brought destruction to families‚ millions of people were hook‚ and people were leaving their kids to pursue their habit. Unfortunately for me‚ I was one of those kids who lost a parent to the 80’s. Oakland in the 70’s was a soulful city‚ it symbolizes strength‚ and unity because of the Black Panthers. Consequently‚ when the 80’s hit‚ the city became all about survival‚ and there was only a few options‚ drug dealer‚ drug addict‚ jail‚ or death. With all that going around me‚ my family was very big
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because they miss their families. In the story May B. the reader learns that you will always return to family no matter how far away you might be. In the beginning of the story‚ May had to leave her family to go work for another family‚ because she needed the money. Then she tries to return home because she was alone and she misses her family. Unfortunately‚ she goes through some obstacles on the way. “And I’ll get trapped out here in a blizzard. On my own”(122). B When May B. runs away‚ she realizes
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of family history and relationships was understandably difficult‚ and my grandfather was forced to fit his entire life into two suitcases. The first one he filled with clothes and books; the second with hundreds of photographs - faded memories of long-lost relatives gazing at us sadly. As I thumbed through the prints with my grandfather‚ I saw his face light up with a yearning to return to those happy times. In Russia‚ the affectionate word for grandfather is atkai. It’s a word that conveys boundless
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incoherent screaming. I run back to the side. Jeffrey is hastily swimming away from something. I try to spot what it is. Is that a shark fin…? I’m running around until Long John Silvers stops me. Long John Silvers is Jeffrey’s uncle who used to be a sailor or “sea dog” as he likes to refer to himself. He seems to have a permanent scowl on his face. He doesn’t talk very much. “Help. Jeffrey. Water...SHARK” I wheeze out. Long John Silvers nods. He seems to understand my nonsense.
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I need to try my hardest to put peace in this dam rotten‚ ruff place which some people still manage to call home-Earth. However I am happy that I don’t need to call it home anymore‚ main reason for that - is that living in this dam place‚ not entertaining at all - most entertainment I felt is when I was vanishing from this doomed place. Isn’t it makes you want to cry? At least for me it something to cry about…But no time to think such pitiful thoughts! I invisible as I was before but I can make the
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Long Term Lessons Crack! "Owww!"‚ I screamed. My mom‚ no stranger to my clumsy habits‚ started frantically asking questions. "Are you okay? What happened?". Then‚ she started worrying‚ I had broken my right elbow in the past and it took a toll on my parents‚ so they did not want to go through the same experience again. Fracturing my arm taught me to be more cautious with injury precaution and to be thankful for my healthy body. It was just a regular night‚ my dad was working‚ my mom was cooking dinner
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the game itself and how effective or non-effective it was. Listed below are those evaluations. The first game my group played was called Long Story Short. It was a game that consisted of five players‚ each with white boards and dry erase markers. The object of the game was to finish the story that the selected judge had read to us. We had to complete the story using either a text message‚ tweet‚ comic strip‚ or a headline. Based upon whatever number the judge rolled on the dice. This game gives off
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A&P Analysis Letting ones emotions get in the way of reality is a very dangerous thought. In the short story‚ “A & P” by John Updike‚ the protagonist of the story‚ Sammy‚ made a very harsh decision that will effect him greatly‚ just because he let his emotions take over his good judgment. The three females in the story walk into the market that Sammy works at but in bikini tops‚ shorts and no shoes. They distract Sammy while their presence is in the store. Eventually‚ Sammy’s manager scolds the
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Analyze a long call condor The long call condor is a volatility strategy which involves a combination of a short vertical call spread and a long vertical call spread. More specifically‚ the position requires the simultaneous sale of one out-of-the-money call and the purchase of a deeper out-of-the-money call‚ as well as the simultaneous sale of one in-the-money call and the purchase of a deeper in-the-money call. All of the options should have the same expiration date‚ with the play typically being
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In the short stories of "The Life You Save is Your Own" and "The Magic Barrel"‚ both of the protagonists share similar and differing characteristics. Both of the protagonists are not reliable narrators‚ and lie to themselves and others. Mr. Shiftlet‚ the protagonist of "The Life Save is Your Own"‚ is a manipulative character‚ When Shilftlet first encountered Lucynell and his mother his only objective was the car. O’Connor‚ that author‚ uses missing body parts in her writing to depict that the character
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