Matthew Boyles Dr. Jean Goodine English 112 February 3‚ 2012 An Argument of Reason and Passion: Jacqueline Howard’s “More than a Number” Standardized testing‚ every student should be familiar with it‚ but is it nonsense? Does it actually help schools and their students advance in academic competence‚ or does it hinder their ability by adding more anxiety and stress to students? Jacequeline Howard‚ a twenty year old student helps us disclose on these examinations by giving us a student’s perspective
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In my day by Russell Baker Russell Baker‚ talks about his old and ailing mother in “In My Day”. With her growing age grew her senility‚ and she behaved like a young child on some days‚ while she invited her son to her funeral some other days. The author’s main purpose is to unravel the human emotions and highlighting some of the shortcomings we have as humans. He speaks both in subjective and objective terms as he tells of how we all have a habit of bringing to the forefront our past lives‚ but
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My Journey Reflecting on my 17 years of life gives me a since of accomplishment on what I’ve become in these past years. Even though I wasn’t the kid on the block with the best outfit or cleanest shoes‚ I always knew I was very fortunate as a child. My mother has always been there for me and she’s loved me in a way no one else could‚ as for my father‚ he has been a huge support as far sports‚ and someone to get advice from. I realized that the people I’ve surrounded myself by play a big role in
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fact that not everyone was treated fairly during their time. The two authors use personal experience‚ rhetorical questions‚ and dialogue to convey their ideas. Authors tend to express social issues that many people can relate to. In the story “My Bondage and My Freedom”‚ Fredrick Douglas expresses his thoughts about equality‚ freedom‚ and rights that all people should have‚ no matter their race. His work describes how inhumane slavery is‚ how the more you know‚ the more it hurts you. Douglas uses his
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My Best Friend In my opinion‚ “Friend” is really important for me. I can live without computer and TV but I can’t live without ”friend” the person who is sharing my mood with me whenever I’m happy or sad and I have “her” my really best friend who has nice appearance ‚ good personality and I’m very happy that I can be friend with her. My best friend is My Mother. She’s cute‚ good looking and does not talk too much with the person that she doesn’t know very well. (Strangers) When you see her first
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worker until I got my CNA certification‚ then I worked in various nursing homes. It’s easy to get burnt out when working with elderly‚ dementia and Alzheimer’s patients; however‚ I loved my job. Taking care of others is what I wanted to do. The first nursing home I ever worked at was a small 50 bed facility‚ where I met my best friend. I have many fond memories from all the places I have worked‚ but nothing ever felt quite right to me. In July of 2011 I got the opportunity of my life! I was job searching
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The 1991 movie My Girl tells the story of 11-year-old Vada Sultenfuss who‚ having lost her mother at birth ‚ lives with her dementia-ridden grandmother and her job-oriented father in the funeral parlour that he owns and operates. The story follows Vada‚ an extreme hypochondriac who has many strange misconceptions about death‚ through a variety of life-changing experiences‚ including the engagement of her father and the devastating loss of her best friend‚ Thomas Jay. Through these experiences
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My Mom… My Hero Have you ever wondered who your hero is? Or‚ who you look up to? My hero is my mom‚ Sangita Patel. She grew up in a small town named Fort Valley‚ Georgia and graduated at Groves High School. She then attended Armstrong State University and later continued to help her father in the hotel industry. Throughout the years‚ she has become a successful hotel manager. My definition of a hero is someone you should look up to and try to model yourself after. A hero is someone who sets good
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Blessed Teresa of Calcutta‚[1] born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (Albanian: [aˈɲɛs ˈɡɔɲdʒa bɔjaˈdʒiu]) and commonly known as Mother Teresa of Calcutta (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997)‚ was an ethnic Albanian‚ Indian Roman Catholic nun. She knew she had to be a missionary to spread the love of Christ. At the age of eighteen she left her parental home in Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto‚ an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. After a few months’ training in Dublin she was sent to India
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something off my chest. Writing is the best way I know how to express myself. I’m not the best writer but I always try my best. I believe I have an equal amount of strengths and weaknesses when writing. I don’t write with fancy words or perfect grammar but I do rely on spoken vocabulary. I tend to write things I would say aloud in a conversation. Another weakness would be my sentence structure. I use the same words to start sentences a lot but I try not to. Another strength I have is my ability to
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