No One’s Life Is More Valuable than Another No one is ever more important than someone else‚ whether you are comparing a professional doctor to a regular fast food working person. They might not have had the same opportunities as others did. For example‚ one could have grown up wealthy‚ while the other grew up barely getting by. Therefore the doctor in my opinion had the chance to go to medical school and become what he/she is‚ while the other one couldn’t because of where he/she grew up and didn’t
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Bambara’s‚ “The Lesson”‚ illustrates the story of children growing up in poverty and how one person can make a huge difference in their lives. How one person creates an environment to help children not only discover‚ but succeed in learning some very important issues about the world around them. Education for children in poverty stricken neighborhoods‚ such as the main character‚ Sylvia’s‚ proves itself difficult to acquire‚ however is essentially the best way to move beyond poverty; shown by the
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“The Lesson” Edward Lucie-Smith About the Poet Edward Lucie-Smith‚ a British poet and art critic‚ was born in Jamaica in 1933 and graduated from Oxford University in 1954. He has lived in London since 1951‚ where he worked as an advertising copywriter (1956-66) and as an editor of books on art. Among his works of poetry are A Tropical Childhood (1961) and Confessions and Histories (1964). His important criticism includes Art in Britain 1969-1970 (1970)‚ Symbolist Art (1973)‚ American Art Now (1985)
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The Lesson In “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara‚ the author writes about Sylvia’s childhood experience as a student. She is a young-immature‚ uneducated‚ and naive kid who doesn’t know much about life‚ but her teacher tries to help her by giving her a lesson of reality as well to the rest of her students. She describes her teacher as a lady‚ Miss Moore‚ with “nappy hair‚” “proper speech‚” and “no makeup.” Sylvia explains how she feels when she goes to toy store in Fifth Avenue. For example‚
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MY MOST VALUABLE POSSESSION Everyday‚ as I go back from work and enter my room‚ my eyes divert to the corner‚ for it holds something I cherish from the depth of my heart. It may seem silly to others‚ but I am totally indifferent to what others think‚ partly because it defines me‚ and partly because it is the only thing that solely belongs to me and me only. Standing erect against the wall‚ there is an elegant bookcase‚ of my very own choice; of course and more importantly‚ holding my own
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Through the years‚ I have learned that our culture places a great deal of emphasis on owning things such as cars‚ jewelry‚ clothes‚ and shoes. But our most valuable possessions in life may not be things we own. These items are very different from person to person. For me‚ my most valuable possessions are my family and friends‚ love‚ and my memories. Each one has a unique quality that helps me to manage the distractions and stresses that life presents to me. My family and friends are so important
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Rights Movement‚ Toni Cade Bambara’s short story "The Lesson" tells the story of a young African-American girl named Sylvia and the important life lesson that she learns one day while on a trip to a toy store in New York. Her neighbor‚ Miss Moore‚ brings Sylvia and a group of her friends to F.A.O. Schwarz and while there‚ they come face to face with the injustices they face because of their backgrounds. Miss Moore does this to teach them a lesson‚ one that she feels that they need to learn in order
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Rupp Eng 101 October 16‚ 2013 The story “The Lesson‚” by Toni Cade Bambara‚ is about a young girl named Sylvia who is accompanied by a group of her friends from her neighborhood and her elderly neighbor named Ms. Moore‚ who tries to teach all of them a lesson about life. “The Lesson” is a realistic story that takes place in the mid-20th century that exemplifies the true difference between upper and lower classes during that time period. Although Sylvia might come off as a mean and cocky little
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| |Social Studies | |Lesson Plan | |For the Week of: February 25‚ 2013
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Chapter 3 Discovering Self-Motivation Concept Choosing a meaningful purpose gives our lives a direction and creates inner motivation. Many students have not defined a personally meaningful purpose for being in college‚ let alone for being in a particular course. Unfocused‚ these students are more likely to drift from rather than to academic success. By offering them the opportunity to choose personally meaningful outcomes that they would like to achieve in college or in life‚ we assist students
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