Racial defacing In Malcolm X’s excerpt My First Conk‚ He describes the process to get a conk. He talks about how his friend will do it for free instead of paying for it. He then goes on to list the items they need to buy to make the “congolene” to make the conk. They need “Red Devil lye‚ two eggs‚ and two medium- sized white potatoes… and a large jar of Vaseline‚ a large bar of soap.” Then the drugstore clerk comments about the Malcolm X getting a conk and Malcolm proudly says “Right!” He later
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The first day of my job Yesterday was 5th of June‚ the first day of the ESL class and the first day of my job‚ what a bad coincident! Anyway after ESL class I went to work. I was familiar with the office and the workers because it was my brother’s office and my sister‚ who I have to sit in her place‚ was working there. I had visited the guy who was responsible of training me before he was amazing but I found him a little bit serious. He started to explain about the program that I had to
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Imagine having the opportunity of getting a $250 scholarship as an eighth grader. Now‚ imagine actually winning it after all the tribulations and hardships that stood in your way. I won that scholarship‚ and I could not believe it! After going through so many trials‚ all the work needed to even qualify for the scholarship‚ and worrying about my competition and how amazing they all were‚ I finally achieved what I had been longing for! Miranda was a former band student. Her parents put together a
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part of my life ever since I joined the Centennial Lakes Little League in 2010. This was my first sport and I had never been on a team before. I had no prior sports skills because I had never played any before this one. The day I walked into the facility for the first time I knew it was just my first day of softball‚ but what I did not know was that it was the first day I would shape my personality and discover my priorities. Being only eleven years old I was not putting much thought into my future
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“The First Day” by Edward P. Jones It’s only natural to keep vivid memories of certain monumental moments in life‚ such as the first day of school‚ for a long time. “The First Day” by Edward P. Jones tells the story of a mother and daughter on the daughter’s first day of school. In the beginning of the story‚ the mother goes to great lengths to prepare her daughter for this important occasion. After the preparation is over‚ she takes her daughter to a particular school before being told that she
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someone told me that my first job would be in the food service‚ I would accuse them of lying. If they told me I would absolutely love it? Impossible‚ I’d say. It will never happen. Yet here I am‚ seven months into my first job at a bagel shop. I now work a job I never thought I would have‚ and it changed me in ways I never thought possible. Looking back‚ I remember the morning of my first day: I started getting ready at eight o’clock. My anxiety rose through the roof as I paced around my room. The same
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Audience: My children Purpose: To inform my child of my experiences of the first day of school Title: How I felt on The First Day of School It can be a strange thing when a memory from the past can remain so clearly in your mind after a considerably long period of time. One of the best examples I can offer would be my first day of Kindergarten. The memories of walking into the school are not so clear. I can vividly remember how I felt when I got inside. I knew everything would be fine
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clock‚ the hands finally read three o’clock‚ the piercing sound of the school bell ringing‚ releasing my classmates and I from our first day of kindergarten. As I step outside the front doors‚ I see the long line of buses‚ which seems to infinitely extend into the distance. “Six”‚ I said to myself over and over‚ “find bus number six.” After walking for what I felt like eternity‚ I finally arrived at my bus. I managed to draw final breath of the heavy emission-polluted air as I looked up at the threatening
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the beach was calling my name‚ and I was shouting right back at it. This was the norm for me in summer 2013. I had it pretty easy for the first sixteen years of my life‚ being able to go out with no responsibilities‚ no worry at all. I found myself lurking around the house until finally deciding to surf away my day with friends. While on the car ride home with my bothersome brother and sister I found myself suddenly finding the urge to become more independent. I needed a job. Learning something
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In this first unit of The First Days of School‚ Harry Wong presents three characteristics of an effective teacher. The three characteristics are: has good classroom management skills‚ teaches for mastery‚ and has positive expectations for student success. The effective teacher exhibits positive expectations for all students. Having positive expectations simply means that the teacher believes in the student and that the student can learn. Students will live up to the expectations you set‚ and
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