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  • My Experience Throughout English 101

    My Experience Throughout English 101

    “My Experience throughout English 101” As writers many students write to the expectations of their professors and not to their fullest potential. Throughout English 101 I had been writing only to please my professor or to fill the basic requirement to pass English. I always felt that my writing ability was never enough for my professors throughout the previous years. They always wanted clear and concise essays, which for some reason was unreachable by me.

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    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: Artur
  • My Family's Immigration Pattern and Immigration Views

    My Family's Immigration Pattern and Immigration Views

    The migration of family from one country to another greatly affects how people view policy concerning immigration. Analyzing my ancestral history aids in illuminating my personal opinions and attitudes toward immigration. Furthermore, discussing my attitudes in the context of perspectives such as those presented by Samuel Huntington, Dick Lamb, David Montejano, and Carlos Fuentes further defines my political outlook concerning immigration. Information concerning genealogical history on my father’s side was relayed to me via my

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    Submitted: February 13, 2010 By: Jessica
  • My Father.

    My Father.

    When a person is born, we rejoice, and when they're married, we jubilate, but when they die, we try to pretend that nothing happened. --Margaret Mead Manoeuvring through the streets of Beijing had always been for local citizens and its tourists an arduous task to manage. Especially during the summer months. The stench of sweat and dust proved itself to be a deadly combination. Vivid images flood my senses as I recount the days of

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    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Kevin
  • My Fathers Chinese Wives

    My Fathers Chinese Wives

    My view on “My Father’s Chinese Wives” How ironic that even when someone like Caitlin’s father who’s history of being selfish and cheap I his previous marriages could attract so many young talented ambitious women into matrimony. As the Chinese mom’s daughters reflect on their stained memories of how their father treated their own mother, they relive how much anger and hostility they harbor for his role, or lack of, in being the head of

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    Submitted: May 3, 2010 By: Vika
  • My Father’s Life

    My Father’s Life

    struggles of life In the story “My Father’s Life” Raymond Carver spends significant amount of time describing the life of his father. However, it seems strange that he does not reflect much about any personal memories of his relationship with his father. It seems that while growing up his father was too involved with the struggles of life and thus never had the chance to build a relationship with his son. As he grew

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    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Fatih
  • My Favorite Sayings

    My Favorite Sayings

    “My favorite sayings” Writing 121-12 10/17/06 I have found in my life that I draw inspiration from many places and in many different ways. Among them are my friends and family, and the experiences that I have had with them, but also from what I have read and watched. These inspirations have come into my life at many different times and most certainly many places. But what I would like to share with you

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Vika
  • My First Confessions

    My First Confessions

    A short story is shorter than a novel, but longer than a poem. Often the action is focused on one event in a short period of time, and this event only evolves a few numbers of people. Because of the brevity the composition is in some way very tight. For example most the main topic of the story be introduced rather quickly. “First confession” is a short story about an Irish boy Jackie and his

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    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Jessica
  • My First Date - Narrative

    My First Date - Narrative

    Having been on several dates over the past three years, I thought that I would have been able to handle my Senior Prom. I was used to getting all dressed up and having my hair done. The right words to say to my date always naturally rolled off of my tongue, and when the guy was at a loss of what to do, I was always calm and collected and could steer him in the

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    Submitted: February 23, 2010 By: Edward
  • My First Deer

    My First Deer

    Through-out our lives we have many experiences that may touch us, scar us, bind us to our values, and shape who we are as people. The experiences can be good or bad it is all about how we interpret them. There is one day in particular that I will never forget, the day I shot my first deer. I remember the day vividly. It was the first day of hunting season and we had been

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    Submitted: January 1, 2010 By: Fonta
  • My First Impression of Hong Kong

    My First Impression of Hong Kong

    My First Impression of Hong Kong Hong Kong is not only a coastal city; she is a vast sea herself. A sea is capacious, and Hong Kong’s charm also lies in her capaciousness towards different ethnic groups as well as her permissiveness towards contrasting values. Before I came to Hong Kong, I already knew she is a cosmopolitan metropolis; but after I got here, I still feel surprised to see so many people from different

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    Submitted: June 11, 2010 By: Monika
  • My First Job

    My First Job

    This assignment required me to write a paper on one of several points. However, instead of touching on just one of these I chose to incorporate all of them into my paper. This is the story of my first job and how it changed my outlook and way of life. It was really the key that made me start to grow up. In the last year, I have expanded my responsibility extensively. Several changes take

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • My First Submarine Underway

    My First Submarine Underway

    My First Submarine Underway I was stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and had recently graduated from Advanced Sonar School in Groton, Connecticut. In May of 2000 I embarked on my first submarine underway of my navy career. To have been there was one of the worst moments in my life. I arrived on the USS Key West full of energy and ready to finally start my job after six months of grueling sonar school. Little

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    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Wendy
  • My First Valentine’s Day

    My First Valentine’s Day

    MY FIRST VALENTINE’S DAY Valentine’s Day is the day when people show their affection for another person by sending anonymous cards, flowers, or chocolate with messages of love. It is also the most romantic day of the year for lovers. In contrast, the first valentine I spent with my present boyfriend three years ago was not really romantic. It has become the most interesting and wonderful anniversary that my boyfriend and I have never forgotten.

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Jessica
  • My Future

    My Future

    In the future I have accomplished great success, by creating my own company. It's an electrical company where I am the boss. We design the electrical system in buildings, houses and create electricity. I am a successful man, who lives in the city in a new modern house, with my family. I got al lovely wife and too small children. One five year old girl, and one boy on three. My wife is also my

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    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: regina
  • My Goodness

    My Goodness

    Is the movie misogynistic? Not at all. In fact, like Chuck Palahniuk's "Invisible Monsters", the story dissects what it is that makes us men and women. Marla is an extremely sympathetic character caught up in the life of someone who doesn't understand what she means to him. The entire movie is clouded by his misperceptions and she seems unstable. Of course, we come to realize that she's not the one that's unstable. The narrator rejects

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Victor
  • My Greatest Success in Life

    My Greatest Success in Life

    So far in life I’ve done lots of things. I would say my greatest success in life is having a baby that I was not supposed to have initially. When I was 21 years old I became pregnant with my daughter. I had a few problems in the beginning of my pregnancy and for the most part it went like any pregnancy would. Towards the middle of my pregnancy I started having more and more

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    Submitted: September 20, 2015 By: mrsjavens2014
  • My Hero

    My Hero

    My Hero As a sixteen year old gay African-American male, I didn’t have many people in the media to look up to. Sure there was Ellen Degeneres, Pedro Zamora, and Elizabeth Burch. Sadly, there were no African-American male role models for me to look up to. All of that changed on April 30, 2000 while watching the Gay and Lesbian Millennium March on Washington Rally on television. Sure it was great to see all the

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    Submitted: January 27, 2010 By: Jon
  • My Hero

    My Hero

    My Hero What is a hero? I think a hero is someone who isn’t afraid to be their self, someone who can make you laugh, a person that you can look up to and admire their success. I also think a hero is someone who has grow up in a very hard like can still show you that life is fun and worth living. That is why I chose Jim Carrey to be the hero

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    Submitted: March 28, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • My Highschool Experience

    My Highschool Experience

    The first thing that your counselors tell you in that introductory assembly in high school is “Get involved. In anything!” I never really paid much attention, being too excited with actually being in a high school to soak in the words of someone I didn’t know, but subconsciously I took it to heart when I signed up for the Drama Club. And I can’t imagine my life any different. Being involved in Drama is

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    Submitted: March 3, 2010 By: Artur
  • My Home

    My Home

    I took, step by step, down the walkway. The airport was so familiar; nothing had changed at all, save a few minor renovations. Or is it? Change, the only constant, must have had an effect on the little red dot. Something had to have changed. As I queued up to clear the customs, the changes slowly became clearer. The sounds, all around me, had changed so much. The usual crying of the babies was so

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Top
  • My Idea of a Good Life

    My Idea of a Good Life

    My idea of the good life Depending you are a man or a woman, there can be many aspects and opinions of the good life. Depending your rich or poor, there are many aspects. Some people say money is the key to a good life, but I do not think that. The age means something, but I have my opinion and have my own examples, and I will tell you, and can only speak for

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Edward
  • My Idea of a Good Life

    My Idea of a Good Life

    My idea of the good life Depending you are a man or a woman, there can be many aspects and opinions of the good life. Depending your rich or poor, there are many aspects. Some people say money is the key to a good life, but I do not think that. The age means something, but I have my opinion and have my own examples, and I will tell you, and can only speak for

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    Submitted: February 11, 2010 By: Anna
  • My Journey with Reading and Writing

    My Journey with Reading and Writing

    My Journey With Reading and Writing There have not been many obstacles that have gotten in my way for me to be a successful reader. I am able to confidently read "Hope in the Unseen" because it keeps my interest. I like the story. I feel for Cedric. I imagine and picture the story in my mind. When a large amount of reading is assigned, sometimes my brain gets exhausted and I have to

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Andrew
  • My Last Duchess

    My Last Duchess

    My Last Duchess In "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning, we are introduced to the dramatic monologue. In a dramatic monologue, the speaker unknowingly reveals his personality through his speech. In this poem, the audience listens to a conversation between the Duke and a nameless envoy who are making the final arrangements for the Duke's second wedding. Strangely, the Duke brings out a portrait of his former wife whom he rambles incessantly about. Through the

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    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Kevin
  • My Last Duchess

    My Last Duchess

    “My Last Duchess,” by Robert Browning is a clear dramatic monologue used to depict the character of the Duke. The agent seems present although he never participates in the conversation and all parts are spoken by the Duke. The Duke describes some of the agent’s questions and makes the dramatic monologue possible by answering, for example, the questioning glance he gets from the agent about the spot of joy on the duchess cheek. The poem

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    Submitted: April 24, 2010 By: Mike
  • My Last Duchess - Robert Browning

    My Last Duchess - Robert Browning

    My Last Duchess, by Robert Browning, is an example of a dramatic monologue. A dramatic monologue is a kind of narrative poem in which one character speaks to one or more listeners whose replies are not given in the poem. The Duke is speaking to an envoy about his fisrt wife who is apparently dead. From what he is telling him, one can conclude that he is arrogant, domineering, and very insecure about his relationship.

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    Submitted: March 19, 2009 By: Fatih
  • My Last Duchess and Ulysses

    My Last Duchess and Ulysses

    Although they are famous works by two different famous poets, “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning and “Ulysses” by Alfred Lord Tennyson share many similarities. Both poems are examples of dramatic monologues, in that they consist entirely of the speech of the main character. As a result they both have very few stanzas. “My Last Duchess” is set in Italy during the Renaissance period. In this poem the Duke is talking to his prospective father-in-law’s

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    Submitted: March 8, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • My Last Duchess by Robert Browning

    My Last Duchess by Robert Browning

    “My Last Duchess”, by Robert Browning, is a poem telling a story, [?wealthy of - I think you mean rich in] various poetic techniques and literary devices. The title of this poem reveals that the speaker, a duke, [?which is - or 'i.e.'] “a sovereign prince who rules an independent duchy in some European countries” according to dictionary.com, is referring to his last wife. The story of this poem perhaps has a historical allusion: a

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    Submitted: March 16, 2010 By: Jessica
  • My Last Duchess: An Analysis of the Duke

    My Last Duchess: An Analysis of the Duke

    My Last Duchess: An Analysis of The Duke “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning is clearly a dramatic monologue used to depict the character of the Duke. The agent seems present although he never participates in the conversation and all parts are spoken by the Duke. The Duke describes some of the agent’s questions and makes the dramatic monologue possible by answering, for example, the questioning glance he gets from the agent about the “spot

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    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • My Last Dutchess

    My Last Dutchess

    My Last Duchess Browning’s use of dramatic irony can be seen in the dramatic monologue of the Duke. The Duke views himself as a powerful person with “a nine-hundred-years-old name” while the reader views him as possessive. His tone is very possessive and haughty as he talks about how disgusted he was with the Duchess. The diction makes the Duke sound like he begins to rush what he says about the Duchess as he thinks

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    Submitted: May 15, 2010 By: David
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