1920’s "The best of times‚ the worst of times." The 1920’s was not a "roaring" time for immigrants and citizens of America. It harbored some of the harshest laws and brutal government restrictions. Immigrants were cast out by a post war country and alcohol banned in hopes of making our country purer. The 1920 was not the best of times. The prohibition of alcohol in the United States lasted from 1920 until 1932. The movement began in the late nineteenth century‚ and was fueled by the formation
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February 2013 My Math Teacher Has a Big Influence on My Life One day I was sitting in my math class‚ feeling bored and sleepy‚ when my teacher‚ Mr. .Ahmed woke me up by his words.He told us his story aboutmath and how his life changed after he changed his way of thinking. He also told us that he used to hate math‚ but he became good at math after he decided to like it. From that moment‚ I decided to adopt my teacher`s attitude‚ and I learned to be open-minded‚ flexible in my life and positive
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Since I grow up in a warm but overprotective household‚ I remember how stressful was to relate with my peers when I started elementary school. A combination of physical and cognitive factors seemed to contribute to my struggles. First‚ I had a fragile constitution and I hated sports and some exercises that involved physical contact or violence. Second‚ my introvert character contributed to prevent me to make new friends. I was a timid‚ suspicious‚ cautious and not competitive at all. Thus‚ the result
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Throughout my life‚ it has always been marred by fleeting moments throughout my existence‚ changing my life forever. I was born in the Philippines‚ where I was born into a well-off family with big expectations. However‚ we eventually moved to America in order to find greater opportunity for a better life. In America‚ I grew to appreciate the powers of the digital age‚ with the Internet and social media creeping ever further into myself. I was motivated to learn more about how it all worked‚ although
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I believe that even in hard times or situations you can always find happiness or laughter within that circumstance. An example of this in my life was my grandma’s death. My grandma died this past new years and it was a very hard time for me and my family‚ but there were many positive things that came out of her passing. One thing was my family never really gets together for new years and during that time we were all together‚ we also have family that live in Tennessee that we only see like once
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First Accomplishment in My Life It is so difficult to live in the United States‚ the land of opportunity‚ without education and the English language. Without these two things‚ our lives seem like meaningless. My family is one of the victims of this problem. Two years ago‚ when I was a senior student in high school‚ I almost could not graduate from high school with diploma in hand because of failing the exit exam twice and my lack knowledge of English. At that time‚ I really wanted to give
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Everyone in life will have their own personal obstacles they will have to face in life. Some people will mentally shut down and give up when faced with a challenge. Others will take their challenges and use them to better themselves. The obstacles that I have faced in my life have never hit me harder than they have these past few months. This being my senior year‚ I always expected it to be the most laid back and relaxing year of my high school career. When in fact I set myself up for one of the
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Blanca‚ my mother. That is who I admire the most and she believes in me when I don’t believe in myself at times. She always tells me “You must go through the rain if you want to see the rainbow”. When I was trapped in a situation where I am ready to give up and throw everything away‚ I always remember that quote my mother tells me. She thought me how to fight through the struggle and to chase my dreams no matter what it takes hard work always pays off. At the age of 10 I watched my dad get on an
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My Grandfather never complained. No matter how bad it got‚ he never said anything. When he was young boy‚ he was thrown into the brutal and treacherous lifestyle that made up a Japanese internment camp during World War II. Treated like a POW‚ his life was miserable. When he was released from the camp he had to pick up the pieces that was his life. Everything changed. He was just a young man to make his own in the world. He struggled for jobs‚ was discriminated against‚ fought in the Korean War‚
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Three Times My Life Has Opened The poem is written in a free verse style meaning‚ there is no rhyme scheme or meter to the poem. It is almost like you are reading different verses. One of the elements of this poem is visual imagery‚ and the reader experiences this when they read lines eight and nine. Hirshfield describes the sight outside her window as “But outside my window all day a maple tree has stepped from her leaves like a woman in love with winter‚ dropping the colored silks” (Hirshfield
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