Alan Flynn Reading Response 1 1/28/10 “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” is an autobiography written by Harriet Jacobs and narrated through her alter ego Linda Brent. Brent was a female born into slavery in a small southern town during the 1820’s. This was a time in the United States in which many white southerners bought into and exploited the lucrative business of slave trading and slave labor. Throughout her text Brent explains not only the hardships of growing up as a slave but specifically
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Writing the Story of Your Life Many students ask me‚ “Whenever I meet a foreigner‚ I want to talk to them‚ but I never know what to say.” Others are merely interested in their careers and only want to learn “Business English‚” so they can “get many‚ many moneys” when they get out of college. Truth is‚ even a successful business person has got to be a person first of all‚ and since mutual trust is a must in business‚ you’ve got to have the ability to engender that trust in you with your future business
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major impact upon my life is my uncle‚ Reef. He guided me through everything both good and bad in my life. He was obese because he goes to McDonald’s every single day even if my mother prepare food for us to eat he will still go. He is one of the most intelligent people I know and we remain close even today. I love his partnership‚ his kids‚ his family and I consider them my family as well. I wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for him. The thing about him was his outlook on life‚ his positive energy
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Best years of your life? Or worst years of your life? When expressing their opinion on their adolescence‚ most people‚ young or old‚ have an extreme view of it. When interviewing people from different generations on their experiences of adolescence‚ we find as many similarities as differences. One of the biggest differences in the last generation and today’s‚ is that it takes much longer to make the transition to adulthood. The generation after World War 11 considered themselves
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era it is very important to pay more attention towards career. What is career ? A career is the sum total of paid and unpaid work‚ learning and life roles you undertake throughout your life. In today’s world of work the term ’career’ is seen as a continuous process of learning and development. For many people‚ careers are the most important priority in life. There are many reasons why a career is very important to me. First of all‚ human beings is social animals. A person cannot able to live without
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Write about an incident you still remember from your early childhood. Why do you think it has remained in your mind so clearly? Everyone has each and their own childhood memory that will be edged forever into their brains. During the days of being a child‚ there were no worries and stresses. Every little things were taken care by our lovely parents. Some would even take their kids to overseas to explore the beauty of the world. All these would definitely give the child an unforgettable memory. As
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First on the list of irritating things is traffic jams. Going to town on weekends or holidays is never enjoyable because of the perpetual traffic jams that choke the streets. The inability to move freely is already bad. To make things worse‚ there are irresponsible or poor drivers who cut across lanes without signaling‚ stop suddenly or generally do not seem to be aware of the danger they cause to others or to themselves. Then there are idiots who talk on the mobile phones while driving‚ or kids
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"The happiest days of your life" by Penelope Lively. This is an analysis of the short story "The happiest days of your life". The short story is written by Penelope Lively‚ who was sent away from her home to a boarding school in the rainy England. The short story is with an omniscient narrator‚ and takes place in the southern England - or more preciously in a area called Sussex. The story stretches over a day while a boy named Charles and his parents is going to visit an boarding school. The Sussex
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AN UNFULFILLED DESIRE A desire is a sense of hoping for an outcome. Many people have a certain aspiration; probably the majority has more than one or two. We will do anything in our power to achieve as many as possible‚ however‚ not all yearnings are met and we end up being disappointed with ourselves or take it out on others. I love animals‚ especially horses. Since I was a young girl‚ I used to watch show jumping on the sports channel at home. Thoroughbreds with their beautiful tails neatly
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near Edenton‚ North Carolina. She enjoyed a relatively happy family life until she was six years old‚ when her mother died. Jacobs’s mistress‚ Margaret Horniblow‚ took her in and cared for her‚ teaching her to read‚ write‚ and sew. When Horniblow died‚ she willed the twelve-year-old Jacobs to her niece‚ and Jacobs’s life soon took a dramatic turn for the worse. Her new mistress’s father‚ Dr. James Norcom (“Dr. Flint” in Incidents)‚ subjected Jacobs to aggressive and unrelenting sexual harassment.
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