14 September 2012 What is your Borderland? What is your borderland? Essentially that is the question one ask themselves when reading Gloria Anzald’s “To live in the borderlands means you.” The brushstroke is broad‚ but Ms. Anzald brings it into focus with this poem. This piece of artwork brings awareness to the ethnic‚ social and cultural movement that was coming abreast during that era. During the 1980’s‚ immidtation and ethnic diversity was central characters of the American experience
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Respect Your Elders When I was a child‚ my mother had a desk job at a nursing home. Much to my horror‚ she would often drag me along to Christmas parties‚ bingo games‚ and other events. The place felt more like a haunted house than a rest home. On top of the moaning and hollering throughout the halls‚ there was something about the smell. It was not the loneliness of the old folks with so many stories that no one wanted to hear that bothered me. I was not the bed sores or the staff infections
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Jeff Kampinga Why Pet owners Should Spay/Neuter Their Pet Topic: National Organization: Problem/Solution Specific Purpose: I would like my audience to understand the importance of spaying/neutering their pets. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Each day 10‚000 humans are born in the U.S. - and each day 70‚000 puppies and kittens are born. As long as these birth rates exist‚ there will never be enough homes for all the animals. B. Relevance: These are not just the offspring of
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when the parents are trying to teach them‚ but the parents’ words often are not reasonable to the children because the children have not enough experience to live a life in society; Thus‚ the children do not want to listen to their parents‚ and sometimes they will against back to their parents. Are there any children who against back to their parents will become good? I have seen that is one of the reasons to cause the children to become bad. Therefore‚ I try as much as to listen to my parents when they
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Holidays. There are 365 days in each given year‚ although some years might be different from the rest‚ there are days that are extremely special to me‚ those days are Holidays. The word holiday derived from the notion of "Holy Day"‚ and gradually evolved to its current form. The word holiday comes from the Old English word hāligdæg. The word originally referred only to special religious days. To me Holidays are the perfect time of year regarding Tradition‚ Reunion and last but not least the amazing
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The Differences between High School and College Attending high school and college is a different experience for everyone. There are a lot of differences and similarities between them. In this essay I am going to talk about what makes college different from high school for me. I will also talk about some of the things that are similar. These observations are based off of my personal experiences. Although high school and college are equally important‚ I prefer college because It has been a better
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Week Nine Race and Your Community I live in Champaign‚ Illinois where the current population is 81‚055 (as reported in 2010 in the U.S. Census). Our town has a variety of different people of different races and who may look alike‚ and also look very different from one another. I am African American‚ and there are a lot of other women in this town who are of the same race and have the same skin complexion. I have also been told plenty of times I look like someone else‚ and have even been mistaken
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Knowing Your Audience (Your name) BCOM 275 February 07‚ 2012 Eileen Broyles Knowing Your Audience The collapse of the Chilean Copper Mine was covered worldwide for several weeks. Over 30 workers were trapped in a mine for well over a month. The rescue teams and US advisory team had to be very cautious when speaking to the miners‚ families‚ and news reporters. These teams had to keep in mind the different roles of the people in the audience and how they would receive the message.
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the failure to try. That is the first rule towards achieving your ambitions. Moving past the ‘no‚ I just can’t.’ attitude and realizing that you can. That the possibility is there‚ and no matter how minute that chance is‚ the fact that it is present is all you really need. In the words of Beth Hamilton‚ ‘You don’t need easy‚ you just need possible’. You need to commit yourself to achieving it‚ realize that your fate is in your hands‚ and that the choices you made yesterday and what brought
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How does your identity make different? Everyone is special in their own way‚ all though they can be similar. My favorite color is purple‚ I’ve met people who dislike purple. Before I walked into high school I was considered a tall person at 5’4 ‚but now I’m short compared to other people. When I was younger I used to live on a farm in South Carolina‚ my best friend was a chicken named May. I see myself getting better grades‚ completing all my homework on time. While I attend Drew I would like to
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