This is sometimes a very good thing – it may win you that extra minute of someone’s attention. But with some people‚ the same things can make you an island – not a tropical paradise but an Alcatraz‚ a place nobody wants to visit. As a Puerto Rican girl living in the United States and wanting like most children to “belong‚” I resented the stereotype that my Hispanic appearance called forth from many people I met. Growing up in a large urban center in New Jersey during the 1960s‚ I suffered from
Free United States English language Puerto Rico
thought to my self‚ no biggie. As Ms. Foster walked around the class to answer questions we might have concerning our transcripts. All the while I tried my best to keep optimistic about what she might have to say about them. My situation couldn’t be bad‚ or could it? She came by my desk and I asked if everything was on track‚ but the expression on her face was unclear and uncertain. She pointed at my freshmen grades and said‚ “These are not passing grades for college.” I felt an instant cold rush go
Free High school College
just normal books. Adding on to how children and parents sometimes have tension between themselves‚ the same concept is applied to the short stories‚ Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun. In both of these short stories‚ the parent and child are trying to connect‚ but are unable to do so‚ resulting in the child feeling unappreciated. In Confetti Girl‚ the narrator feels forgotten and not cared about by her father‚ resentment building in the tension. Whereas in the story Tortilla Sun‚ the narrator Izzy is
Premium Family Mother Parent
Christina Anderson Mr. Kingsley Eng105 1 February 2012 Life Lessons from the Farm Jessica Hemauer’s essay‚ “Farm Girl‚” tells her life story of living on a farm through her eyes as ten-year-old child to the time of her early adulthood. The purpose of this piece is to teach the importance of life’s responsibilities to children‚ mainly female‚ and young adults who may not be familiar with the challenges life can bring and to promote the benefits you can gain by overcoming those obstacles. Hemauer
Premium Logos Rhetoric Youth
The Lost Girl Everyday‚ someone tortures themselves relentlessly; although they may or may not truly believe their anguish to be self-inflicted. Some‚ superb pretenders (even to themselves)‚ consider themselves perfectly fine‚ and erect an elaborate façade of not having a care in the world. Others can distinguish that they are not okay‚ but meet difficulty in voicing their concerns. Loved ones who recognize their struggles‚ often do nothing. It seems that in most cases‚ people are fearful because
Premium 2004 albums Dance
The basic plot of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl as an anti-slavery text and the typical plot of the 19th century genre of sentimental fiction are alike in that just as the 19th century genre did‚ Harriet Jacobs made a plea to the Northern‚ white‚ female listeners during a time when "true womanhood" truly meant chastity and virtue. Harriet Jacobs pushes the message that slavery makes it totally impossible for a black woman to live as a virtuous or chaste person. As she supports some of
Premium Slavery Slavery in the United States Black people
I read the novel “The Bad Beginning” by Lemony Snicket. This is the unhappy tale of the Baudelaire orphans. The three children Violet ‚ Klause‚ and Sunny are all very bright and charming . Unfortunately their lives are filled with misery and despair ‚ disaster always lurking around the corner. Snickets style of writing is very unique ‚ he uses an interesting and extensive vocabulary. This paper hopefully summarizes the twist and turns of the Baudelaire’s dreary lives. The story starts when the
Premium A Series of Unfortunate Events
much creativity around‚ how do we know if something was someone else’s idea? How about someone else’s own words? Because the world has been here for so long‚ so have certain words‚ phrases‚ and ideas. In the article “Let’s Think Outside the Box of Bad Clichés‚” Gregory Pence presents frustration with all the clichés and expressions he encounters grading essays in his job as a college professor. His concern is that clichés are an obstacle to clear thinking and writing. In the same way‚ people are
Premium Thought Mind Idea
Girl interrupted is about of girl named Suzanna who has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder in the 1960s. She is committed to a mental hospital where she becomes friends with a sociopath and is roommates with a pathological liar. The main focus of this paper will be the symptoms‚ diagnosis‚ and treatment that Suzanna goes through in the movie. Borderline personality disorder is characterized by intense shifts in mood lasting only a few hours at a time. This is often accompanied
Premium Borderline personality disorder Schizophrenia Mental disorder
people want to make friends‚ and “up” their popularity status‚ they are nice to others. In high school‚ it seems that girls do this the opposite way‚ and are mean to one another in order to bond with friends and become more popular. This paper will discuss reasons why adolescent girls tend to put down others‚ rather than be nice and respectful. It seems that the number of mean girls are increasing every year‚ and high school seems to be a connection. Schools all around the country are dealing with
Premium Aggression Relational aggression Social rejection