I can unhesitatingly and boastfully claim that ‘my never- failing friends are they‚ with whom I converse day by day.’ And these friends‚ with whom I talk‚ converse and gossip as a matter of routine‚ are the BOOKS‚ that are stacked in our family-library. Their sweet‚ long company has made me a true book-lover in the real sense. Without any doubt or reservation‚ I can frankly say that blessed are those‚ who are in constant company of books. Books never desert us‚ when we fall prey to evil days
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The Good Things about Filipinos Amidst all the negative things hurled to us‚ Filipinos‚ by peoples from various and distant lands (or even by our own blood-brothers)‚ it will never be denied that we have good characteristics that we can be proud of. We even have attitudes that we are the only ones who have. These good things about us are those that compensate for the almost indelible negative things that we have. And majority of them are obviously the product of being imprisoned for more than
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fatherland."Maximillien Marie Isidore de Robespierre Address‚ National Convention‚ 1794 Louis XIV "L’état‚ c’est moi" - "I am the state". Demonstrates his ABSOLUTIST POWER and his belief in divine right of kings. Henry IV "Paris is worth a mass". He converted from Calvinism to Catholicism‚ putting interests of France before his as a POLITIQUE. René Descartes "I think‚ therefore I am". Reflects his belief for DEDUCTIVE reasoning and dividing existence into MIND and BODY (CARTESIAN DUALISM) Niccoló
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said that the best things in life are free‚ I‚ for one‚ fully agree with the statement. To me‚ best does not imply the most beautiful or glamorous‚ or the most indulgent or heavenly‚ but it is those things which I held to be the most valuable and precious in my life. Most people would choose to write about their role model (usually their mother)‚ or the sunset‚ or even the rain. Some would write about food‚ others about clothes. I‚ on the other hand‚ have favourite things of a very different
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I tried my best to make everything was clear and done for a reason. I felt like the mayor switching side was a little forced but it was the best thing I could come up with. Someone had to save the protagonist from being killed early so I used the mayor. I think it flows well and makes sense. I think the mayor was the toughest character to create because what I had him say and do was important because he could of being lying the hold time for his own good‚ I did not want the reader to think that the
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said that the best things in life are free‚ I‚ for one‚ fully agree with the statement. To me‚ best does not imply the most beautiful or glamorous‚ or the most indulgent or heavenly‚ but it is those things which I held to be the most valuable and precious in my life. Most people would choose to write about their role model (usually their mother)‚ or the sunset‚ or even the rain. Some would write about food‚ others about clothes. I‚ on the other hand‚ have favourite things of a very different
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belonging‚ some of these are positive and others are negative. This concept will be explored through the prescribed text‚ the poems Immigrant Chronicle by Peter Skrzynecki‚ the film Looking for Alibrandi directed by Kate Woods and the novel Ten things I hate about me written by Randa Abdel El Fattah. These texts highlight the different aspects of belonging in varied negative and positive ways. In the poem St Patrick’s college by Peter Skrzynecki there are various themes explored however a predominate
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epal Culture & Religion Culture is embedded in the high peaks of Nepal‚ tradition flows with its rivers‚ art traverses through its valleys and religion lies in the heart of its people. Nepal‚ in short‚ is a country where art‚ culture and religion are a part of life of the inhabitants. People celebrate every moment with aroma‚ adding novelty to the traditions without affecting their essence. Art of Nepal The art and architecture of Nepal is deeply influenced by the religion. Unique craftsmanship
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childishly colorful tone in his short story‚ “Why I Like Country Music.” Throughout the story the main character describes a childhood experience to his wife Gloria about why he likes country music. The author uses slang in sentences‚ which gives the story an informal or friendly feeling. “ ‘I can see blues‚ bebop‚ maybe even a little buckdancing. But not bluegrass‚’ Gloria says‚ ‘Hillbilly stuff is just not my music‚’”(McPherson 3). Words like “bebop‚ buckdancing‚ and hillbilly are slang
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third Pakistan war in 1971 caused East Pakistan to bow out and become a separate nation named Bangladesh. Current Issues Pakistan is a country that has several problems and current issues to resolve related to a wide range of subjects. These problems range from‚ but not limited to‚ political unrest‚ increasing crime‚ economic and terrorism. The country recently survived a political coup in October 1999. The government and people of Pakistan have endured the existence of terrorism for several
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