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    The image I choose to talk about‚ it is a picture of the famous crooked street in San Francisco‚ The Lombard Street. I had a chance to visit and look at the structure of the street in person‚ and I was amazed by how it look. The street is located in the resident area‚ and it has nine turning points. The hill is natural 27% grade‚ the road is one side driveway‚ and the stairs on the side are for people to walk. The surrounding of the road are carefully decorated and maintained‚ the flowers‚ trees

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    Can growing up in poverty affect a child? In the article “Effects of poverty”... ‚ by the American psychological association they explain and give different ways kids are affected when they are living in poverty. In the novel House on mango street by sandra cisneros‚ it talks about characters like alicia‚lois‚and sally that all live in poverty. Growing up in poverty will affect a child negatively because they won’t have the money to play sports or for school supplies‚ another reason is they may not

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    Code of the Streets By Elijah Anderson In the article “The Code of the Street” by Elijah Anderson‚ he allows a glimpse of everyday life through the eyes of two completely different worlds wrapped up within one universe. He compares street families to what he refers to as “decent families”. Although the meaning can take on different perceptions to the eye of the beholder‚ the author described it as a code of civility at one end of conduct regulated by the threat of violence.   Within these most

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    Wall Street 2 In the movie Wall Street 2 Money Never sleeps the main character is Jacob Moore and he is a proprietary trade working for Keller Zabel Investments. Jacob is a young ambitious trader looking to make a name for himself and enjoy a good life. His girlfriend Winnie Gekko is the daughter of the Gordon Gekko. Gordon Gekko is the former high roller who lost all his wealth and was sentenced to eight years in prison for inside trading. The movie starts off with Gordon Gekko being released

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    relating to my surroundings which are Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention of College Students (BASICS) and Interventions Targeting Street-Connected Youth. In recent times‚ the crime rate in my community has diminished drastically; however‚ the problem of drugs and street connected youth has been gradually increasing. As a direct result of this‚ the streets are now saturated with drugs and the youth are now indulging in the binging of those drugs especially alcohol. The youths involved in those

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    Identity‚ it is one of the innumerable lessons a human has to learn and find out oneself. In the novel The House On Mango Street‚ written by Sandra Cisneros‚ it shows an internal struggle with the main character trying to discover what identifies her. Throughout this novel‚ the main character‚ Esperanza‚ substantiates that she has no real home since she migrates a lot. Incidentally‚ this leads to several experiences in one home‚ to where she constantly aggravates to know how she identifies (Cisneros)

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    The House On Mango Street The House On Mango Street‚ this is a book with drama‚ action‚ sorrow‚ and some happiness. The book by Sandra Cisnero‚. has a lot to do with being a Mexican American. Now I do not know what it’s like to be a Mexican American and how back in this time period they were treated‚ but how the explains not the best. In the vignette‚ “A Rice Sandwich”(Ch.18)‚ I have chosen is the experience of shame. Because I can relate to this most of all can say they have felt some

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    2015 Paper 4 The short story “The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros is about a younger child whose family moves frequently. The child recollects the promises that one day the parents provide a home outside of poverty that isn’t dilapidated. Although the family owns the house they currently exist in‚ it is not the dream home that his parents envisioned and painted a picture of living in. When the child is playing outside a Nun on the street asks where the child lives‚ it points to the third

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    FRQ #2 : The Street In this excerpt from Ann Petry’s novel‚ “The Street”‚‚ Petry utilizes asyndeton‚ personification‚ imagery and selection of detail to establish Lutie Johnson’s relationship to the urban setting and their enemy and antagonist‚ “the cold November wind”. In this opening excerpt‚ the readers will discover on how aggravating and uncooperative the urban life would be during spring‚ in addition‚ decipher on how effective the wind are to Lutie Johnson and its people. Throughout this

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    The House on Mango Street The novel‚ The House on Mango Street‚ written by Sandra Cisneros‚ is the perfect book we can use to relate to the material we have discussed in class. This novel provided short literary sketches‚ which are called "vignettes” that gave us several perceptions‚ dilemmas‚ thoughts‚ and concerns about the thought of one Hispanic girl‚ Esperanza that can be used to relate to every other nationality. After reading this book one can understand and interrupt the material we have

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