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    written with compassion and purpose‚ within poem and stories there are many structures that can be included into a poem or story. Structures such as the setting‚ Metaphor‚ tone and sometimes that author’s purpose be difference. In the poem‚ “Because  I could not stop for death” by Emily Dickinson‚ describes that death isn’t waiting on anyone. The poem describe how death interacted with her and how death showed her many things. Describing how death showed her many different things opened the poem to reader

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    My book is called “The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros. The setting is in Chicago the narrator of the book is named Esperanza Cordero‚ she has five other family members. Her mother‚ her father‚ Carlos‚ Kiki‚ and Nenny. This book is Esperanza‚ a girl who lives in a family that is fairly poor. Her family moves around a lot‚ to the point where she remember all the places she has ever lived. She recently moved into a house on Mango Street. Her parents bought the house‚ but Esperanza believed

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    the code of the streets

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    The Code of the Streets IN THIS ESSAY IN URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY A SOCIAL SCIENTIST TAKES US INSIDE A WORLD MOST OF US ONLY GLIMPSE IN GRISLY HEADLINES—"TEEN KILLED IN DRIVE BY SHOOTING"—TO SHOW US HOW A DESPERATE SEARCH FOR RESPECT GOVERNS SOCIAL RELATIONS AMONG MANY AFRICAN-AMERICAN YOUNG MEN By Elijah Anderson Of all the problems besetting the poor inner-city black community‚ none is more pressing than that of interpersonal violence and aggression. It wreaks havoc daily with the lives of community

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    Street Racing

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    Judi Lin is 19 year old former street racer. She used to tear up the streets of her hometown until she got torn up herself. "I ’ve been through six cars in the past five years‚" Lin admitted. "Two out of the six were (demolished) in street-racing accidents. Both of them were a total loss. The first one‚ I was street racing a Mustang on a rainy day and I broke my collarbone. On the second one‚ I was at the illegal street races and wasn ’t wearing my seatbelt. My forehead hit the (windshield)‚ and

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    Health Talk

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    HEALTHY LIVING (BY ROSELINE ONWUKAH‚ ABSUTH) Health as defined by World Health Organization is a state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Many factors affect your health. Some you cannot control‚ such as your genetic makeup or your age. But you can make changes to your lifestyle. By taking steps toward healthy living‚ you can help reduce your risk of heart disease‚ cancer‚ stroke and other serious diseases. For example‚

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    Street Foods

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    In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course Of Society and Culture with Family Planning Pinoy Street Food I. Statement of the Problem The purpose of this study is to know the duties and responsibilities of being a Balut Vendor. To know what are the different aspects in life of a vendor . And to identify the difference between being a Balut Vendor and a Professional Job. II. Hypothesis We expect that it is really hard for us to make a hypothesis because

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    Wall Street

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    1 Wall Street (Drama) ( 1987) © 2000 by Raymond Weschler Major Characters Bud (Buddy ) Fox…………………………………….Charlie Sheen A young‚ smart and very motivated stock broker (seller) who dreams of making millions of dollars. Gordon Gekko………………………………………….Michael Douglas A very rich‚ ruthless and immoral stock trader and “corporate raider‚” which is a person who buys and sells companies‚ often with horrible results for company workers. Darien Taylor……………………………………………Daryl Hannah A young and beautiful interior

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    Street Pharm

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    The book that I chose to do is Street Pharm by Allison van Diepen‚ the book has 297 pages‚ the reason I chose this book is personally I am tired novels taking place years before I am born. This novel pertains to urban problems and one kids’ attempt to survive in the pressures of present day Brooklyn. Within the novel‚ there are several subplots‚ one being his love interest‚ Alyse‚ and Ty’s fight to stay in school. As well as‚ his fight not to lose money or control of his territory. It is interesting

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    thinking on the run. In the debate over the importance of physical prowess and mental agility in sports‚ Sanneh and Heinrich have similar views‚ with Sanneh supporting the idea that mental strength and agility has a contribute in football in “What Could Be Better Than A Touchdown?” and Heinrich suggesting that mental strength and agility is also used in running and “Why We Run” has a lot of examples of that. To begin with‚ When you’re playing football you need to always be thinking on the run.

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    Code of the Street

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    Code of the Street INTRODUCTION The introduction chapter first explains the different types of neighborhoods that the city of Philadelphia has and each of the risks that go along with each neighborhood. Some of the neighborhoods are predominantly white‚ some are racially mixed‚ and some are predominately black. In the white-middle class neighborhoods‚ the neighborhood farthest away from the core downtown area‚ there is little crime and upscale restaurants and stores. In the racially mixed neighborhood

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