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 Love By: Scarlet Padilla Aranda Love is a variety of different feelings‚ states‚ and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection‚ to pleasure. It can refer to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment. It can also be a virtue representing human kindness‚ compassion‚ and affection‚ so in my next essay im going to talk of the first time that i felt it. I remember when people told me how good it felt‚ how you could feel like the happiest and luckiest person on earth
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until the much anticipated arrival of my child. I tried to keep myself occupied by watching television‚ reading‚ and doing crossword puzzles‚ but nothing could have kept me from feeling the excruciating pain of labor. The eagerness to have this all over and done with‚ was definitely not helping with the anxiety I was feeling during that process. After 22 grueling and strenuous hours of being stuck in a bed‚ and three different shifts of nurses‚ I finally met my daughter. Friday morning‚ at 4:55am
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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 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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Sarah Morin “On My First Son”: Short Writing Assignment 3/11/13 Have you ever been to a funeral‚ or lost somebody close to you‚ or known somebody who lost someone close to them? When someone has died‚ it is common for people to say things like "he or she is in a better place now" or "it was just his or her time." These and similar comments are attempts to explain death or to find some meaning in it. We like to believe that after we die‚ we go to a better place. In the same way‚ we like to believe
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My First Surgery It was December 2012 when I had my first surgery. It started on the night when my head felt very heavy. It was very worrying‚ I checked my body’s temperature and the result said that I was having a fever. It was fine at first‚ but the fever was getting worse and still going until I fell asleep. The next day‚ me and my parents decided to go to the hospital. We went to an internist and then he suggested us to do a radiology examination. When all data were gathered‚ the doctor concluded
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Have you ever struggled with something very hard in your life? In the story‚ “Fly Away Home‚” by Eve Bunting‚ there is a boy named Andrew and his father who are homeless‚ but live in an airport. Together‚ they do things to help make it through life. The theme of this story is always remember to stay strong during tough times. At the beginning of the story‚ The little brown bird gets stuck in the airport. When Andrew sees the little brown bird is trying to get out he wants to do the same thing
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whether some employees should be permitted to work from home or not. Should employees be permitted to work from home? To find work at home employment isn’t easy. Despite all the advertising you can read in newspapers‚ there aren’t that much legitimate work at home jobs. In fact‚ there are more scams than real work from home employment opportunities. The reason is that many companies think about permitting their employees to work from home. But they do not know whether there are more positive
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August 24‚ 2013 was the day that changed my life because that was the day my handsome son was born. I would’ve known my first love was my son. He is the best thing that ever came into my life. When I first found out I was pregnant I was in total shock because at the time I was 19 years old just starting college. I was so scared to tell my mom because I thought she was going to be pissed but she wasn’t she was very happy for me. When I was in labor all I was thinking about was having an healthy baby
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