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    Aging as time passes is an inevitable process. However‚ getting older does not necessarily mean you are maturing. This idea inspired Lucille Clifton while writing her popular poem There is a Girl Inside. Through the use of figurative language and structure Lucille Clifton uses the poem There is a Girl Inside to portray the the theme that you may grow old in body‚ but not in spirit . This poem‚ like most of Clifton’s works‚ is done in free verse. Meaning that there is no rhyme scheme and little to

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    Clifton Strengths Summary

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    Strengths Summary In the Clifton Strengths assessment‚ my top five strengths emerged as Harmony®‚ Achiever®‚ Developer®‚ Empathy®‚ and Relator®. These strengths collectively represent my ability to foster harmonious relationships‚ maintain high levels of productivity‚ recognize and nurture potential in others‚ empathize with people’s emotions‚ and cultivate deep connections with others. Balconies These strengths highlight several positive attributes. Harmony® allows me to seek consensus and promote

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    Lucille Typhoid Fever

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    As Lucille grew up‚ nothing stopped her from dreaming of being a famous actress. Although money was tight in her family‚ they scraped together what little money her family could spare to enroll her in drama school in New York City (Hoz). Losing all of her confidence she came back home‚ still wanting the spotlight. Before her journey in New York tragedy crossed over the Ball’s. In 1914 in the middle of a winter storm‚ Henry Ball‚ Lucille’s Father‚ went to fix the telephone wiring. In the process

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    I love Lucy was a show that began in 1951 and ended in 1957‚ it was the story of a homemaker who dreamt of being famous‚ Lucy played by Lucille Ball‚ was one of the most famous stars due to her role in this comedy. According to the Museum of Broadcast Communications in New York‚ 92 percent of American homes with television sets were all tuned in to CBS to watch a this television show during the time it remained on air. Most of the show’s success came from the fact that Americans at the time understood

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    Rebellion for a Better Future Rebellion of an individual occurs when there is a difference of opinion. This conventional trait among society allows diverse ideas to be suggested and added upon for a better future and eventually an all around Utopia. Rebellious attitude is depicted throughout George Orwell’s novel 1984 and Margaret Atwood’s novel The Handmaid’s Tale in a subtle‚ yet powerful way. The faint‚ disobedient remarks made by their characters suggest their hope in the future generations

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    I Love Lucy Analysis

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    and technology‚ written for preferably top-level entertainment professionals since 1905‚ covered a television review on one of America’s most beloved comedians labeled as the Woman of 1‚000 Faces‚ the master comedienne of expression. The woman‚ Lucille Ball‚ was an American actress‚ comedienne‚ model‚ film-studio executive‚ and producer‚ who was known to star in her self-produced sitcoms‚ and particularly known for her iconic television show‚ I Love Lucy‚ that originally aired from 1951 to 1957

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    out of the top 50 greatest television shows of all time. “I Love Lucy” stars Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo. Lucille Ball was born on August 6‚ 1911 in Jamestown New York (Ball 9). Her first performance that put her on the map was a role she had in the play Dream Girl‚ by Elmer Rice (Sanders 9). She didn’t want the part at first‚ but ended up taking it and flourished from there. In 1940‚ Lucille Ball fell in love and eloped with Desi Arnaz. Desi Arnaz was born on March

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    family coming to celebrate. It seemed to me that this was coming from a child’s perspective. I researched the author‚ Lucille Clifton‚ and learned that she was an African-American woman who loved to write about African-American experiences. She grew up in Buffalo‚ New York which‚ during that time period‚ would definitely have some poor African-American families. I feel that Lucille was inspired by her childhood

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    GROWN-UP’S ARE A DIFFERENT SPECIES Understanding grown-up’s is never easy. They hold on to things that were. They wonder what’s to come... and then they think they know everything just because they have experience! Really!! Antoine de Saint said: “Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves‚ and it’s tiresome for children to be forever explaining things to them”. For example: Have you ever seen a grown-up just after they got a new cell phone? They’re too scared to explore the menu options

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    My dad tells me that someone approached him in a dream and told him what the names of his four kids would be. Madison‚ Sam‚ Lucy‚ and Will. No one knows why it was these particular names‚ my mom didn’t even have a say in what we would be called. From the morning of April 13‚ 2000‚ I would forever be called Lucy Foley; all because of a stranger. Throughout all my years in school‚ there has never been another girl or named Lucy. Several Ben’s and Sydney’s would require a last named to be called so

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