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    therefore escape from the fantasy dream-world; this progression illustrates one of the main themes of the book: the inevitable loss of innocence that every child goes through and the maturity that comes with this process of personal growth and coming of age. Alice goes through physical changes

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    Childhood Memoir

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    Delray was a dirty‚ crime-ridden ghetto. Of course I was too young to know or understand this at the time. We lived in a one family house on the corner of Burdeno street‚ a few feet away from the junkyard‚ across the street from an open field that once bedded a couple of houses that burned‚ and then were torn down. Abandoned or burned houses were common in the city of Detroit. Most abandoned homes were claimed by the city’s growing problem with gangs. Other criminals would use these homes for their

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    Memoir of Mom

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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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    Dance Memoir

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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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    Angela's Ashes: a Memoir

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    Lankford 1 Michelle Lankford Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir 10/06/2012 Antagonists in Angela’s Ashes Philomena Flynn was Angela’s cousin. Philomena was one of the people who pressured Malachy McCourt Sr. to marry Angela Sheehan after their mishap when Angela first came to the United States resulting in a pregnancy out of wedlock. Instead of Philomena helping her cousin she tracked down Malachy to make the pregnancy Malachy’s problem. Philomena tracked down Malachy McCourt at a bar. Philomena

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    Technology Memoir

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    Alec Robbins Lara Asplund February 20‚ 2014 Technology: A help or hindrance to our society? We live in a very interesting time. We are a people steadily becoming more and more reliant on our electronics. Everywhere you look you can find people glued to their smart phones; at stoplights‚ walking down the street‚ during meetings‚ at the dinner table‚ while shopping‚ even when hanging out in a group. Sadly‚ when connecting with others through our devices we are actually disconnected from reality

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    Memoirs of a Geisha is full of admiration‚ primarily to Western readers who are unaccustomed with the spiritual Japanese geisha. As a geisha‚ you is positioned to entertain men with dance‚ conversation‚ and song. Many people believe geishas are considered as prostitutes‚ but really they represent the past of Japan more than they represent prostitutes. Marc Canter mentioned how these geishas go through a variety of changes in their roles in the past and are now absolutely different from where they

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    Baseball Memoir

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    Baseball “GET HOME!!! GET HOME!!!” Those were the words my dad would yell from the third base coach’s box as I passed him rounding third! Baseball to me is more than just a game! Baseball is a passion‚ fueled by the desire to succeed‚ the passion to overcome‚ and the dedication to be great. A baseball field to me is like a stage is to a dancer or an open road for a biker; I just love every aspect of this amazing sport. It’s the field with its seemingly unfair depth‚ its soft green grass and the

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    Music Memoir

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    Valdivia‚ Aldair Mrs. Kitts English IIII Aug 29‚ 2013 Every word‚ every sentence‚ every phrase in a song may describe your own personal life. Well I’ve chosen three of my favorite songs that best describe my personal life of the flaws I have made and the things I’m going through and also what I do in my free time. Well these are the best song out of hundreds of songs that I have best describe my life completely. The first song talks about how I have made mistakes in my life

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    The coming of age novels‚ “The Catcher in the Rye”‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ and “A Separate Peace”‚ by John Knowles‚ both interpret the lives of teenage boys confronting their conflicts and inner confusion to reach the level of maturity. By reading these two pieces‚ we as readers can relate to the characters in the novels‚ as if they are true human beings. J.D. Salinger uses Holden Caulfield‚ the same way as John Knowles uses Gene Forester‚ to show us how‚ through conflict we are able to grow as humans

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