Arms I am seven years old again‚ twirling around in some frilly dress my mother picked out on a February night for the annual Girl Scouts Father-Daughter Dance. I dance in a circle with my closest friends to whoever the popular singer was at the time - probably Hilary Duff or Britney Spears. I act embarrassed of my father wanting to join in‚ but I know that when a slow song comes on‚ I will jump at the opportunity to show off my dad’s dance moves as I follow along‚ standing on his feet. I am sixteen
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Dropped in a foreign land at the tender age of two‚ I was too young to remember life in my homeland yet too old not to forget the painful‚ permanent mark of an immigrant. As a first- generation immigrant‚ I had to learn English and take the helms of steering my own education without the privilege of my parents at home. Growing up‚ I remember my mother working two jobs and my father working graveyard shifts in to sustain our family. I watched as they struggled to ensure a better life for me. However
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On the cover of If I Should Die Before I Wake I put Hilary in her hospital bed reliving some of the events in Chana’s life. There are images of children being questioned by Nazi’s‚ families being taken to the ghetto or concentration camps and people behind fences. Beneath the title there is also a heart rate which represents Hilary’s cardiac monitor while she’s in the hospital. My favorite character in the book is Anya. Anya is one of Chana’s younger sisters. I like Anya because despite
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October 24th 2012 Lewis Peck Alienation in I am Legend One of the main themes of I am Legend is alienation‚ it is hard to imagine someone who is more alienated than Robert Neville. He is a normal American man‚ or at least he was until the world changed around him. Simply by being immune to the virus‚ he becomes first alone (when his family dies‚ “life shuddered to a halt.”)‚ then a criminal (when he decides not to bury her. “No he wouldn’t put her there.”)‚ then the target of frenzied attacks
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I Am Malala: Independent Reading I. Cultural Connections Malala Yousafzi is the protagonist‚ narrator‚ and author of I Am Malala. She is born into a religious Pakistan family in Swat during a time of women oppression. Yousafzi makes a point to write about her happiness and freedom before Taliban took over. Her Pakistan heritage encourages many cultural traditions including dressing conservatively. Women are instructed to show respect by wearing burqas‚ which covered their face and body. The role
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God the world wouldn’t have life. Without the passion of two lovers no child would be brought in to the cycle of life. Ignorant people under the guise of social acceptance have removed love from their lives‚ and have torn themselves apart morally. But I believe love heals all‚ love never fails‚ and love knows all. If there’s one thing to learn about the many genres of love it’s this. It is instinctual to give comfort to those who don’t want it‚ and to push comfort away when it’s given. My
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I believe in recovery. My grandmother told me once‚ “God gives his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers.” After all I’ve been through I’m proud to say that I’m still standing‚ I’m still strong. Although depression is something I live with everyday‚ I don’t let it control me anymore. There are good days‚ and there are bad days but no matter what I’m grateful for the live that I have. Globally‚ an estimated 350 million people suffer from depression‚ and I am one of them. My depression is the
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puff.” And from that day forward I started smoking black and mild’s‚ which lead to a daily routine. In high school‚ I never thought I would smoke nor drink‚ until I went to college. Being in high school‚ I always thought drinking and smoking was unhealthy. It leads to more serious problems that you cannot control. I was always the bigger person out of my group of friends‚ who would tell them right from wrong‚ about how unhealthy it was. It was even one point in time; I went as far as researching and
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I’ve always wanted to be a cop because people in my family was one. Ever since my step-uncle came into my family after my dad got married‚ I’ve wanted to be one because he’s one. My dad was a firefighter but I really don’t like stuff like that. When I grow up and I get this job‚ I will be very grateful because this is my dream job. Cops usually get about $56 to $60 thousand dollars a year. There’s also a lot of range depending on how long a cop has been on the job. Members of the NYPD are paid
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As I Lay Dying Journal Question #8 17 November 2009 In Chapter 24 of As I Lay Dying‚ Vardaman simply states “My mother is a fish.” At first‚ this may seem like a child’s ridiculous association of his mother’s death with the death of a fish. However‚ this connection allows Vardaman to overcome the highly complicated issues associated with death and existence. The abnormal disposition of this exchange characterizes Vardaman’s lack of ability to deal with the death of his mother in a reasonable
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