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Response of Hope

Dear Virginia,

I understand that you are struggling through life and feel as if there is no purpose to live anymore, but you must not end your life. You think you are a burden to your husband and that you are prohibiting him from succeeding in life, but this isn’t true. You are his life. He loves you so much and without you, he would loss himself and would soon follow you down the path a death. He is there to take care of you no matter what. You must be strong and continue living the happy life you two have together. Also God is there for you. He is always in control and watches over us all. You must trust Him to give you strength through your struggles. I hope you would reconsider your decision and live on without giving up.

Your Friend,

JN

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Kipling Short Story

How The Camel Got His Hump


The moral of the story, How The Camel Got His Hump, is to not be lazy and just let everyone else do all the work. Also it teaches that it is not good to have a poor attitude toward work. There would most likely be a punishment for laziness and bad attitude, in this case, the camel got a hump.


I thought that this story tells a good lesson. I personally am lazy and have a poor attitude toward work and that usually ends bad. I also think that the story implies that sometimes good could come out of the bad. Since the camel was lazy, he was given a hump. This hump allowed him to work for 3 days without eating. Through punishment we learn what is wrong and hopefully lean more toward doing what is right.


work cited:

Kipling, Rudyard. "How The Camel Got His Hump." Web. 11 Apr. 2011.            http://www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/914/.

A Poem Inspired by Kipling

If you can stay awake when time is slowly passing,

If you can focus when all others are slacking,

If you can gain knowledge with every word spoken,

If you can have fun when having a difficult time,

If you can think, and not lose your mind,

If you can work without giving up when the task is hard,

If you can deal with hunger, when lunch is 3 hours later,

Then you are a student, diligent and likely to succeed.

Dickens' Stories

Pip, a poor orphan, falls in love and dreams to become a rich gentleman.

Pip goes through life and actually gains wealth but faces many struggles.

Pip loses his fortune but meets his first love again and believes they would never be apart.

The End

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Housman

When I was one-and-twenty
I heard a wise man say,
"Give crowns and pounds and guineas
But not your heart away;
Give pearls away and rubies
But keep your fancy free."
But I was one-and-twenty,
No use to talk to me.
When I was one-and-twenty
I heard him say again,
"The heart out of the bosom
Was never given in vain;
'Tis paid with sighs aplenty
And sold for endless rue."
And I am two-and-twenty
And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.

Housman, A.E. "When I Was One-and-Twenty." British Literature. Ed. Ronald H. Horton. Greenville, SC: BJU Press, 2003. 678. Print.