We should not preserve the past‚ we should look to the future. We are living in the modern era‚ where people are practical and realistic‚ optimistic that new inventions and discoveries will improve their lives. For most‚ it would be plain foolishness if one were to be so mindful about the past‚ when instead‚ one should invest his time and thought into building a better and more meaningful life in the future. Ironically‚ in the midst of their “pragmatic” judgement of keeping the past alive‚ these
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THE SMALL THINGS THAT WE OWN ARE THE MOST PRECIOUS TO US. We hanker after success‚ money‚ social position‚ big bungalows‚ luxury cars‚ and expensive gadgets .We feel we have arrived with these paraphernalia that surrounds us. But do they actually give us happiness and satisfaction? No‚ they are only appetizers. The more you have the more you yearn for. They are only material things‚ in which you can only find temporary happiness. Small things we have are equally welcome; in fact more welcome as they
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“We need first to love our own” -ACAA “To learn the culture of other nations‚ we need first to love our own”‚ This was my final remarks at the end of my speech during the 48th NATIONAL RIZAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE CONFERENCE-National Extemporaneous Speaking Contest held last December 16‚ 2010. During that contest‚ we were asked to discuss about our rich and diverse culture and how it affects the history of our nation. Culture (Kultura in Filipino and văn hóa in Vietnamese) in my own words
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which represents a long local tradition is known as Vernacular architecture. Kath-Khuni is a type of timber reinforced stone masonry also locally known in koti banal which basically uses the locally available wood and stone for construction. Moreover the word Kath originated from Sanskrit word kashtth which means wood and kunj or khuni originated from the word kona which means corner. This implies that the corner of the kath-khuni building should compulsorily have wood. This construction technique is
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Understanding Your Own Heritage In “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker‚ Dee‚ Mama’s oldest daughter who later renames herself as Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo‚ returns back home with her boyfriend Hakim-a-barber to hopefully inherit items that she feels to be important to her heritage. Dee becomes frustrated when Mama refuses to let her inherit the butter churn‚ the dasher‚ and the two quilts. The most important line in “Everyday Use” is when Dee becomes furious and tells Mama that she does not understand
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are just like us‚ and I think it is wrong for a person to be put through something that has most probably scarred them for eternity‚ for no applicable reason. The message Kath Walker has put across in this poem is that the white people have come into their world for the better‚ but in reality‚ only made things worse. Walker has used descriptive language to employ the quote ’Now I am
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According to Wikipedia Foundation‚ “”We Can Do It!" is an American wartime propaganda poster produced by J. Howard Miller in 1943 for Westinghouse Electric as an inspirational image to boost worker morale.” During the World Wars the government required most of the population to join the force in order to defeat their enemies. Millions of women were encouraged to join the work force that were previously done by men. This advertisement was directed towards women to come join the work industry in order
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Auguste Comte: Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Comte was born in Montpellier‚ Hérault‚ in southern France on 19th January 1798. He died in Paris‚ France on 5th September 1857. His greatest works and accomplishments Some of Comte’s important works are 1) Positive Philosophy (1830-42)‚ 2) Systems of positive polity (1851 -54) 3) Religion of Humanity (1856) 4) The Early Writings (1820-1829). Comte was traditionally regarded as the father of sociology and can be given credit for inventing and
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ALICE WALKER Alice Walker was an activist and feminist because she protested for the right of blacks to vote in Georgia and Mississippi. She was against racism and also sexism. On March 8th 2003‚ 5‚000 protestors and Alice Walker marched from Malcolm X Park to the White House for women to have the same human rights as men. She also made an activist group with 60 other female activists in order to persuade Israel and Egypt to open their borders in Gaza. She wrote and supported various civil rights
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On the morning of January 10th‚ just like any morning Bill Walker a middle aged man about 6 feet in height and his wife and son Shaniquwa Walker a rock climber with dark black hair and stands 5 foot 5 inches and Jack Walker a teenager that goes to High School and is the same height as his mother already eat breakfast at their table. The Walker family lived on the corner of willow st and palmer blvd right next to the highway 105. The neighborhood looked fairly new with big 3 or 4 story houses all
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