Kyon Essays

  • My Reflections on Writing a Novel

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    procrastination got the better of me, and it overtook many others as well. Writing a novel was much more challenging than expected. I figured that I could get this done within a week, but I soon understood that this was not easy. The sarcastic, yet understanding Kyon gets to understand the hard-headed, eccentric Haruhi. A simple task to write about, am I not right? However, I also had to keep in mind the side chara...

  • History of Taekwondo

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    Before I get into the history of Taekwondo, I would like to define what it means. I read the definition from many books and the one that I like best comes from the book Comprehensive Asian Fighting Arts written by Donn F. Draeger and Robert W. Smith. "Taekwondo is an empty-hand combat form that entails the use of the whole body. Tae means "to Kick" or "Smash with the feet," Kwon implies "punching" or "destroying with the hand or fist," and Do means "way" or "method." Taekwondo thus, is the technique

  • Telugu Speakers of English and the Influence of Mother Tongue on Their Comprehensibility

    1962 Words  | 4 Pages

    English in India is taught and learned as a second language. The significance of the ability to speak or write English has notably increased in the 20th century. English has become the de facto standard in India not because it has been approved by any ‘standards’ organization but because it is extensively used by many information and technology industries which are acknowledged as being standard. All learners make errors in the process of learning English. It is inevitable that they make mistakes

  • Psycho-social Benefits of Taekwondo

    885 Words  | 2 Pages

    Introduction Taekwondo is a martial art which means the art of hand and foot fighting.It came from its ancestral form Tae Kyon, and has developed widely over the generations.Taekwondo has many benefits to an individual who is training, for it helps a lot in their life.It is more of a way of life because within the training, the individual is able to seek his true self. Self defense had been already a natural instinct and a part of daily life when man learned to protect himself. The history

  • Learning to Fight

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    I was the oldest of two boys which means I didn’t have a big brother to call on if I got into trouble with other guys in the neighborhood that were bigger, but my brother had me and the guys he wanted me to whip in most cases had bigger brother’s. Which most of the times were already looking for me because of what he had said I would do to them for picking on my little brother? Now that I think about it not wanting to be considered a coward I guess I fought subconsciously knowing it was better