When I was asked to give a talk‚ I was very excited. I was very excited‚ until I remembered that I had five minutes to talk about two subjects that were very important to the standards of the church. That is: how I am preparing myself for a mission and getting married in the temple. Then while writing the talk‚ I realized that in preparing for a mission‚ I am in essence‚ also preparing to marry in the temple. In this recent general conference talk‚ Elder Quentin L. Cook took the time to share a
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“Woke” Sexism is definitely one of the most prominent problems in society. Starting off with the LGBTQ+ community. The LGBTQ+ community‚ often referred to as the queer community‚ refers to people who are not heterosexual and/or cisgender. A common misconception is that homosexuality‚ bisexuality‚ and being transexual are all the same. Refusing to acknowledge their differences could be considered as sexism. The reason behind all this misinterpretation is still sexism; people are afraid to inform and
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things even more is struggling to find an identity outside of your family. Not finding just any identity‚ mind you‚ but your own. I say this because unless you plan to live at home with your parents until the day you die‚ you will have to establish individuality and a purpose of your own. Such is the case of one Esmeralda Santiago‚ the author and subject of the book‚ ‘When I Was Puerto Rican’. This book is about her eventful path to adulthood‚ both as a woman and as a member of a minority. From her nomadic
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catch my eye like you used to do when we would go for weeks without eating anything but each other when light itself would follow you around aroused by your scent as eager to join with you as i now i am thinking of the night you beat me at scrabble with the word cancer and how it was nothing that became something that killed you and how it seems the little rose is reaching out to me the green leaching out of its leaf tips and how the life is leaching out of me as i go weeks now without eating anything
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whole‚ happy and complete. After a break up‚ it can take months to feel normal again. What if you could speed up the process? Do you constantly think about your ex? Has your ex blocked you because you text and call so much? Do you find it impossible to think about moving on? Break ups are an unfortunate part of life. While being with someone can make you amazingly happy‚ separating is never easy. For many people‚ the emotional turmoil from a break up is overwhelming. You want to move on. The
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When I Was One-And-Twenty‚ by A. E. Housman When I was one-and-twenty I heard a wise man say‚ ‘Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies But keep your fancy free.’ But I was one-and-twenty‚ No use to talk to me. When I was one-and-twenty I heard him say again‚ ‘The heart out of the bosom Was never given in vain; ’Tis paid with sighs a plenty And sold for endless rue.’ And I am two-and-twenty‚ And oh‚ ’tis true‚ ’tis true. In
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this poem was the title‚ and how it was written to be read as the first line of the poem. The title also drew me in because I have a connection to the material‚ my father died when I was ten. Not many lines about the speaker’s father draw direct parallels to my father‚ but never the less I was drawn to the work and felt a since of deep melancholy as I read. This since of melancholy‚ even though the speakers father differs from my own‚ is largely due to the non-standard metaphors. What I mean by this
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Esmeralda Santiago’s work When I Was Puerto Rican is a recent work that has a deep historical interest to Puerto Ricans or anyone that has a dual identity. Esmeralda learns to live in the countryside of the island after a few years living in the metropolitan area and then part for the United States with his mother and siblings. Esmeralda faced many challenges in life‚ but she learned how to overcome the struggles. The work belongs to the genre of autobiographical novel in which the author recounts
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And A Good Friday Was Had by All- But Saturday Morning Felt Lousy! Is contemporary Australian culture moving away from religious traditions? And what are the repercussions of such a shift? All Australian men and women work hard from Monday to Friday. They work to earn a living. They need the money to support themselves and their family. However‚ when Friday night comes‚ I’m sure everyone will agree with me. IT’S PARTY TIME! But boy do they regret it Saturday morning. Some describe it as “being
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convey her feelings in a novel. In When She Woke by Hillary Jordan‚ Jordan implements the theme of displacement and corruption against homosexuals and criminals to portray the disadvantages of a puritanical government. Throughout the novel‚ the theme of displacement affect the novel’s characters. One example is Hannah Payne. Following the eviction from the Straight Path Center‚ Hannah ventured through the city of Plano‚ Texas. During this journey‚ Hannah was harassed by numerous individuals. For
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