A Proud Mexican-American As a kid‚ we usually don’t focus on small things like what ethnic title society labels us‚ we just want to be kids and have fun. Growing up we start to realize that these things aren’t small at all. It’s actually a huge deal for people to question what ethnic label they are referred to as. Not only that‚ but it’s a bigger question what people label themselves as. I was introduced as to being Mexican. Made sense since both parents were born in Mexico. But I was born in
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A good citizen is some who respects others and their property. He/she is helpful and considerate‚ willing to put others first. He/she listens to the views of others and thinks about what they have to say. He/she helps people who are not in a position to help them. In my opinion the sons of liberty were good citizens because they fought for what was right. The sons of liberty were an underground resistance organization‚ that was made up of men and women (known as the daughters of liberty) from
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The Parable of the Prodigal Son Luke uses the tones of penance and reconciliation to illustrate the morals of repentance and forgiveness. Luke first uses the tone of penance to show that the younger son is sorry for his sinful ways. Luke writes‚ “ I will arise and go to my father‚ and will say unto him‚ ‘Father‚ I have sinned against heaven‚ and before thee in thy sight‚ and am no more worthy to be called thy son. Make me as one of thy hired servants”. The younger son realizes the error of his dark
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SUCCESS Success can be a rather abstract term and it can mean very different things to different people. Trying to define what success is is not easy. To most people‚ success means achieving a goal. In order to achieve a goal‚ a person usually has to work hard and believe in himself. Being successful at what you do can also be very motivating. People who are successful in one project‚ tend to be more successful in other projects. This is because they get the feeling that their hard work pays
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Bringing My Son to the Police Station to be Fingerprinted “ Bringing My Son to the Police Station to be Fingerprinted” ‚ by Shoshauna Shy is about how a mom had to drive her son to the police station to get his fingerprints taken. Her son must have done something bad to have to have her take him to the police station. Although the poems as I first read the title‚ I thought it was gonna have details explaining why they were going to a police station. Instead of explaining that situation
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Story Review This essay is filled with tremendous information that will help the reader view a great story in different perspectives. This piece of literature is about "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan. It was published on October 4th‚ 2011 and it will herein be reviewed. "The Son of Neptune" is a great novel that is amusing‚ adventurous‚ thrilling‚ descriptive‚ intriguing‚ and action packed. The author draws the reader’s attention through anticipation. In this review the reader will gain
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It was my first day of college and I was both nervous and excited. Nervous because I’m older‚ have a husband and children at home. I don’t want to fail and disappoint them. I felt excited for the same reasons‚ my family. I can earn my degree and get a better paying job than my current EMS job. I would be able to spend more time at home and help my husband provide for our family. As I prepare for my first day‚ I look at my textbooks‚ my notebooks‚ all my pencils and pens and have my laptop out. Everything
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and "Mother to Son" are both poems that addresses that the central idea is a life lesson. Both writings are similar because‚ they both have a similar central idea. Both authors convey this idea there are similarities and differences. Although‚ the poems have the same idea‚ there are similarities and differences. The poems come across life edvice. "If" and "Mother to Son" are similar in a way because‚ they are both about teaching a life lesson. In both poems it about teaching their sons about life and
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hope of what was laying up ahead. Therefore‚ in Langston Hughes‚ “ Mother to Son” the mother explains to her son that he should be optimistic‚ which leads to the major theme of‚ no matter how hard the obstacles‚ keep on going. When the mother is talking to her son she explains to him that life isn’t easy and that he should be prepared for the obstacles up ahead. For example‚ it is stated that the mother tells her son that‚ “Don’t you fall now-” “For I’se still goin’‚ honey” (17-18). This demonstrates
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thought when I took my first alcohol drink I would end up an alcoholic? Not me! It never was my intention to end up like that. But after that first drink‚ something happened‚ inside me. I couldn’t explain it but I liked the feeling. All I knew was‚ my first Bacardi and Coke did something to me that changed the direction of my life‚ for the better‚ I thought‚ but I was wrong. What My First Drink Did For Me Let me explain‚ what my first drink did for me. Sad‚ but true after my first alcoholic drink
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