are well documented in books‚ poems‚ and film. As the father of two young sons‚ four and two‚ I was deeply affected by the film “The Music Never Stopped‚” directed by Jim Kohlberg. I had the privilege of viewing this film at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011. This is the first film I have seen in my adult life that caused me to weep openly several times. I connected with the struggle of this father as he dealt with a devastating brain injury to his estranged son. The film covered three common
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Being that the artists convey their visions through their work‚ and the vehicle that they use to express themselves is through pop culture‚ their intent can be overshadowed by their desire to appeal to the masses. In James Harold’s article‚”A Moral Never-Never Land:Identify with Tony Soprano”‚ he analyzes Plato’s and Tolstoy’s concerns about the morality of art through the observations of the character Tony Soprano. Although Tony Soprano is a notorious gangster‚ he is accepted despite his villainous
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It has been said that life can never be carried out and truly lived to its fullest unless there has been some sort of suffering and pain. Mistakes are to be learned from‚ and a hard past can only result in a stronger present. Though many might find themselves alone in their misery the truth is they are not‚ everyone has struggles. We all have our ups and downs‚ but it is how we react to them that truly matters. Life is life and no matter what‚ giving up on lifelong dreams and aspirations because
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Never Trust a Lady Victor Canning Everyone thought that Horace Denby was a good‚ honest citizen. He was about fifty years old and unmarried‚ and he lived with a housekeeper who worried over his health. In fact he was unusually very well and happy‚ except for attacks of hay fever in summer. He made locks and was successful enough at his business to have two helpers. Yes‚ Horace Denby was good and respectable-but not completely honest. Fifteen years ago‚ Horace had served his first and only sentence
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that we have learned inside and outside of the school. If we just look deeper in every place that we go through‚ we will discover a historical event that took place there that is worth knowing and sharing to other people. History is everywhere as it never dies thus it continues to influence people holistically. We visited many historical landmarks in our country for the past weeks. Every site brought new knowledge to us and some of it even refreshed our memories as we have known them from our history
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Legend Ends or Perfection Wasted? Each person brings a special quality and gift to life that creates an individualistic style to the world that we live in. The poem Perfection Wasted was written by John Updike in the year 1990; this poem accentuates the flair that can never be replaced when a loved one dies. One way to better understand a poem is to paraphrase it into your own words. Paraphrase of Perfection Wasted: One thing that is unfortunate about departing this life is the lost vivacity that
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morning‚ before the base is even nearing the end of its night cycle‚ or late at night. She knows he’s not sleeping. He nevers says it‚ never mentions a why. But she knows the signs‚ she’s seen them in her soldiers before and in herself. She knows what he’s been through‚ what he’s going through. She doesn’t blame him‚ she’s been the same. There a reason the cadets think she never sleeps. He doesn’t want to burden others with what’s happened to him. Others are hurting too and he needs to lead. His
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Military intervention should not happen in times of revolutions because those revolutions can lead to bigger things like civil war. Revolutions should in tune‚ turn around a country where people feel like they are not being heard‚ however this is never as black or white as it seems. Military force vs diplomacy‚ should always be answered when talking about revolutions. Military force involves; money‚ military personnel‚ equipment and in the end a lot of death‚ while diplomacy can actually save a lot
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or barbarously. Murder not only takes away the future of the victim but it also permanently ruins the functionality of that person’s family. They are left with a lifetime of grief and sadness due to and act of hate‚ revenge‚ or rashness. No family should have to pay that price just because the killer was wronged. How would you feel if one minute your family was perfect and healthy and then the next minute‚ that was all torn to shreds and broken apart? After a murder is committed‚ there is a body
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Never‚ never give up. means to keep trying and never stop workingfor your goals. do you agree or disagree with that statment? " try again never stop believing " here’s a saying that i agree 100% with it. dreaming is the sweetest thing ever‚ because we always dream about things we love and hope . The best way to reach your dreams and hopes is to work to achieve them and to change them to reality. Here are some great advices that can help to achive dreams: First of all‚ you need to set your
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