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VILMA When she speaks, one can determine that she has sense and depth. She exudes a certain charm and command. One already knows by the way she stands and speaks that she means business. She takes things seriously, her studies, the task given to her and also the responsibilities she performs without the teachers telling her. She leads her class pretty well in a manner well-disciplined sometimes her classmates mistaken it for authoritarianism. Yes, she has this authority which her classmates and other students don't have. She is about 20 or 21. She was old for a high school student but she's way too young to carry all the burden of her family. At a very young age she has to leave her family in the province to work as a housemaid in one of the rich families here in Metro Manila. She juggles her work with her studies and never complains. She's seldom absent in her classes and she never used her work as an excuse for not attending class. She's always prepared for...

Here Alan Emrich expounded some more of the essay of the same title by his former teacher Jack W. Schlatter. Jack W. Schlatter was the author of "Eternal Gift" which I gave as a reading lesson to my students. There is a Latin proverb that states: " he who teaches learns " ( qui docet discit ). Because I am a teacher, I have learned the following: I have learned the true nobility of this profession and that I am the most fortunate of all who labor. I have learned to be many people in many places. I am Emperor Charlemagne championing the principles of public education. I am Socrates exciting the youth of Athens to discover new ideas by asking them probing questions. I am Herodotus, Aesop, and Hans Christian Andersen revealing truth through countless stories. I am Anne Sullivan tapping out the secrets of the universe into the outstretched hand of Helen Keller. The names of those who have practiced my profession ring out as a Hall of Fa...

Florence Blooming, a flower "Latin" Sensitive, friendly and kind you look for peace and beauty in your environment and relationships. People like to be around you because of your charm and generosity and because you always generate a happy atmosphere. You have a fairly traditional approach to life and have a strong attachment to home, family and loved ones. With your creative imagination you have potential to be successful in the the arts. Tags: name meaning