Celie‚ the protagonist from The Color Purple‚ written by Alice Walker‚ develops greatly throughout the story. The story takes place in the 1900’s in the south. Celie endures many hardships throughout her life and she has never fought for herself until she was influenced by other women in her life. When the reader first meets Celie she is fourteen years old by the end she is at least sixty. Celie had many women who influenced her throughout the story‚ her sister Nettie‚ her friend Sofia‚ and the
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Ben Jonson I. Background The poet‚ essayist‚ and playwright Ben Jonson was born in 1572 in London‚ England. His father‚ a minister‚ died shortly before his birth and his mother remarried a bricklayer. Jonson was raised in Westminster and attended St. Martin’s parish school and Westminster School‚ where he came under the influence of the classical scholar William Camden. He left the Westminster school in 1589‚ worked briefly in his stepfather’s trade as a bricklayer‚ then served
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peeling paint‚ and a distinct smell that is all too familiar makes the barn my favorite place with my horse‚ Curly. It is my favorite because my world becomes just the two of us. The barn is the most fulfilling place‚ but it also has a component that makes it lonely‚ a feeling like we are the only ones in the world even when other people surround us. When I am with my horse‚ my world is shrunk down to the space that my horse and I are in. The barn has so many things that make it unique and special
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One of my favorite books is Point Guard‚ by Mike Lupica. This book is about a girl named Cassie who has been the best at sports her whole life. She played softball and girl’s basketball‚ but her team always won. Eventually she got tired of everything being easy‚ so she decided that she was going to play on the boy’s basketball team this year. Her friend Gus Morales doesn’t know what to think of this. He doesn’t know if or why he is against a girl playing with boys. Throughout the season Gus has to
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In the short story “My Favorite Chaperone” by Jean Davies Okimoto talks about a thirteen-year-old girl named Maya. She recently moved to the United States with her family from Kazakhstan. In the story‚ Maya wants to go to the Spring Fling dance‚ held at her school‚ but she is extremely doubtful her parents will not let her go. Furthermore‚ Maya’s little brother‚ Nurzhan‚ gets into a fight with Ossie Nishimoto‚ a boy that keeps teasing Nurzhan. Maya is called to the office to translate the principal’s
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When you think of the color blue‚ what comes to mind? Is it the sky‚ the ocean‚ or the musical group? What if when someone mentioned the color blue‚ you thought of a way of life? What if it was the complex personality of a unique human? When I hear the word blue‚ I now think about myself. The blue group says things about my personality which makes me different from everyone else. Being a blue means you’re soft‚ but in a way that affects people positively. I am a blue because I’m a people pleaser
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that there was only one other person of color. At first this did not bug me‚ but as the week went by‚ I realized that we were the only two non-white students in the whole middle school. This made me feel very out of place‚ because I had never been the only Latina at a school‚ so I did anything I could to fit in. I was willing to let people make me their own personal dictionary‚ for inappropriate language‚ or to translate their readings. As a person of color‚ I was always taught to put others before
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Weeds in the water Water rippling around the lily pads Heat and Humidity Smells of decaying plants Quiet except for frogs and insects Peace My nephew‚ Kody is a 10 year old boy who loves all things I conceder gross. He loves all slimy reptiles‚ flying‚ buzzing insects‚ and most of all‚ smelly fish. Kody sneaks off at time for hours to his favorite spot we call Kody’s Pond. When I first saw his kingdom‚ all I could see was green. The tall grass along the shore line was green‚ the weeds lying
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the home of the MacGuffs VS. the home of the adoptive parents Mark and Vanessa Loring. The two homes are set like two different worlds. In the MacGuff house‚ it seems like it is impossible to have too many lamps‚ ornamental dogs or photo frames. The color scale goes in earthy brown tones. Meanwhile‚ the Loring house does not seem to ever be perfect enough. As Vanessa and Mark are introduced to the story‚ Vanessa is
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doing my favourite activities. My time table is full in all the afternoon from Monday to Friday‚ so I only have free time in the morning and the evening. At that time‚ after doing my homework‚ I like listening to music. I especially love Westlife. And I often watch some music shows like American ‘s idol or The Voice and so on. One of the things I like best is film. I watch many American films and Korean films. I can watch a film through 10 hours if I have time. I know that it isn’t good for my eyes
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