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Throughout the ages
there have been many sages,
all were famous for their contributions
which deserve our utmost adulation's.
Their ideas that prevail among us
have been outlandishly audacious,
from mutually-cognitive existentialism
to the fundamentals of altruism.
But none have rivaled the magic
as well as the timelessly nostalgic
works of Maxine Hong Kingston,
who presents us her world of wanton
insights and conspicuous acumen.
Behold, for a conflagration of heresy
is taking place with unprecedented calamity.
The ever effervescent realm of literature
is fomented by Kingston's pedantic stature.
Her works are obdurate to denotations
yet recalcitrant in their predilections.
Their consonance and cordial postures
cavort in our hearts and minds as caricatures,
yet austerely creeping into us in a contrite
gesture bewildering us with their highest pulchritude.
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Iman Ng
I was born in Hong Kong on June 13th, 1989. Having lived in this Asian metropolis for 13 years and witnessed its transfer of sovereignty from Britain to the PRC, I developed my critical thinking skills about governance and international relations from these life-changing events.
My educational experience is undoubtedly one of the more interesting aspects of my life. I was brought up in a Cantonese-speaking environment and began my formal English instruction in 1996. After 1997, however, my school ceased using English as the medium of instruction and instituted Mandarin as the former's replacement in situ. I did not learn English formally (though I did study English privately for 4 years) until 2001 when I started my 7th Grade education at a Catholic-Jesuit secondary school.
In April 2002 my family decided to immigrate to the United States, after my father had almost lost his job. It was the only choice my family had, given how woeful the economy had been at that time. With great reluctance we left Hong Kong in July 2002, and settled in Rockville, Maryland, USA, where I have been living ever since.
One of my greatest passions is International Politics. I would like to learn more about the human condition and the state of the world today; we are intrinsically born into this Westphalian state system and there's no way to escape it, given how rampant globalization is and how constantly it is affecting our lives on a daily basis.
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nice Odimegwu Onwumere | Dec 17th, 2006
When people go to the beyond, they seem to the eyes of many not to have lived. Nice poem indeed.
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