identity to make me the person I am. The most influential thing that has shaped me is my culture. One of the biggest pieces of my culture that has done this is my participation in sports. Out of the sports I play‚ high school soccer has shaped me the most. Soccer in high school shaped my identity by making me more social‚ a leader‚ and open minded about diversity. Soccer has guided me in many ways to become the person I am. Especially in high school‚ the sport has showed me how to be much more cooperative
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Pedro and Me Pedro and Me is the book that I chose for my review. I chose this from the humorous category because Chris Johnson told me that it was funny. The author of the book is Judd Winick‚ who was on MTV’s show The Real World. Judd comes onto the show knowing that one of his roommates was HIV positive‚ but he did not know who. He soon meets Pedro and learns that he is the one‚ and realizes how normal it is living with somebody that has the HIV virus. This book had its’ funny parts‚ but I
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People from marketing companies are smart because they mix advertising with entertainment and emotionally connect with consumers. This is how they can turn any service into the best. Have you ever found yourself up at 2a.m. watching TV and there was nothing entertaining to see‚ then‚ you find a channel where they are telling you to consume a specific service‚ but in an entertaining way and
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side. The movie Stand by Me‚ shows four boys; 12 year old’s going out and finding a missing body. Director Rob Reiner puts all the characters to on a journey to discover something about them self’s. Chris and Gordie who are best friends‚ go out on a journey along the way they face many obstacles. In the end‚ they discover more about themselves. Which is unexpected out of them by going out and try to find a missing body. The journey that the friends go on in the film Stand by Me is the catalyst for self-discovery
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repeatedly against the system where many would run away for a short period of time before capture and punished. Anti-slavery grew as both side of colored whether black or white abolitionists created movements and defied the laws to help slaves to escape from their masters. David Walker‚ born free as a son of a slave published a pamphlet‚ Walker’s Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World‚ where he wrote asking those of the world to search in history if any other race were ever treated differently as human
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The two films that we watched this week were Marley & Me and Turner and Hooch. In both films‚ the wild‚ unruly‚ and rowdy dogs are kept by owners who do not know how to handle them but eventually end up loving the dogs to death. Hooch is a huge dog that becomes the only eye witness to a murder while Marley‚ on the other hand‚ is a house pet that is out of control. Having the dogs as the main characters contributed to both of the movies by making it easier to see the the overall theme. A dog isn’t
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are Democrat or Republican; it does not ask whether you are black or white‚ male or female‚ gay or straight‚ young or old.” By saying this she has just addressed essentially everybody; making her appeal broad. This quote makes me feel like nobody is safe‚ evoking anxiety into me. Anxiety is a noun describing a feeling of nervousness or agitation‚ often about something that is going to happen. In this case‚ the risk of getting AIDS is what causes an emotional response. She has personified the disease
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“’Superman is breaking down the door’”(Alexie. 4). In the essay‚ “ Superman and Me” Sherman Alexie writes about his life as an Indian boy and his struggle to get an education in the circumstances he’s faced with. In order to free our minds one must look past stereotypes‚ limitations‚ and find dedication to do what they desire. Growing up there are stereotypes that cultures have to deal with and it could affect how they grow up. If children are being told they aren’t able to do something at a young
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random celebrity they look up to has the biggest influence on them. Hopefully these influences are positive. Influences play a major factor on people. People on average usually have many influences. For me‚ the people that influence me the most are my parents. Something else that has a big influence on me is hockey‚ and that is what I’m going to talk about here. Around fourth grade‚ I stopped playing football. I wasn’t the best player‚ I got knocked around a lot‚ and I never got playing time. I was a
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other opinions and views; this can be a major way to build credibly when speaking to people who may not agree. He doesn’t use numbers to talk up his credibility but instead appeals to many groups‚ this a good use of Ethos‚ while also using multiple rhetorical devices at once. Kennedy
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