I wake up every morning and thank God for keeping my family safe‚ and letting the men in my family see another day because cops are out here killing men like them if they look or move the wrong way. The world is filled with anger and pain from the past. I can say that I am no longer like them I have accepted it and moved on. Although I am not ignorant to the fact that my great great grandmother was raped by her owner and had 4 children for him. When she died my great grandmother had to take care
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Educating Youth on Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention In today’s society it seems that sex education is still a taboo subject amongst youth. The lack of education contributes to the high rate of teen pregnancy and STD rate ("Planned Parenthood Action Center"‚ 2012). Teens in the United States have the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in the world ("Planned Parenthood Action Center"‚ 2012). With the amount of technology and resources readily available this should not
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• Charlie’s friend Howard notices she is upset about something and asks what’s wrong. She refuses to say anything‚ and he explains‚ “My mama says you should never keep your troubles to yourself. She says if you share ‘em with somebody‚ they get smaller” (p. 47). This reminds me of my own family. I talk on the phone with either my mother or sister every other day. They live several hours away‚ but always make time to talk on the phone. They are my lifelines‚ the ones I share my troubles and ask for
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When I woke and the night was still here‚ I could barely move‚ and not because how tucked in I am in this bed. Every muscle has seized up. My body is struggling to recover‚ to repair the damage. Unable to move with any grace my movements are jerky. Veronica wakes up beside me‚not in a panic but sleepily. On each arm there are great purple welts that will only deepen over the coming week. Against my dark skin they are grotesque‚ but I know I am lucky not to have broken bones...I look as beat up
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country was beginning to perish. The flowers withered as they bloomed. The mountain peaks crumbled under viscous weight. Animals fled to holes to live out the final moments of their life. People were distraught‚ and chaos was invading every end of the world. Panic had been cast over civilisation‚ caused by the onslaught of the plague grasping at every opportunity it had to spread. The unwary were the first to be stolen. No matter where you had found yourself‚
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Educating Rita True comedy explores themes as serious and important as appear in any tragedy. Demonstrate to what extent Educating Rita contains serious and important themes as well as being a comic play. Willy Russell’s play entitled ‘Educating Rita’ is a dark and comic drama set within the confines of a University classroom. The play features two characters‚ Frank a troubled lecturer who has grown disillusioned with his existence‚ and Rita‚ a working class Liverpudlian with a thirst for
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Abby was born on March 29‚ 2003. She lives in Drayton‚ ON. Abby has a sister she loves dearly. She enjoys being with her friends and playing with her fat cat‚ Buddy. Abby likes to play soccer and swim. She enjoys eating‚ and takes it up as a hobby. I trace the line‚ straight across. The crisp‚ perfect line relieves me. The paper is surprisingly thin‚ and a porcelain white colour. Three more lines I draw‚ tracing the old‚ dull‚ and fading lines. I am an artist‚ writing in slick red. I’m not making
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even witty. Smelled like cigarettes‚ probably since he also took up smoking since 14 years old‚ the stress of living in Yokeman can do that to you. At first he hung with out with us‚ and over time... he started keeping his distance. Then‚ half a year before graduation he just disappeared. Ryan dropped out of school‚ not even keeping contact with anyone. It was rumored that his family moved out of state‚ but at that point I thought he was the luckiest man alive to get out of this place. I used
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During the corrupt years of 1950‚ there was a boy named Charlie. Charlie used to have parents‚ but his mother passed away when he was born‚ and his dad was sent to asylum‚ as he has gone insane. One silent night‚ like all the others in April‚ at midnight‚ he was running in a storm until he came upon a circus which was as dark as the night sky. Charlie was wondering if he should go in or not‚ and‚ he chose to go in. Once he went in‚ a clown went to his phone telling the person he dialed ¨We got one
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Coffee shop‚ Saturday 09:00 Desmond‚ sitting at table waiting for Howard to arrive‚ begins to get inpacicent Howard‚ walks in and sits across from him: Desmond! You know that I will be late‚ after all I am late every week. Yet‚ you arrive here not just on time‚ but early! How irrational... Desmond‚ Takes out chess board and begins to set up: It is irrational to expect the best possible outcome‚ Howard? Howard: It is irrational to expect a different outcome when nothing has been changed. Two plus
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