home for me. I am a product of rebellion‚ because that’s the only reason you’ll love a black girl. I am stranded in limbo and it seems that putting my head down and picking a side is the only way out. I didn’t think I was different until I was told that my Father didn’t stay because I was too light and my Mother didn’t want me because I was too dark. Self loathing took a hold of me‚ it made me bathe myself in baby powder because I didn’t want someone else to leave me‚ because I wasn’t what they
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I’m Not Scared: Chapter Questions Chapter 1 pp. 1-41 1. Acqua Traverse has a very farm like setting‚ with a heap of livestock and things such a vegetables growing. It was a countryside setting. Acqua Traverse is very desolate during the day‚ only the children venture outside as it is summer and is extremely hot. The adults stay inside during the day to escape the heat. It seems as if most people in Acqua Traverse know each other as well. I feel as if Acqua Traverse is your typical countryside
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Initially‚ the mood of the narrative was glum and dreary‚ shown through depressing imagery and the main character’s anger and fear of death‚ “tears rolling freely down his face‚ warm against his freezing skin. ‘I can’t go on‚ I’m going to die here’”. However‚ there was a noticeable change in mood when Tom was reunited with his family‚ becoming joyous. This decision was made to show the comfort that is found in family‚ and this manipulation of the mood of the
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I will be writing a paper on programs like Scared Straight for juveniles. Explaining what their goals are. The theoretical basis of the program discussing what Deterrence Theory is. I will be explaining if programs like these accomplish their goals. The goals of these types of programs are organized to juveniles and other participants from future offending by providing first-hand observations from being locked up or in trouble. A program such as Scared Straight puts together organized visits to
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I like to operate under the assumption that I’m wrong. I’m not saying I do this every day or even regularly‚ but it’s an introspection that is rarely suffered in our society. Some of the worldviews I hold are not the most popular‚ but when I pretend I’m wrong about everything in life‚ there’s suddenly no need to argue about where lines need to be drawn. With self-questioning‚ I begin an internal discussion that I can take into conversations with peers. I don’t assume my worldviews are false. Quite
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is a day I try to spend in the nature’s company. I like the cool breeze when the day is sunny and warm. I looked at the sky. It seemed so blue and so close‚ and just by climbing the little hill in front of me‚ it seemed I could reach the sun‚ which looked no bigger than the ring on my hand. After a few hours of walking over the hill‚ the sun seemed to be the same distance from me‚ and it was the same size‚ just like the moon that soon replaced it‚ surrounded by thousands of little stars. I enjoyed
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1. Discuss with some reference to Furedi’s ‘culture of fear’‚ the factors that can elevate the issue of youth crime‚ explored in the book Scared of the kids. Over recent years‚ the issue of youth crime has been nationally elevated. This has been highlighted by changes in society and in particular the way that older generations view the younger members of society‚ especially teenagers and because of this new laws that target young people have been put into place. Furedi (2006) believes that
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because I got in too many fights. I was talking back to my teachers. I was just getting mad a lot. When someone would say something about me or my mom I would get mad. I really agree to be in this program because if I didn’t come I would be in jail. In the past‚ the issue with me was fighting. I would think just fight. When people would say I was a b***h I would hit them. I would say get the f**k out my face. In the future‚ I’m going to think about walking away. I’m going to walk away. I plan to
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thinks I’m an alcoholic. I’m here because he made me come. Sure‚ I drink. I drink a lot. But he’s the reason I drink. SW: It can really be sad when you are being tag by someone close to you as an alcoholic and I know that you are angry with your husband for bringing you here‚ but I want you to know that it is because of his concern and care for you that made him to take the step in asking you to come for this meeting. Moreover‚ I will not force you to stay is all about your choice if you want
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Cruelty Throughout the novel‚ I’m Not Scared the hero‚ Michele‚ realises that the adult world is not as innocent and caring as he originally thought. Niccolo Ammaniti’s novel takes the reader on a journey through an innocent and too trusting world seen through the eyes of a nine year old boy‚ Michele. It is set in Southern Italy in the hot summer of 1978. Michele finds a dirty‚ incoherent boy‚ Fillipo‚ chained in a hole hidden outside his village‚ but is too scared to speak of it. He begins to connect
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