My name (or the name given to me by the whites I worked with) is Crooks. I lived a fortunate life as a child when my father owned the ranch but as an adult I lived a tough life‚ a life of hardship‚ work and oppression. When I was a child I was different‚ not just because of the colour of my skin compared to the children I played with but also because my father was a landowner‚ this was very rare for the time. We had about ten acres in Oklahoma‚ a chicken ranch to be exact. It seemed like just about
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As some of my peers might know‚ geometry is definitely not my favorite subject in math. I have always struggled with geometry‚ especially with memorizing formulas to solve problems such as finding volume‚ surface area and more. I always found formulas to be such a bother and even after learning one and mastering it somewhat‚ I usually ended up forgetting the formula. Fortunately‚ the formulas that I had the most trouble with‚ being volume‚ surface area‚ and area‚ have finally began to stick with
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For a majority of my childhood I thought that Indiana was India and became utterly confused when someone talked about the long journey to the motherland. I knew that I was Indian and that my family was Punjabi Sikh‚ but beyond that I was disconnected and confused about the world and the culture that my parents and ancestors came from. When I was approached with the opportunity of volunteering as a summer camp counselor at the India Community Center‚ I was hesitant at first because I didn’t know how
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As I entered into this world I never truly examined the purpose of music or the reason for its existence. According to the Oxford dictionary‚ music is a vocal or instrumental sound combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form‚ harmony‚ and expressions of emotion. How amazing is that something so simple can be so magnificent that it can even affect us emotionally? As I reflect on the life of my own‚ I am beginning to realize that there is something special about music. What’s amazing about
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The Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin is a story written about the life of Benjamin Franklin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790. What is sad about this is he never had a chance to finish the book because of his passing. It was published unfinished‚ however there are many great things written in the book anyway. Looking to his many virtues‚ we discover Benjamin Franklin to be disciplined
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Education Autobiography I am from the Dominican Republic. I attended 8 years in school in my home country I’ve been attending school in the United States for 4 years. However my fist language is Spanish but I can speak‚ write‚ read‚ and understand English correctly. I begin to study English 4 years ago since I started high school in the United States. One particularly good experience I had in the past was‚ a week ago I went my road test‚ I failed it because I made a silly mistake when I get
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In Something Like an Autobiography and “Homeless: The Kids of Orange County” there are two major organizing parts that are present throughout the Autobiography and Documentary. In this essay‚ I’m going to analyze the organizing parts and how each part effectively relates to the central subject of the entire text. I’m also going to focus on how each organizing part is structurally coordinated with each other throughout the Autobiography and Documentary; this helps to reinforce the underlying concepts
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Autobiography of Kate Chopin Kate Chopin was born on February 8‚ 1850‚ and she was an American author of short stories and novels. Some people consider Chopin to be one of the forerunners of feminist authors in the 20th century. Her writing career started when in 1870‚ she married Oscar Chopin. After Oscar Chopin’s business failed in 1879‚ they moved to Natchitoches Parish‚ Louisiana‚ where they managed several small plantations and a general store. They became active in the community‚ where
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY UNDRAL Batsukh My name is Undral Batsukh.I was born in Ulaanbaatar‚ Mongolia. Now I’m living with my husband and my two children in Darkhan City‚ Mongolia. . When I was seven-years-old. I enrolled in the secondary school No.81 in 1988. I successfully completed my secondary school majoring in the social science with the grade “A” in 1998. After graduation‚ I entered The National Institute of Mongolia in 1998 under the selection for the students specializing on
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Literary Autobiography As a young adult‚ I struggled to believe that reading could be enjoyable. My reading levels were behind my classmates and I needed extra help‚ I was ashamed and loathed reading. My intense desire to have the passion to pick up a book and comprehend its story was fueled by my mom. My mom could not fall asleep without a book in her hands‚ and most mornings I would hear her complaining about how tired she was from her late night reading. I strove to be a “good” reader‚ to be
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