I was born with a price. Literally. Unlocking the gates of life came with an entrance fee: a fine my parents had to pay to bring me into the world‚ a world that already discriminated against me on the sole knowledge of my sex. As a female first born in China‚ I experience discrimination everywhere. The establishment of the One Child Policy was an example of favoritism of the male gender and the upper class‚ who get away with having a first-born daughter‚ or even a second child. Even among family members
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At the age of two my parents decided I had too much energy and they enrolled me in my first gymnastics class. As a female you train four events: vault‚ bars‚ beam‚ and floor. I went to class once a week for two years and at the age of four I joined the competitive team. As a competitive gymnast‚ you train year round and a minimum of 10 hours a week is spent in the gym. Some schools even require additional classes in ballet in order to improve the dance side of gymnastics. During the competitive
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My First Game A specific event that greatly changed the course of my life is the day that I attended my first sporting event. Shocking‚ right? On this day‚ I discovered‚ for the first time‚ that I had a large interest in watching live sports. The day of the game was the thirteenth of March‚ in 2011. The location was Ricoh Coliseum‚ on Toronto’s Exhibition Grounds. The teams were the Toronto Marlies and the Texas Stars. My parents had decided to take me to a hockey game. They let me choose
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Childhood is certainly the best time in one’s life. Do you agree? Have you ever thought about the happiest part of your life? Many people will probably agree that childhood is the best time of one’s life. But not every childhood is happy. Some children may be born in a poor family or under such circumstances that make their lives bad. In my opinion‚ childhood is the happiest time of a person’s life in most cases. The first reason is when we were kids‚ we had no responsibility or problem to think
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One for One American Transcendentalist writer‚ Ralph Waldo Emerson once said‚ “to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” In today’s society many entrepreneurs and businessmen do not see this as the definition of success. However‚ thirty-five year old entrepreneur and adventurist‚ Blake Mycoskie‚ agrees with Emerson’s definition of success. In 2006‚ Mycoskie started the for profit company‚ TOMS. The company sells shoes here in the United States
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The most important person in everyone’s life must be our mother. They are the one that carry us for about 9 month without a single sigh. They are the one who give birth to us without complaining about all the pains they have been through. Our mother is one of the people we must respect and love . for me ‚ my mother is the best mother in the world. My mother actually is an ordinary woman but in her tiny appearance lies an extraordinary fortitude‚ perseverance‚ a altruistic soul and a
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The 1920’s are a time filled with American culture and a mix of everything new technologies‚ different cultural views and newly broken barriers. Jazz music was also brought into the lives of white civilians bringing a whole new culture mix to areas otherwise recognized as segregated. These new styles of life and music brought together two different communities yet also set problems for both. Seen as a time of shine and beauty not all was black and white and with the aid of colored writers and poets
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World war one –life in the trenches When men volunteered to fight in world war one‚ on the Western front‚ little did they know about the conditions they would be living and fighting in the trenches‚ and for how long this would all go on for. The Great War lasted for four years even though many believed they would be home by Christmas 1914 on till 11/11/1918(today know better as remembrance day). (See source A) Even if the men did know about many of the conditions in the trench they would most
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English 11 H 30 April 2015 The Lasting Impressions of Slavery Graphic: The image of the brown mule in a black dress is a representation of society perception of the African American race. The mule being imperfect in its mixed‚ black condition and the black dress a match in encapturing the grievances that will forever plague the African American community. 1. “De (n word) woman is de mule uh de world” (Hurston 14). Explanation: This is a reference to how women are slaves to their husbands‚ carrying the heavy
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One person in my life that influences me the most would be my mother. My mom is by far the strongest person I know and she has gone through more struggles than any person should have to. She had to raise me on her own while facing many health issues and did whatever she had to do to give me what I needed. While I was growing up‚ she did not get to spend as much time with me as she would like because she worked a lot to take care of the bills and she was often in the hospital sick. We also moved around
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