Heghine Grigoryan Writing #4‚ ESL 6 A 12.06.11 A Man I Admire A man whom I admire is Khachatur Abovyan. K. Abovyan is one of the greatest Armenian classic writers; also‚ educator-democrat‚ teacher‚ ethnographer‚ and the founder of the modern Armenian literature and new literary language. He lived in XIX century. When I was a teenager‚ I didn’t like to read books. However‚ when I once read one of Abovyan’s books‚ I almost fell in love with it. The reason was because his style of writing was unusual
Premium Education Iran Thought
of slavery is one that should not be made light of. The dehumanization of blacks during this time‚ forced our ancestors to endure the most devastating genocide in human history. On one episode of the tv show‚ Saturday night live‚ Host and cast member Colin Jost and Leslie Jones discuss the actress Lupita Nyong’o being named as People Magazine’s “Most beautiful person”. Jones questions the standards that defy beauty by comparing America today to America in slavery times. Although Jones’s rant is seemingly
Premium Black people Slavery
The Most Important in My life The most important in my life is my mother because she is really all I have‚ she is my motivation‚ and she helps me live through all my struggles. I wouldn’t be able now to enjoy this minute of my life writing this essay without my mother. My mother has brought me to this wonderful world. For nine months she carried me‚ she felt very bad‚ but did not refuse‚ and gave birth to me. My mom is the most positive and important influence on
Premium English-language films
My inspiration is a fictional character and one of the three protagonists of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series‚ Hermione Jean Granger. One reason I admire her is because she’s got prodigious intellect and cleverness. She also inspires me because she is always so kind to everybody. Hermione was nearly twelve when she first attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She is a Muggle-born‚ who come from non-magical families. However‚ she became an overachiever who excels academically. She
Free Harry Potter
It is a pleasure to nominate Dave Giles for the "Most Outstanding Person" award. He is a former alumni of Carl Sandburg College. My first impression of Dave came in 2012 when he gave hands-down the best speech on the importance of education that I had ever heard. He truly enjoys spending his time helping the community’s youth. He has also continued to live up to that impression of being a passionate man who is optimistic‚ supporting‚ and is as committed to children as he is to bettering our society
Premium Education Teacher High school
Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation Martin Luther was the most influential person of the 15th and 16th century the reason being he rebelled against the catholic church the highest authority in the world at that time. When Martin Luther went against the church he not only reformed Christianity but reformed every person in Europe into a thinking human being. So when looking at the most influential people of the time Martin Luther paved the path for all modern sciences. Martin Luther’s Ninety
Free Protestant Reformation Christianity Protestantism
Leland The most influential person in my life thus far has been a boy named Leland. It is amazing that one tiny little boy could have such an impact on so many lives in such a short time. It is because of Leland that I realized how incomplete my life is‚ returned to school‚ and want to spend my life saving precious lives like his. Leland was the second child of a teenage mom who had been involved with drugs and alcohol since she was a young girl. She was the daughter of a friend of a friend
Premium Family English-language films 2007 albums
tragically ended her life. Once in an interview she compared men to mule carts‚ "Have you ever seen those mule carts? They dangle a carrot in front of the mules face and it keeps chasing something its never going to get." Love is something that everybody needs‚ and though intelligent and talented‚ Janis never found it. Janis took her own life one night and overdosed on drugs. This is something about her I do not respect or admire. She was very depressed about it and her friends could tell. Jerry Garcia once
Premium Jimi Hendrix Positive psychology English-language films
1960. Kennedy defeated Vice President and Republican candidate Richard Nixon in the 1960 U.S. presidential election. He was the youngest elected to the office‚ at the age of 43‚ the second-youngest President after Theodore Roosevelt‚ and the first person born in the 20th century to serve as president. Kennedy is the only Catholic president‚ and is the only president to have won a Pulitzer Prize. Events during his presidency included the Bay of Pigs Invasion‚ the Cuban Missile Crisis‚ the building
Premium John F. Kennedy United States
Question 3 what reading have you enjoyed most in the past year and why? The reading I have enjoyed the most in the past year is ‘To kill a mocking bird’ by Harper Lee. The story’s main theme is about racial discrimination and gender inequality. It used a child’s point of view to tell the story so I can throw myself into the main character Scout. Thanks to her naivety‚ the injustice and the hypocrisy of Maycomb folks are enhanced. The most exciting part of the story is the fight in the court. Scout’s
Premium Race Discrimination Racism