Alex Dang “What Kind Of Asian Are You” The theme of this poem is not only about Asians/being Asian‚ but also the idea of stereotypicality‚ the way people are judged based solely on their appearance‚ background‚ religion and culture‚ and the things they like/dislike. The poet describes how‚ as an Asian‚ he is expected to be the most Asian-like things such as a math genius‚ even though he may not necessarily be that way. The poem goes on to talk about the things that are implied‚ rather than said
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bringing cold nights whistled with the sounds of speeding cars flying down the highway. Eric heard the piercing call from his mother. "Eric‚ we’re going to McDonald’s. What do you want us to bring you back?" Eric thought about it a moment‚ and responded in his low‚ heavy voice. "I’m not hungry right now. Go ahead." "You really should eat!" she yelled back. He didn’t respond. Instead‚ he went into his room‚ mirror in hand. Eric had long been obsessed with the paranormal‚ reading books of ghosts‚ demons
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one might think “What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.” What they should be thinking about is what got them into a near-death situation in the first place. Several years ago I had been working in Europe for more than 200 days straight. I was sick of the cold‚ dreary weather I was forced to endure day in and day out in the north of England. So when my friends suggested that I join them on vacation to go scuba diving in the Cayman Islands‚ I jumped at the chance to go. What I didn’t know at the
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What do you like and what don’t you like in the system of our education? No doubt that education plays a very important role in our life. However‚ having studied at the University for 3 years‚ my own opinion about the system of higher education in Russia has formed and I’d like to share my thoughts with you. First of all‚ I would like to single out the things I like. Due to the system of our Education we get thorough knowledge for our future profession which will be very
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Quote: “Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.” William James . Begin to be now what you will be hereafter" is the William James’ way of saying don’t wait for some magic way to show up to get you to what you want to be. You have to do the work to get to you have no set targets when you have no aim in life? (to be continued based on one’s own understanding on the subject and importance of goals and aims in one’s life.) This topic means that if a person aims to become someone or pursue a
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What Matters Most To You? Why? What matters most to me is making meaningful improvements in my native Iran. Although my short-term dream is to form a successful Internet business‚ my long-term aspiration is to graduate from business to politics. I take my cue from America‚ where industry leaders like Michael Bloomberg have revitalized communities and made great people leaders. Iran has been ravaged by several decades of “ivory tower” politics‚ corruption‚ unemployment and caste divide. For
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that you will wake up out of your sleep just to make sure they aren’t real. Nightmares are the ones that really make you do it though. They are so scary. You can have a nightmare about a monster‚ someone dying‚ or maybe even somebody breaking into your house. I have had plenty of nightmares‚ but there is one that I really want to talk about. My all-time worst nightmare was my whole family dying. It was the scariest thing that has ever happened. Luckily it was just a dream though. One night I was
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have what we want for a good life. To be able to provide my family and myself with sincerity and dedication‚ by being ambitious‚ committed‚ focused‚ and whole hearted. And how I go about doing that is to be hard working and determined in everything I do. How I’m doing that is by going to school to focus on my career in Justice Administrative in digital forensics so I can also help people. I also want my family and I to move up in the world and make sure my family never goes without. What qualities
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ESSAY A GREAT RELATIONSHIP IN THE MAKING Roger could definitely benefit if Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones had decided to continue their relationship. She would have been a great mentor for him. After he tries to steal her purse‚ she stops him and drags him home with her. Just in the short time that he was there‚ he learns a lot from her. Roger learns that life is hard for many people. Spending time with Mrs. Jones gives him a chance to see that though people have hard times and may
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What Am I‚ Chopped Liver? In modern day American culture‚ variety meats are rarely found on the menu. If a variety meat such as cow tongue or chicken liver does find its way onto the table‚ most people refuse to touch it. Americans miss out on a large portion of valuable meat because they eat mainly the lean muscle. When we process a hog or a cow‚ we usually harvest the internal organs to be packaged and sold to other countries that consume variety meats. Other cultures prepare variety meats such
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