to become a journalist. The following essay originally appeared in Ms. Magazine in 1986‚ under the title "Just Walk On By." Staples revised it slightly for publication in Harper’s a year later under the present title. The particular occasion for Staples’s reflections is an incident that occurred for the first time in the mid-1970s‚ when he discovered that his mere presence on the street late at night was enough to frighten a young white woman. Recalling this incident leads him to reflect on issues
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relax? For some people it`s just to have a perfect day when no one will disturb you from deep meditation and relaxation. I expect my ideal day to be spent with my friends and family. I am dreaming about having a perfect day somewhere in India or Goa‚ the place‚ which is not spoilt by civilization. I would probably wake up around 10 a.m. and tuck into a delicious Indian breakfast or pancakes with lots of jam and different kinds of fruit. Later on‚ I`d lie in a hummock‚ sipping fresh coconut milk through
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My Graduation Day suddenly‚ I realized it was my last day in high school with mixed emotion and uncertain expression. Sad to leave the school which has imparted so much into me for the last 4 years. Then I sat there with a blooming joyous smile on my fave as I thought of finally being able to leave this boring repetitive life. But overall I was proud of myself finally being able to finish and complete this huddle was a great achievement and a stepping stone in my life. 12 long years of arguing
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I deserve to win this scholarship for many reasons. I have worked hard most of my life‚ academically . I have always dreamed of building and designing houses since I was 9 years old. I always told my mom that I was destined to build homes for people. I asked my mom one day what exactly is the name of what I want to be and she said to me that finding out the name of what it was I wanted to be myself would have more importance than her telling me. That’s when I tought myself how to use a computer and
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This I Believe: Life Lessons The summer going into my freshmen year‚ I was more nervous to go to school than I was on my first day of kindergarten. Being so much younger than the seniors at our school was going to be scary. I had no idea what people were talking about when they said that these four years would be some of the best four years of my life and I did not believe them. I remember one day specifically‚ about a week before my new high school experience started. I was talking with a couple
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Louise Erdrich “The Years of My Birth” In “The Years of My Birth” by Louise Erdrich it is critical to understand the symbolic meaning of the presence connected to white room and the main character Linda‚ who is also known as Tuffy. Being that Linda is the main character and the narrator in the story we learn that she retells the story fifty years later. Erdrich invest much effort in explaining the earlier years that links an indescribable phantom presence‚ which
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double space between the information and the title My Christmas Day Of 2010 As I woke up with the sun’s rays in my eyes‚ I hit my phone alarm clock‚ which since it was ringing at 10 a.m. As I walked (the way you wrote this makes it a fragmented sentence. If you add a subject and change the verb it is not fragmented) down the beige hallway‚ into the ocean theme bathroom. I turned on the bathroom light‚ and turned then the water on to wash my face. When you have the same action in the same sentence
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ENG102 Poetry Essay Assignment: Write an essay of 1000 words from a consistent third-person point of view in which you analyze one of the poems assigned (or another in our text BY AN AUTHOR literary analysis in the Chart at the end of Chapter 12‚ and target your chosen topic to one that can be adequately covered in the length assigned. - Your essay must have a defined thesis statement and well-organized supporting paragraphs. Supporting paragraphs must be topical‚ i.e. not just a chronological
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Bad days often come in everybody’s life. I too faced a bad day in my life. I faced many difficulties on that day. It was a rainy day. My parents went to attend the marriage celebration of one of my relatives in the next village. I did not accompany them because I wanted to read and prepare my lessons at home. However‚ I was instructed to attend the feast at 2 P.M. My father kept the cycle for me. Mother had no need to cook for me because I consented to join the feast at 2 P.M. instead of going
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for the day‚ and don’t think twice about how those plans can be taken away in the blink of an eye. I never thought much about it myself‚ until I was faced with the shock‚ and undeniable truth of my grandpa’s death. I don’t think anyone really thinks about tragedy until they are actually faced with shocking news. My family moved to the United States in the year of 2011 and has been staying at my aunt’s house. We stayed there for couple of years before we moved out into our own apartment. My family
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