Alyda Mahachay Mrs. Barret English 9 Period 3 October 15Th‚ 2014 A Long Way Gone “One of the unsettling things about my journey‚ mentally‚ physically‚ and emotionally‚ was that I wasn’t sure when or where it was going to end. I didn’t know what I was going to do with my life‚ I felt that I was starting over and over again.” Ishmael Beah A Long Way Gone written by Ishmael Beah is a memoir of a boy soldier and the experiences he has endured during the occurrence of the Sierra Leone Civil War. Ishmael’s
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doesn’t go well with what our parents want for us: security and money. They want us to get a good career that provides us with a steady income. What it is doesn’t really matter as long as it puts food on the table. They’re not
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think we need that we would be lost without. So many other nations don’t have the things that we as a generation cannot even go a day without. This tribe of nomads in Afghanistan has things like cell phones and walkie-talkies and they don’t view them as a necessity like they are here. These people don’t believe that they need these things. Things like that just prove that depending on where you live and were raised is a factor in what you find to be a necessity in life. Most people in the age
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What a Girl Wants? For years men have pondered over what a woman wants. Speaking for most women I’m not even sure we know what we want. What do we look for? Why are we attracted to that type? Although I am not quite sure myself I am about to attempt to speak for most women by classify men into categories based on research and personal opinion. In school there are stereotypes put on almost everyone and guys are no different. Most guys are put into one of five categories; whether it is the
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Alejandro Fiffield ENG 101 Professor Lockard 10/7/17 Don’t Spank If You Want Your Child to Have Self Control Being a parent is one of the most difficult tasks a person can undertake in his or her lifetime‚ and deciding the appropriate way to raise a child can be complicated. One of the most delicate aspects of raising a child is discipline. It can be very hard for parents to decide what to do when their child needs to be corrected. Many parents today‚ unfortunately lose self control when
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STEM Mentor Application 1. Why do you want to be a STEM Mentor? I want to be a STEM Mentor so I can get to know the seventh graders‚ and help them get to know their school. It’s important for the STEM kids to know that the high school students aren’t as big or scary as they think‚ but that they’re friendly‚ kind people who are there to help you and talk to you if you need it. The STEM Mentoring program will be a valuable experience for the seventh graders‚ and I believe I can play an important part
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Have you wondered or thought about why homeless people are the way they are? Is it because they didn’t get an education? I plan to go to college‚ because I want to succeed in life and not be in the streets later on. I also want to make my parents happy. College is right for me. College is fundamental to me for several reasons. For example‚ in the article College Is Worth The Cost‚ by Brooks C. Holtom states that “college graduates earn $2.1 million in a lifetime income compared with $1.2 million
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A third lyric that shows this is when Ann Wilson sings‚ “I only want to share it with you.” This means that Ann is trying to prove her loyalty to her significant other. When she uses the verbal technique of pronoun‚ “I” means that it’s very personal‚ this is because the artist is trying to prove her love towards her husband‚ for she still believes that they will get back together. To Ann being loyal is standing by your partner emotionally and physically when needed but most importantly following
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Reflection One There are many different ways our thoughts on gender diversity are affected by today’s culture. It can come from our families‚ friends‚ magazines‚ television and even music. The media today plays an even larger part in our gender make up than it did as little as a decade ago. With the creation of facebook‚ youtube and instagram‚ we are seeing a greater influence than ever. For the sake of this paper I would like to focus on how music and television affect gender diversity.
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were treated unfairly. I feel that what causes people to be treated differently is because they may not be the same as everyone else. These differences may include religion‚ physical and mental disabilities‚ homosexuality‚ and race. People treat others badly so they feel like they have power. In most cases the people who were treated unfairly couldn’t help their differences. People with physical and mental disorders couldn’t be like everyone else‚ they couldn’t change. It was the way they
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