is beautiful‚ the Black body is beautiful? James Baldwin’s piece “Letter from a Region of My Mind‚” speaks of the Black body and how it is beautiful‚ but his reasoning why is thought provoking. He says‚ “...black has become a beautiful color—not because it is loved but because it is feared” (Baldwin). One does not think of terror when they think of beauty. No‚ beauty is pleasing‚ kind‚ something we walk toward and not away from. Nevertheless‚ Baldwin has flipped this idea on its head. The Black identity
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State Dr. Love I first moved out on my own for college freshman year when i was 16 years old. It definitely changed the relationship between my parents because even though we were farther away from each other‚ somehow it made us closer. I guess its true that distance makes the heart grow fond. I love my parents but they are extremely strict and therefore make it hard to live with them but when i moved out i started to miss them as parents even though i loved my freedom. Arnett thinks that the heart
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function of its society. Three of the most intriguing aspects of Hinduism that I am able to connect to my personal experience are the use of the Puranas‚ the Ganga river‚ and their view and response to death. Today‚ people across India know stories from the Puranas‚ “a collection of myths‚ legends‚ lessons‚ and stories…” ( Robson 28) that simplify and teach the Vedic texts. I grew up reading “ My Book of Bible Stories” giving me an idea of the Bible’s
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~Blue 42 Set Hut~ Who came up with football? A guy named ‚”Walter Camp was the one who transformed rugby to football back in the middle to late 1800’s he slowly began to change rules to make the new game of American football”. Football was then created to what it is today. From experience myself of playing football it’s a sport someone will never forget the pain the hits the feeling of scoring touchdowns in front of a home crowd. What I plan to give you advice on is how to be a good player and
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that plane my life would never be the same. All I had in my possession was the clothes on my back‚ my wallet‚ and cigarettes and a liter. I was a scared 18 year old but an extremely excited one also. I knew I was leaving all my friends‚ family‚ and loved ones as a young immature teenager but would return with more maturity and a brighter future. As the flight began its taxi down the runway I was thinking to myself‚ am I doing the right thing or should I have chosen a different path for my life. I spent
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Something that I am the most proud of is when I made my fist cosplay. All my friends from high school are into cosplay; some of them even won awards for it! I had thought I was too unskilled to join in‚ and procrastinated dabbling in the art. However‚ this Halloween I finally decided to try it out by dressing up as Professor Layton (from the Professor Layton video game series). The most important aspect of the Professor was his signature top hat‚ which I had to figure out how to replicate. I consulted
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Colder weather means it’s time to fill everyone’s bellies with warm‚ comfort food! Chicken and dumplings is a classic‚ of course‚ and it’s always a crowd-pleaser. Abbie from Lovin’ Our Chaos shared her super simple Crock-Pot version of the dish‚ and it only requires four ingredients! At first‚ she puts the chicken breasts in the bottom of the slow cooker and pours the cans of condensed soup over them. She mixes them and leaves them to cook together for 8 hours. She added: “This works well for
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When I am feeling angry or stressed‚ I head to my gym‚ Planet Fitness. Whether it’s snowing‚ raining‚ foggy‚ or sunny‚ the gym is always very busy. In order to enter the gym‚ I have to open and pass through two double doors. I immediately see the main service desk‚ where I sign in with my account number. I also notice a bowl of Tootsie-Rolls on the desk‚ so I grab a couple to enjoy some extra sugar before I work out. Behind the service desk‚ there are four tanning booths that look like alien
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Remembrances of a Gay Boyhood‚ Truth Serum‚ A Year of Rhymes‚ Guess Again‚ and most recently The Bill from My Father: A Memoir. Cooper is art critic for the Los Angeles Times and frequently contributes to The New York Times Magazine‚ Harper’s‚ Nerve‚ The Paris Review‚ and five previous editions of The Best American Essays. His work has received the PEN/Hemingway Award‚ the O. Henry Prize‚ and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation‚ the National Endowment for the Arts‚ and the Getty Museum. He currently
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IDENTITY AND CULTURE IN ‘PRESENTS FROM MY AUNTS IN PAKISTAN’ The poem‚ ‘Presents from My Aunts in Pakistan’‚ appears to be about a young girl‚ half English‚ half Pakistani‚ talking about clothes she received as presents from her aunts‚ who live in Pakistan. What the poem is really exploring‚ though‚ is the poet’s views on Pakistani and English culture and how she fits into one‚ both or neither of these cultures. A society’s culture is made up of many things such as the food we eat‚ the music we
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