In this article‚ Deborah S. Connelly talks about the history of book banning‚ its presence in society today‚ and actions that have and can be taken against it. Most of these actions stem from the responsibility of librarians and organizations. Connelly believes that librarians have an obligation to keep their content uncensored and readily available to the public. She has stated that the best way to prevent book censorship is to educate our society about the importance of diverse books. A more specific
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I don’t know if I feel that saying that I deserve this scholarship is the right thing to say‚ but going to Japan has been a goal of mine ever since I can remember. My grandfather was the one who really got me interested in Japan. He would always tell me stories about the culture‚ people‚ the little bits of language that he picked up‚ and the time that he spent there. My grandfather would have loved me going to Japan and would have supported me whole heartedly. I want to go to Japan not only to see
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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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If I could travel anywhere‚ I would go to... Egypt. The reason I would choose Egypt is to get a first-hand experience on the ancient method the Egyptians used to engineer structures. Their work was so exquisite and astonishing that it is crazy to think modern engineers find it nearly impossible to replicate them. Pyramids were the beginning of architecture and are considered to be the most precise structures know today. They had no modern technology and would generate the most precise masterpieces
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Explain a time when you felt overshadowed. How did it help shape you into the person you are today? As a kid‚ I always thought I was the favorite child. I believed my parents liked me more than my younger sister‚ Kelly. I am a people pleaser. I always tried to please my coaches‚ teachers‚ friends‚ and parents. Even though I envisioned myself as the favorite child‚ I constantly felt overshadowed. I swam and had my small group of friends but Kelly was a field hockey star and beyond popular. This feeling
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Next year i would want to be in yearbook because i think it would be fun. I remember when i was in 6th grade i wanted to be in yearbook for 7th ‚but then i remembered that yearbook was for 8th graders. But i’m also going to be in 8th grade next year! So i actually have a chance at yearbook! I think that i would be great in yearbook because for one i would be very productive. Secondly‚ I would be very good listener. I’ve heard from many 8th graders in the past try yearbook and i want to give it a
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I asked to be forgiven but was not forgiven in the past. The reason I was not forgiven was because I did not do good on a test in school and it resulted in my grade dropping. My mom thought I could have done better on my test‚ so when I asked for forgiveness‚ she denied me. She said that I would not be forgiven until I started doing better on my tests and getting better grades. This relates to The Crucible because many women were accused of witchcraft‚ and although they asked for forgiveness‚ many
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What Defines Us “I have tons of regrets‚ but I think that’s one of the reasons that push people to create things. Out of their angst‚ their regret comes the best from artists‚ painters‚ and writers” (Sylvester Stallone). Regret is a feeling of sorrow or unhappiness‚ often mixed with (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English). Many of us have been through difficult times and went through experiences that we wish we could re do. Should we stress over the experiences or take it as a learning experience
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What You Pawn‚ I Will Redeem” 1. How does the narrator know the regalia is his grandmother’s? 2. Why is the story divided by time? 3. Why does Alexie continually present the issue of alcoholism among American Indians regardless of tribe? Final Submitted answers What You Pawn‚ I Will Redeem -Full Answers 1. Jackson‚ the narrator‚ notices the regalia in the window of a pawnshop and recognizes some similarities between this regalia and the one he remembers of his grandmother’s
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Identify and explain three experiences this year that either changed you or helped you grow as a person. The person who changed me this year was my English teacher Mr. Abram because my grammar got better this year . I started to read more this year since I stop reading because reading was not fun no more it got boring. But my english teacher Mr. Abram help me as a student to keep loving reading and writing. For he help me so much in life than any other person. My english teacher’s never really
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