The short story “My Favorite Chaperone” by Jean Davies Okimoto tells the message to accept different ways of life because Maya and her family come from Kazakhstan and they are trying to learn the American customs but are stuck trying to up hold their original culture. Since Maya and her family grew up in Kazakhstan and now are living in America things can be very different when it comes to Mama and Papa giving Maya and Maya’s brother‚ Nurzhan permission. The main conflict of the story is that Maya
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My favorite text was by far Sula‚ by Toni Morrison. This novel was one that I understood well‚ including the metaphors‚ plot‚ character development‚ and more. Sula as a whole was very interesting to me. After just a few chapters‚ I couldn’t put the book down. The storyline was very compelling‚ as were a lot of the characters. In comparison to others‚ this book was the easiest read‚ and had an excellent flow‚ which isn’t to say that I don’t like a challenge when I read my books‚ but the writing being
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A: Because It Is Running By ”She smelled of soap and gorse flowers‚ of sunlight and bracken and earth‚ things living‚ things dying‚ things continuing in the same way”. These are the lines which end “Because It Is Running By” written by Jo Lloyd in 2009. In few words the last part of the extract summits the situation of the main character Wil and what the author wishes to criticize. While times go by and things live and die‚ his social background ties him to the spot where he was born‚ and he is
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maniacs at the guy texting on his phone. In drivers ed they tell you to keep your hand and eyes on the road while driving. During your driver’s test‚ you don’t take out your phone and start talking on it. Especially with your instructor in the car‚ because that’s a safety hazard and you’ll end up failing the test. Bottom lines‚ if you’re not going to do it while taking the drivers test‚ don’t do it when you’re on the road on your own. You’re on the way home from work. You haven’t eaten all day
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Nachos Fajitas “so exactly where are we going again?” I asked my dad while pulling out of our driveway. “Just wait I know you’ll love this restaurant‚” he announced. He was taking me to Espinoza’s‚ an authentic Mexican restaurant. There was a large window right beside the door when you pull in‚ with a big‚ orange‚ neon sign with the words ESPINOZA’S written in capital letters. My dad opened the door and I led him in. Right when we walked‚ there was a young girl‚ about five feet and 3 inches tall
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My favorite vacation was when I was five years old and my Father took me to Universal Studios in Orlando‚ Florida. It was one of the most memorable experiences of my life. What made it even more memorable was the fact that it was my very first time on an airplane. I can never recall in my whole entire life experiencing that much joy before. That trip to Universal Studios was the first time my Father and I actually did something together‚ just the two of us and was something brought me close to my
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changed one bit. This feeling is like no other. I lose every negative thought and only focus on the goals I am trying to accomplish. In this state‚ I realize that my potential as a student‚ athlete‚ friend‚ and leader is limitless. Whether it’s through the often harsh conditions‚ injuries‚ or‚ let’s just say‚ a not-so-great
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I come from the richest country in the world‚ yet also one of the poorest. While Venezuela has the largest reserve of petroleum in the world‚ besides uranium‚ gold‚ coltan‚ and anything you can ask for‚ there is hunger‚ illness‚ and poverty. If disgrace was awarded‚ we would win in so many fields: highest inflation‚ most dangerous cities‚ corruption‚ and even 2nd year as the country with the most misery‚ according to John Hopkins University. When I was 5 years old‚ I already knew who Chávez was
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young age and crushed her dreams with a vicious hammer. She is the sad reality of all the women and girls in my country whose future is decided by this wheel mechanism rotating every day their pure dreams and fantasies‚ crushing
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My Country – Dorothea Mackellar My Country is an iconic nationalistic poem about Australia written by Dorothea Mackellar in 1908. Dorothea Mackellar was born in Sydney in 1885. Her education was comprised of private home tutoring until she attended University of Sydney. She travelled broadly with her parents and also become fluent in Spanish‚ French‚ German and Italian. She highly educated and lived an adventurous life. Though raised in a professional urban family‚ Mackellar’s poetry is usually
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