Long time ago, near the town of Padang, the mouth of Batang Arau River, West Sumatera there once was a small village. The harbor was crowded by large ships as well as sailing vessels from all parts of the world.
Among the families, there lived a fisherman, his wife and a son called Malin Kundang. He was a little bit active. One day, when he was playing, he fell and wounded his forehead. He left a scar that clearly marked him. Even when he has grown up into a young man, the scar could plainly be seen
He finally grew up into a skillful young man that was able to help his mother. Every day, he always helps his mother to earn some money. However, as they were only fisherman’s helper, they still lived in poverty but Malin’s mother loved her son very much and tried to provide for him the best she could. One beautiful morning, Malin saw a big ship docked in the beach near his house, he was amazed to see that ship and asked his mother a permission to go abroad and to make his fortune.
“Mom, what if I sail overseas to make my fortune, can I ?” asked Malin Kundang.
“ No, don’t leave, I wouldn’t be able to live without you, Nak!” cried his mother.
However, Malin Kundang had made up his mind. “But Mom, if I don’t go, I’ll always be a poor man. I want to be a successful person!, Mom” urged Malin kundang.
With heavy heart, her mom replied, “If you really want to go, I will not stop you. I could only pray to God, for you to gain success in life,” “But promise me, that one day you will come back here, your hometown”
On the next morning, Malin was ready to go with the rich ship’s crew. It was really hard for his mother to see his only son leaving her. Her tears flowed on her cheek when she was accompanying Malin Kundang to enter the ship...
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...specially our mother who has raised us up and took care of us.
Source:
http://englishnadine.blogspot.com/2013/01/malin-kundang-folklore.html http://folktalesnusantara.blogspot.com/2012/02/story-of-malin-kundang.html#!/2012/02/story-of-malin-kundang.html bible verse:
Exodus 21:17
“Whoever curses his father or his mother shall be put to death
Exodus 20:12
“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
Works Cited
http://englishnadine.blogspot.com/2013/01/malin-kundang-folklore.html http://folktalesnusantara.blogspot.com/2012/02/story-of-malin-kundang.html#!/2012/02/story-of-malin-kundang.html Exodus 21:17
“Whoever curses his father or his mother shall be put to death
Exodus 20:12
“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
“I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” As Americans, we say this to honor our state and because we are proud of what we as a citizen of America have done to make it the America that is today. Americans weren’t the only ones that helped; veterans were a big part of the success that made our country the America that I believe in.
The story describes the protagonist who is coming of age as torn between the two worlds which he loves equally, represented by his mother and his father. He is now mature and is reflecting on his life and the difficulty of his childhood as a fisherman. Despite becoming a university professor and achieving his father’s dream, he feels lonely and regretful since, “No one waits at the base of the stairs and no boat rides restlessly in the waters of the pier” (MacLeod 261). Like his father, the narrator thinks about what his life could have been like if he had chosen another path. Now, with the wisdom and experience that comes from aging and the passing of time, he is trying to make sense of his own life and accept that he could not please everyone. The turmoil in his mind makes the narrator say, “I wished that the two things I loved so dearly did not exclude each other in a manner that was so blunt and too clear” (MacLeod 273). Once a decision is made, it is sometimes better to leave the past and focus on the present and future. The memories of the narrator’s family, the boat and the rural community in which he spent the beginning of his life made the narrator the person who he is today, but it is just a part of him, and should not consume his present.
Her face was priceless; Her happiness was my source of happiness at the moment. I came home to my parents in the living room and decided to approach them with my decision, as I did to tell them I would like to apply to University of South Carolina - Upstate as well; they were just as happy as Kaylee. I have a very close-knit family and they were exited I would consider a school only 30 miles away from home. My mother said in Arabic “Just think, you can still come home to a good meal whenever you desire”. I know I would be homesick if I was too far away. As the youngest of 3 sons and the last one at home, my parents depend on me to help around the house and with some communication or translation as needed. My parents are Egyptian and I have always been there when they needed me. Also, George and Androu (2 older brothers) graduated from University of South Carolina – Columbia so I knew my parents would approve and support the decision of mine, just to gradually see me end up like my brothers as George is now a pharmacist, and Androu a computer engineer in California, both seemed to make it out
"I pledge allegiance to my flag and the republic for which it stands, one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
“She did not know- no one knew- how proud I had been to serve him and to stick to our terms.”
"My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America" (491). This ideology inspired Jing-mei’s mother to work hard to create a better life for herself and her family in a new country. The search of the American dream exerts a powerful influence on new arrivals in the United States. However, realizing that they may not achieve the dream of material success and social acceptance, parents tend to transfer that burden to their children. It is a burden where dreams usually fall short of expectations.
Around the crown: "Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, good will toward men - Luke, chapter II, verse 14."
that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
Allos was a young boy from a little province of Binalonan located on the central part of the island of Luzon in the Philippines. He lived with his dad, who farms on their own land, which is the primary source of their living. His mom, living in the town, selling goods in the market. They were among the peasants who worked very hard for the rich landlords just to feed their family. When his brother Leon came back form a war in Europe, he met a girl from another town who he liked. They got engaged and married. There was a tradition during those days that if the girl wasn’t a virgin, the man would have to return her to their village. And when the people found out that the girl deceived Leon, they tied them on a tree and started beating them. Allos’ dad stopped them and when it was over, Leon left the town with his bride and started a new life. Amado, the youngest of his four brothers, who was attending grade school in town living with his mother and their baby sister. His father brought him to the village to help them on their farming. His other brother, Luciano was on camp serving the United States. They all worked so hard for his brother Macario, who was attending high school at the province capital. They needed money for Macario’s education so his father sold a hectare of their four-hectare land. When they needed more, they sold more land. They gave up almost everything they owned just to make their son Macario go to school. One day when his father and his brother Amado were farming, Amado started beating up the carabao. His father stopped him and Amado told his father that he couldn’t live like this anymore. So he ran away from home, leaving Allos as his father’s only helper on the farm. When his brother Macario went home to visit, Allos was speechless. He’s not used to see an educated man. He dressed formal, talked and acted like a real gentleman. When they all gathered on house, Macario said that he needed more money to finish three more months of school. But the money wasn’t enough for three months. So their father decided that they will sell the remaining hectare of their land telling his son not to worry at all.
I could just as easily have recited the Lord’s Prayer, which I also knew by heart, though my church attendance was sporadic. Or I could have led them through “Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night,” but it never seemed to fit the day’s events. So every day, I pledged allegiance to the flag. Their flag. Amen.
“Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans—born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage—and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this Nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world.
...cate -- we cannot consecrate -- we cannot hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work, which they who fought here have thus far so nobly, advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
The Lord's Prayer Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.
Nonetheless, this really is a tale of compelling love between the boy and his father. The actions of the boy throughout the story indicate that he really does love his father and seems very torn between his mother expectations and his father’s light heartedness. Many adults and children know this family circumstance so well that one can easily see the characters’ identities without the author even giving the boy and his father a name. Even without other surrounding verification of their lives, the plot, characters, and narrative have meshed together quite well.
not to go and fight in war, with a strong emphasis by the use of