My name (or the name given to me by the whites I worked with) is Crooks. I lived a fortunate life as a child when my father owned the ranch but as an adult I lived a tough life‚ a life of hardship‚ work and oppression. When I was a child I was different‚ not just because of the colour of my skin compared to the children I played with but also because my father was a landowner‚ this was very rare for the time. We had about ten acres in Oklahoma‚ a chicken ranch to be exact. It seemed like just about
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As some of my peers might know‚ geometry is definitely not my favorite subject in math. I have always struggled with geometry‚ especially with memorizing formulas to solve problems such as finding volume‚ surface area and more. I always found formulas to be such a bother and even after learning one and mastering it somewhat‚ I usually ended up forgetting the formula. Fortunately‚ the formulas that I had the most trouble with‚ being volume‚ surface area‚ and area‚ have finally began to stick with
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For a majority of my childhood I thought that Indiana was India and became utterly confused when someone talked about the long journey to the motherland. I knew that I was Indian and that my family was Punjabi Sikh‚ but beyond that I was disconnected and confused about the world and the culture that my parents and ancestors came from. When I was approached with the opportunity of volunteering as a summer camp counselor at the India Community Center‚ I was hesitant at first because I didn’t know how
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As I entered into this world I never truly examined the purpose of music or the reason for its existence. According to the Oxford dictionary‚ music is a vocal or instrumental sound combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form‚ harmony‚ and expressions of emotion. How amazing is that something so simple can be so magnificent that it can even affect us emotionally? As I reflect on the life of my own‚ I am beginning to realize that there is something special about music. What’s amazing about
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The Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin is a story written about the life of Benjamin Franklin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790. What is sad about this is he never had a chance to finish the book because of his passing. It was published unfinished‚ however there are many great things written in the book anyway. Looking to his many virtues‚ we discover Benjamin Franklin to be disciplined
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In the holly quran allah has dictated‚’he will virtuos who will plant more trees.’so from time to time immemorial trees are greatly related to human beings.they are the most important and useful gift of the nature.they provides immense wealth and riches to us.they are delicious and contains vitamins that makes us healthy.they also supply us with goods to build dwelling houses to live a happy and comfortable life.they give us flowers to decorate our house beautifully.they absorb carbon-dy-oxide from
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Catcher in the Rye Holden is like a typical teenager; full of emotions‚ hard to read and unpredictable. In the novel‚ Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger … Throughought the novel‚ Holden shows many different emotions. Help on thesis... At the end of Holden’s journey he is a catcher in the rye. He proves to be a catcher in the rye in many different ways. First‚ Holden proves this by trying to protect the little kid’s innocence while wiping off the swear words that are written in the school. He
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//NAME: MANGUERRA JR‚ WILLIAM E. //INSTRUCTOR: RUBY GLIPONEO //YEAR AND SECTION: II-CpE 1 # include # include # include using namespace std; struct node { int element; node *left; node *right; int height; }; typedef struct node *nodeptr; class avltree { public: void insert(int‚nodeptr &); void del(int‚ nodeptr &); int deletemin(nodeptr &); void find(int‚nodeptr &); nodeptr findmin(nodeptr); nodeptr findmax(nodeptr); void preorder(nodeptr); void inorder(nodeptr); void
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This form was created by Dr. Lisa Fusillo‚ Department Head‚ University of Georgia. El Camino College Dance Appreciation Fall 2011 Semester Concert Critique Paper Guidelines (30 pts.) FALL DANCE CONCERT "Kaleidoscope" Daniel Berney‚ Pam Santelman‚ directors Thursday‚ December 1‚ 2011 at 3 pm Friday/Saturday‚ December 2‚ 3‚ 2011 at 8 pm Sunday‚ December 4‚ 2011 at 3 pm Campus Theatre‚ El Camino College $10/15 Late Papers will be graded down 5pts. for every day late 1. Must
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“Tricia‚ in a pale yellow sundress with frills‚ had hung her arm outside the open window and the fair downy skin was glowing red.” (pg 124) Throughout the story‚ Tricia is portrayed as a character who has a child-like personality. For example‚ she disregards the rules and regulations saying “Silly old rules!” (pg 124) and also left the mosquito stuff because it was too bulky.The colors yellow‚ red and green are used often to set the mood or depict a character’s trait.She “shattered” Ford’s illusion
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