Growing up‚ I had multiple instances where I have left an extracurricular activity. It started with baseball‚ a sport that did not interest me at an early age. My father just signed me up every year since the first grade. Every so often I would bring up the topic of quitting the team‚ but he would not allow me. It was not until during my third year of playing that my parents would extract me from the team. This removal resulted from me sobbing after a game. My brother asked me what was wrong during
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600 TE ACHING TIP E V ERY WORD IS ON T R I AL Six-Word Memoirs in the Classroom Jane M. Saunders ■ Emily E. Smith “I just don’t know what I want to say‚” Robert‚ a student writer‚ complains in frustration as he takes his seat. “I haven’t done anything interesting my whole life‚ and now I need to write a memoir about it?” Prominent researchers and educators of writing (Buckner‚ 2005; Burke‚ 2003; Calkins‚ 1994; Fletcher‚ 2001) acknowledge the challenge of engaging students in
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“Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred‚ and we are better throughout the year for having‚ in spirit‚ become a child again at Christmas-time.” (Laura Ingalls Wilder) Christmas is coming‚ it is one of the most important and magnificent holidays of the Christian calendar. This is a miraculous time of year when people begin to believe in miracles again and become pure-minded like heartfelt children. We all come from childhood. This is a fun and good time which
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that person through a life-long journey. Something that symbolizes one’s reason for living and ambitions. In Passing it on: A Memoir‚ Yuri Kochiyama expresses her creed that she passionately abides by‚ demonstrating her philosophies and exemplifying the elements of faith in God‚ humility and compassion‚ which are the guidelines for everything she lives by. Through her memoir which seamlessly illuminates both her persistent and long history of activism along with her rich personal life‚ Yuri is able
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The Memoirs of Princess Dashkova Analysis Eloquent‚ brilliant‚ unorthodox‚ poise‚ and loyal – all of these unique characteristics allowed Dashkova to gain the highest regard among the members of the elite society and more importantly‚ to earn the respect of Catherine the Great. Dashkova is a peculiar female character. She’s fully narcissistic‚ but at the same time‚ rejects her recognition and claims herself as unworthy of the credits Catherine II had given her. In her autobiography The Memoirs of
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When two girls are bound together as sisters‚ they perform a ceremony like a wedding. Afterward they see each other almost as members of the same family‚ calling each other "Older Sister" and "Younger Sister" just as real family members do. Some geisha may not take the role as seriously as they should‚ but an older sister who does her job properly becomes the most important figure in a young geisha’s life. She does a great deal more than just making sure her younger sister learns the proper
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Throughout Japanese history‚ the geisha has become a historical shrine passed on from generation to generation. From their refined repertoire of the arts to the intellectual conversations with clients‚ the geisha has various qualities of integrity to be recognized in Japanese history. Behind the perfectly painted face and overly constricted kimonos are the scars of true sacrifice towards this cultural profession‚ but is the true perseverance of the traditional geisha fading into the shadows of modern
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A mother can be both a mentor and a best friend to her little girl. A mom is a person who her daughter can have trust and faith in‚ someone who one can create a deep mutual bond with. I see my mother as role model. She is inspirational to me because she is an outgoing‚ funny and enthusiastic person. My Mother is the person who I go to for advice‚ she is the right person and I know to go to her right away. I’m the only girl in my family and having three brothers can at times be very difficult. Thinking
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My Very First School Day I was so excited that I could hardly sleep. I spent all the night taking my new colorful school stuff out of my small pinky backpack and returning them in. I checked them billion times‚ smiling from ear to ear. It was 7:30 am and I was completely awake for my first day of first year of school. After eagerly wearing my first uniform‚ I bounced about in happiness. I could not keep still as my mother was brushing my curly black hair. She asked me if I was excited about going
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Whenever someone asks me what I do‚ my first response is always “I’m a dancer”. Although this seems like a fairly simple answer‚ this means much more than a statement of my hobbies. Dance has been a part of my life since I was five years old. Ever since I can remember‚ I was in a dance studio surrounded by mirrors and a ballet barres. The classical music has become a part of my day to day soundtrack‚ I count in eights‚ and I live in leotards and tights. Stepping into a dance studio was like stepping
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