the world‚ who are looking for a new home. These refugees have thousands of things in common with one another when they are going into their new lives‚ or‚ when their lives are turning “inside out and back again.” This is a representation of what all they have in common. In the book‚ “Inside Out and Back Again”‚ Ha‚ a ten year old girl‚ becomes a refugee due to the Vietnam War. Her entire family leaves their home‚ fleeing on a large ship with thousands of others on board. Once they all reach their
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American artist‚ is well known for her use of bright colors and oddly shaped canvases. In her abstract painting “Back on Earth” dated 1981‚ Murray used oil paint as her medium; her support was 2 irregularly shaped canvases that were fit together for an overall painting. The dimensions of the painting are 120.5 inches by 135 inches. The first thing that one notices when looking at “Back on Earth” is the actual shape of the canvases. Elizabeth Murray managed to balance out two opposites – a blue canvas
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It was August of 2015 and I no friends‚ no hope‚ and I had been out of school for six months. I only had a month left of the summer to decide if I wanted to go back to school.The decision was very difficult because I had to work‚I had been badly bullied at my old school‚ and I had chronic mental illness that was holding me back. For most people they would’ve stayed a drop out but I decided to persevere. Despite my fears I went to a new school with only two weeks left of the summer. Every day
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Analysis of "My Back Pages" "My Back Pages" Bob Dylan My guard stood hard When abstract threats Too noble to neglect Deceived me into thinking I had something to protect Good and bad I define these terms Quite clear‚ no doubt somehow Ah‚ but I was so much older then I’m younger than that now. "My Back pages" by Bob Dylan can be interpreted in any number of ways by any number of people for such is the beauty and artistry of his work. It possesses this quality which allows it to reach out
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Refugees are some of the strongest people in the world‚ but why? Some may say it’s because they have gone through a lot to get to where they are‚ others may say it’s because they have hope. The answer is all of that. In one book “Inside Out and Back Again” by Thanna Lai‚ we have a Vietnamese family in Saigon as war breaks out. The book is very descriptive on what a family has to go through during those tough times. The main character‚ named Ha‚ is an only girl in a family of 3 older brothers and
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If I Could Go Back In Time Well‚ this is my true story and my true experience. If I could go back in time‚ I really want to go back when I was a little girl and 10 years old‚ 8 years ago. With a happiness in my life at that time‚ when I still have my complete parents‚ my beloved mother and my beloved father. I was born in Balikpapan‚ Kalimantan Timur and grow up in Balikpapan. In march 2008‚ suddenly my father got sick‚ he said that his neck was painful. My mother asked him to go to the hospital
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enjoyed victories of my basketball‚ soccer teams and progress in my swimming team. Unfortunately‚ I have to leave them and come to VA. If I could go back to 2017 and re-enjoy these wonderful moments. I would go back to see these wonderful moments again. If I could go to the year 2017‚ the first thing is going back to school. I want to go back to see all my teachers‚ beautiful music of the orchestra‚ and my bus friends. First‚ I want to visit my excellent fifth grade teacher‚ Mrs. Katerman‚
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Barack Obama: Back to School The President of America‚ Barack Obama held the speech named “Back to School” at Wakefield High School in Virginia on September 8th‚ 2009. The speech concerns the importance and prominence of education and good will‚ and encourages the students to do their best in school. This paper includes an analysis and interpretation of the speech’s main points‚ followed by a rhetorical analysis. One of the main statements in the speech is the declaration of how education
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Bringing Back the Woolly Mammoth‚ and Maybe More? When hearing the word extinct‚ the first thing that tends to pop into everyone’s head is dinosaurs. The common belief is that in order to see these amazing creatures and other extinct animals such as the woolly mammoth and the dodo bird‚ we watch movies such as Jurassic Park and Ice Age‚ and for a more personal connection with these creatures‚ we go to theme parks or amusement parks and museums for a glimpse of what these incredible creatures
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about when slavery started‚ when it ended‚ and anything that happened in between? I wrote this report on American slave history to inform you of things such as this. In this essay‚ I will tell you answers to questions such as‚ "why didn’t slaves fight back?" "who was the first slave?" and "how were slaves treated?" Slaves-to-be entered America on August 20th‚ 1619 in Jamestown‚ Virginia. An English warship that pulled into harbor imported slaves to Jamestown. There were twenty or so slaves aboard the
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