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the story which i am f...NURUL HAKIMIN AZIZI 146008<br /><br />the story which i am fond about in using nice and interesting symbols is Hills Like WHite ELephant by Ernest Hemingway. by looking at the title without reading the story, we will be curious and wondering what the hills have to do with elephants. and that too, with a white elephants! the thing is, when you proceed your reading, you will find that the white elephant is actually referring to the baby in the woman's womb. white elephant can be transcribed as pure, innocent and also rare. this is the same with the baby. the couple was so used of being happy and enjoying their life every moment. it was a rare thing,for they to have to confront a very crucial matters that need to be look at closely as it will affect their relationships. its also important to look at the name of the characters. the name of the baby's father is not mentioned in the story but only be referred to as the American. which i think correlates with the fact that man only see things in general and as a whole. while the woman is named as Jig that brings the meaning of any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping. this is shown in the woman's uncertainty in making the decision of whether or not she should keep the baby.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16024569580717514606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496183699047770514.post-87434320389179973232009-09-16T19:33:07.971-07:002009-09-16T19:33:07.971-07:00Well, i like the Hills like White Elephants. The a...Well, i like the Hills like White Elephants. The author in my opinion has impressively used symbolism to increase the story's strength by leaving powerful impacts on the readers through the symbols. Firstly, the title of the story itself resembles the unborn child of Jig and the American guy. 'Expensive', that it presence in future lives of the couple could determine the longetivity of their relationship while 'rare' as how it's been viewed by Jig, a might once-in-lifetime experience. Furthermore, I can see clearly that the American man does not take the unborn child as important as Jig does. Secondly, i think that the author purposely refuse to name the male character because he wanted to let people acknowledged of common American male traits who lack interest in commitment. These i think are the points why i think effective symbols are used in the short story. Symbolism is cool and good author one is if s/he can use that literary component.<br /><br />MOHD ASYRAF BIN MOHD FAUZI 146086.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404810717200199512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496183699047770514.post-27275144547759350342009-09-09T07:37:13.825-07:002009-09-09T07:37:13.825-07:00for me, symbolism is a must for every literary wor...for me, symbolism is a must for every literary work especially short story. this is because with symbolism, the author can make the story become more interesting to be read.the symbolism can make the reader think for a moment. this is because they tend to interpret the meaning behind the symbol that been used by the author.<br />as example, take a look at the short story entitle "the Storm". the title it self work as symbol. in you read the story, the storm will give a lot of meaning based on how you look at the story. this is a good example of how the author can play with the mind of the reader with just simple symbolism.Bob Ziqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09820583583301731770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496183699047770514.post-22654840000011275352009-09-09T00:28:43.926-07:002009-09-09T00:28:43.926-07:00For me, symbolism can be interpreted as hidden mea...For me, symbolism can be interpreted as hidden meanings in the story. It helps convey the meaning of the story because a story rarely means something as simple as its plot line. As I go through, in most of the short stories, the writer emphasis an object as a symbol. For example, in John Steinbeck’s short story, ‘The Chrysanthemums’ he uses the flower to symbolize his main character’s thoughts and ideas, Elisa. The symbol tells the reader how little her husband interest on her chrysanthemums/herself. As shown here, Elisa does not feel appreciated by her husband and so she takes care of her chrysanthemums. The chrysanthemums are a beautiful flower and it is the symbols of how beautiful she really is. Early in the story, the writer uses little symbolic phrases to let the reader know that t<br />Suraya: to let the reader know that the chrysanthemums are an extension of Elisa.<br /><br />Because of the symbol is an essential part of a great story, without it the story will not be as interesting as they are. It will come to the readers very straight forward. The reader might get bored while reading. The symbol also gives the reader more to think about. So, it will increase the curiosity in the reader’s mind as they read the story.<br /><br />Siti Suraya Nordin<br />B. Ed TESL (EDU 3214)<br />150157Suraya Nordinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03537582907700907326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496183699047770514.post-90489256268298166232009-09-08T23:14:12.860-07:002009-09-08T23:14:12.860-07:00Nurul Izzati binti Zakaria
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For me, ‘Hills L...Nurul Izzati binti Zakaria<br />147313<br />For me, ‘Hills Like White Elephant’ by Ernest Hemingway is a story that is full of symbolism. From the title itself, we can already sense that this story is must be about purity and clean soul. The baby symbolize Jig’s hope of having a new way of life, that is to become a mother. She sees the hills as something that is beautiful and pleasant. In contrast, the Amerian man does not sees the hills as something that is good but instead, he sees it as an obstacles to his life. Other symbolic features is the train station which symbolize choices and decision. They both need to make their choice and once the choice has been made, there is absolutely no turning back . They have to bear with it and the consequences, just like the train that left the station, there’s no turning back. The differences of opinion and view between man and woman may also become one of the major theme. Hemingway style of writing that are full of symbols, is something that is very unique and creative and that differ him the most from other writer.anishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14219574544239204556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496183699047770514.post-81557829385581649992009-09-07T21:44:03.531-07:002009-09-07T21:44:03.531-07:00The short story Young Goodman Brown has used a lot...The short story Young Goodman Brown has used a lot of symbols for the whole story. The title itself shows what the story is about. It is about a Young Goodman Brown, which symbolized a young goodman that has to face the bad and darkness things that are contradicts from his character. The name of the character in the story symbolized the characteristic of the people involved. For example, Faith represents a purity person which is goodman wife and she was convincing brown to have a faith in order to get into the dark forest alone. The setting also shows the bad side of the stories which is place in a forest where goodman brown has to face all the obstacle there.<br /><br />ASNIRA BINTI MOHAMAD ASRI <br />146258<br />LHE 3250anishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14219574544239204556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496183699047770514.post-17445434637562212782009-09-07T21:37:29.879-07:002009-09-07T21:37:29.879-07:00Symbols help to enrich a story. It helps to give m...Symbols help to enrich a story. It helps to give more clues on what the author is trying to convey. A symbol could represent one meaning or a few meanings. Symbols sometimes are use in an aspect of the story like the character, the setting, or objects. But, there are also stories that are actually based on symbols.<br />One example is Young Goodman Brown. In this story, symbols could be seen in many aspects. The first symbol that is obviously seen is the names of the characters. Goodman Brown for an example is the symbol of the characteristic of the character. He is portraying to be a good person that has simple and positive thinking, but later into more darker and negative minded. His wife name Faith is also a symbol that shows the issue of the story which is a person faith. The setting of the story which takes place in a dark jungle is a symbol of uncertainty, dark, and evil. Symbols can also come in the shape of daily objects. For an example the snake likes staff. It represents danger, evil and how the person that holds it should not be trust as that person like snake is slippery and a forked tongue which means he is a liar.<br />Those are just a few examples of symbols in Young Goodman Brown. Symbols truly enrich a story. It guides the reader what to think.<br /><br />RAJA AQILA RAJA ALI<br />148661<br />LHE 3250blue_foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01509232910866427696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496183699047770514.post-70063899718736722152009-09-07T18:59:21.184-07:002009-09-07T18:59:21.184-07:00Symbolism to me is one of the interesting elements...Symbolism to me is one of the interesting elements in short stories as it helps me as the reader to ponder on the author’s intention towards writing a particular story. for instance, Hills like White Elephant by Ernest Hemingway portray quite a lot of symbolism elements such as the character by the name Jig herself which supposed to mean a type of quick dance and it should symbolize a exciting movement and emotion but the irony is that she is emotionally unstable and unhappy with her life. Besides the character, the title itself symbolizes the hills as Jig’s baby in her stomach which is growing bigger day by day but is expressed as a white elephant which means the unwanted thing. Therefore, symbolism is needed in a particular story so that it will be more meaningful and make the story becomes more interesting to be read. <br /><br />NUR ANIS BINTI MOHD ROHAIMI<br />146395<br />LHE 3250anishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14219574544239204556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496183699047770514.post-23809632306479183892009-09-07T07:35:40.087-07:002009-09-07T07:35:40.087-07:00Symbolism basically is a symbol explaining somethi...Symbolism basically is a symbol explaining something. Without symbolism stories will be lame and not really intersting for reader. Symbolism completes the stories. It helps author to express his/her feelings and thoughts in an artistic way, so the stories become fascinating and lovely to read or listen. Further more if stories are told or written without any symbolism, reader most probably not excited in the stream of story. With the symbols in the stories adds to the readers interest by making us re-evaluate and rethink what we are reading. We are human being and created with the feature of reflection. We suppose to reflect with our surrounding and our knowledge. It makes things valuable and meaning full. For the symbolism, we need to rethink and try to extract some meaning why things are like that. It will make story meaning full and enjoyable. For instance Rose for Emily. It was a nice story with its symbolism. Even the title of the story was symbolic itself. The rose symbolise her love, precious one in her life. The Grierson house is used to symbolize Miss Emily's physical attributes. In its leading, the Grierson house is described as "white, decorated with cupolas and spires and scrolled balconies in the heavily lightsome style of the seventies". This description suggests that the house was built not only for function, but also to impress and engage the attention of the other townspeople. There are many symbols that direct you to believe Miss Emily is still living in her post bellum era when she was in her prime with her father. She will not allow the town to put a house number on her home for the free postal service. <br /><br />145887mehmetmehmet bayramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10665768288323255748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496183699047770514.post-5129830166609755212009-09-06T11:49:21.383-07:002009-09-06T11:49:21.383-07:00In a story, a good writer usually provides symboli...In a story, a good writer usually provides symbolisms for us to think of what is behind the sory. a story without symbolism maybe will do but it is not rich because as a reader, symbolism is always something specail for us to think about. A scene in a story will be more effective and interesting if we realize that the symbol is there, to provide us with something different, something particular that will affect the reader to go on with the story. I think in a story, symbolism is crucial in passionising (is this word even exist?by the you know te meaning of it =p)the reader throughout the story.Without it, for me a story might be interesting but a bit empty, by the absence of symbols to fill it up.Ubi Keledekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444422392168139001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496183699047770514.post-5174841260413657972009-09-06T08:42:15.249-07:002009-09-06T08:42:15.249-07:00LEE SUE YEN
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Symbolism(s) can be very inte...LEE SUE YEN<br />150151<br /><br /><br />Symbolism(s) can be very interesting aspects in any story. They bring out the essence of a story and at the same time may be put forth to convey a certain message to readers. <br /><br />I would like to particularly bring to attention the short story "A Clean, Well-lighted Place" by Ernest Hemingway. It is remarkable how such a short, simple story, set in a humble Spanish cafe could bring about such profound meaning in its message to readers; only through the characters. I believe The "Old Man" in this story is used as a symbol. He represents all the aging, lonely people of this world who yearns for love and solitude in their old age. Besides, notice that the "old man" is not given a name. I think this is done purposefully so everyone and anyone could actually relate to the plight of the "old man." <br />It is interesting to note that in "A Clean, Well-lighted Place", the writer tends to use his characters as symbolism. Just as the "old man" symbolizes the elderly people, "the young waiter" and "the old waiter" are both very significant symbols in this story as well. <br />These symbols enrich a simple story. When I first read "A Clean, Well-lighted Place", I did not think much about the characters. Therefore, i could not see the significance of such a story and wondered why the writer would take time to depict such a setting for a story. After much thought, i finally realised that the characters do symbolize something. It is through this realisation that this short story suddenly became alive and meaningful to me. I felt really touched as I draw connections between the symbols (characters) and the stark reality of life.<br />Truly, symbols could bring about a refreshing difference to an otherwise "not-so-meaningful" story. However, I think a story could do without symbols, but that would make it less challenging, less interesting and not to mention less meaningful. Nevertheless, symbols, in my opinion are very subjective aspects. Different individuals could pick up different symbols in a story that they read, depending on how they were to relate it. A simple "window" as in the "Open Window" by Saki may mean "sight or clarity" to some, but to others that "window" might simply be just a window. Therefore, a story might or might not have a symbol, it is what us readers make of it - that makes the story meaningful to us.c h r i s t i n 3*https://www.blogger.com/profile/00481251359831069461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496183699047770514.post-20367882408994626342009-09-06T08:37:20.211-07:002009-09-06T08:37:20.211-07:00well, a story is made based on the literary elemen...well, a story is made based on the literary elements and of course, a story does not stand by itself. it has to be some elements in there and what makes that story burst and capture readers' attention.<br /><br />when one of the literary elements is concerned, i think, it has to be the crucial part and i chose symbolism as a vital part in one's story.<br /><br />throughout the story itself, symbolism is important as it takes the whole picture to give the subtle understanding to the story line.<br /><br />as in the story "The Storm", it is very obvious that the author uses a lot of symbolism elements in that story. the storm itself, symbolises the passion between Calixta and Alcee.<br /><br />besides, the setting also can be as symbolic as it would, if the story is nicely written and it has whatever it takes.<br /><br />in short, symbolism is rather important and it needs to be translated to see what exactly what it means. thank you.<br /><br />fahmi fahrruzi<br />150171Arcryliss Chrystallitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245660886032293664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496183699047770514.post-29245320745993597992009-09-06T08:07:45.566-07:002009-09-06T08:07:45.566-07:00ZAINULARIFFIN BIN SHAFIE
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B.Ed TESL IPGM KTI...ZAINULARIFFIN BIN SHAFIE<br />150189<br />B.Ed TESL IPGM KTI-UPM<br /><br />Writers, in literature, explore their creativity in expressing meaning to make sense in their reader's minds. For example, in John Steinback's "The chrysanthemum", the chysanthemum itself symbolises beauty which Elisa Allen appreciates. Her husband, Henry opposes the idea that he likes practical thing more than beautiful things. This can be seen when Henry says to Elisa that it would be great if she can grow apples in the orchard like she grow the flowers. Obviously, this shows that Henry does not appreciate beauty as much as Elisa. The writer, John Steinback makes use of the issue of beauty versus practicality successfully throughout the story.Zariff Rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09203598064961414574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496183699047770514.post-71132639972294076542009-09-06T08:06:18.964-07:002009-09-06T08:06:18.964-07:00Sometimes,in a short story,symbolism plays an impo...Sometimes,in a short story,symbolism plays an important role to convey its meaning and message and the author also has the attention to capture the readers' attention by putting the symbols.The author may use object,person,action or image to share his thought and mood to the readers.With the reference to a story "A Rose For Emily" by William Faulkner,the title itself gives us some idea that the use of rose is an example of symbolism.Rose normally can be seen as love but at the same time,to the certain extend it can be seen as death likewise in this short story.To Emily,rose represents love by her father only and a tribute to a dead person.Rose can grow continously but at the end,it will fade and there is no sparks anymore.In conclusion,symbolism can bring us some excitement and joy while reading a short story.<br /><br />NUR AQILAH BT AHMAD<br />150155Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08294557316202228546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496183699047770514.post-7853067307276688072009-09-06T07:27:56.670-07:002009-09-06T07:27:56.670-07:00Mohd Ishan Bin Mohd Sharin
150184/B.Ed Tesl Twinni...Mohd Ishan Bin Mohd Sharin<br />150184/B.Ed Tesl Twinning Program<br /><br />Symbolism played an important role in the development of story. This element of literature is used to give significance to certain people or objects, which represent some other figure. “The Storm” written by Kate Chopin is an example of use of symbolism in the story. At first, before I read this story, I assume that this story is about the weather which it could bring a disaster to certain character. In contrast, in this story, it is not only about the weather but also the feelings of the character, Calixta. While waiting for her husband, Bobinot and her son, Bibi at home as they were caught in a storm at the store, at the same time, Alcee appeared to find the refuge at her home from the downpour. As the storm happened, Alcee and Calixta were sensually making love with each other. She became a selfish person as she followed her sexual desire to make love with Alcee and did not think of her family as main important thing in her life. As the storm passed, she seemed excused from her unfaithfulness. It seemed to all be washed away with the storm.<br /><br />Well, in my opinion, if the writer does not include the symbolism in the story, of course, the story will not become an interesting one as symbolism is one of an important element in the literature.mimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145925653935743909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496183699047770514.post-48122431390287473492009-09-06T07:25:33.156-07:002009-09-06T07:25:33.156-07:00Symbolism....i think an interesting story is halfl...Symbolism....i think an interesting story is halfly depends on the element of symbolism. symbolism plays as an important element in making a story more meaningful. it is also used to refer to a particular group or gender. for example in the story chrysanthemum, flower represent the main character in the story that is a women. symbolism will make a story more interesting as the reader will interpret it with their interpretation and it is not wrong as the interpretation does make sense. <br /><br />ikram muzakkir <br />150139Hasif Izzathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04194513917169053226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496183699047770514.post-5251232889933787322009-09-06T07:22:37.678-07:002009-09-06T07:22:37.678-07:00Symbols can portray the messages that the author w...Symbols can portray the messages that the author wants to convey. In Lord Of The Flies by William Golding, he uses a number of themes to represent a number of idea. The most interesting symbol in the story is the beast. It represents the dark side of men. The beast is not an animal on the loose, but it is hidden in each boy psyche. The beast leads them to be more savage-like. That is why Simon was killed because they thought Simon was the beast. However, the truth is Simon was killed because the boys were caught up in mob behavior and enjoyed the thrill of the ‘hunt’. Lot of the flies surrounds the beast, and this I symbol of a rotting society. There are no more good moral values among the group except for Ralph and Piggy. Therefore these symbols make the story more interesting and meaningful and they help to put the themes across clearly.f4hmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505716093247103771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496183699047770514.post-81713529468793003982009-09-06T07:17:12.468-07:002009-09-06T07:17:12.468-07:00I was really glad when I discovered that symbolism...I was really glad when I discovered that symbolism is the topic for this week. It is because symbolism is one of the most interesting elements in literature components. Symbols in short stories as in other areas of life, refers to the use if a specific object to stand for one or more abstract ideas.<br /><br />I have read a short story entitled, “Young Goodman Brown”, and I can’t help but to notice that there are many symbols in the short story. The names of the first two characters introduced in the story, Young Goodman Brown and his wife Faith, are both symbolic. The title “Young Goodman” shows that Brown is actually a young adult with good personalities while “Faith”, is used as the name of his wife and also to show how Brown clings to his faith about the world.<br /><br />To sum up, symbols are used to increase our awareness or deepen our understanding and if we are able to view the symbols from different perspectives, we can understand how and why people perceive things differently, thus enabling us to accept the difference between us humans.<br /><br />Muhamad Hud bin Muhammed<br />147270<br />B. Ed. TESLde la rucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544743854240729834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496183699047770514.post-2267459650765497382009-09-06T07:15:10.051-07:002009-09-06T07:15:10.051-07:00In my opinion, symbolism in the short story is use...In my opinion, symbolism in the short story is used to provide the meaning of what the authors described about something in the story. As an example in the short story 'The Storm' written by Kate Chopin, throughout the whole story, the characters Alcee, Bobinot, Calixta, Bibi, and Clarisse all without knowing it, symbolize different parts of this rather complicated piece of work. The beginning line states “ the leaves were so still that even Bibi thought it was going to rain.” Still leaves may represent the still, uninterrupted lifestyle and marriage of Bobinot and Calixta. As we can see throughout the example above, symbolism is an important literary element because it can help the reader to know more what is going on in the story.<br /><br />Mohd Hasif Izzat<br />150183Hasif Izzathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04194513917169053226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496183699047770514.post-11252530376801291362009-09-06T07:14:14.708-07:002009-09-06T07:14:14.708-07:00Using symbols is one way to convey messages to the...Using symbols is one way to convey messages to the readers. Symbols cannot be interpreted just by the words used. We must think the significant of the symbols to the context in the short story. In “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding, there are lots of symbols being used. This is one of the stories that I read during my foundation years. William Golding uses ‘Piggy’s glasses’ (one of the character in the story) to represents the intellectual and intelligence of a society. Besides that, he also uses ‘the conch’ to symbolize an organization and at the same time represents the theme in the story which is ‘the essential of unity in a society.’ From my opinion, without the symbols, the story will be not interesting enough to be read. <br />Wan Mohd Najat Bin Wan Nawang<br />150148wearesandwicheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12216523981168143715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496183699047770514.post-15645687946412349092009-09-06T07:12:58.504-07:002009-09-06T07:12:58.504-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.de la rucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544743854240729834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496183699047770514.post-61177879638739829302009-09-06T07:00:51.116-07:002009-09-06T07:00:51.116-07:00i personally like the idea of having symbolism in ...i personally like the idea of having symbolism in stories or poems. it is because the readers will has to think a little what is the meaning of symbols and this will increase the anxiety among the readers about the literary works. As for me,i choose a story that we had learnt during our lower form of secondary school which is "Of Bunga Telor and Bally Shoes" by Che Husna Azhari. the objects that have symbolized in this story are the bunga telor and the Bally shoes (related to the title of the story). Bunga telor in this story represent the Malay custom which is very important to Jamal's family during the wedding. once, Jamal had decided to replace bunga telor with the Hacks but his family totally disagree and threaten to call off the wedding. it shows how they want the custom to carry on. beside that, the Bally shoes also symbolized something. Bally shoes is well known for its prestigious, high class and so on. however, Jamal was not clever to sell the shoes at a very low price. it was sold just to cover the amount of money needed to buy the bunga telor.<br />as a whole, "of Bunga Telor and Bally shoes" symbolizes the important of custom to the family.<br /><br />mohd faiz bin mohd noor<br />150141bushidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15351010994006139499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496183699047770514.post-62705674819502970802009-09-06T06:24:59.553-07:002009-09-06T06:24:59.553-07:00I will explain this topic based on short story Hil...I will explain this topic based on short story Hills Like White Elephant by Ernest Hemingway. This story relies on symbolism to carry the theme of either choosing to live selfishly and dealing with the results, or choosing a more difficult and selfless path and reveling in the rewards. The hills symbolize two different decisions that the pregnant girl in our story is faced with. Both hills are completely opposite of each other, and each "hill" or decision has a consequence that is just as different as the appearance of the hills. The writer uses drinking, the hillsides, and a railroad track between the two hills to help convey his theme. The beer in this story is used to represent the couple's usual recreational activity to that they do together. Their recreational activity bothers the girl because "that's all [they] do … look at things and try new drinks." This gives the reader some suspicion that the girl has grown tired of doing the same things over and over again and would like to do something different, like getting married and starting a family instead of goofing off all the time. She wants to stop behaving like an adolescent girl and become a woman. These desires and feelings show that the girl is ready and desiring a change, however her male partner doesn't seem at all interested in changing his ways. <br /><br />In my own opinion, the story portrays that there is really no abortion process being committed because the girl realizes that she couldn’t have everything when the abortion is done.<br /><br /><br />Ahmad Zakwan Johan<br />150169Mr Zakwan Johanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07098793569971554031noreply@blogger.com