Beyond the Ordinary Inside the Ateneo de Manila University is a hectic and busy population of students . Clearly seen by the bags under their eyes‚ these students have been through numerous tension due to the load of studies they’re having. Fortunately‚ beyond all those problems ‚there is a sanctuary where students can reside to ease up their stress. A restaurant so accessible that is just within the school itself. Hidden under the University Dorm‚ is a concealed restaurant exceeding your
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What comes to mind when envisioning the aspects of a hero? An innovator? A fearless fighter? While those elements can be true‚ loyal‚ dauntless and determined are more suitable to describe Norman Bethune. This Canadian doctor was born in Gravenhurst Ontario. He was idolized by citizens all over the country for his dedication and endless commitment towards his patients. During the Spanish Civil War‚ nearly 2000 Canadians travelled to Spain to fight for the Republic‚ and as a result‚ almost half didn’t
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"There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are faced to deal with" (William Halsey). The same can be said about volatile men. This is the quote Christopher R. Browning thought of when he named this book. The men of the 101st battalion were rarely faced with decisions. Even if it had been proposed by Trapp the morning of Jozefow that "any of the older men who did not feel up to the task that lay before them could step out" (Browning‚ chapter 7‚ pg. 57)‚ he
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When an Ordinary Object Becomes an Extraordinary “Thing” To most people the rocking chair is just that; a chair that you can rock in. To myself and so many others‚ the rocking chair is so much more. The rocking chair takes on human characteristics‚ it has two arms and it has a seat in which you can become one with the chair. The rocking chair is by far one of the best ways to soothe an irritable infant or bring peace and comfort to an adult. My rocking chair may seem like an ordinary one‚ the
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A hero is someone who is known for his or her outstanding achievements‚ challenges‚ and courage (Oxford Dictionary). According to (Dictionary Reference)‚ a hero is a person who consummated an intrepid act and deemed as a model or ideal‚ example: risking their own life or saving someone’s life. There are numbers of synonyms of hero such as: “champion”‚ “idol”‚ and “conqueror”. Antonyms such as: “afraid”‚ “weak”‚ and “timid”. To me‚ a hero is an individual who showed practices and choices that are
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Cassius Clay used to be an ordinary child who simply got his bike stolen. This however‚ created one of the most famous boxers in history. Someone who was raised from the deeps of racial discrimination to being someone who gave people dignity. They looked up to him‚ seeing change. He would be the one to alter the world. Muhammad even called himself‚ “The Greatest‚” but was he? Was he truly the hero that everyone believed and trusted in? Muhammad had won a gold medal during the Olympics of 1960
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I decided to base my clinical assessment of a movie character on Conrad Jarrett‚ the lead character of the film Ordinary People. Conrad is seventeen years old and is the only child of Beth and Calvin Jarrett. The Jarrett’s live in the affluent suburb of Lake Forest‚ Illinois‚ where Calvin works as a successful tax attorney. The Jarrett’s have just recently experienced a family tragedy‚ where their eldest son‚ Buck‚ drown in a boating accident‚ while Conrad witnessed the entire event. Six month
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Introduction: The short story‚ An Ordinary Woman by Bette Green is without a doubt‚ a good piece of literature to include to the Search for the Truth unit. The story relates to many of the universal truths in the world but especially that one’s perception influences his or her view of the truth. The piece of literature absolutely addresses many of the essential questions but mainly the question‚ “How does one’s perception influence his/her view of the truth?” In the story‚ Amanda Brooks was always
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Sara Bello Ordinary People In Judith Guest’s novel‚ Ordinary People‚ Beth‚ Calvin‚ and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is filled with grief and guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. Beth had always seemed to prefer his brother and has difficulty showing empathy towards Conrad or Calvin. Calvin is stuck between the two trying to hold the family together while also trying to keep himself from falling apart. The novel shows different ways people
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of skyscrapers. What grasped the viewers’ attention more than anything was the authors choice of the main character or the hero of the film. The hero of this specific story doesn’t have super strength‚ super speed‚ or even the ability to fly. Our hero is a small robot named Wall-e‚ designed to clean up the mess humans left behind. Although Wall-e seems like a very unlikely hero‚ his story still has many similarities to Josepha
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