Running head: Hayslip.Session1.Journal 1 Hayslip.Session1.Journal My Grandmother has inspired me to always fight towards my goals. She would always tell me that the Devil will always make it so you don’t succeed‚ but with God you can do anything you put your mind too. With her passing away about a year ago‚ it had me doing some thinking about what I want to do with my life. I was the first child on my dad side to get my GED and to get an Associate’s Degree in Computer Programming. I like computers
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The Crossing by Gary Paulsen is a book about a young boy trying to cross the Mexico border into America. The question that is asked now is why is this an important novel for American students to read? This is an extremely important book for American students to read for many reasons such as‚ it gives us a way to experience the way some people are who are not as fortunate as us live. Many kids around the world are exposed to such graphic and horrific things everyday and don’t realise what they go
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The book “Canyons” by Gary Paulsen has very descriptive adjectives and picture painting descriptions for everyone to read. The setting of the book “Canyons” is switches off from the perspective of Brennan who is a 15 year old young man living in the modern age who is a freshman in highschool. Then the book switches to Coyote Runs perspective where he lives in the past where there is zero technology. Also Coyote runs is a 14 year old boy. In the beginning of the novel Brennan is in the canyons with
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Behind the Obvious Trademarks‚ slogans and branding are a big part of advertising today and have been a big part in the past. Companies spend millions to get the consumers attention. Advertising looked at with closed reading in mind may change the thoughts of consumers. Closed reading is defined as disciplined reading of a text or other object. Everyone at some point is a closed reader. We begin learning to read as closed readers because we are looking at each word individually
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1538‚ February Entry 1 I have been recruited by Hernando de Soto. This could finally be the job my family and I need. However‚ it is not the job that I had been hoping to claim. Nevertheless‚ my family needs the fortunes that we need to keep thriving. My recruiter‚ Hernando de Soto‚ does not have the best looks as his eyes discomfort me. I have high hopes for this expedition as we have well over 700 men‚ 10 ship‚ and enough food to last us through the harshest of winters. I will very much miss
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Soto v. Rinzai Zen Buddhism The practice of Zen Buddhism in Japan was developed through Mahayana Buddhism in China and inspired by the travels and teachings of Dogen and Eisai. Dogen who became a well-respected monk‚ founded the Zen Soto school with emphasis on shikantaza. To put it simply‚ Soto schools focus on the art of meditation by just sitting silently without goals or specific intention. Those who have faith that all beings are essentially Buddha practice the art of sitting. Shikantaza is
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In The Crossing‚ a book by Gary Paulsen‚ a boy named Manny Bustos is trying to overcome the challenges of crossing the border between Mexico and the United States. Manny‚ a 14 year-old homeless boy thinks that if he can cross the border his life will be good forever. He is right that he will be able to get a job and be able to do fine. He will be fine if he is able to make it to America because if he is able to survive in the harsh conditions of Juarez‚ Mexico such as fights‚ drunken soldiers‚ older
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Caroline Castro‚ AP Language and Composition Gary Soto Essay- A Summer Life February 3‚ 2012 In the well-written autobiographical narrative A Summer Life (1990)‚ Gary Soto delivers an original assembly of aspects from himself as a six-year-old child. Soto asserts the scary realization of wants triumphing over what is ethical and he uses many examples of imagery‚ repetition and a chosen vocabulary to sketch out the ignorance that is evident in a child’s mind. Soto’s purpose is to selectively
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but you can make the not so great parts better. Gary Soto’s life was nowhere near perfect‚ from his father’s death to moving and not having money. After his father’s death‚ his life was not great‚ it was shown so much in his regular life and in his professional life. Forgetting about his rough past he was such a brilliant poet and wrote so many short stories and poems right after another‚ knowing so much to write about based on those memories. His poems are so entertaining and at the same time‚ they
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English comp 1 Week 3 My Life with Grandma Gladys is a petite woman in stature with lovely radiant dark skin‚ big warm brown eyes and inviting smile; men in her day consider her smile flirtatious. Grandma is dainty by appearance with an adventuress spirit. Grandma enjoys rap music and MTV latest dance craze. Gladys is not like the other stereotypical grandmothers’ in my neighborhood. She believes muumuu floral dresses are dreadful‚ adores black pumps‚ cusses like a sailor and cigars is her
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