illustrates for us in his piece titled “My first Conk” how his first conking went. For those unfamiliar with the term conking is a procedure in which black males concoct a gel‚ using mainly household ingredients‚ then apply it to the hair in order to straighten it. The incorporation of lye in the gel is what causes the bearer to feel as though the scalp burns. Malcom was at first a devoted conker but through the years has come to regret his old habit. At first he explains how good the conk made him
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thought when I took my first alcohol drink I would end up an alcoholic? Not me! It never was my intention to end up like that. But after that first drink‚ something happened‚ inside me. I couldn’t explain it but I liked the feeling. All I knew was‚ my first Bacardi and Coke did something to me that changed the direction of my life‚ for the better‚ I thought‚ but I was wrong. What My First Drink Did For Me Let me explain‚ what my first drink did for me. Sad‚ but true after my first alcoholic drink
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It was my first day of college and I was both nervous and excited. Nervous because I’m older‚ have a husband and children at home. I don’t want to fail and disappoint them. I felt excited for the same reasons‚ my family. I can earn my degree and get a better paying job than my current EMS job. I would be able to spend more time at home and help my husband provide for our family. As I prepare for my first day‚ I look at my textbooks‚ my notebooks‚ all my pencils and pens and have my laptop out. Everything
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get a second chance to make a first impression.” (Will Rogers). First impressions stick‚ and they stick hard. There’s no way around it‚ they remain as a layer on identity. While within that identity there might exist a different person‚ that different person still holds onto the external layer of a first impression. First impressions truly are almost impossible to change. In a book‚ people use post-it notes to remember a specific point. In society‚ people use first impressions to remember a specific
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but scary day for my parents because the doctors found out that during my delivery my umbilical cord was wrapped around my neck. I was unable to be delivered by natural means‚ which forced me to be delivered by cesarean section. As I groom I ate properly and had no birth defects. When my mom gave me baby I really liked vegetable flavors. My mother was able to stay home and take care of me daily for three months until she found me a good babysitter and had to return to work. My first babysitter was
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AP English III October 14‚ 2011 The Inside Counts In Malcolm X’s personal essay‚ “My First Conk”‚ Malcolm X describes a moment in his life where he changed his hairstyle. He altered his hair because he thought that the looks on the outside were more acceptable in society. Malcolm X was a young child when he got his first conk. He was looking up to the older black gentlemen in his town‚ and the majority of these men had conks. Conks gave the people of the town self-confidence and a sense
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English 111 March 16‚ 2009 As my boyfriend and I walked along the crowded pier: we inhaled the smell of freshly cooked crabs‚ shrimp‚ and lobster that came from the little blue restaurant that sits right on the pier. I could tell that the pier was an old bridge by the cracked cement and the old yellow road markings. The silver rail that surrounded pier was also aged and rusted. After walking about a mile we meticulously lined our poles on the rusted railing. My pole was blue and silver with bells
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Ung had felt a wild amount of emotions that had to do with the war in Cambodia. Distraught. Disbelieving. Disoriented. Confused‚ on how everything changed and ultimately a rebellion took over her life. In “First They Killed My Father”‚ Ung had her childhood stripped away from her‚ forcing her to work‚ adjust to wartime‚ and the consequences that come from war. During the war‚ Ung had to experience hunger and let this affect her daily intake of food. This was something Ung was not familiar with
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COMN-152 QUESTION 25 Read your first journal entry. How have your reading and writing skills improved in COMN 152? What are some areas that still need improvement? I have taken a look at my first journal entry‚ I believe that my reading and writing skills substantially improved in COMN 152. In reading‚ I often did not use a dictionary and translate new vocabulary during reading a book‚ along with a random story in which I read on the internet. I try to finish reading it first‚ and then I guess new words;
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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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