Born on February 27th in 1807‚ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow spent much of his life teaching lessons through poetry. In his poem “The Arrow and the Song‚” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow conveys the message that every action has a consequence. Through symbolism‚ Longfellow describes how positive and negative actions affect the people around you. Through the story he creates in “The Arrow and the Song‚” Longfellow expresses how like an arrow‚ hatred will leave an everlasting scar‚ while kindness and compassion
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Countless Puritan authors came to an understanding that if something goes against nature we can define that as God’s doing. This idea shall be explained according to Anne Bradstreet’s poems “In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet‚ Who Deceased August 1665‚ Being a Year and a Half Old‚” as well as “Verses upon the Burning of our House‚ July 10th‚ 1666.” Bradstreet’s way of mourning implies to whatever God gives He also takes away. The tragedies‚ the death of Bradstreet’s granddaughter
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The Monkey’s Paw If you were given the opportunity to change your fate at the expense of others‚ would you have the courage to risk it? In the story‚ “The Monkey’s Paw”‚ the author shows how the characters take a leap of faith without knowing what the consequences may be. The White’s family is made up of three‚ Mr. and Mrs. White along with their son Herbert. They live in a safe and comfortable house with everything they need‚ but it’s also separate from the outside world. Through a mixture of gruesome
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compared to wrestling. If I place in the top three at coast this year I will qualify for state and that will greatly aid me in the future. I want to pursue a college degree so I can better my future while also fighting on the side because you never know what can happen. I do love fighting‚ but jumping straight into only fighting and no schooling is irrational. Therefore college is for me.
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appreciative for what I have in my life‚ but it also helps me to understand that not everyone has the same opportunities as me. Understanding this privilege helps me to see other perspectives and‚ if possible‚ make adjustments necessary to grant others the opportunity to have the same privileges that I had. And if I can not grant them the same privileges that I had‚ I want to be able to help them identify their own privileges and help them capitalize on it so that they can get the most out of what they want
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were doing anything wrong because it was not around me. Soon enough I came to realize they would no longer be around me. I saw some do it as I grew older‚ they said it makes them feel better and I saw them act different so it did not appeal to me. What did appeal to me was the game of basketball. I started playing basketball at the age of 4 in leagues and circuits. The game was fascinating and still is to this day‚ as of now I play
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The word “citizen” is defined as a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection. To be a citizen of the world‚ we owe our allegiance to the earth and what she brings us. We rely on her to bring us wood‚ air‚ water‚ precious metals‚ soil‚ coal‚ plants‚ animals‚ and to keep us safe from the dangers of the outside solar system. In order to be a citizen of the world‚ a person must contribute to their own community‚ keep the
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Telling the truth is better than concealing it. Telling the truth can build trust between you and other people the characters in the story “Papa’s Parrot” and “Mk.” According to Rocky in the story “Papa’s Parrot” Papa missed his son Harry coming to the candy shop and spending time with him because as a young boy Harry would often visit the store‚ so as he got older his visits became less common and this saddened Papa. Since Papa was so lonely he decided to get a talking pet parrot to keep him company
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Most of all I do not like patriotism very much because I have some negative associations with it. It reminds me of flags‚ war and football. I have to think about people being proud and admiring their country – sometimes in a quite naive way. I do not think that pride is completely bad. Pride is good for one’s self-esteem and so is patriotism. Pride is alright if it improves the own self-perception. But I don’t like it as soon as pride makes people look down on others. This is arrogance. Sadly
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Some people think that restricting certain things such as smoking and driving certain cars that can increase pollution for the sake of other people’s health is a restriction to our freedom‚ these people say that is their health and they should be allowed to. However when we analyze this actions we end up realising that said “freedom” is not really worth risking our health or even our lives. We focus so much on the negative that we forget the positive outcome not only to society but for ourselves
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