The Pohutukawa Tree Play - Bruce Mason In the play‚ The Pohutukawa Tree (Bruce Mason‚ 1960)‚ an important idea that is shown in the text is that the narrow conformity of society cause cross-cultural misunderstandings. This idea is important to teenagers today because they need to learn to be respectful of other cultures to avoid conflict‚ especially as New Zealand has grown into a rather diverse country. The idea of cross-cultural misunderstanding is shown in the play between the different viewpoints
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and sometimes even wanting revenge. In “The Cask of Amontillado‚” and “The Poison Tree‚” both narrators are angry at the other character and both want revenge. Both enemies end up dead at the end because the narrators follow through with their plan to get back at them. Poe and Blake use both dramatic and verbal irony to portray a very interesting theme of revenge. In “The Cask of Amontillado‚” and “The Poison Tree‚” Poe and Blake use verbal and dramatic irony. In the short story‚ Montresor drinks
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K. Cadora Composition 1 ENGL 1301 April 26‚ 2013 A Friend Essay It’s hard finding a friend. “Some people come into our lives and then quickly go. Some stay for a while and leave their footprints on your heart. I’m Positive that the friend that I have in my life now‚ is a friend that will never leave or never forget me. Almost everyone has one‚ and almost everyone is one. There’s something about a friend that cannot be duplicated. Camilla can tell whenever there is something
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The Only Tree Left I was walking past the great forests of Tree Land and thinking to myself ‘Where are all the trees?’ So I walked up to the only tree left and asked “Where is your family?” The tree didn’t reply but stood there still slowly starting to shed its leaves. I went closer and whispered to it “Don’t you worry‚ I’ll help you find the kidnapper.” I moved forward and saw someone loading log-wood into his truck. I quickly went up to him and “You are under arrest!” The strange man started laughing
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My Best Friend My best friend is very special to me because she is one of a kind. Its hard to find a friend like her because she is helpful and kind. I think I am very lucky that I met her because I would have been another person without her. She is the friend that I will never forget because I have many special memories with her. I hope I never loose her because if I do I probably look for her all over the world just to find her. I have many things in common like‚ we like soccer and the color
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I believe that friends and family are the true cause of happiness. When you have friends and family‚ you have those who care for you. When you have them‚ you don’t really need anything else. When you have a family and some really good friends‚ you know that they will always be there for you. You know that you can always count on them‚ and you definitely know that you can trust them with a secret or anything personal. When you are surrounded by them‚ you realize that nothing in the world can ever
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Trust It’s the close friend who betrayed me and made me who I am today. Having your heart broken by someone you cared for‚ teaches you an important lesson. It has taught me to be careful on who I trust and to keep moving on in life. Even though this was a painful event‚ it has made me a stronger person. Losing someone you once cared for shouldn’t be seen negatively‚ it should be looked positively. This friendship I had was very special because I never had a close friend who I could tell everything
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Specific Purpose: to motivate somebody to be a friend Central Idea: to inspire someone to be a friend and not pass judgement A. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2lKP4KLNGk 1. No matter how strong‚ we may think we may be‚ we all need someone to lean on 2. Everybody deserves to be mistreated‚ everybody has feelings. 3. You never know hose life you could be saving by just being there B. By doing reseach on this speech‚ I have became more aware of bullying and how frrquwntly it is occurring‚ not
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Friends are people whom we turn to when our spirits need a lift. They are always by our side through thick and thin. They stand beside us even when our disposition is not perfectly right and will fight for us if we are oppressed. Therefore‚ it is clear that friends play a vital role in shaping who we are today. But what qualities exactly do we need to look for in a friend? That is why I have decided to write an essay about The New Girl. This story circles around five friends Amy‚ Bella‚ Chloe‚ Daisy
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Hello everybody‚ let me grab a handful of minutes of your attention and let me introduce you my best friend Nora. I am very glad to have Nora as a friend. I have known her since our freshman times in Haydn Gymnasium and it is a pleasure for me to note that she hasn’t changed a bit in five years‚ and is still a cheerful energizer of all our student parties. I always wondered how she contrived to find time for everything. Besides the evident advantage of having her homework always done‚ Natalie
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