right into it‚ telling you about how a plane with school boys was shot down. It had me hooked immediately. His use of actual childlike grammar tripped me up a bit‚ because sometimes it was hard for you to understand‚ much like if you were actually listen to a nine year old talk. What got me was how the author had created a boy who was overweight and had thick glasses. He may just be a character‚ but I honestly felt for him. That’s what I like about the author‚ he actually makes me have emotions towards
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Alanis Vega-Cruz Hip hop Don Campbell Have you ever wonder who made the lock-it move in hip hop? That would be Don Campbell‚ because of his successful creation of the move his name was referred as Don Campbelock. He was creative from his early years as a kid until college was when he discovered hip hop. Then he gets recognition. And how time went by. Don was born in ST Louis‚ during the early years of the 50s‚ but raised in South Central LA. As a kid don enjoyed to draw especially people’s
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America to me is Hope. Hope is what get us out of bed in the morning. We may have hard days but hope gets us through the day. Hope‚ is what pushes the caterpillar out of the cocoon to create something more beautiful. ‘’Hope is a horizon we head for leaving nothing but fear‚ And though we may never reach our goals it is hope that is going to save us from who we once were.’’ America to me is Perseverance. Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th. No matter what happens to our country
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Most children acquire the same hair color or the same face shape as their family‚ but I inherited after something much greater; horsemanship skills‚ a work ethic‚ and gratitude. These characteristics are the principles that helped me work and want more out of my life. My grandfather was an acumen with horses in addition‚ he spent his long life professionally racing and training harness horses. I am humble to say he’s in the Harness Horse Hall of Fame. I truly believe I was blessed with the horsemanship
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at the time went through a divorce‚ and then my grandparents‚ who I was very close with‚ got divorced. This was a huge adjustment for me; the loss of closeness in the family was unreal‚ and I felt that it would never be the same. New Years of 2014 I lost one of the most important people in my life‚ my papa Bucky‚ to a heart attack. It came as a complete shock to me‚ and was the
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benefits of an HBCU education outweighs many of the so-called “disadvantages” many sites such as the “lack of diversity”‚ at least to me. I believe that through an HBCU education I will gain valuable social skills‚ a strong network of people in a variety of fields‚ and a better understanding of African American history in an environment made for students like me. From the yearly homecomings to the festive concerts to the illustrious Greek Life; HBCUs are known for their vibrant student cultures
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daring adventures‚ wild dilemmas‚ amusing dialog‚ and charming characters‚ Don Quijote‚ by Miguel De Cervantes‚ creates an endearing work of art. Without a doubt‚ Don Quijote is a literary masterpiece‚ credited to the author’s genius with characterization (Cervantes). Each individual holds distinct qualities. Through analyzing his work‚ one can see Cervantes’s intentions and better understand this skill he masters in Don Qujote. One character much beloved by all readers is none of than Sancho Panza
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He was huge‚ and wore all black. The only thing that didn’t quite add up to his scary demeanor was perhaps his two protruding buckteeth. Worse came to worse‚ as he was assigned to sit next to me! That came to be the day where he would torture me non-stop. I remember how would follow me around and pick on me. He would always steal my school supplies and lie about it‚ to such an extent that I had to label everything including each marker from the already
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The concept that I believe to be the most important to me is Understanding Diversity. The reason that this is important to me is that it says who we are as people and being blind to this concept can have long lasting effects on both leaders and followers. I would not say that I am weak in this concept but it is something that I always want to learn more about because it helps me to be a better supervisor for my Airmen and peers‚ as well as a better follower for my leaders and supervisor. From
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out of the hours spent in the gym are worth the pain. Coach Coleman always preaches‚ “If you truly want to be great at something‚ you have to be willing to give up something else you love in order to be great at the other thing you love.” Whether that is about basketball for a person or not‚ I have tried to live my life by that so I can be great. During basketball practice‚ Coach is an inspiration and pushes me to be the best I can possibly be. I do drill after drill in order to better myself for
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