in our lives and the direction of our lives are going. Some lead us in a good way‚ and others lead us toward a long‚ hard way. A few people have guided me astray from my path and have lead me to trouble. A majority of people I know who are more active in my life‚ have been the ones helping me find my path to success once again and try to make me stay there. I feel that most of the people on my life have lived by this quote from the Dalai Lama‚ "Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And
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This powerful quote from Paul Coehlo’s The Alchemist‚ is just one of the book’s messages that changed me. In this story‚ Santiago‚ a young shepherd‚ decides to give up his current life and follows his dream of finding lost treasure. By reading Santiago’s adventures‚ I was given the words to describe something I had always felt‚ the power to make my life what I want it to be. Through this majestic tale‚ Coelho provides the title for a work of art‚ but leaves it to me to paint the picture for myself. The Alchemist speaks abou
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Abstract Honestly I can say that high school‚ in general‚ shaped me into the person that stands before you today. High school challenged me‚ made me stronger‚ and taught to appreciate myself‚ despite others‚ and their opinions. My four year journey through high school either pushed me forward or held me back. I had many ups and downs‚ and plenty bad times outweighing the best times. High school challenged me‚ both mentally and physically‚ in various ways over the years as being a student. Rather
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I carry things that are a necessity for school. For example‚ I carry a backpack‚ and inside I have two pencils‚ a pen‚ and papers. One of the pencils that I carry with me I have like an emotional attachment to it because i have had it for three years and I feel like it’s my lucky pencil and must carry it everyday. Other things I carry in my backpack is Sunscreen‚ books‚ and a binder. These things are important because sunscreen is so I protect myself from the sun‚ the books I have for the classes
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the hardest thing to do….. Reality bites that the hardest thing to do in life is to decide which decision you should come up to… Life had tested me through different circumstances to come up to a verdict and never did i had any remorse.I chose it so I stood for it.However‚ life doesn’t stop from one decision you made.Once you have decided about one thing another situation will arise. Should I be happy for that?Well‚‚I guess so!!!Simply because it justifies that I’m still alive and kicking
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Jeff Jackson Instructor Barbara Manuel English 112 3 March 2013 Shell Shock: A Bloodless Battlefield A storyteller of war‚ Tim O’Brien‚ author of The Things They Carried‚ keeps the reader mesmerized with PTSD stories of the Vietnam War. This novel represents a compound documentary written on accounts of the Vietnam War. Many of the stories in this book encompass various examples of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. There are graphical depictions
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Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe Ariona Smith Characters • • • • • • Okonkwo- son of Unoka . Stubborn ‚ fears of becoming like his father. Unoka- father of Okonkwo. Naïve‚ Optimistic‚ Ikemefuna- lad of sacrifice so Mbaino didn’t go to war. Son of the murder who killed a daughter of Umuofia Nwoye- Okonkwo’s first son‚ he describes him as lazy. Ekwefi- Okonkwo’s second wife‚ mother of Ezinma‚ loves Ezinma dearly‚ they have a strong bond. Had ten children only Ezinma lived. Ezinma- daughter of
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have a family and stay home with my children. My daughter is the light of my life and raising her will be my greatest accomplishment. Being a mom can be one of the most demanding and exhausting jobs performed; however‚ it is the ideal position for me because the many rewards far outweigh the difficulties and stress. Instead of a weekly paycheck‚ I get paid in the form of a smile‚ which is the result of the wholehearted dedication I give to my daughter’s little life. As Mildred Vermont once said
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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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Taylor‚ Alec Per.2 From the Author Assignment Hi my names Rudolfo Anaya‚ and I am the author of the story Bless Me‚ Ultima‚ and I would like to answer some commonly asked questions about this story. I will answer questions numbered 8 and 10 today. First‚ Antonio believes that the best god will be a woman because He thinks that she would forgive easier. This matters to Antonio because at this point in his life he realized that his own three brothers are major sinners‚ and spend a lot of
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