Alice Hocker correctly stated‚ “Your greatness is not what you have‚ but in what you give‚” (“Your Greatness Is Not What You Have But In What You Give”). Alexander was someone who took from others. He had a lot of land‚ money and things he did not need but wanted. Alexander‚ the King of Macedon‚ took thousands of lives and seized land the size of the US. If people judged Alexander on what he gave than he would not be known as Alexander the Great‚ but as Alexander the Annihilator. Alexander was born
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I write this essay now as I prepare for my exams‚ just like any other student. The end of my life as a high school student is slowly creeping around the corner. Thinking far back I ponder as to where and how I would want to see myself in the future. I know that the choices that I will make from this point on will determine my future. College is a different world‚ a different place‚ or so they say. The days that will pass me by when I enter that world hereon in will be a challenge that I will accept
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Have you ever heard of this famous sentence by Confucius: “Choose a job you love‚ and you will never have to work a day in your life”? I have been wondering whether it applies to current trends of choosing job among the youth nowadays or not. Presently‚ there’s a sad fact that many young people have no idea about what they are going to do in the future. Doing what they want has never been much of a factor. It’s more like what they’re expected to do.The first criteria for picking a position is
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to everyone when an author finishes a polished piece of fiction. Raymond Carver’s Will You Please Be Quiet‚ Please? however will appeal to the mass audience of fiction readers throughout all genres‚ because Raymond Carver allows for his readers to become lost in his vivid and continoues dreams which he concurs with raw splendor and sinster truth. Carver’s book is a collection of fictional realism pieces that have many common threads of writing devices and themes‚ but Carver expresses and explores unique
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Soraya Palmer Connecticut College‚ Class of 2007 Evaluate a significant experience‚ achievement‚ risk you have taken‚ or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you Finding Truths In my life‚ I have taken many journeys without which I would not have experienced important truths. My father started us off early‚ taking us on many journeys to help us understand that true knowledge comes only from experience. We took trips every winter break to Madrid‚ Mexico‚ Costa Rica‚ and to Jamaica
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The book is known for its playful‚ circular pattern. A boy gives a cookie to a mouse. The mouse asks for a glass of milk. He then requests a straw (to drink the milk)‚ a mirror (to avoid a milk mustache)‚ nail scissors (to trim his hair)‚ and a broom (to sweep up). Next he wants to take a nap‚ to have a story read to him‚ to draw a picture‚ and to hang the drawing on the refrigerator. Looking at the refrigerator makes him thirsty‚ so the mouse asks for a glass of milk. The circle is complete when
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Dr. Walter Lopez is the person that I interviewed specifically for this informational assignment. He is a dentist who specializes in pediatric and odontology. Dr. Waly has his workplaces both in Guatemala and Texas. Since I was not able to interview him face-to-face‚ I used WhatsApp to communicate with him through a video call. The day of our interview was on Wednesday‚ November 8th. There was no much of difficulty in setting the time that worked for both of us to proceed the interview since the
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What has been a significant experience in your life and what have you taken from it?Surrounded by thousands of stars‚ complete silence‚ and spectacular mountains‚ I stood atop a village in Thailand fifteen miles south of the Burmese border awestruck by nature’s beauty and power. Immediately‚ I realized that there was more to life than knowledge and understanding. The world isn’t to be taken granted‚ and I don’t plan to sit on the sidelines as the world passes me by. Ministry to Burmese refugees
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2012 Your Never Satisfied with What You Have If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff was one of my favorite books as a child. I used to make my mom read it to me every night by saying “cookie.” This story is a story more for preschoolers and young children learning to read. It is what they consider a picture book. Picture books always made children happy‚ they could see who the story was talking about and not have to use their imagination if they were too young to explore theirs
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over shapes and symbols which I couldn’t yet read‚ but knew so well. I knew the story by heart‚ and so it wasn’t hard to repeat the words of the story in my head as though I was actually reading it. If You Give a Moose a Muffin‚ by Laura Numeroff‚ was the book that held my attention so well. At that time‚ I would have been up hours past my bedtime; thus‚ my parents would confiscate my flashlight and books for the night more often than not. Despite this‚ it was this book which set the stage and lit
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