The Worst Day Ever When I went to school‚ it felt like it will be a normal day. Little did I know that it would be much‚ much worse. It was March 17‚ 2017. It was St. Patrick’s Day! A day to be lucky. But it was the opposite for me. I was wearing green like everyone does on St. Patrick’s Day to be lucky. To be specific I was wearing a lime green shirt‚ gray pants‚ dark green socks‚ a green headband‚ and black boots. I was wearing a lot of green. All of the bad luck started when I was in math class
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------------------------------------------------- Street crime Street crime is a loose term for criminal offences taking place in public places. It has moved to occupy the place once held by mugging. According to London ’s Metropolitan Police Force‚ street crime is: Robbery‚ often called ’mugging ’‚ and also includes thefts from victims in the street where property is snatched and the victim is not assaulted. [1] Crime on the streets of a city may include many other types of offences‚ for
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First Day The story is narrated by an adult female who tells the story of her first day of school‚ when she was still very young and unfortunately‚ throughout the years‚ has become ashamed of her mother. The question is: does her first day occur “long before” she “learned to be ashamed” of her mother? Or is she learning to be ashamed before the story ends? In order to give an answer we must first understand what is the narrator ashamed of. The set-up for the beginning of the story describes the
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nationalities and races are all around‚ with different accents mixed in. This is especially the case with New Orleans‚ considering it’s a popular tourist stop. With Florida and Texas as close-by neighbors‚ it’s the perfect mid-trip stop. Walking down the streets of New Orleans‚ you see so many different people‚ all dressed completely different‚ and who all sound completely different. Spanish and English are most commonly heard‚ but you might catch the sound of a special dialect called “Cajun French.” Primarily
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Small town residents are often drawn to the excitement and conveniences of big cities . Especially in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)‚ thousands of people rush into this city each year. These people want to have better lives. However‚ too many people migrate to HCMC also gives many problems to the Government. Why do they leave their hometown for HCMC? What problems will they bring to HCMC. In this essay‚ I’ll mention about the causes and the effects of too many immigrants in this city
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Growing Up in Poverty In the novel‚ The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros‚ a young confused girl has trouble finding herself as she grows up in the Latino section of Chicago. Esperanza and her family move to a small‚ crumbling red house in a poor urban neighborhood. Determined‚ she decides that someday she will leave and move somewhere else and totally forget everything about Mango Street. Throughout the novel‚ Esperanza significantly matures sexually and emotionally. The many stories of
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Describe your educational and career goals. I have not decided on a specific major that I would like to pursue in college‚ but I do know that I plan on attending medical school after college. As an adult‚ I would like to be a pediatrician. I have strongly considered majoring in neuroscience‚ because I find the discipline to be fascinating‚ but I have also considered other biology/chemistry/physics majors. When I was younger‚ I wanted to go into law‚ like my father. However‚ I realized as I got a
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Informal Street Vending: A Parasite or a Blessing for Costa Rica’s Economy? In analyzing the economic vigor of a particular nation it is important to include activities occurring in the informal sector. Although the informal economy exists in every country‚ its presence is particularly noticeable in developing nations and during times of global economic crisis. Therefore the study of the informal economy is crucial to understanding the employment patterns and availability for economic growth in
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The novella Maggie: a Girl of the Streets‚ is a story the centers on Maggie Johnson‚ a pretty young woman who struggles to survive the brutal environment of the Bowery‚ a New York City slum‚ at the end of the nineteenth century. Maggie lives in a harsh environment and it ends up leading to her downfall and ultimately her death. The novella is a brilliant example of naturalism because Maggie’s destiny is shaped by her family life‚ poverty‚ and the man she becomes involved with. Maggie’s mother
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In life we constantly ask ourselves who we are‚ and use a multitude of words to describe us in order to form a sort of identity that we choose to play out. We are often given titles like family member‚ student or even citizen of the community to describe us an ultimately attribute to our identity as a persona. For those three common aspects of life such as family member‚ student‚ and even citizen of the community I give close attention as they are all very important. Whether I am being a caring family
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