these words come to mind when thinking of the ideal woman. My grandmother‚ Jerri Self‚ exemplified these characteristics. If you had had the opportunity to meet her‚ the first thing you would have noticed would have been her striking physical beauty. She had short-sandy blonde hair and beautiful deep green eyes. Her smile was radiant‚ and her nose was very distinct in that it was elongated with a small hump in the middle. After talking with my grandmother you would have noticed that more than physical
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I Am is a documentary made by Tom Shadyac who was in a bicycle accident that led to him having suffering from post-concussion syndrome‚ for short period in his life. The life altering accident led him to that ask the questions‚ what wrong with the world‚ and what can we do to change it. After watching this film my assertion was that we are what wrong with the world I am what wrong with the world. In order to change the world we need to tart with our self’s‚ this how we change the world‚ but this
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I have endured and overcome many obstacles‚ which have taught me many valuable lessons and have empowered me to become who I am today. My childhood was different from others‚ I grew up in a single parent home. I watched as my mother worked as hard as she possibly could to provide for my siblings and I. It was just us‚ no family or very many friends. They were all left behind in order for my mother to start a new life in a new country. Everyday‚ when she came home‚ I remember thinking that my mother
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I am Indian-American. However‚ accepting this truth was not as easy when I was younger. During the ages of 13-14‚ the age in which any child is finding himself or herself‚ realizing their identity‚ and coming to a conclusion regarding who they are‚ it was difficult for me to find a common ground between the two clashing cultures I grew up in. American culture screams individualism‚ independency‚ selfishness to benefit oneself‚ and equality between gender and races‚ whereas Indian culture asserts
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I Am Someone! Writing Something! “I’m Nobody! Who are You?” is a poem written by Emily Dickinson. This poem reflects the themes of conformity and rebellion as well as culture and identity in so many ways. The poem conveys the main idea of being alone‚ isolated from the society – or being “nobody” your identity. As a result Dickinson had adapted and perhaps taken pleasure into being an outsider‚ whilst she found it boring to be part of the society or to be a “somebody”. These are all various ideas
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The poem ’I Am Tourist’ deals with the meaning and significance of tourism; particularly focussing on the modern take on what is a tourist. Adrian Mitchell presents the point of a ignorant tourist‚ and shows their lack of connection to the foreign land through the use of various literacy techniques such as imagery. The poem’s purpose is to let us witness the typical tourists’s shallow mindset‚ lack of respect to the culture and misplacing of priorities. It is written in first person narrative which
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Who am I without him? In the story of‚ “Who am I without him?” by Sharon Flake‚ deals with character in my perspective. I chose to deal with character because there was a lot of character in this story. The main character‚ which remained nameless‚ was the narrator of the story. We got her point of view: That’s why I chose her. The story had a lot of conflict going in and out the story. Her and Raheem are supposed to be a couple that last forever and ever‚ but in the story it seems like Raheem
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there be anyone who would do anything when they already knew that it was unlikely to have a positive result? I try to visualize the world where everyone has no hope about the future‚ and because of that‚ they misuse the present. I imagine life full of failures‚ living without thinking about any success‚ any goals and dreams‚ and of course this is the origin of misery for the whole lifetime! I believe that optimism makes my future bright since it makes me have dreams and set goals for my future. It builds
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In my life‚ people think they know me but can only graze the surface of my actuality. They only see the level one part of me‚ the way I behave‚ and more often than not‚ they see the reserved‚ self-restrictive‚ and industrious personality I carry daily. If they perceive me only for my level one personality‚ they completely miss the deep level three part of me‚ the never-ending well‚ the reef‚ the reality of who I am‚ the very values‚ experiences‚ fears‚ and virtues that actually constitute me for
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the story “Who am I without him?‚ “ by Sharon Flake the author made this one scene realistic ‚ where the main characters boyfriend slaps her in the face and after the fact she apologizes to him; I feel that this sets the mood for the story . The main character in this story is in an abusive relationship. I personally cannot relate but I know someone that has been in a relationship before. This character is afraid to defend herself when talking to Raheem her boyfriend but when she has a problem with
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