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    of saying a particular sentence to a person. Let us take the sentence ”Hello‚ how are you‚” if you are greeting a very important person‚ you would say it in a very sophisticated and well-mannered way‚ such as ” Good afternoon Mr. Ahmed‚ how are you feeling today?” Whereas if you are meeting your bestfriend‚ the language you speak turns more into slang‚ such as ”Hey bro‚ what’s up?” Therefore the way language reflects me is that when I have to have a conversation with a person‚ I carefuly choose the

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    How Middle School Changed Me. I have most definitely changed since middle school started. Personally‚ it was a big change in my life. I have experienced many things through my middle school years. I’ve learned from my mistakes and matured. It wasn’t just my looks that changed‚ but my personality as well. Since elementary I have always been a person that cared about my grades‚ and my future. Even since then my point of view on that hasn’t changed and never will. Middle school

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    examples of human nature. In my opinion‚ three of the best stories in the Anthology that had examples of human nature are How it Feels to be Colored Me‚ by Zora Hurston‚ The Necklace‚ by Guy de Maupassant‚ and The Rose that Grew from Concrete‚ by Tupac Shakur. These stories show how humans have different characteristics. These characteristics are determination‚ intolerance‚ and the need to have more than what they have. Zora Hurston‚ in How it Feels to be Colored Me shows how humans can be extremely

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    Authors frequently use metaphors to explain their identity‚ or their character’s identity to then make the writing more effective. In the essay “How it Feels to be Colored Me”‚ written by Zora Neale Hurston‚ metaphors are used so that she can identify herself as a person‚ rather than by the color or her skin. Hurston feels as though she is often overlooked‚ or written off because she is African American. the writing proves otherwise. This is why Hurston uses metaphors effectively to explain her identity

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    "How it Feels to be Colored Me" was written in 1928. Zora‚ growing up in an all-black town‚ began to take note of the differences between blacks and whites at about the age of thirteen. The only white people she was exposed to were those passing through her town of Eatonville‚ Florida‚ many times going to or coming from Orlando. The primary focus of "How it Feels to be Colored Me" is the relationship and differences between blacks and whites. In the early stages of Zora ’s life‚ which are expressed

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    How Has Field Experience Changed/Affected me? If someone were to ask me about five years ago if I would consider teaching as a career‚ I would have looked at them like they were crazy. I never thought I would even begin to have an interest in teaching. It was not until my freshman year in high school that I knew I wanted to be a teacher; better yet‚ a Band Director. I had always had a passion for music but never actually thought about pursuing it as a career. It was not until my mom and I sat down

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    Taking a deep breath‚ "Aunt Viv‚ I have been having a very difficult time with Amy lately. She has been moody‚ stays by herself‚ and fighting with Jason". Viv couldn’t believe her ears. A picture of Amy popped up in her head. Thinking about the happy‚ sweet‚ loving girl. "Jenna‚ I am so sorry to hear that. The poor baby‚ is there anything I can do to help you? Is that the reason you called?" "Well‚ Aunt Viv‚ I was wondering. Is the offer for us to visit still open‚" she asked. "But of course

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    How the Grinch Taught Me Morals As a child‚ my favorite book was One Fish‚ Two Fish‚ Red Fish‚ Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss. At about 4 years old‚ I can’t imagine I saw anymore into that book besides the many different kinds of fish described. However‚ as a more mature adult‚ I can now see what Dr. Seuss was trying to impress upon children‚ the acceptance of diversity. Principles of ethics are shown to us frequently in picture books such as those by Dr. Seuss. However‚ as we get older‚ these medias

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    In “How It Feels to Be Colored Me‚” Zora Neale Hurston reveals that despite the existence of racism and discrimination‚ she does not “belong to no race nor time” (Hurston 3) because she has pride in being herself‚ regardless of her color. Hurston recalls several memories from her childhood‚ where she “lived in the little Negro town of Eatonville‚ Florida” (1) up until her thirteenth birthday. Even at this young age‚ Hurston mentions that the only difference she saw between whites and blacks was

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    How are my values shaped? Within the family‚ there are three key processes by which children learn character and morality: forming emotional attachments‚ being taught prosocial behavior‚ and learning respect for authority and compliance with rules. All teaching of right and wrong begins with attachment--the warm‚ emotional tie that children have with their parents. Children learn from and are influenced most by those persons who are most meaningful to them‚ and the most meaningful adults are those

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