addicted to crystal meth (TIC). She wrote this while in jail. As you will soon read‚ she fully grasped the horrors of the drug‚ as she tells in this simple‚ yet profound poem. She was released from jail‚ but true to her story‚ the drug owned her. My Name: "Is TIK” I destroy homes‚ I tear families apart‚ take your children‚ and
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Scientific Name of Plants Ornamental Perennials The following is a list of the common plant names cross referenced to the scientific name of plants. The list represents some of the most popular varieties of perennial plants. The scientific names of plants is based on taxonomy‚ the science of plant classification. Each name has two parts‚ the genus and the specie. This is referred to as the binomial (two names)system founded by Linnaeus‚ a Swedish botanist. Some species will have a third name‚ called
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Finding Your Voice The Color Purple is a novel written by Alice Walker‚ which was published in 1982. The story takes place around the 1910s-1940s. It follows a young girl Celie as she grows up and all the challenges she has to face. The book is written through letters. The letters begin by being addressed to god but as Celie finds out her sister Nettie is possibly still alive she begins to write to her instead. The main recurring theme in this novel is having a strong voice and sticking up for yourself
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4. "Why did your parents give you your name - what is the story of your name? Are you named after someone or some place? If you don’t know why you have your name‚ make up a story." 1. My name is Viet Nga. Anyone who sees my name at the first time‚ will think of something relating to Viet Nam and Russia. It’s right. It’s a romantic love story of my parents and my name was given to memorize the time and the place where my mother met and loved my father. Back in 1985‚ a Vietnamese student was sent
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Purple Hibiscus Character notes: Eugene Achike Eugene is a complex and fascinating character‚ whose shadow falls strongly on his wife and children. Born during the colonial period in Nigeria‚ he was raised by priests and left his country to study in England. Publicly‚ he is praised for his courageous stand against the military regime in Nigeria and admired for his success in the business world. Privately‚ however‚ he is revealed to be a religious fanatic who rules his household with his
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have been considered weak‚ fragile‚ and useless for anything besides housework. In some parts of the world‚ this is still true. Kate Chopin’s “The Story of An Hour‚” Charlotte Perkins Stetson’s “The Yellow Wallpaper‚” and Maxine Hong Kingston’s “No Name Woman‚” tell stories of women trying to come to terms with who they are and what society wants them to be. Together‚ these three works show the hardships of being a woman and finding one’s true identity while dealing with oppression and sexism. In
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III.5 Tissue Processing for Paraffin Embedding: Each tissue was then dehydrated in ascending grades of ethyl alcohol for 15- 30 minutes each (depending on size and type of tissue) separately: 50% alcohol → 70% alcohol → 90% alcohol → absolute alcohol I & II→ Xylene I & II (clearing agent) → Xylene and Wax (1:1 ratio) ¬→ 100% wax for 1 hours
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“Frailty‚ Thy Name Is Woman” Frailty is something that seems to have lead many women to their downfall during The Elizabethan Age. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the two main female characters‚ (Gertrude and Ophelia)‚ are victims of the tragic quote‚ “frailty‚ thy name is woman”. Both women show no real evidence of having a back bone throughout the entire story. They are manipulated and tricked into believe something that is not meant to be believed. As women‚ they have no choice but to listen
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Where the Streets Had a Name‚ a realistic friction novel by Randa Abdel-Fattah‚ is a compassionate story of the sights‚ sounds‚ and smells of a Palestinian Family whose daily lives are governed by curfews and security check points. Hayaat‚ a Muslim‚ and Sam‚ a Christian‚ skip school together to take a journey through the war-ridden territory of West Bank‚ then gets caught up in a deadly protest where they become injured‚ and they end up back with their families where they witness Jihan‚ sister of
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and him as the subject . Known for his riveting fiction and nonfictional works‚ he wrote of racial issues in America. His works takes on a personal account of what it was like to be black and an American and he wrote in “The Fire Next Time”‚ and “No Name in the Street “‚ as a direct challenge to Americans . Baldwin is quite aware of the fact that he is a black man with the desire to be a successful writer in America and knew of the challenges before him‚ yet he wrote not just for black people but for
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