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Individual freedom is a critical issue for all persons. Nations are only steps away from totalitarian systems and families from authoritarian parents when individual freedoms are restricted. Individuals should have the freedom to pursue a course of action, even when that course of action is incongruous with the majority desire. The discussion surrounding the issue as it relates to gays and children raised in gay homes, or the sanctity of marriage, mask what is truly at stake for all of us in this country. Farm life was difficult and required multiple sacrifices to accomplish things. The work was arduous and sustained, beginning early in the morning to late at night. On a farm there was limited leisure time. I often wished I could be immersed in video games or some other activity. My parent's insistence that I keep busy was a major sore point, they just didn't appreciate how much work I did on the farm.
The successful preservation of freedom starts with individual freedom. Americans believe in individual freedom, not just for some Americans but for all. Any attempt to abrogate the rights of selected individuals, in the pursuit of some elusive moral dream, harms all of us. The loss of rights for one group, however small, is a loss of rights for all.
Life is a mixture of varied experiences, and you accept the bitter as well as the sweet. This is not just a maxim it really aptly describes many aspects of my life. I may believe that I have received more bitter than sweet. However I would not exchange it, because it has been the crucible that has formed me into the person that I am today. My strength is a testimony to my ability to overcome fierce obstacles and turn the impossible into the achievable.
At the earliest possible opportunity I escaped the farm. Initially I desired an easier path but the farm was in my blood. I started raising show animals. This was difficult firstly because it was costly and I had no financial support from back home. Additionally while I knew about animals I was ignorant of their grooming and nutrition for competition. To compensate for this gap in my knowledge I did some courses in animal care and husbandry. To my delight I did exceptionally well in these courses and graduated near the top of my class.
I no longer view the farm as a place where I was deprived of a childhood; rather it is the place where I gained the character traits and habits that have defined me. Dedication, integrity and punctuality are permanent features of my personality. The experiences of the farm have bolstered and forged me into an exceptional person.
Illusion and Reality in "Araby" In James Joyce's short story "Araby," written in 1905, but first published in 1914 in Dubliners (Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature, p. 611) a young boy experiences his first sexual awakening, and finds himself endlessly fantasizing about "Mangan's sister," who lives in a house near his own. As Joyce describes Mangan's sister, from the boy's perspective "Her dress swung as she moved her body and the
The men of Mortheal started to march down the battlefield. The Territorial Army of King Oreck followed with stable weapons. The army's march soon turned into a slow jog, and then to a run. The spear-bearers led the way with spears held lightly in their hands as they prepared to hurl them into the approaching horde. The armies were not far from each other now. Orcen armies had been attacking
Wearin' of the Green An Irish-American's Journey Margaret-Mary clutched her daughter's tiny hand. Watched with pride as the five-year-old waved the little Irish Flag in her other hand. It was a cold, blustery day, but then it always was on St. Patrick's Day. Yet as Margaret-Mary braved the wind and the crowds, she didn't feel the least bit cold. Never did, but especially not today. It wasn't just that today she
45). There are also important racial issues that are examined throughout "A Touch of Evil"; these are accomplished through what Nerrico (1992) terms "visual representations of 'indeterminate' spaces, both physical and corporeal"; the "bordertown and the half-breed, la frontera y el mestizo: a space and a subject whose identities are not fractured but fracture itself, where hyphens, bridges, border stations, and schizophrenia are the rule rather than the exception" (Nericcio,
She also learns, too late, that the jewels and the life she coveted so long ago was a sham. Hence, the symbolic nature of the necklace itself -- although it appears to have great value, it is in fact only real in appearance, not in reality and the heroine is incapable of assessing the false necklace's true worth. The tale of "The Necklace" conveys the moral that what is real,
Stolen Party Dear Senora Ines, It has been over a decade since we last spoke, and although I have grown from an impressionable child to a confident woman, I find myself thinking about you more often than I would like. Luciana and I drifted apart during high school, as children tend to do, and that has never bothered me a bit, but there is simply something about my last experience with