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This Essay Is Not About A Vegetable
Growing up in a “barangay” (neighborhood) in the Philippines shaped my love for gulay (vegetables). Eating gulay reminds me of the warmth of my childhood memories. Yesterday, I decided to buy gulay for my dinner. Particularly, a pack of Bok choy and a pack of string beans at the Asian store, which cost €2.50 each…
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What Independence Day Is Like In America
Every year on July 4th, the United States of America celebrates its independence from England because, on that day in 1776, the founders of our country signed the Declaration of Independence. The major attraction on the Fourth of July in the United States is watching fireworks displays, which take place in almost every town across…
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Poetry- When?
I saw you hereStanding like a statue,Your voice stolenLike Medusa’s golemMy sympathy is with youBut what can I doBut to watch you fade?. Your tears were ready.Like raindrops, they fell,My heart still seeks solaceIn your very armsHere with youAre your songs and symphoniesThose I loveI keep close. From afarYou still steal my heart,Why can’t I…
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50 Pieces Of Advice I Wish I Knew At Eighteen
Just a few weeks ago, my bonus daughter graduated high school, taking the much-needed steps to start her journey into higher education and adulthood. I pondered for quite a while what to write in her graduation card, wanting to say the one line that I needed to hear at her same age. Naturally, I couldn’t…
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Summer Blockbusters In The Last Decade
http://www.impawards.com/2010/inception_xxlg.html 2010 – Inception (Action/Sci-Fi) Director: Christopher Nolan What makes it a summer blockbuster: Directed by one of the living legends in Hollywood, Inception takes you to a world where you question the difference between reality and dream. What’s so special about it: the unique concept of entering and manipulating dreams was incredibly ground-breaking. The…
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Reasons I Dislike The Summer Months In Delaware
Since moving to Delaware last year, the hot summer weather between June and August has been unbearable. It’s a lot hotter in the summer months in Delaware than when I was growing up in West Virginia, and I believe that’s because Delaware has a humid subtropical climate, which means it’s a lot hotter than it…
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Before Her Time
Prologue: It was the early hours of the morning when the noise of a crying baby could be heard echoing through the empty hallways of the palace. There were little guards on duty and those who were trusted. Women around the new mother desperately tried to soothe the baby, closing the windows and doors to…
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Poetry- Hello Dragonfly
Surrendering to blackness Summer feels like autumn Dried leaves rain down sadness They never reach the bottom To and fro above my head Shimmering wings accompany my sorrow Hello dragonfly, I feel the happiness you spread Healing me like Achilles healed with yarrow When missing you persists Night passes, and peace greets me…
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Poetry- How Do I Extol Thee
How do I extol thee, Oh, l’amour de ma vie? My life beautifier; Damsel prettier than a royal chandelier. Even though thy beauty is such, No adjective can match, But to keep entertaining my eyes, With thy ravishing smile, To extol thee, I shall try. Thou art as beauteous, As the morning sunshine. Thy complexion,…
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Rejuvenation and Wellbeing
What do we need to understand? Moreover, for ages, we have talked about this, but often, it is hard to perceive the process and see the positive progress. The most crucial one that needs our observation and attention is lifestyle. We are fond of living a desirable life by expecting to live happy and healthy…
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What A Leader Wants, What A Leader Needs
One of my proudest accomplishments in my life is that I have volunteered faithfully with the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary, Civil Air Patrol. I volunteer as a career counselor and have been doing this for over nine years. We follow the Air Force’s curricula so we can advance. Civil Air Patrol has a Cadet program…
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Poetry- My Father
My father,Son of a black man.Descendant of the lineage,Of fierce but indomitable lions,Whose presence set panthers to their feet;Whose roars make the greatMount Putu to shudder in fret.My father,A man abstemious with words,But when he speaks,His verbosities carry wits,Like that of a sage’s.A man whose words sound,Like music to the ears,And remedy to a broken…