It Was a Year Ago” By: Grace Caguimbaga and Aatika Qurban Name: Aatika Qurban Date: Monday‚ February 4‚ 2013 Professor: Kevin Davies Turning Point English Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology A slight breeze blew as Doug stood staring down at Joey. “Hello‚ Joey‚” said Doug. Silence surrounding the two of them. “Joey‚ I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it. I didn’t. And‚ Joey-Merry Christmas.” Doug placed a rose on Joey’s tombstone and walked away. “Can you ever forgive me‚” he asked
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The last time I was in the hospital visiting my grandma I found out she had cancer. It was like any other day‚ getting out of school‚ going home‚ and yet something didn’t feel right. All day as I listened to my teachers teach but yet my mind was somewhere far off. I just kept thinking to myself something’s not right‚ something’s up. At this moment‚ math seems to be troubling me. I knew that 5 times 5 equaled 25‚ but somehow I couldn’t write it down. Some may say it’s a supernatural thing whenever
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stay with you and feed them? Well that was what the Greeks thought was honorable in their culture. Whether it was a king or a beggar they would be accepted in and treated as a guest in the same ways. Most Greeks were very honorable and would accept whomever would arrive to their living state. In addition the odyssey‚ Odysseus has people who openly take him in and people who are keen on throwing him out or in some cases even trying to kill him. In this paper I will go over some cases where Odysseus
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United States History 10 April 2014 Was Prohibition a Failure? Due to the progressive and forward-thinking society the 1920s had become‚ it was hard for Americans to set limits on what they and their American society could achieve. However‚ some barriers were impeding their attainment of a society free of the burdens it had just previously dealt with. During the 1920s‚ a progressive mindset dominated Congress and Americans. Prohibition of alcohol was one of the many ways progressives attempted
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It was once thought that one’s reality and experience were out of the control‚ it is now known that we are in control of our reality and experiences more than we may even realize. One’s actions can change their reality and their experiences and one can shape their reality in many different ways sometimes without even realizing. This idea of one creating their reality and experiences is seen and demonstrated in Oliver Sack’s The Mind’s Eye: What the Blind See through the description of how blind people
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Was slavery a necessary evil in the constitution? In short‚ yes‚ at the time I think it was. Slavery wasn’t how it is now. It wasn’t looked at as a heinous act in that time period. In fact‚ it was as common as say‚ owning a hair dryer. I think that’s a good analogy‚ as harsh as it sounds. Slaves were thought of nothing more than property. How preposterous would it sound if the government told us we were no longer allowed to use hair dryers? As far as I see‚ there were three major reasons that
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One Family‚ Two Societies Growing up in a Pakistani household I was expected not to question or disrespect my father in any way. My father who was raised in Pakistan was a stern man‚ and stubborn at that. My father and I never really talked about anything serious. There came a point where I started to think and express my own opinions‚ which were different from what my father had. Over the past year I had become more independent of my father due the growing differences between both of us. Being
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language traditions‚ or vernacular‚ greatly characterize the sentiment of Angelou’s works. In particular‚ her piece “Still I Rise” is especially influenced by the African American vernacular. This premise can be corroborated through comparing “Still I Rise” to works from other works from specific vernaculars. For starters‚ “Still I Rise” embodies characteristics
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Was Dieppe Worth It? On August 19th 1942‚ Allied forces from Britain and Canada tried to capture the port of Dieppe‚ in German controlled France. Over 6000 allied troops took part in the attack‚ and more that half were killed‚ wounded‚ or captured. The battle only lasted nine hours. Even though the raid was a failure‚ it taught the Allies important things about planning and carrying out an attack‚ and helped the Allies succeed on D-Day‚ June 6th 1944‚ with the invasion of Normandy. If Canada had
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