Freedom I think freedom should never have to be won it should be an automatic human right there is no need to win it unless you do something bad like eliminate your old angry neighbor as for going to bed on time and doing chores that’s garbage that’s an adult’s job except for going to bed on time that’s just dumb if they (child) don’t get up in time for the bus then you either get them up or the nation is the law and you put down order and peace and drive them to school before work starts. But
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in life‚ the dream‚ which every American person thinks about – the American dream. Many of those immigrants sacrificed their jobs‚ their relationships and connections‚ their educational levels‚ and their languages at their homelands to start their new life in America and succeed in reaching their dream. So what is this dream all about? One would probably describe it as being rich and famous‚ some would imply to have a lot of power; however‚ the personal definition of an American dream is the ability
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Where are you Going‚ Where have you been? Is a short story written by Joyce Carol Oates. The story involves a 15 year old girl named Connie that is rebelling against her mother’s whishes. Connie often rides with her friends to a shopping plaza to hang out and meet other people. One evening while she is out with her friends she leaves with a boy named Eddie. On the way to Eddie’s car she sees a stranger in a convertible that tells her “Gonna get you‚ baby”. Then one Sunday after missing church Connie’s
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A search for one’s identity can be an uncomfortable process in the context of racial discrimination and loss. A comparative study of Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng and Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto explores perspectives on the formation of identity in different contexts. Yoshimoto delves into post-modern Japan while Ng addresses similar issues through a Chinese-American perspective in suburban Ohio. Unacknowledged grief and loss underlie the identities we force upon ourselves‚ with lonely
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music‚ miniskirts‚ sexual freedom and drugs. At that time‚ Joyce Carol Oates created her works‚ in which she talked about ordinary everyday affairs‚ giving them a specific dark climate fueled by the second bottom. A short story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" was written in such climate. Oates addressed the problem of growing up in the 1960s. For many people this period seemed to be bliss‚ but for others it was a period full of doubts and dilemmas. The main character of this story‚
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“You can’t change who you are. No matter how you struggle‚ some things will never change. And maybe they shouldn’t” (Thurman‚ Rob). “Identity is a powerful organizing presence in social life today” putting people into sections concerning likes and dislikes‚ culture and customs‚ separates them via social‚ economic and religious differences‚ identity makes a person‚ a person (Leve‚ Lauren). The character regarding one’s self is shaped by identity‚ how they view themselves‚ and largely how society
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How to Want What You Have “It’s not having what you want. It’s wanting what you’ve got.” - Sheryl Crow The 45-minute drive home last Wednesday night from Leavenworth to Overland Park‚ Kansas gave me some time to think. I just dropped off my younger son‚ Andrew‚ for a five-day personal development seminar‚ and I welcomed the chance to remember a similar night six years ago. Andrew‚ I concluded‚ was fortunate. Attending as a 17-year-old would give him valuable resources he could use for his
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20 October 2013 Somewhere I Have Never Travelled: Allow Me to Pour Out My Heart to You Everyone fall in love sometime‚ it’s not a crime; falling head over heels for a guy or a girl‚ it happens- love happens and many times people feel the need to “shove it down the person of interest throat”. That would be the case with the speaker in the poem Somewhere I Have Never Travelled by well-known poet Edward Estlin Cummings‚ short for E.E. Cummings. As if the speaker and his
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In the world there are countless cities. Big cities‚ small cities‚ rich cities‚ poor cities‚ cultural cities‚ funny cities‚ far cities and friendly cities. But there is only one city in the world‚ able to make your dreams come true. This is New York the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce‚ finance‚ media‚ art‚ fashion‚ research‚ technology‚ education‚ and entertainment. With a population
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The Dream that shook America Speaker‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ in his speech‚ “I Have a Dream‚” points out that discrimination and inequality towards people of color and of all backgrounds need to come to an end. King’s purpose is to inform the audience gathered‚ at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Assembly‚ about all of the hardships of discrimination in order to promote peace and to set his goals for the nation. He adopts a passionate tone in order to change the way society treats
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