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    n “What You Pawn I Will Redeem” by Sherman Alexie‚ the main character is a homeless Native American Indian who came to Seattle to go to college and quit after two semesters.  Alexie creates a world where the protagonist seems to find help from every turn that he makes. Setting  The setting is the 1990’s in Seattle. Jackson Jackson is a Spokane Indian. According to Jackson Squared‚ his "people have lived within a one-hundred-mile radius of Spokane‚ Washington‚ for   ten thousand years." Several

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    upsetting images. The art I love the most is the one that has a message behind it‚ the pieces that speak to you through visuals but inform you about

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    Would you sentence a man‚ the rest of his life in prison because of the way he looks? In the story‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Tom Robinson was accused of many things and got sent to prison due to the color of his skin. However‚ in this time period‚ if a white did all the wrong that Tom did they would not be sent to prison. This is an example of don’t judge a book by its cover. Throughout the story this is the theme that Harper Lee is trying to get across. In this book‚ Harper Lee clearly demonstrates

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    Don’t get me started on... PUBLIC TRANSPORT! Don’t you just think people absolutely love them? Just don’t get me started on buses‚ taxies‚ trains and planes. I totally understand that public transport is for us and to meet are individual needs and to make are life’s easier but sometimes public transport is not the best source to travel‚ trust me on this one! London‚ Birmingham‚ Manchester all has public transport and they are all horrendous. Don’t get me started on‚ if they are road works

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    My Musical Preference The song I chose is called “What its like” by Everlast. The piece was written by Erik Schrody‚ an Irish-American singer/rapper born on August 18‚ 1969. The first time I listed to this song‚ it really grabbed my attention. The song tells about circumstantial extremities in life and how people react to them. It first tells of a bum‚ begging for money at a liquor store. The song tells of this man begging for money with shame in his eyes‚ suggesting how hard it is for him to do

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    I chose the song “Don’t Panic” by Coldplay because I strongly believe it reflects myself‚ and my life quite accurately‚ which expresses my beliefs. The song “Don’t Panic” is a pessimistic/optimistic song that can be especially shown in some lines of the lyrics. The pessimistic side of the song shown by “Bones sinking like stones” expresses that we are all going to go through some sort of suffering that we will have to endure. This line relates to a part of my life as a child living in New York‚ which

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    In the play You Can’t take It With You‚ written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman‚ the author uses point of view of different characters to show the theme of Materialism-materialistic values vs Spiritual Values- enjoyment of life. As narrator shows the perspective of each character‚ we see theme of Materialism. While Mr. Kirby has a viewpoint of living for things of materialistic value even though it might not be joyful‚ whereas‚ Grandpa has a perspective of living a life for Spiritual Values.

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    I decided to write about Jackson Jackson and his epic Journey in “What you Pawn I will Redeem.” The reason I choose to write this passage because I feel this to be inspiring in some way. I will refer to both literal homelessness‚ cultural homelessness as a Spokane Indian‚ and what the title means to me. Jackson living on the cold wet streets of Seattle notices many things in his journey to desired items. Jackson manages to receive money from people out of pity and they decide to try to help him

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    As a Filipino‚ a few of the stereotypes I hear about Filipinos are: we are all nurses who work two jobs‚ we are very kind people‚ or we all own a van. I became a nurse by accident when I realized that I valued job satisfaction‚ but I do not work two jobs. I am a nice person most of the time‚ but so are my white‚ black‚ and other Asian friends. I swore I would never get a van‚ but I gave in when I had kids. I van is roomier‚ quieter‚ and the ride is smoother. I have other siblings who do not fit most

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    with others can often drive us to extreme situations with a varying array of consequences both positive‚ such as finding one’s place in society‚ and negative‚ such as inhibiting one’s sense of self and limiting individuality. Shakespeare’s play As You Like It explores the concepts of traditional notions of belonging by examining filial‚ fraternal and romantic bonds‚ the consequences of belonging geographically‚ and accepted roles of gender. The title itself gives the play to the audience‚ before

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