"If I Were a Boy‚" sung by Beyoncé Knowles‚ is a popular song that reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2008. Surprisingly enough‚ Beyoncé herself did not right the original song. Songwriter‚ BC Jean‚ wrote the hit single around 2005‚ however‚ it was rejected by her label company. Knowles heard it and recorded her own version that was released by Columbia Records. There were rumors speculating that "Queen B" had stolen the song‚ because Jean did not know anything about it until after
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One thing that I have tried that was new was softball. I started playing softball 7 years ago. I really liked playing softball because it is really fun. And it always gave me something to do on the weekends‚ it was either tournaments or practice. When I was playing I always felt like giving up. When we would always learn something new and it was hard for me I always felt like giving up. When we went for pitching machine‚ to a girl pitching it to us it was hard because it was a lot faster that the
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Beixue Hong Priscilla English 101 Professor Liz Derrington 30 September 2014 Rich Beggars Nowadays‚ with the rapid development of the economy‚ people are better off; however‚ the number of beggars is also increasing correspondingly. Generally speaking‚ beggars are associated with poverty and sympathy‚ leaving deep impressions on people that they‚ dressed in rags and tatters‚ live under bridges or crowded shelters‚ relying on asking people for money. There is no denying that we who have the ability
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If I was snowed in school for a whole week‚ I would do lots of things. I’m only going to share a couple with you now‚ they may not be good but they are kind of funny. Some of these things may be weird‚ but I find it funny. Some people may find it mean but I don’t really do this stuff. So here are my thing I would do if I was trapped in school for a whole week. The first thing I would do is I would make all the teachers give not more homework for example math and social studies homework. I would
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If I Were Leader of the Free World The First Issue I Would Address Would Be…. By Walker Brown When we purchase a phone‚ an ipod‚ a television and even a video we do not stop to think about how fortunate we are to have the item. American society today has been spoiled with riches and technology. We live in houses with heaters that keep us warm in the winter and own cars that will take us where we need to go. Students can attend school everyday to help broaden the possibilities of our future
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Jake Steinberg Horger AP Lit 2/23/11 “The Rich Brother” Personal wealth and a responsible life would seem at first to fall on the positive side of things when judging an individual. This holds true in Tobias Wolff’s‚ “The Rich Brother.” Still‚ Wolff wants us to delve further and look past the obvious into the relationship of Donald and Pete‚ two brothers that in many ways are dependent on one another. “The Rich Brother” is a Cain and Able story of sibling rivalry that uses contrasting characters
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The Rich Brother Many times family can be the source of your strength as well as your greatest weakness. The short story‚ "The Rich Brother‚" by Tobias Wolff shows the issues that people all over the world confront. One of the major themes in this story is that family ties are stronger than anything else no matter what the situation is. Since Donald and Pete were children they showed certain rivalry between them. As they grew older their difference of opinion towards life went into totally opposite
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confusion‚ levity‚ and of course‚ awkwardness‚ but “If I Was Your Girl” by Meredith Russo is indeed a book like no other‚ heartwarming and important at the same time. Transgender teen‚ Amanda Hardy (formerly known as Andrew) had attempted suicide after being bullied and unaccepted‚ “ For as long as I could remember‚ I had been apologizing for existing‚ for trying to be who I was‚ to live the life I was meant to lead. (273) ” - from “If I Was Your Girl”. She struggled finding people others who would accept
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the other being the insult to masculinity. To deal with these issues we have to analyse the text of the poster. In the first line “Gee!! I wish I were a Man!” implies that women (or at least this woman) want to be men. Yet‚ why would any woman want to be a man‚ or is it really saying women want to be masculine‚ i.e. rational‚ courageous‚ honourable‚ and strong? I think this raises a very good point about men that do not want to be or can not be masculine‚ this essentially devalues their choices and
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Karina Zepeda November 21‚ 2014 Mr. Allen What Would I Do If I Were President When it comes to being the President of the United States‚ it is THE most important and stressful job you could have. The fate of the country is in your hands. Of course you have the help of others like your cabinet‚ the House of Representatives‚ and congress‚ but in reality as the president‚ you are blamed for any problems that the country faces. You are the face of what the country undergoes‚ and there are so many pressures
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