The day of the oral report is the most embarrassing moment happened. I slowly raise my hand after the teacher asks if anyone else needs to do the oral. As I scoot the chair back to stand up‚ my ears begin to turn red hot and I start to sweat on my hands and forehead. As I look up from the podium‚ I am startled by the forty pairs of unwavering eyes glaring at me‚ waiting to be engrossed by my brilliance. I find myself having difficulty breathing‚ almost as if I have forgotten how to. I wipe the
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Jennifer Joy Lafrenz ENG 1301.V06 April 6‚ 2015 My Lollipop Moment Thich Nhat Hanh once said‚ “Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear‚ we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now‚ today‚ we are still alive‚ and our bodies are working marvelously. Our eyes can still see the beautiful sky. Our ears can still hear the voices of our loved ones.” I owe my sanity and happiness to this wonderful man who helped me overcome the fear and anxiety
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little time to go through the script. The audiences’ big applause drew me back to the scene. Anyway‚ I was supposed to put on end to this endless pause. So I jumped to the ending part and went off the stage. This could-have-been-avoided blackout moment really embarrassed me‚ and it also taught me a lot about life. In movies‚ the director can always say "cut" and re-shoot the scene‚ but our life is actually in a live theatre where I can’t “cut” whenever I want. Even if I mess up too badly‚ the
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Adriana Munguia English 12 28 September 2012 The Shape Issue “I refused to accept it‚” stated Adriana Munguia‚ the 42 year old‚ now retired‚ runway model as she makes a trip down memory line. Little did she or anyone know‚ she would rejuvenate the fashion industry like no one ever before. Now‚ besides being one of the most influential women in the fashion industry‚ she is the owner of the now high ranked fashion industry for petite woman. “I was only ten when I first came to the U.S and everything
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impact our students’ performance? Some factor that contributes to such impact are being a minority‚ the environment and one identity. This essay will be based on scholarly journal “An Experimental Study of the Effects of Stereotype Threat and Stereotype Lift on Men and Women’s Performance in Mathematics” in sync with Community College Student Engagement media article. I will be comparing and contrasting the statistical information in the media article and scholarly journal. The theory supported by CCSE
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Moment of truth The crowd was deafening. A few drunken chants‚ a boo here and there was all I could make out over my asthma-like pants. I didn’t blame them though. For two rounds I’ve been dodging‚ shifting‚ and shoving myself around the ring. I didn’t stand still‚ I couldn’t stand still. I wasn’t going to win this one. He was too big‚ too bulky‚ too mean looking. “There’s no way he’s 76 kg‚ there must have been some sort of mistake” I kept telling myself. I was a half expecting the referee to
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Literature Review Queer Theory RuPaul’s Drag Race (RPDR) will be analyzed and interpreted alongside the application of Judith Butler’s queer theory in Gender Trouble (1999) and her essay “Performative Acts and Gender Constitution: An Essay in Phenomenology and Feminist Theory.” Butler’s ideology is reflected in RPDR and research has failed to interpret the show as a microcosm of a progressive society that accepts all genderqueer identities while repudiating gender roles. Her theory emphasizes the
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Nell Literary devices can be a writers ’ best friend‚ and likewise‚ worst enemy. In the essay “What A Certain Visionary Once Said”‚ by Thompson Highway‚ Highway employs imagery‚ simple vocabulary and omits repetition. Al Gore‚ in the essay‚ A Moment Of Truth‚ also uses imagery‚ but uses much more formal vocabulary and repetition. Although‚ the literary devices found in Gore ’s essay are often effective‚ Highway invites agreement more effectively because he is able to get his point across without
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Title: Unique Hobby: Sand Drag Racing Topic: Self Introduction Speech Specific Purpose: To inform listeners of my unique hobby and how it has affected my life. Thesis Statement: My hobby is sand drag racing and it has modeled many of my behaviors today. Introduction Attention Materials: My mother and father are past Grand National Champions in the sport. I have been racing since the age of 2. We travel all over the country to races. Major sponsors – Mercedes Benz USA‚ Fox Dealer Group
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however sometimes I can’t stop myself from crying anyway. There is something about emotion that has always had a way of making my mother more angry. She says something In between the strikes to my side‚ although I can’t seem to understand what it is. Moments later the woman is back‚ I get a small tinge of hope as I look
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