American society. One of them is African American civil rights leader‚ Malcolm X. He was a major 20th-century spokesman for Black Nationalism. Malcolm X was born as Malcolm Little on May 19‚ 1925‚ in Omaha‚ Nebraska. His father was a Baptist minister and was an outspoken follower of Marcus Garvey who was the Black Nationalist leader in the 1920s who advocated a "back-to-Africa" movement for African Americans. Malcolm X started working as a shoeshine boy‚ soda jerk‚ busboy‚ waiter‚ and railroad dining
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Those were the thoughts going through my mind when I went to go see my first ballet. It was only a few years ago and I still can remember how excited I was before watching it‚ during‚ and after. My mother and I went one afternoon to watch The Nutcracker. It was in San Francisco around early December in the year 2010. I remember showing up and for some reason I was so nervous. I couldn’t understand why it made me nervous‚ but the thrill of finally being able to see my
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this mostly with extreme violence. The book “First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers”‚ written by Luong Ung‚ is the author’s story of growing up during this time period. She was five years old when the Khmer Rouge came into power. As stated in the author’s note‚ “From 1975 to 1979‚ through execution‚ starvation‚ disease‚
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The first day is always the hardest. You go from being the leaders of the school‚ to the babies of the school. It was the first day and everybody was full of both excitement and fear. I looked around‚ I saw a bunch of crowded newbies all around me‚ anxiously awaiting the bell‚ at the start the only person I could recognise was Chiara. Chiara is one of my best friends; we went through primary school together. Gradually more and more people showed up‚ until I could barely move. A few of them
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control of you regardless of what you have planned. I was still fourteen by the time I experienced my first concussion. The day was absolutely beautiful. The sun was scorching everyone’s skin as we all raced to my school’s dirt field searching for the shade the trees would throw across the ground‚ but the excitement that was building in everyone was by far more intense than the heat. Today was the day that my class was allowed to play flag football‚ an event we had all been looking forward to since the
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I changed my mind about running the day my father made me run my first race. It was a hot summer day‚ and I was inside watching television with my siblings when my dad asked us if we all wanted to run a race with him. At first‚ I wasn’t too sure about it even though he said it was only a one mile race. But‚ in school‚ we already had to run a mile in gym‚ and I wasn’t very good. All of my siblings said "yes" to it‚ so I had to also. I had no other choice. So‚ after a few days of doing nothing
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First Position by Bess Kargman‚ produced in 2011‚ follows the lives of seven dancers as they prepare for the Youth America Grand Prix‚ an elite competition offering scholarships and positions in dance companies. By bringing viewers into the lives of dancers‚ the audience is able to experience the stigmas and competitiveness of the dance. My unique responses to the film were a collaboration between Bess Kargman and myself. My life experiences‚ psychological make-up and ethics shaped my responses to
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gasps and a swift pointing finger always proceeds when I spot a dog. An excitable‚ breathy‚ “Dog!” escapes my mouth and I always scurry over to the dog’s owner and asks if I can pet them. I’ve owned two dogs in my lifetime‚ and lived with another. I’m what some people would call a dog person. So for some‚ it might be unsurprising to find out that I credit a lot of how I am to dogs. My first dog was a disaster. I’d gotten a Shih-Tzu as a seventh birthday present. She forewent obedience training and
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I was the first baby born on January 4th‚ 1997 in Lima‚ Ohio. Then the story began. Growing up I’ve hit a lot of misfortunes and missed out on a lot of opportunities most people had. I’m from a broken home‚ but a giant ass family. I have four brothers and one older sister‚ which makes me the baby of the family. A young girl with short rich brown hair‚ bangs in her green eyes‚ and an extremely loud mouth; that was me. Typically‚ as a child I entertained myself rather than playing with my siblings
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My First Camping Trip We reached Buffalo Cave after about half an hour on the bus along a quiet country road. The camping ground was a clearing about 200 metres along the cave. So it was quiet except for the sound of nature all around us. Once in a while the faint rumble of a vehicle passing by on the distant road can be heard. There were about sixty of us‚ all Kesatria Team from our campus. We were divided into ten groups which comprises six people in a group. I was in the
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