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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The Day I Was Released From Jail March 2nd of 2011 in Charlotte NC I just receive 2 phone calls. The first one was from my lawyer in Morganton notifying me that several indictments had come through. The other was from Detective South of the Burke County Sheriff’s Office‚ telling me that I had no choice but to turn myself in. I remember him saying “If you run I will find you”. I thought about running from my troubles‚ but that isn’t a life that I wanted. The next day I took the long drive from Charlotte
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I woke up like any other day. I sat straight up and looked around‚ as I looked I thought how in the world am I not dead yet? Everyday that we woke up alive to me was a blessed day. To many it was the worst possible thing because they all just wanted to die away from the pain. Our beds were made of concrete‚ we went to bed in pain and woke up in pain and that was my life for about 7 months. You had to get use to everyday things or else you would die away like everyone else. I didn’t want anything
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If I was added to the story I would be in place of LOD. I would have taken the helicopter with my pilots and instead of trying to land I would have jumped out. I would have hand glided or based jump out with a wingsuit and flew down to the campers and it would have stopped pat and coop from finding us. I also would have captured Kate and kept her in my camper. If I was LOD I also would have put coop pat and Alex into a one-way glass box they can’t see out but I could see in. Finally‚ I would have
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President If all wishes were horses‚ then I would wish to be the president of the United States of America. My wishes to be the United States president are not self-centered but are based on the need to make America a better place for generations to come. In the eyes of the world we are limitless but‚ I believe there are things that are necessary to change to reflect the fame and superiority associated with America in the eyes of the world. If I was president‚ I would strive to accomplish three major
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The day that changed my life was when I found out I was moving to Twin Falls‚ Idaho. I did not want to move because I was already settled into my life in Winnemucca‚ Nevada. I had already lived there for ten years my friends were the best and I was doing really good in school. I remember that day my parents told me we might be moving like if it was yesterday. During this time it was summertime and I was at a youth conference my sister was talking to my mom on the phone when she said we might be moving
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him‚ was forced to take the long way around to avoid contact with enemies‚ but when he finally reached his destination was sent away by the king because he did not have the money to pay him. Ships were also an asset to Asian trading‚ carrying luxury items such as gold‚ tin and bronze; as well as glass beads informing us of trade in early Asia; specifically in the Intan shipwreck‚ we learned it was built from lash-lug method that allows the ship to end rather than break. Abraham bin Yuji‚ was a trader
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Being with someone who is twice as old as you is a bad idea. Why do I say that? In the play‚ Oedipus‚ the main character in Sophocles’ plays “Oedipus Rex” was cursed by the gods‚ was crazy‚ and did sleep with his mom (and also killed his dad.) Throughout the play he shows part of the cycle of acceptance: Anger‚ Depression‚ and Acceptance. Oedipus first became angry before he accepted the truth. He was angry at Teiresias by insulting him. “It has-but not for you; no‚ not for you‚ shameless and
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I was helping my mother in the kitchen when suddenly an ear-piercing sound struck from above.I dashed to the upper floor to check out what was happened. ‘Oh god.What is this?’I wondered while pointing at a footprint. I knew something weird was happened.The footprint was familiar.I ignored it.Instead‚to make my mother calm‚I said that was nothing occurred as she is suffering from cardio-illness‚a common disease suffered by the Malaysian. ‘What’s happening?’ my mother asked me.’Nothing‚just the
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