...ahm, my mom wants me to go to a fashion show tonight around 7-10pm. R: oh, you can still come, it’s a midnight event. Please! Pretty please! >.< L: I’ll try. Ahm, its not something illegal? Is it? R: ahm, I know my father is a syndicate but its not that illegal. Ahm, we can just call it an underground party, beside Emily and ai-chan will come, it would be boring if one of us isn’t there. L: ok, ok. You got me there. I’ll come. R: love you lially :* oh, here’s my ride <*limousine*> see you later, take care in your way home. L: sure, sure. You too, take care While Rain was a limousine as a service ride, Lially rides a taxi coz she doesn’t want to have any fancy service but her parents insist her to have one for her safety. Arriving to her mansion. Lially: I’m home mom! Is dad coming? Joan<*lially’s mom*> : your dad has some business outside the country, lets eat we have to attend the fashion show. I’m the quest of honor there and I’m planning to introduce you to my colleages. L: mom, we spoke about this. I don’t have any plans to enter your business.. >.< J: I’m just joking, I respect your decision to have a private life. btw, how was school today? L: I just want to see the new collection of your friend’s fashion house. My classmate told me that they have a nice collection. Ahm, school? The same as usual as the president of the student body, lots of meeting with the class representatives for the upcoming angel festival. J: that’s my girl...
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...My Perfect Dream Vacation: There's No Place Like Home Almost everyone has their own idea of a dream vacation. It's the perfect place to get away from the reality of every day life and the stress that goes along with it, and the choices and ideas of the “perfect vacation” are as varied as the people who dream about them. Some fantasize about lazing on a warm, sunny beach with soft ocean breezes and a cold exotic drink at their side. Some dream of forests and wildlife, cool running streams, and fresh mountain air that is thick with the scent of pine. There are those whose ideas of the perfect dream vacation involves the thrill of stock car racing mixed with the roar of the crowd, the smell of fuel and hot asphalt that's mingled with the smell of hot dogs and fries from the concession stand, and the heart stopping excitement of mishaps on the track. So what is my idea of the perfect dream vacation? It's simple. It's the place where there are no crowds, everything is familiar, the food is prepared to my specific taste, and the bed is my own. For me, there is no place like home. With a little forethought and planning, even home can be turned in to a dream vacation getaway. A leisurely breakfast is the perfect way to start each vacation day. A plate of fresh fruits, fluffy scrambled eggs, toast with butter, and a cup of hot coffee is sure to chase away that sleepy feeling and energize you for the day ahead. Maybe your favorite breakfast includes a bowl...
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...Zalvin Prof. Jennifer Crane QU101 9/13/10 Creating An Identity In Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama he talks about his life experiences and how it formed him as a human being. The story also shows his interpretation of what a solid community should consist of, as well as how individuals should interact with each other within the community. Through out his life he was discovering who he was by new meeting people and trying new things. An individual’s identity is formed through life experiences and cannot be sustained because it is ever changing. A community is a group of people that are brought together by friends, family, neighbors, and people with common interests. Communities are important because it gives people a sense of belonging and being wanted. And in Dreams From My Father, those were the needs and values that Barack was searching for. Communities are sustained through shared values, trust, loyalty, and a sense of safety. In a community people have moral responsibilities to other people and the community as a whole. Communities have moral responsibilities to their individual members because they need to keep their community together. Sometimes you get put into situations where you want to look out for yourself rather than the big picture with the community. You have to be able to put others in front of you sometimes so that you can avoid these types of conflicts. My favorite excerpt from the text came when his father was insulted by a man who...
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...In the Name of Identity: Who are you? What makes you, you? How are you recognized as a human being? What makes you different than every other person in the world? These questions contribute to your identity regardless of what you look like or where you come from. Every single person in the world is different whether it is visible to others or not. Although we are all different, we connect and form relationships through common ideas, values, and goals. In the novel Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, by Barack Obama, he recalls many different issues involving his identity as a whole in addition to the communities he lived in and principle values he was raised to believe. Throughout the story Obama creates a theme of struggle involving his own identity. He relates these issues towards his own community and explains how certain occurrences shaped his character values and personality. The word individual can be defined in various ways. It is a word that can apply to many different aspects of life as well as raising questions about who exactly we are as individuals and how we became the who we are today. Some factors that contribute to shaping our identities are social, educational, economic and historical. While Obama was growing up, identity was something he struggled with deeply. He was constantly moving, which forced him to experience different communities and ultimately aided in forming his identity. Looking back on it now, it seems beneficial, but at...
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...Back to School A country thrives when its citizens contribute and make an effort to make the most of what they are offered in life. President Barack Obama is very aware of this and has made it an important subject and goal in his presidential career to inspire youngsters in the right direction, both for their own sake and their country’s. Barack Obamas’ speech “Back to School” at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia was held in September 8, 2009. The age of the present audience varied to children from kindergarten and all the way up to twelfth grade. In addition to that, the speech was also broadcasted to students all over the country. The audience is obviously extremely great, and the speech will therefore have a tremendous impact on several individuals. The first thing Obama seems to focus on in his speech on the first day of the children’s school day are in fact the children themselves. He speaks directly to them, and initiates the whole thing by telling everyone that being nervous is perfectly normal. He has obviously tried it himself when he was their age. Very easily he finds a way to make everyone relate to him by telling stories from his own life. Barack Obama did not grow up under the best circumstances. He was raised by a single mother whom was very passionate about doing what was best for her son. She even sought to homeschool Obama, when he wasn’t at school. She wanted to make sure he would have the best possible future. This particular section of the speech...
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...Civil Breadth College Seminar I February 28, 2013 Introduction We as humans have to understand what it really means to be free and what the real meaning is. Do we as a society understand how some laws were meant for all and some that were really placed in law for others? There are rules and laws that are set in place just for people of color or minority and some that are set in place for all if the all fit in the category set forth in that particular law. To this day the law is not equal. Crucial Social and Political incidents When my parents moved our family from Newark, NJ to Piscataway, NJ in the early 70’s, my father wanted to find a place better than where we were coming from. He found a home in an area that the builder was told not to sell to blacks. The builder did not care, he cared that my father had the down payment and he was approved, so the builder let my father buy the home. There was a reason why blacks were not allowed in that area. It all started with the bomb threats, sugar in our car gas tank, screen door torn from off the front door and racial slurs written on the garage doors. That is just the tip of the iceberg. My father told us never to cross to the other side of the road. We could never figure out why, until one day we decided to ride our bikes to the school on the other side of the road. We were at the school no more than five minutes before three police cars pulled and with sirens hailing. They told us to drop the bikes and...
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...Ariana Bovenkamp Dream Log 10/17/11 Thoughts: Today when I woke up I could not remember my dream. When I woke up, my thoughts were that I should’ve slept longer and that I should’ve done my homework earlier because it kept me up until the early hours of the morning. Thoughts: I could not remember my dream this morning when I woke up. When I woke up, I was thinking about all of the things I need to do during the day and that I have so much to do. I was also feeling very tired because I did not sleep long enough. Dream: During my dream, my friend Gabe and I were going to the supermarket to buy bagels but when we pulled into the parking lot we realized it was a super strange supermarket, it was all green. But we decided to go in and buy bagels. As we continued to walk down the isle where the bagels were, one green slime monster jumped out and started talking to me and he was distracting me while some others killed Gabe. Once I realized what happened, the others tried to attack me and as I was running away, I saw my friend Christopher so I ran up to him and tried to have him help me escape and as I started talking, he turned into a slime monster and shot a gun and right before the bullet hit me, I woke up. Dream: During my dream I was walking through a grocery store in South Africa and my dad dropped from the ceiling and I was scared because I didn’t know who it was. That’s the only part of my dream I could remember. Dream: My dream was very random last night...
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...The concept of American Dream in general can be described as a life of personal happiness and material comfort as traditionally sought by individuals in the U.S. It is a very vague concept as people tend to input their own perceptions. The American Dream can highly be related to my goals and aspirations. I try to name one personal who wouldn’t relate to the American Dream and I found none. But attaining that level of serenity and comfort is a challenge especially at this point of time. In relations to the context of the book “The Great Gatsby” and basing it upon the author’s emotion, this book portrays the 1920’s as an era of decayed social and moral values. The evidence was verified as a part of greed, empty pursuit of pleasure, and attaining the raging peck by overthrowing anyone that stands on the way. Whereas my professional goals and objective are the exact opposite from the context of this book. Yes, I too want to attain the highest possible peak in relations to my field, but I want to earn it being ethical towards my society and surroundings. The word “ethics”, means a lot to me, and upon the current economic and social standpoint, it is hard to afford ethics but we can. This World is a cruel place to live in but then again it’s a challenge for us young personal’s to modify and make this place livable. Probably, we won’t be privileged to enjoy our time of life, but we can make sure to make it a better place and set a stage that can be crucial for the next upcoming...
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...Every person has wants, dreams, and aspirations they hope to accomplish, but they are not always possible to achieve. In the short story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck two migrant workers, George and Lennie, travel from place to place in search of a job. Lennie constantly gets himself into trouble. This forces the two men to flee town regularly thus having to find new work. George and Lennie hunt for employment in the hope of fulfilling their dream of affording a small farm of their own. Like George and Lennie, we all desire something in life. Dreams offer individuals hope and direction; without a dream, we are left empty and deprived of a purpose in life. Our lives are infused with pain and suffrage. However, even through all the hardships, goals give us hope and remind us that life will improve. Dreams allow people to see light despite all the darkness. For example, (transition), “Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place” (Steinbeck, pg. 6). Despite the insufficient life of other farmers, George and Lennie dream of a better life. The idea of owning their own land gives them faith of having a decent future and the satisfaction of belonging somewhere. Likewise, one of my strongest desires to...
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...My Dream House A house is a place to stay with your family. A good house is the one that makes the dweller feell comfortable. My dream house has all facilities and spacious garden. I want to do my best to have my dream house built. Actually, my dream house is so simple to make if I have a lot of money.I woud like to live in a vila because it is very big and peaceful with a beautiful panorama of the city. On the first floor I want to have six bedrooms, one bedrooms for my parents, one bedroom for me, and the other bedroom for my children. Every bedroom I should have a set of furniture and the facilities. Every bathroom will have a shower or a bathtub. The kitchen will be equipped with a fridge to store food a stove to cook and facilities,such as hot and cold running water,gas and electricity. On the ground floor of my house there will be a big living room,a place where my family will spend their leisure time. Every side of the second floor will have many glass windows, so that I could enjoy the view from the second floor. I will plant lots of fruit trees in my back garden. Behind my house I will place a swimming pool and tiny football pitch because my hobby is playing football. I will use the pitch to play games with my friends after work,(I cannot be imagine my life without football). I know that it will not be easy for me to build my dream house because it needs investment. So, I must be a successful businessman my family,and the other...
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...Dreams By: Sandra Atueyi 5/4/11 Character: Prince: dream Priam: young king of Virgil Virgil: husband of Allison Allison: wife of Virgil Teiresias: friend of Priam Sentry: Jealous and Greed of Virgil Time: 21st century Chorus: Something is wrong with this man, Talking into his sleep/ He’s sleep walking, Because he’s having a bad or good dream, But he doesn’t know how he control his dream/ Scene One: Prince is sleeping on his bed. He doesn’t know where he is going. Priam is talking to Prince in his dream. Priam introduces himself to Prince Prince: Excuse sir, where am I? Priam: You’re in the dream world. Prince: What is this place? How did I get here? Priam: This place is the learning that you’re entered into the dream world. Prince: Who are you? Why are you in my dream? Priam: My name is Priam. I am brought you in the dream world, where you could see another side of you and another people in the world. Prince: I’m Prince, but I don’t understand why I am in the dream world. Why did you bring me in this dream world? Priam: We’re having a problem with this world. People are killing each other and tearing a part to each other. I do not have anyone to help me to save this world. That’s why; I bring you in the dream world and help me to save my people and the family. Prince: Why do you need my help? I don’t know you. I don’t care about this people and your family. I just want to get out of here. Priam: I do not want any trouble...
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...American Dream: It is a well-known fact that the term “American Dream” first mentioned by James Trusslow Adams in 1931 (Wright 197) explains the model of an individual’s ideal existence, which is applied exclusively to the US – the country full of freedoms, possibilities, and opportunities. Nowadays the fame about the American dream reached all continents, and more and more people take the concept for granted dreaming about moving to America and spending the rest of their lives in a more favourable environment compared to their own. As many US citizens, they usually ignore the fact that hard work has always served as a background in the given concept (Warschauer) and look forward to gain all amenities of existence at once. Now I would like to express my commitment to the idea of American dream and briefly describe my negative work experience. Some may think of this experience as of something providing a push toward the perspective future, some may not agree. In any case, this is our contemporary reality that forms our perceptions of what we pursue and what we would like to achieve. Some years ago, I spent my summer vacations working as a sales assistant in a large food store that offered a full range of products. I was responsible for the department mostly with fresh and frozen meat. My duties included cutting, chopping, wrapping, and placing labels on the products, each specifying the product type. My uniform was pretty awkward: a green T-shirt and a white overall that probably...
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...Dream Theories In latest one month, I clearly remember that I have a vivid dream that my mum ask me to manage my own Outbound Service Agency in USA for those Chinese people who cannot speak English to provide professional consultant services. My mother has come to America two times so that she feels America is a best place for her to live in for long time. She told me in the dream that China is not safe, for example, foods and beverages always have toxic elements, class distinction get worse those days that may cause social disturbance and so on. I have pressure of getting a position in the US, because nowadays non-citizen students outside America are difficult to find a job or get valid US. Working visa. When I wake up, I feel deeply sad that I do have pressure now after my graduation. Theory 1: Dreams Create Wisdom If we remembered every image of our waking lives, it would clog our brains. So, dreams sort through memories, to determine which ones to retain and which to lose. Matt Wilson, at MIT's Center for Learning and Memory, largely defends this view. He argues that sleep is the process through which we separate the memories worth encoding in long-term memory from those worth losing. Sleep turns a flood of daily information into what we call wisdom: the stuff that makes us smart for when we come across future decisions. I think the reason why this dream is important to me is memory. My mother always said that to me over time, so it has become a impression in my mind. ...
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...Like millions of people around the world, I have a dream and I really want to achieve it one day. A dream is never easy to achieve, that is why we call it a dream. All of us try to achieve our dream, because we only live once and for some it can take years and years to achieves your dream. Some people are fortunate to achieve it, and some just see their children achieve it. I am the only person who can make my dreams come true. There are people who dream that they need something, and there are also people who have these things. There are also people who finds happiness in helping others to realize their dreams and be happy. My dream is to travel the world with my best friend Anneli. I want to travel to France, Italy, Brazil, England, Europe, and more places. I want us to have the best time of our life. We're going to shop at every place that we're going to. When we said best friends we meant forever. I always keep my dream in mind, and I think of it every day. I will try my best to achieve it and if I fail, I will just have to try harder. Most people usually think of doing business to earn more money, get rich, have a better life, a beautiful home and a nice car, but if you are happy in what you are doing you will make a success no matter what you...
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...My Dream Home Sonya L. Beal Virginia College My Dream Home My dream home will be an Old Mill Brick Ranch style home. I want my dream home to be a place of gathering for family and friends. I want my home to be approximately 2,500 to 3,000 square feet. I want Brazilian hard wood floors throughout except for in the bedrooms, kitchen, and bathrooms. I want a 3 car garage with customized garage doors. I want 3 bedrooms and 3 ½ bathrooms including master suite. One of the key focal points of my dream home will be the kitchen. I must have a huge eat in kitchen with a center island with bar stools surrounding the island. I want cherry wood cabinets with nickel hardware. I want stainless steel appliances with built in dual ovens, double door refrigerator, dishwasher, garage disposal and a wine cooler. I want a neutral tumbled stone and glass tile for my back splash. My two guest rooms will be equal in size to each other. I want walk in closets in both bedrooms. I want neutral colored walls in both bedrooms. I would like neutral color in carpet in each of the bedrooms. The walls would need to be painted a Quiver tan. My master suite will be the little retreat away from it all. I would like a sitting area with an electric or gas fireplace. I want and need a huge walk in closet and dressing room with built-ins. My master retreat walls I would want a mushroom in color. The floors in the master retreat will be a neutral Berber carpet. I want double doors entering into the master...
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