Creative Writing I jump back as a black feline shoots across the path in-front of me. I catch a glimpse of its matted fur; a screeching hiss pierces the night air as it encounters a mammal in the undergrowth. They say a black cat at night is bad luck‚ but I honestly doubt my luck could get any worse in light of recent events. “Get out‚ you don’t belong here anymore”‚ “Just looking at you makes me sick. Leave now and get out of our lives”. It’s funny how the ones who are meant to love you the most
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pursuing an education internationally. Language barriers‚ culture shock and the overwhelming feeling of being home sick‚ are just some of the milestones to be overcome. Too often international students find comfort‚ and the much needed sense of belonging‚ in surrounding themselves with students with the same ethnic background/s. Of course this is typically predictable behaviour‚ however to what extent is it beneficial in an increasingly diversified world? In my experience‚ the underlying issue comes
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Morgana’s preface to A Bridge Called My Back is personal to me as just this year I have defined myself as a woman of color. I am a diverse mix of African-American‚ French‚ and Hispanic descent. Most of my ancestry came to American as non-speaking English. My upbringing shared a large‚ colorful mixture of environment and cultural practice that I am blessed to experience. Thus‚ I have an open mind to accept all races and ethnicities. However‚ after reading the preface‚ I was unaware the context and
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A family as dysfunctional as ours‚ you must understand why being so different is so hard. Having a twin brother who is the perception of a golden child‚ and a sister‚ who is probably going to be the next Miss America‚ really makes you stand out as the ‘other’ sibling. I obviously lack the physical genetics which my brother and sister gained to my disadvantage. Being in my family is hard; not knowing which snide remark would come next towards my supposed unworthiness to sit at golden table for dinner
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others‚ I left the house more than a week and now‚ I might couldn’t go back to my own belonging world. Thus‚ I need to get into the wormhole. I laid down inside of the capsule‚ I had to save more my energy‚ I was thinking that this would be the last chance‚ the last chance to go back to home. I slowly closed my eyes‚
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Goodlad’s book A Place Called School addresses the problems and issues American schools face today by examining the schools themselves‚ evaluating what’s going on‚ and making definitive studies of the schools in operation. The basic message Goodlad states is the purpose of his book is he desires to help the reader understand this place called school. Goodlad thought we should first understand schools before we can expect to improve them. He wants to develop an agenda for school improvement‚ and emphasize
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how to raise your child to be good When I was a child my parents especially my father always told me how working hard at something (especially school) would pay off when I got older‚ but I think they could have done more to help me reach my true potential. Parents should spend more time with their kids doing productive activities. Children who spend more time with their parents doing productive and fun activities‚ such as: playing sports‚ reading books‚ playing board games‚
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Why is "Night" Called Night? Night is a book about a boy experiencing the Holocaust. But then why does the title seems to have no relation to the Holocaust? The simple word "Night" can mean anything‚ it could be a metaphor‚ or a "meta-more"; or a bunch of metaphors bundled into a single word. To a freshman in high school‚ the title seems to have many meanings‚ it could be the "dark" times that were happening‚ it could be the darkness that leads to eventual light‚ or it could just be a random word
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The place I will be describing is located in a small town‚ in the four corners region‚ that is called Shiprock. On the east side of Shiprock‚ next to 7-2-11 and the laundry mat. It’s a small like warehouse. This place is called the MOD‚ where everyone is brought together to have fun and enjoy the local music. The place is an empty building‚ with no windows‚ cement floor‚ blue walls‚ two doors and filled with memories as time goes on. It’s your typical local DIY music venue. We protect this place
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In the texts‚ “Called out‚” by Barbara Kingsolver‚ “Emma Marris: In Defense of Everglade Pythons‚” by Andrew C. Revkin‚ and the short article‚ “Sea Stars‚” by Barbara Hurd‚ we gain a greater understanding of how similar we are to nature in terms of adaptability‚ persistence‚ and resilience. The scientific essay “Called Out” by Kingsolver was about how adaptable and resilient ephermals are to their desert environment. The blog “Emma Marris: In Defense of Everglade Pythons” dealt with how successfully
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