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- 17371: Great Expectations: Miss Havisham an Eccentric Character?
- ... she was eccentric was the Satis House. Another is the weird birthday party Miss Havisham had with her relatives. She also acts in a weird way that tells her apart from the rest. Miss Havisham's house is a dark and spooky house. Inside the house all the furniture were antiques as well as the clocks. One of the strange things were that all the clocks in the room had stopped ... am yellow shin and bone."1 She started arguing with Camilla and both would make insults to each other. Miss Havisham asked Camila what was the matter and Camilla said "Nothing worth mentioning, I don't wish to make a display of my feelings, but I have habitually thought of you more in the night than I am quite equal to."2 All Miss Havisham would say is "Then don't think of me."3 Miss Havisham also told them quote "This, is where I will be laid when I am dead. They shall come and look at me here."4 She said this because ...
- 17372: The Fountainhead
- ... somewhat ineffectual minor character had a very revealing discussion with her uncle, Ellsworth Toohey, regarding her unhappiness. Toohey: "If your first concern is for what you are or think or feel or have or haven't got---you're still a common egotist." Katie: "You mean, I must want to be unhappy?" Toohey: "No. You must stop wanting anything." Ellsworth Toohey, the humanitarian, is stating that when a person's first thoughts are about themself, than they are an egotist. Yet, to some degree, isn't everyone an egotist? If man does not care about himself, his feelings, or his possessions, and has just given up on the world, than what is that man? He is most likely be a ...
- 17373: An Asian American In America
- ... any means. They wanted us to have a future, an education and a good job. After years of hard work, I am on my way to achieving my goals and in the process, my parent’s goals. I graduated from High School and I am a freshman in the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth in the College Now program. I am planning to major in Business Administration in accounting and hopefully ... also. I choose it because, after many years of thinking and ruling out possibilities, that was the only one that I feel I could excel in. I feel that my weakness is that I don’t accept help that well. I need to learn how to take the help people offer and learn how to study smarter. My strength I believe is that I am very outgoing, friendly and I know ... a position I felt that I could excel in. I decided to run because I am sick of complaining about how schools are not making the right decisions for the students and how they don’t know what’s going on in the schools because they have been put of schools for so many years. With me, I recently graduated and knows what wrong with public schools and aren’t ...
- 17374: A Bird
- ... flight is like the flashing of light in the shape of a dust moth. I live for 500 years, and when I get old I sing an outrageous song and burn myself to ashes. Don’t think I can die! No way! The resurrection occurs and I am reborn again young and beautiful. I’m born in a flame, and ending in flame. I’m a gentle creature, killing nothing. I ... one problem in my life – I’m always lonely. I was looking for Mrs. Right for centuries with no luck. I want to have family, infants at my nest, and duties to do. I can’t live alone. My solitude is killing me. The worst thing about being phoenix is that I’m born to be male once, and then the next time I resurrect I’m female. When I’m ... why my wings are surrounded by fire and my song is so adorable and angelic. If a human happens to hear me singing, that person will be happy for the rest of his life. It’s hard to make me angry because I’m very sweet. But there are moments when I can loose control. That is the worst that can happen with me. Because I obtain lots of energy ...
- 17375: If There Was A Revolution In 1998
- ... live in a world that has tried to pass off exploitation, oppression, racism, sexism, discrimination against gays and lesbians, and destruction of the environment as everyday facts of life that can not be changed. "That's just the way things are" they tell us. However, tell that to the worker who has to break their back for eight hours everyday for minimum wage. The Black youth who gets their head beat ... think we all would like to have changed… Our social issue in America over powers anything else, we care more about the presidents sex life than we do about our education, economics, or our country’s other political status. If there was a revolution in 1998, I think we need to change that, we need to make other issues more important. In addition, stop exploitation, oppression, racism, sexism, and discrimination against ... in place of all those garbage dumps. If there was a revolution, I think that there should be a big change in the way we are taking care of our earth… because if we don’t, nothing else will matter because where will we be? Thirdly, if there were a revolution in 1998, we should create a better working system, make better jobs available to more people. Working for EVERYONE ...
- 17376: Personal Writing: About Me
- Personal Writing: About Me There’s more to me than meets the eye. I am quite an individual with my own unique views of ‘the perfect life’ and I feel that my life experiences have given me these views on life ... three dogs, a bird and two degu, (which are like hamsters). I just love any type of animal, big or small. Their eyes are so innocent and their hearts are filled with love. They don’t judge by looks or grades, but solely on the size of your heart. I get very downhearted and angry when I see any animal being abused in any way. I feel that anyone who feels ... future plans on what I want to do with my life. When we walk past people in the halls or on the streets, we should not judge them on their looks alone because we don’t know the person for who they are. As the saying goes, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We should always remember to look into people because there’s more than meets the ...
- 17377: Personal Writing: The Zoo
- ... last Sunday. We took a taxi there and reached the zoo at 9:00 A.M. We entered through the main gate and went directly to see the wild animals. We came to the tiger’s cage first. Behind the iron bars, we saw some tigers walking around the cage. Their bodies were covered with spotted coats of black and yellow fur. They didn’t appear to be ferocious. Next to the tigers cage was a lion’s cage. This king of the beasts, with its thick and long mane was lying down quietly in the corner of the cage. It didn’t look as dominant as I imagined it would look. ...
- 17378: Being An Athletic Trainer
- ... and all fingers. Mentally You need to communicate well with others. People need to relate to relate and understand what you are saying. Athletic trainers also need to do well in crisis situations. You can't break under intense pressure. You also need to know the preventative and rehabilative uses of sports equipment and exercise. If someone tears a ligament, you must be able monitor them and put them on a ... any career, preparation is required before you enter that field of choice. With an athletic trainer as your career choice, you must prepare for the job to if it is right for you. You don't want to jump into something you have no knowledge about. When you are in school, some classes that would prepare you are the following -Biology -Chemistry -English -First aid -Foods & nutrition -Health education -Nursing aid ... class The minimum level of education needed is a bachelor' degree. 800 hours of clinical experience is also needed ( for certification ). An athletic trainers usual working conditions are different from many other jobs. Athletic trainer's work in offices, treatment centers, training rooms, clinics, gyms, and outside on playing fields. They also work with athletes, coaches, and physicians. Full time athletic trainers usually work more than 40 hours a week, ...
- 17379: Cyclones
- ... Cyclone is completely calm and is not windy at all. Cyclone Tracy was the most destructive cyclone recorded to hit Australia since white settlement in 1788 (the Bathurst Bay cyclones killed 300 people but didn't reach land). Cyclone Tracy hit the coastal city of Darwin on Christmas Day 1974. Although people had warning on New Year's Day about Cyclone Tracy, they were busy preparing for Christmas and thought that the cyclone would pass away just like Cyclone Selma had done three weeks before. Cyclone Tracy came roaring down the Arafura Sea ... but only 9 returned. 25 out of the 66 people that died, lost their lives at sea. Nearly everyone in the Northern Territorian capital was affected in some way by Cyclone Tracy. Although you can't change the path of a cyclone, there are ways of reducing it's impact. Systems for advanced warning are pretty advanced now and people now have time to prepare for cyclones. There are now ...
- 17380: My Goals and Aspirations
- My Goals and Aspirations It’s unbelievable how each year, since the beginning of high school, my perfectly laid plans for myself have unavoidably deteriorated. When I entered my freshman year, I had aspirations of being a doctor (something I had ... be happy. I will only accomplish my goal in being happy when I am able to live my life for myself and still able to provide love and support to others. I realize I don’t have to have all the answers rights now, and that it’s probably better that I don’t. I have also figured that no matter what I do in life, I will never be completely satisfied; and that’s how it should be, always looking for ...
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