My brother‚ Ramez‚ is the definition of the word optimist. An optimist is a person who holds the belief that good ultimately outweighs evil in the world. Firstly‚ Ramez attempts to look at every situation on the brighter rather than the darker side. If he were to be robbed‚ he would say something along the lines of “at least I was not killed”. If one were to be completely failing at a hobby‚ assignment‚ career choice or having a mid-life crisis‚ Ramez would find a way to make it appear as if it is
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Brother vs. Sister Family is one thing that cannot be taken from me. My brother and sister have been there with me through thick and thin. My brother Jesse and sister Jocelyn are two of my closest friends and two of my worst enemies at some times. We can get along and share conversations about personal stuff‚ then switch into enemy mode and are the worst of enemies. My brother and sister are different and alike in many ways‚ which changes my relationship with each. Even though we fight‚ the
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The novel‚ In the Time of the Butterflies‚ explains the life of the four Mirabal sisters. There was Minerva‚ Maria Teresa‚ Dede‚ Patria. The only survivor was Dede. These girls played a major role in getting rid of the dictatorship of the Dominican Republic. Las Mariposas was their code name. They fought to overthrow Trujillo out of office‚ even though he forced himself in. Patria‚ Mate‚ Minerva lost their lives trying to free others. A butterfly symbolizes deep and powerful representations
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Sister Holidays Every Thanksgiving since about 2012‚ my older sister and I would wake up really early just to kind of clean up the house‚ arrange some things around‚ oh and also take the elements that we will be using for the meal out of the refrigerator. We start off by taking out the chicken breasts‚ smoked sausage‚ shrimp‚ crab legs‚ crawfish and marinate each of the items into different bowls‚ making sure to avoid cross contamination. After doing so‚ we wrap the bowls with Ziploc plastic wrap
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plays performed within the showcase will be Brontë and Jane Eyre. The two plays were chosen because Brontë explores the lives of the Brontë sisters and mentions their literally achievements and Jane Eyre‚ written by Charlotte Brontë (adapted by Polly Teale)‚ explores the struggle of a woman choosing between her head and heart‚ a pressure felt by all the Brontë sisters. I play the character of Anne Brontë in Brontë by Polly Teale. Polly Teale is a British award-winning playwright. Since 1995 Teale
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Shakespeare‚ he exemplifies power throughout the entire play. The three main characters that had power was Lady Macbeth‚ Macbeth‚ and The Weird Sisters. In Macbeth‚ power is the main thing that everyone in the play wants to achieve but in order to achieve power a person must also have control. Throughout the play Lady Macbeth‚ Macbeth‚ and The Weird Sisters are in control when they each take matters to their own hands. Lady Macbeth is in control when she takes on her husband’s role. In the beginning
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Sisters by Raina Telegimer is a graphic novel that takes place in California and many other states. Sisters takes place in modern day. This story takes place mostly during the day. There are many sounds in this story such as car sounds‚ snakes slithering‚ and siblings yelling. Raina and her family see many mountains deserts and many city buildings. Raina is a fifteen-year-old girl with brown hair. Raina acts nice to her family members‚ even though they are mean to her. Other characters in this
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song to sing at weddings. It was the best song of 1912. This ballad of devotion to love was heard in the Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life”. This song counts as a parlor song and was written by Carrie Jacobs-Bond. It was published in 1901 and became a song known to be sung at weddings. Carrie Jacobs-Bond started writing songs to help her husband with income. When he died in 1895 she wrote “I Love Your Truly” after she returned to her hometown Janesville‚ Wisconsin. Afterward she moved to Chicago
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In the short story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker‚ the two main characters‚ Maggie and Dee‚ are sisters who are very opposite to each other. Throughout the story‚ the girl’s differences become evident through their physical appearances‚ personalities‚ lifestyle decisions‚ and the way they feel about their heritage. Maggie and Dee have completely different physical appearances than each other. Maggie has a thin body figure‚ and her arms and legs are scarred from the house fire. Maggie is jealous
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Trans-Sister Radio is about a newly divorced schoolteacher‚ Allison Banks‚ who falls in love with the man who teaches a summer course in which she attends. Dana Stevens‚ the professor she loves‚ is not exactly what he seems from the outside; this well-manicured‚ gentle-faced man is in actuality a woman and he is facing an upcoming sex change. Allison’s daughter Carly and her ex-husband‚ Will‚ try to deal with her new “beau” as best they can. Also it defines the struggles Dana has gone through with
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