I have grown as a student this year by going to G3 to volunteer to help students with their homework and reading to them. Some of the goals that I have for my freshmen year is to pass 9th grade with a high G.P.A‚ not fail any of my classes‚ try to stay on track with my reading points and turn in all my homework and classwork on time. I will keep up with my reading points by reading 1-2 hours at home and reading at school when I can..Some other goals that i have to complete outside of school
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book The Joy Luck Club is written by American author Amy Tan. Born in China on February 19‚ 1952 in Oakland‚ California to her parents John and Daisy. She was a part of the first generation of Asian Americans. Along with The Joy Luck Club she also wrote‚ The Kitchen God’s Wife‚ The Hundred Secret Senses‚ and The Bonesetter’s Daughter. The latest book written by Amy Tan is Saving Fish From Drowning. She also has written two children books; The Moon lady‚ and The Chinese Siamese Cats. I find it ironic
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I remember the day just like it was just yesterday. That day started out cold and rainy but I still had to get up with the horrible pain in my stomach to travel to the doctor to find out what was wrong. This pain had been bothering me for almost three weeks and I couldn’t take it anymore. I was scared! Just two months before this my husband and I was told that I had possibly developed Endometriosis with the possibility of not being able to have children. We were told that my ovaries had collected
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seeing person. In the novel "The Joy Luck Club‚" the mothers and the daughters have somewhat of a communication gap: one is centered on the Chinese language and the other American English. In communication between the mothers and daughters‚ there is a large amount of misunderstanding that can be seen due to the mother’s insistence on speaking Chinese and the daughter’s habit of speaking English. The novel illustrates the relationships between Chinese Society
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Although I may change my mind when I’m 29‚ right now I do not want to have children. I feel that a child will restrict me from plans or goals I would like to reach. People who do not have children can spend more time on themselves and have nothing to worry about. Parents take their children on vacation and people who do not have kids are able to enjoy their own vacations to wherever they would like to go. Parents decide to take a family vacation to Disney or to the Children’s Museum and non-parents
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people are content with being used by others‚ and ignore their own happiness. Explanation/Proof for theme: ‘Now I Have Nothing’ is a poem by Stella Benson‚ exploring how in society‚ there are some people who are letting themselves be used. In the first two lines‚ the speaker talks about having nothing‚ and losing dreams he had. The first line mentions that the speaker does not even have the joy of loss. The second line tells how he was losing his dreams‚ using past tense to state that his dreams are
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I Have a Dream The month of February marks the beginning of Black History Month which is celebrated by all African Americans both here and abroad. It’s a month that reminds African Americans how far they had to come to get their freedom and how many important lives were lost. One of those lives lost was Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ a man who fought during the Civil Rights Movement. On August 28‚ 1963‚ King delivered one of the greatest speeches in American history‚ a speech that changed the entire
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I Should Have Listened To My Mum -Obedience Is Better! As I leave the house‚ my mom yells‚ "Put your shoes on before you go!" I ignore her‚ of course‚ and run out the door and through the wet grass. I can feel mud between my toes until I am finally at the pavement. Wiping the mud from my feet‚ I jump on my new banana-seat bike. I take a deep breath and start pedaling. As I pass all my friends‚ smiling and shouting "Hi‚" I think‚ What could be better than a nice warm day with the wind blowing
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Types of Relationship I Have with my Friends Friends are an essential element of our life. Since we were children‚ we have been taught how to get along with people. Getting to know our friends further‚ we have a different relation with those people and that is friendship. As I classify my friends‚ they can be divided into three categories based on how we spend time together: common acquaintances‚ pleasure-seeking friends‚ and soul mates. The first category of friendship I have is the relationship
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On August 28 of 1963‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. delivered a speech titled “I Have a Dream” at the Lincoln Memorial‚ Washington D.C. The speech’s purpose was to address racism and to motivate the civil rights activists to fight for the Negroes’ freedom. Martin Luther King‚ Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech was rhetorically effective due to: the eloquent delivery of his speech through repetitive phrases‚ his reputation and reference to Lincoln‚ and referring to historically significant documents to back up
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