Richard Frethorne‚ an indentured servant‚ a young man forced to grow up in a challenging area known as Colonial Virginia. Becoming an indentured servant‚ one must sign a contract giving them a working environment hoping for some land in return once the contract has expired. Depending on age‚ one would typically work for around five years. Richard Frethorne wrote this letter to his parents back home describing his struggles‚ his thoughts and opinions‚ and work environment. Richard Frethorne was forced
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lived the last three years of his life “to the fullest.” He pushed away his loved ones‚ drank‚ and drugged the rest of his life away. He made my mom promise to name her unborn daughter Silvana‚ and then died the day after his 34th birthday. The irony is‚ he would have lived longer if he had not known he was going to die. While he was thinking “I’m dying anyways‚ fuck it‚” to me it seemed that he allowed a fear of death to drive the last of his life. To live life without a fear or desire for death
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Richard Strauss Richard Georg Strauss was born in Munich‚ Germany on June 11‚ 1864. He was an accomplished conductor and composer who began composing in the late Romantic era. Richard Strauss received his musical education from his father‚ Franz‚ who was also an accomplished musician and composer. Franz played several instruments but primarily the French horn. Richard wrote his first music at the age of six. As a child he attended Munich Court Orchestra rehearsals and also got private lessons
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The Current Undergraduate The article‚ “Ask Not What You Can Do For Your University‚ but What Your University Can Do For You”‚ written by the University of California Los Angeles Student WebZine‚ claims that universities are no longer providing education for students‚ but rather running a business. Colleges have turned into a profit seeking institution‚ making decisions based on financial concerns. The article claims that students are customers and education is a purchase. Webzine scolds the students
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A teacher that has influence your life As one grows and changes from a child to an adult‚ one looks back at one’s life and the many memories. Since one spent five days a week in school‚ it is no surprise that many of these memories are about school. One probably spent more time at school then at home as a child. As one looks back upon these memories there is one teacher that we still cannot forget her name and still remember her face after so many years. These memorable teachers could have had
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You Only Choose Your Career Once (YOCYCO) Stories of depressed teenagers and overwhelmed students are not as uncommon as they used to be‚ especially when they’re nearing the ages of fifteen to seventeen. Those are the valuable years in a student’s life in which he or she has to make one of the biggest choices of their lives--their career. However‚ they’re not only important to the student‚ but also to their parents. While parents should play a supportive role in this tremendous decision‚ no one
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Richard III: Using His Deformity as an Excuse to be Evil “Richard’s deformed body is a mirror for self confessed ugliness in his soul.” This quote‚ by Marjorie Garber in Shakespeare’s Ghost Writers‚ explains exactly how Richard’s view of his hunchback was applied to his thoughts. The Tragedy of Richard III was the longest and most ambitious play Shakespeare ever wrote (Ackroyd 196). Throughout the play‚ he used his deformity as an excuse to be evil and pursued the throne even at the expense of
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Do you know what your purpose is? Do you know what drives you? As you think about that question‚ you may be picturing a certain aspect of your life. For example: · Home life · Spiritual life · Work life · Recreational life · School life · Etc. We have compartmentalized our lives. But with God‚ there is no distinction between the different areas of our lives. God has a purpose for our life. Sadly‚ many of us don’t have any idea what that purpose is. · Joke: Did you hear about the little girl
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Nap makes your life cap! When a person feels sleepy at afternoon while working or studying‚ what choices will he make? There are two choices. One is to take a nap; the other is to avoid himself falling into sleep. Which will be better to him? In long term‚ taking a nap will be much better. There are several benefits of taking a nap. It can be divided into two parts; brain and body. Analyzing these will be better to understand. Also‚ the benefical way of taking a nap will be listed. . There is
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In “Don’t blame it on the eater” by David Zinczenko and “What you eat is your business” by Radley Balko both authors expressed their views on obesity in America. Both authors spoke about how the government set aside millions of dollars within their budget to assist in the fight of obesity. Both articles also touches on how an individual’s responsibility can have an impact on individuals overall wellness. However‚ Balko views towards government assistance and responsibility slightly differs from
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