My First Conk Malcom X and his article titled “My First Conk” say that black men conked their hairs to unify their existence in the society of white people. This was never done to truly satisfy a personal desire. Conking was a popular procedure done in black males to straighten their hair in 1940’s. The author explains that getting his hair conked was definitely not a delightful experience. Going through the pain of the hot lye burning in his scalp was part of the conking procedure. This was to
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My first pet Convincing a family to adopt a pet kitten can prove to be quite troublesome. Owning a pet requires a decent amount of free time and great responsibility. Staying persistent in your endeavors and showing your family just how serious you are can prove to be rewarding in the end. Caring for a pet cat can prove be a major responsibility for an eight year old. Even though I was fully aware that I was far too young to take on the responsibility that comes with owning a pet‚ I was very
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My First Permission. It was a beautiful hot Friday on the summer 2006. I was in school with my friend we were in gym at the time we were planning a pool party for the next day. We were so exited cause it was going to be the 1st time that we were going to ask for permission to go out by ourselves. Personally me‚ I was really nervous. Since i was the youngest daughter my parents were extremely stricted with me‚ so deep inside I was afraid to my parents reaction. My friends
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My First Day… As of today‚ August 30th‚ I‚ Blah blah blah‚ took the initiative to explore the entire campus. Today‚ the temperature could have possibly been right at about 93 degrees‚ and I decided to walk around this gigantic campus to waste time before my next class. During orientation week‚ I missed the campus tours because I was too busy sleeping my day away. So‚ what other way to compensate for lost time than to take my very own campus tour? Initially‚ I intended to look for the art buildings
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"My First Conk" "My First Conk" is a story about part of Malcolm X’s life written by Malcolm X. The story was about when Malcolm had his first conk. A conk straightened a black man’s hair‚ so he could look more like a white man. It went through a process on how he and his friend conked his hair. At the end of the story‚ Malcolm talks about how he embarrassed himself and his race by trying to make himself look like a white man. This story about Malcolm X’s first conk is a process analysis
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My First Triathlon Have you ever watched or attempted to complete an Olympic triathlon? They are exciting to watch; difficult to take part in‚ and extremely rewarding once you have finished. The race consists of three parts; the swim of 1500 meters‚ the biking of 40 kilometers‚ and the run of 10 kilometers. I did my first triathlon last summer and here is how it went. The swim is first. Fifteen hundred meters is not easy to visualize but if you can think of sixteen football fields in line
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It’s a tricky thing‚ defining your very first date. Was it the first time someone kissed me on the lips (grade 3 at summer camp)‚ or when someone actually used the word ’date’ when asking me to go for coffee (not until I was 26)? I’ve shared my definition of dating in a prior blog post‚ so I’m going to put it to the test here and share my first date story. In turn‚ I’d love to hear yours as well‚ and how you decided it was your very first date. My first date took place when I was in Grade 8 and
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of the overall theme (overcoming challenges/obstacles in relationships) in each individual text. Thematic Study: Reading Log My Theme: Challenges or obstacles in relationships Text Type: Short story Title: My First Ball Author: Witi Ihimaera Publication Details: First published 1989‚ in “Dear Ms Mansfield” How the text relates to my theme? This text relates to my theme by showing how the main character Tuta‚ a young Maori teenager has to try his best to fit in with the Pakeha people at government
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My First Car First cars are really special. Like most teenagers‚ I had to settle for a used car‚ but at least some of my first car dreams seemed likely to come true since my first car was a 1966 Mustang and it was my favorite color blue. It was the deep blue color of the ocean. My first car had some major problems‚ like the tendency to flood its carburetor at the worst possible moments and a thirst for oil which‚ made owning it a bad experience. The carburetor would flood just about
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Running Head: My First Computer My First Computer Robert Fehn Park University Introduction to Computer CS140 03 May 2005 My First Computer Introduction I began working with computers about 3 years ago. Needless to say it was a shocking experience sitting in front of a picture tube and not knowing how it worked or where to begin. I began by hitting buttons and asking question at the same time. The first computer that I bought was a new Packard Bell 486 with windows 3.1 and a Cannon
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