Outdoor Education Camp – English Narrative The realization had hit me, like a ton of bricks; I would be sleeping in a tent for next three nights with my group consisting of Andrew and Sean. I checked my contraband phone, it was 8 of October 2017. “I’d be back on the 11th”, I had thought myself. The rusty, dusty bus had hauled to a stop, I knew that we were on the Tapanapa camp ground and that this was our stop. Strapping on the heavy, uncomfortable rucksack it sank in that I would be carrying…
You never thought this day would come but you are getting married and you're more than ecstatic to start planning your big day. When your partner got down on one knee and asked for your hand in marriage, you were definitely over the moon. In fact, you can't stop staring at that beautiful diamond ring on your finger and have already shared the good news with all your family and friends. In the middle of everything, however, you have your fears. What are you going to do? Where are you going to…
In the case of Balfour v. Balfour (1919), a defendant went to England with his wife (plaintiff) on holiday. However, under the doctor’s advice his wife stayed in England for medical treatment. He promised to send her £30 every month until she could return since his wife unable goes back with him. Unfortunately, he asked for a separation and breaks a promise to send money. Therefore, his wife tried to sue him for restitution of conjugal rights and alimony amount that she deserved. Yet, the…
Kwak Kyung-taek, widely known for his movie Chingoo (2001), directs and pens the romantic and as excepted filled with action and violence, movie “A Love” aka “Love”. The opening scene of the movie shows a young boy named Chae In-ho (Joo Jin-mo) with his mother in car filled with their belongings, indicating their movement to a new home. The young boy is mesmerised by a young girl coming out from a church. The girl’s name is Jung Mi-ju (Park Si-yeon) and she attends the same school as Chae In-ho…
Over the past few decades, numerous literatures had documented that the family is a crucial factor to determine adolescent’s future, especially the parenting style. It is difficult to determine how strict parents should be with their children. There are different types of parenting style, such as authoritative, authoritarian, permissive and indifferent. The authoritarian parenting style has been common and ‘tiger mom’ is very popular in Hong Kong and other Asian countries. In this paper, I will…
Olympic Dream The flight to South Korea felt like it took forever and I became more anxious as we approached Pyeongchang. I kept thinking to myself, “ I can't believe that I'm going to the Olympics to represent my country.” 12 hours later, my flight landed in Pyeongchang, and I disembarked off the plane to go and find my luggage and the transportation to the games. About three days passed before the opening ceremony. I grew more anxious and excited as the countries were announced one…
and expose them to good environments. Being an only parent it makes it extra hard to do so because they only have you to look up to. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee a family lives in a small town, Maycomb, Alabama. Atticus Finch, the father of Scout (daughter) and Jem (son), works hard and influences their lives through words and actions everyday. Atticus is the only parent of Scout and Jem, even though they have Calpurnia (like a mother to Scout and Jem). Calpurnia is a women of…
was young. Donna’s father died in 1990. Donna stated that grow up with her father was difficult. He was very stirct and a strong (pyhsical) disciplinarian. She reported that she hated his shysical abuse to her mother and brothers. Her mother resided with Donna until her death in June 2016 due to cancer. Donna reported that her mother was always loving, supportive, and her best friend. Donna had a wonderful relationship with her mother and a strained relationship with her father. When Donna…
For eighteen years, my life seemed stressful and sometimes overwhelming, but it was actually very easy. My only worries were school, homework, and friends. All of these things stressed me out and made me believe that my life was difficult. If someone had told me that my life was easy and was eventually going to get hard, I would not have believed that person. I did not think that there were more stressful things than having an essay due in three days or not knowing how to solve a math problem. I…
true. Everyone has at least one encounter with death during their lifetime that is not their own. In both Sounder and Our Town most of the characters have to experience the feeling of losing someone they loved. Mother and the boy from Sounder loose father after not seeing him for years and Mrs. Webb loses both of her children at young ages. No experience of death is the same and everyone reacts differently but one thing that these…