come true‚ you need to do a little more than wishing on a falling star. You have to put blood‚ sweat‚ and tears in to it‚ which is exactly what Martin Espada meant when he wrote “Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper”. In the poem he explains how a sixteen year old high school student would work after school at a printing plant. The student explained the paper cuts he would get‚ and how the glue would ooze onto the cuts. Then 10 years later in law school he knew “every open lawbook was a pair of hands
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The Irony of the Bodega In Greek comedy‚ the eiron was the sly underdog who‚ by dissembling inferiority‚ outwitted his opponent. As Aristole puts it‚ irony is a sharp incongruity between our expectations of things and what actually occurs‚ as if the universe were mocking us. An amazinling talented song writer‚ Kurt Cobain lead singer of Nirvana committed suicide on March 5‚ 1994. Kurt Cobain was enriched with money‚ fame‚ and a loving family. The irony of Cobain’s death‚ is why would such a successful
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Mission Espada Europeans discovered in The Americas a source of free labor‚ many natural resources to profit from and immorally labeled it as a means of salvation forced upon natives in their own land. The indian people ignorantly welcomed Europeans not knowing that it would lead to the fall of many established societies‚ a false sense of freedom‚ and the loss of life on such a large scale much similar to genocide. Initially Europeans and natives got along and traded good with one another but
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Striving for Perfection Many people strive to become a perfectionist‚ but becoming a perfectionist takes hard work and dedication. Perfectionist have to be very focus driving because of the mentally challenges that come alone with being perfect. Those who think of perfection as being perfect and immaculate has to understand perfectionist are capable of making mistakes and irrational judgments. While individuals plan to become a Perfectionist‚ could also lead to disappointment and become shame because
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Perfectionism a curse or a blessing Are you a perfectionist? Do you know someone who is? Have you ever wondered if perfectionism is a help or hindrance on the road to success? I have experienced that perfectionism is a blessing but some time it does more harm than good that is whey we need to have some limits in perusing perfectionism in our daily life or in professional matters. In fact there are at least seven ways that perfectionism stops you from success. 1. Perfectionism. Have you ever
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Burn injury is among the most weakening traumas to humans. The rate of burns in the United States of America is estimated to be over 2 million cases per year‚ with 3‚400 deaths per year and about 250000 people are burnt each year in the United Kingdom. Of these‚ almost 112000 attend an accident and emergency department and about 210 die of their injuries. According to the World Health Organization‚ it is estimated that about 300‚000 dies worldwide each year due to burns. Burn injury causes
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Paul Martin‚ born in August 28‚ 1939 is one of the best Canadian Politicians. He was the twenty-first Prime Minister of Canada from December 12‚ 2003 to January 24‚ 2006. As well as‚ the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada after being the Canadian Minister of Finance (Wikipedia). Martin grew up in Windsor‚ Ontario. When he was younger‚ his parents wanted to give him the chance to improve his French‚ so they put him in a private French-language middle school. In addition‚ Martin attended the University
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As life goes on‚ things get more complicated. You are no longer a child‚ but an adult who faces reality. To you‚ real life is nothing like fairy tales. Problems are not being easily solved and confusions are everywhere. There is never a long period of rest and peace. You should always be aware of everything preventing you to live an easy life. Moments of sadness and misery are much more frequent than those of happiness‚ filling your head with indescribable madness. Life is not only black and white
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aim for perfection and berate ourselves when we fall short. Some of us avoid that humiliation by simply giving up. I don’t want you to give up. I want you to aim high‚ certainly‚ but don’t stop simply because you didn’t achieve perfection. There are two points I will make tonight. Firstly‚ perfection for us mere mortals is by its very nature impossible to achieve. Secondly‚ to achieve perfection is not actually a desirable thing. Firstly‚ why is perfection impossible? Perfection – being
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The movie‚ Luther‚ explains the early years of Martin Luther’s life‚ from him being a monk to the Augsburgs Confession. Martin Luther is an intelligent young man who is studying law in the 16th century Germany when all of a sudden he was faced with death during a lightning storm. After this incident‚ he promised to God that he will follow a spiritual path and join a Catholic ministry to become a monk. With the help of his father‚ Hans Luther‚ Luther became a member of the monastery. Johann seemed
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