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    09/4/2012 Narrative Paragraph MY FIRST TIME ON AN AIRPLANE I was very excited to fly on an airplane. I asked people who had traveled on an airplane before lots of questions about traveling. I had never traveled on an airplane before‚ so I was a little nervous. Everyone I knew who had flown on an airplane told me that they liked it‚ I would like it too‚ it wasn’t scary‚ so I would be fine. That was a little comforting to hear. I was all packed and ready.

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    My First Time in a Mosque

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    My first Experience In a Mosque In this research‚ I am going to explain an experience that I encounter. What was like to be inside a mosque? I went to The Islamic Center of Passaic on Sunday 10/7/12 at 7:00 AM‚ the Sufi mosque is located in 152 Derrom Ave in Paterson‚ NJ. To start my research first‚ I went to the mosque in person and of course I needed their permission‚ so I spoke with Inman Mohammad Qatanani‚ which I thank him so much for letting me have the experience. I told the Inman my reason

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    Girl By Jamaica Kincaid

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    The short story “Girl‚” by Jamaica Kincaid seems to be a list of instructions given from a Mother to her daughter. These instructions are relevant to topics such as household chores‚ manners‚ cooking‚ social conduct‚ and relationships. Although they seem demanding to the reader‚ these instructions are a parents attempt to help a girl to grow up properly‚ out of care for the daughter. Throughout the story‚ the mother repeatedly accuses the daughter of being determined to become a “slut.” This suspicion

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    Seeing Is Believeing

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    physically and mentally. I believed that even when shaken‚ my father was the strongest man in the world. I was little boy by then and I did not know that he also was human and that he had a weakness. From the time I was a small boy‚ I viewed my father as being a hero and a legend at the same time. He was big physically‚ rich and had the power to do anything. To me‚ there was no one on this earth like him. I feared him because he was a no nonsense man. He did not entertain any form of failure. These

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    First Time Went to Church

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    I decided to go to a Vietnamese Christian Fellowship at Fall Church. I went to the eleven o’clock service on Sunday. The whole church itself was pretty big. There is the main temple that has the regular service and then there is a whole other building that has separate classrooms where the English service is held and other Sunday school type classes are held. It was just the cross by itself. The scriptures that were read came from the bible. They provided me with a bible there so I could follow along

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    England

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    England vs. United States Heather Marie Etheredge Rasmussen College Author Note This paper is being submitted on May 29‚ 2013 for Heather Zink’s H200/HSA2117 Section 02 U.S. Healthcare Systems course. Healthcare is one of the most debated issues in the United States but our government can’t put its differences aside and think about the needs of its citizens first. Universal healthcare will always have its pros and cons as with any new system there will be hindrance. The healthcare system

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    territory. Jamaica Kincaid dives into this controversial issue in her story; “A Small Place”. Kincaid gets her message across by targeting tourists. Although she targets the tourists‚ she likes to show both perspectives‚ one from the tourist and one from the native so the reader can put themselves in one of their shoes. “A Small Place” by Jamaica Kincaid uses word choice and tone to portray the feeling of being

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    various points in history. Hundred years war‚ 1337-1453 Edward III of England asserts the French throne including English victories at Poitier and Crecy - continue for the next 40 years‚ but it is not until Henry V’s victory at Agincourt in 1415 that an English monarch is answered affirmatively as the king of France’s heir. Henry dies in 1422 - as does Charles VI of France - and his baby son is head ornamented King of England and France. Supporters of Charles VI’s son continue following

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    The comparison and contrast of the two poems ‘’Girl’’by Jamaica Kincaid and ‘’If’’ by Rudyard Kipling. The poems is talking about parents who are giving advice to their kids. The topic and the theme are the same in my opinion‚ but the genders of the two kids are different. The topic is the same for both poems. I believe that the topic is parents giving advice to their kids. In the poem ‘’Girl’’ it talks about a mom giving advice to her daughter about life and how to do stuff by herself. In the

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    Jamaica Kincaid‚ who was originally known as Elaine Potter Richardson‚ changed her name due to her families’ disapproval of her occupation and is today a renowned Caribbean American writer. Kincaid’s use of the themes of family relationships‚ personhood‚ and the taint of colonialism were prominent in her written works. Kincaid is an honor winning author whose work has been both lauded and scrutinized for its focuses since her composition to a great extent draws upon her own life and her tone is

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