11/22/13 AP Comp Precis Type: Process “My First Conk” In “My First Conk” (1964)‚ Malcolm X reflects back upon receiving a conk and elaborates on how degrading it was to him and many other African-Americans to lose their identity. He reinforces his point that African-Americans lost their individuality by getting a conk by providing an anecdote from his life (“This was my first really big step toward self degradation.”) and then by giving examples of the other African-Americans who received
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My experience in PC Assembly/Disassembly dates back since 2000 when I first studied Information Technology. From that time till now I have built many computers from scratch and disassembled many as well for hardware upgrading purposes. The hardware needed in order to make up a PC are and not limited to: - Computer case and components - Power supply - Motherboard - CPU - RAM - Hard Disk Drive - Optical Drive - Floppy Drive - Adapter Cards Most importantly when beginning the assembly
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both of my parents were born and raised in Ghana‚ West Africa. I was born in Bronx‚ New York making me both an African and an American. Growing up my siblings and I were told not to “act black”. I listened to my Ghanaian music and very rarely listened to
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the girl who had little faith in herself to succeed‚ had changed into a mature‚ hard working young lady. In second grade I was partly depressed. I had felt as if life had no meaning. I struggled in school‚ and did not appreciate what was being taught. My mom suggested that I may have had dyslexia‚ but we were not certain that was the reason. It turns out‚ she was correct. Two weeks into second grade I absolutely hated school. The teachers and administration expected me to just magically learn English
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Narrative Essay-Personal experience “A blessing in disguise” My first car accident Once you get your driver license in Germany at the age of 18‚ your Mum might tell you from the date before leaving by car “Fahre nie schneller‚ als dein Schutzengel fliegen kann.” It is a German saying and it means that you should never drive faster than your guardian angel can ever fly. I remember that I always answered “Yes‚ yes- nothing will ever happen to me‚ Mum. Calm down”‚ closed the door
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Today also when I recall my old memories of school I become delighted and happy. First day of my school when I admitted in class I. When first time I entered in my school numerous felling were aroused in my mind and i was felling nervous and bit tensed. Although I was not a brilliant student not knowing even alphabets my teachers helped me in learning the alphabets That was the time when my first class began Manisha Ma’am entered in the class room every student stood up and greeted
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Science major but I had to complete certain core subjects. I had to complete one last social science class. I chose Sociology as my new subject. I hadn’t taken the subject before and wanted to experience something new. Sociology was rather a new subject in the ranks of economics‚ political science‚ anthropology and history. That’s what made me go for it. My first day in the class was not how I expected it to be. I was told that the real professor (Prof.Boon) was on leave and that I substitute
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on my break from school. My grandmother had called my father and asked if my brother and I would be interested in going snow tubing at Hunter Mountain‚ and I was so excited that I nearly peed my pants. The plans had been arranged and set for the following morning‚ so we went directly to bed with smiles on our faces. The next morning when we all awoke‚ we ate breakfast immediately. I demolished my plate of blueberry pancakes with syrup because I was so anxious to get onto the hills. My grandmother
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It is not surprising that one can have an idea and fail to find the correct words to put it down on paper. Suppose one is writing about an emotional experience‚ for instance. It may be difficult or even impossible to bring out the intensity of feelings so that the reader can feel them too‚ or explain the impact that they had on the character who felt them. Few writers can find the right words to explain
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to have a lot of problems when doing so. I have tried improving it through many different methods‚ but to no avail. Looking back‚ there are many factors then led me to how I feel about writing today. However‚ one of the crucial factor would be that my country‚ Malaysia‚ has many different races‚ each with their own languages. Being raised in a multiracial country‚ I was required to learn three different languages to communicate well‚ namely Malay‚ Chinese‚ and English. In Malaysia‚ there is a notable
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