Section 1 “Why I Quit the Klan” is a non-fiction story written by Studs Terkel‚ which talks about former Ku Klux Klan leader‚ C.P. Ellis. Ellis was invited‚ as a Klansman‚ to join a committee on how to solve racial problems in the school system. This committee included people of all different ethical backgrounds‚ including African Americans. He reluctantly accepted‚ however after a few short meetings‚ he was elected co-chair of the committee‚ along side of Ann Atwater‚ an African American woman
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Personal Response Essay: Jeffrey Andreoni’s Why Can’t I Feel What I See Jeffrey Andreoni states in his article “Why Can’t I Feel What I See” that happiness was much easier attained by the generation born in the first third of last century than more recent generations. The idea presented to explain this statement is that recently we as a society decided that happiness is to be measured “in terms of material gain” (3); when really all that is needed for happiness is to create things with our hands
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who I am and not what everyone else thinks I should be. • Authority (Story): I have always felt inferior to other people because they told me I was. They told me I was weird and that I would never amount to anything. I believed them. I thought that I could never do anything as good as anyone else. So I tried to act like other people in hopes that they would like me. That worked for a short time but I was miserable. I hated trying to be the way everybody else wanted me to be. Even though I knew
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A person whom I like most Everyone has someone special. I also have a special person. If someone asked me right now who is the most important person in my life‚ I would say it’s my brother. He is always there for me when I need. There are many reasons for I like him most. First of all‚ I like his personality‚ behave and manner and atituted.He has a great personality to bear with him. He is a 35 years old and 6”feet tall with a good health. He is a very well behaved and co-operative with everyone
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Why I Am Who I Am Now Life has many things to offer us. Some things offer happiness‚ success and anything that may help us be contented and enjoy our journey. Some things‚ on the other hand can put us down. Like failure‚ hatred and many others. Criticism is one of the things in life that offers both. Criticism is something that may definitely make us or break us. I am the kind of person who doesn’t trust that easily. Yes. I do know many people especially now that I’m in college. But I have
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“What I want to be when I grow-up” By: Lauren Phillips When I grow-up‚ I would like to become a prosecuting attorney (A prosecutor is the lawyer that will bring charges against a criminal. Then try them in court. They work for the government to put away the bad guys.). Because‚ I believe that I can take on the task of enforcing criminal laws among those who supposable “broke the law”. I also believe that I will feel satisfactory knowing that I could have possible keep another criminal of the
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_I Wish I Never Met Him_ Two years ago‚ I met this guy online. He lived really close to me and we talked one night for a couple hours. He seemed like a really nice guy‚ but he wanted me to go to his house right off the bat‚ so I lost contact with him. Well‚ fast-forward to about seven months ago and I found him on facebook‚ so I added him as a friend. At first‚ I was just wanting to be his friend‚ but we started talking online‚ then he started talking about sex‚ then he started talking about wanting
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‘Where I lived and What I Lived For’ – Henry David Thoreau Many of Henry D. Thoreau’s ideas are clearly seen in his piece of writing ‘Where I Lived and What I Lived For’. Through his work‚ not only do we learn about his experience in the woods at Walden Pond‚ but also about his values and the way he sees life‚ which he shares with his readers all throughout the chapter. In my opinion‚ of the most significant topics this chapter deals with is ‘the beauty of nature’. As said by Thoreau‚ "The morning
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What I Want To Be When I Grow Up ‘What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?’ Is A Typical Question That Most Elders Ask Their Children.In The Past Choosing A Proffesion Was Easy The People Used To Follow Their Ancestral Proffesion.But In Today’s Generation Selecting A Proffesion Is Not An Easy Task.Everybody Needs To Work Hard To Get A Proffesion Of His/Her Own Choice‚And With Many Unemployed Students Everybody Has To Join The Rat Race.But For Me Being A Scientist Is The Only Goal Of My Life. When
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The poet of “I hear America singing”‚ “I‚ too” and “Where is my country” are telling their feelings about America. Their race is different and they have different views toward this country. Although the three poems are talking about America‚ the poem’s theme and the mood are kind of different. “I hear America singing” is a poem that describes the sound of working. This poem’s theme is people who work made America better. The poet is proud of it “Singing with open mouths their strong melodious
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