The Perks of Being a Wallflower is about a high school freshman named Charlie‚ who is struggling with his best friend’s suicide and inner loneliness. He begins to write letters to a stranger that he has never met‚ but knows is a good person and will listen to what he is saying. Charlie has a very large interest in writing and also has a passion for reading. So much so that his English teacher gives him extra assignments. He meets what will become his two best friends at a football game‚ Sam and Patrick
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What is the Definition of being American What is the true definition of being an American? To me being an American is a question that has a different meaning for people across the United States‚ because we have been raised with different values and ways of understanding this question. For some people their definition of being an American means being patriotic‚ or perhaps having freedom in many ways‚ or participating in politics. However for me being an American means to understand the roots of this
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time or their personal life. You’re always there for the team‚ helping out in any way possible‚ whether it be fixing a whole pyramid with counts five minutes before halftime or by being a representative for our team at every orientation or school event. You represent exactly what a cheerleader should be‚ always showing school spirit‚ always trying to encourage the team to be friends with one another‚ showing enthusiasm during sidelines and spiriting instead of just waiting for halftime‚ and always expressing
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My idea of interest is the importance of being bilingual. Our schools in America don’t focus on a teaching kids a second language. As a Hispanic‚ and American citizen‚ being bilingual is very important to me. I learned Spanish and English as a kid‚ and this had led me to have better communication‚ and has opened more opportunities for me. I chose this topic because it will raise awareness and lead many Americans to better communicate with the Hispanic community. The American society needs to adapt
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I will be raising some differences and some similarities between college athletics and professional athletics and show how each pertains to social and individual obligations. I would like to first talk about some advantages of being a college athlete. First of all‚ there are no trade possibilities. Depending on the performance in the games‚ one may be set back to a non-starter role‚ but will still be part of the same team as long as the academic GPA is at‚ or above‚ the passing level. If not
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friends and people may not like you if they found out what you did. When new kids come to school they don’t really fit in. We need to help them fit in and make new friends. New students usually don’t have any friends before they get to a new school. When a new student arrives we should make them feel welcome and have a day to know them. If you’re getting bullied all you have to do is bring a baseball bat to school. Then hit the people bullying you with it. They won’t bully you anymore. You could tell
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Perfect face‚ perfect teeth‚ perfect hair‚ perfect skin‚ tall‚ size 0 models are the stereotypical woman who are plastered all over popular magazines in today’s society. The image of being ’perfect’ has a big impact on women and teenage girls around the nation. Flicking through magazines‚ on every second page there seems to be advertisements displaying pictures of popular celebrities which all look flawless and are wearing the best clothes there is‚ which can easily lower someones self esteem within
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One thing in my life that I had to dive into doing was being a single parent. I no longer had just myself to worry about and to take care of; I was going to have another person to be responsible for. I had a mixture of feelings when I found out I was pregnant. I did not know if his dad was going to be around or not to help me. I was worried‚ nervous‚ scared and excited all at the same time. I was not working at the time‚ so I had very little money and his father only paid child support when
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all of a sudden king of everything and everyone should follow what you say. Being brave can help you in everyday life such as bullying‚ fighting‚ threats‚ and anything else that can happen. Although‚ being brave can get you out of trouble‚ it can cause more trouble. For example‚ you’re being brave and you stand against someone‚ but you get too cocky and you start a
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gained full custody of me‚ and being that my mother had never done anything to introduce me into the family’s religion‚ my grandparents did not waste any time in having me baptized. Being that I was not baptized until I was six‚ I immediately had to take Sunday school classes for my First Reconciliation and my First Holy Communion. When I was in second grade I was already altar server‚ which was not an opportunity for kids until they were in fifth grade. Grade school kids who were altar servers helped
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