Life was never easy for a colored person in the south. Racism was a big problem for anyone of color because they were looked at to be inferior and worthless. Being a product of the segregation life especially in Mississippi‚ shaped Annie Moody. The person she became was a strong activist because of her life starting from a child and being innocent‚ to growing up and being exposed to reality‚ all shaped her to obtain a voice and of mind her own in a world that tried to confine her. Racism is never
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Sonnet #18 "Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?" -- William Shakespeare Mood: Cheerful‚ praising‚ awestruck‚ confident Theme: True beauty is immortalized through art and thus prevails despite the ravages of time. Structure: Lines 1-9‚ 10-14 In sonnet #18‚ William Shakespeare reveals that through art‚ true beauty is immortalized and thus surmounts the ravages of time. The poet expresses an awestruck‚ confident and praising attitude towards his subject to convey his idea that his mistress is
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2012 A Day in Criminal Court This week I had the opportunity to sit in on criminal court proceedings. I chose to visit the Oakland County Court House for the day and noticed quite a few things through out the whole experience. I have been to a few courts in the past‚ criminal‚ traffic‚ and family‚ but never in the Oakland County building. There were many details of the proceedings‚ the image‚ and even the conditions of everything from the building itself to the people involved that I found particularly
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Although written in the 1950s during the Cold War‚ in “The Day of the Triffids” John Wyndham raises relevant questions regarding the manipulation of nature and proliferation of space armaments. He weds the two concerns and creates an entertaining‚ thought-provoking story based on a credible “what if”. What if a new – perhaps man-made – form of life thrust itself forward at the same time as a space catastrophe – also perhaps man-made – occurred? The new form of life is a carnivorous and mobile plant
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Why Valentine’s Day Sucks So Hard There are many meaningful holidays throughout the year. Thanksgiving‚ Christmas‚ Veteran’s Day‚ and a personal favorite‚ St. Patrick’s Day. (And yes‚ I am Irish.) But there are also holidays that turn my stomach because of how much they suck. Actually‚ there is just one: Valentine’s Day. It is supposed to be a holiday that celebrates love and acts of love. Instead it comes across as a holiday crafted by corporations to increase revenue‚ and you must have the
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Good Do readers believe that any one person can turn their life into something beautiful‚ even when all they have seen in their life is ugly? Based on this non-fiction poem the narrator finally realized his life wasn’t as bad as it could be. In Baca’s “Cloudy day‚” readers find a speaker very attuned to the outer world while being incarcerated. Born in New Mexico of Indio-Mexican descent‚ Jimmy Santiago Baca was raised first by his grandmother and later sent to an orphanage. A runaway at age 13
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Clara’s day This short story "Clara’s day" by Penelope Lively is about a girl‚ Clara‚ who suddenly took off all of her clothes and started walking naked around at her school. After this sensational episode she was told that she had to meet "the Head" after school. They talked about Clara’s reasons for doing what she did‚ because as the Head said on page 53 line 1-2‚ "..you aren’t really like that‚ are you?"‚ and Clara agreed that she wasn’t. Naturally Clara’s parents‚ or in this case‚ mother was
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Election Day was November 6th‚ 2012! I wasn’t ready but I was ready. I was sitting in the living room with my mom and little brothers. We were flipping from Fox 13 to CNN. I was getting nervous and so were my brothers. I was on the edge of the couch‚ I kept closing my eyes and slickly opening them back up and biting my nails. It was a close race though. Thank the lord Obama won!!! Barack Obama: 50% with 303 electoral votes Mitt Romney: 48% with 206 electoral votes The race was quicker than I thought
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"My regards to the Principal Sir / Madam‚ all my teachers‚ and my seniors here. I thank you for selecting me to participate in this Republic Day speech for children competition. 26th January is called the Republic Day. In 1950‚ on this day our constitution came to effect. We became free from British rule in 1947. However‚ we did not become completely self-ruled then which is called a sovereign state. We became a sovereign state only in 1950. We also decided to make our country a republic. A republic
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transition into adulthood. From the day in eighth I held that brown envelope in my hands that read “CONGRATULATIONS” to now when I hold the weight of responsibility and expectation on my shoulders‚ I knew this was the transition. The days I visited for open house and meeting‚ I was trembling‚scared; nervous. It was tearing apart my world taking this big step I wasn’t ready for‚ but I had gotten that far‚ so I held my breath and jumped. The day that school actually started‚ I wanted to toss in the rag‚ oh
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