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    White Room Monologue

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    envelop the whole room. Red‚ fierce eyes of my pater. The cloth stained with red envelop my arms‚ it itches. The woman that are my queen‚ my life giver are sleeping on the floor beside that man‚ without any gesture. Is it me or my mind is blank. I wonder if the world is entertaining as it used to be. Blue azure sky‚ laughing children‚ and equally happy. I don’t know anything. Before this happened‚ I recall some nice memories. I had a friend‚ his name is Miko. We play everyday on my room‚ we wear the

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    Gloria Naylor

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    October 2012 Gloria Naylor There are many fascinating authors that are very famous. But there’s one in particular that is very exciting. Her name is Gloria Naylor. Her work is very detailed and has hidden messages within it and the only way to understand those messages is by analyzing it. I will be analyzing two novels that she wrote. Both of these novels were very big on book sales and I think may have been the wo that meant the most to Gloria Naylor. Gloria Naylor wrote a novel called Mama

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    My great grandmother

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    her and my plane to Philadelphia would be leaving in 5 hours. I didn’t want to miss seeing her this week because last week I couldn’t make it. “I forgot the cookies! I never forget the cookies. Why did I forget them today?” I thought. I stopped at the pharmacy on my way there and bought her favorite‚ "Oreos." “Darn‚ is my skirt too short today? Will the nun let me in?” I continued to worry since I only had 40 minutes left of visiting time. When I arrived‚ I jumped out of the car and pulled my skirt

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    1.The thesis is middle class blacks are sterotype by whites people in multicultural society and by blacks who think that they are traitors to the struggle against racism. Foster uses the historic events to prove a baised society will couse an outbreak of violence or riots. Wattss riots was a six days raged followed Frye’s arrest‚ suspicion of driving while intoxitcated. Fostedr also uses Rodney king’s riot in 1991. It is coused after Rodney King was severyl beaten by police who attempted to pull

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    My Room

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    My room is my favorite place in my house. I feel as though nothing can describe anybody better than their room can. Just the little things in a room can describe a person more than anything. Such as bedroom suites‚ colors of the walls‚ and decorations. Until my brother had graduated high school and was ready to move off to college. I shared a room with my sister whom is three years older than me. My mom was the one who had always decorated our rooms when we were little‚ and then again when we

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    My Room

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    your room is the world to you." I believe this is a very true statement and applies to most children. In a room of his own a boy can become whatever he likes and make his surroundings fit that idea or "theme" if you will. I have grown out of these childhood fancies‚ but still have an evident theme controlling this place where I spend my time.  As one walks into my room a large black and white skin catches the eye. This tapestry reveals itself to be a skin of a zebra which I acquired through my father

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    White Room of Lies As a human race‚ our instinct is to distance ourselves from the unknown or to hate change for people generally view change negatively. Being that the current time period is in our present 21st century‚ people have become more accepting of how diverse society is. One of the still sensitive topics is gays and gay rights. Based off of how the bible could be interpreted as a criticism of anything other than a heterosexual relationship‚ the typical wedding settings have been displayed

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    kind of rare for a kid like me to have a great grandmother as a part of your life; especially in this generation. I’m one of the lucky ones who had one. So‚ I was tasked to stand in front of you guys and deliver a speech about how great a person my great grandmother was. But to tell you the truth‚ I really don’t have much to say. Yes‚ I was lucky to have such a sweet and loving granny like her. The problem is‚ I didn’t quite take advantage of it. My brother and I were always dropped off at her

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    say one word

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    Dear John By: Nicholas Sparks Nicholas sparks was born on December 31‚ 1965 in Nebraska. He was the middle child in his family‚ his older brother is Michael Earl Sparks and his younger sister is Danielle Sparks who died at the age of 33 of a brain tumor. Seven of Nicholas books have been made into movies and they are a message in the bottle‚ A walk to remember‚ The notebook‚ Nights in rodanthe‚ Dear John‚ Last song‚ The lucky

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    My Room

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    Topic: Describe your favourite room at your home Although I like all the rooms at my home‚ my room is my sanctuary. It is the place where I go to get away from everything and everyone. As I go upstairs‚ the four walls remind me of a well guarded fortress. It is a place of peace. It is my castle where I am free from all the hustle and bustle of life. As I enter my room‚ a kaleidoscope of brilliant colours encircles me. The ceiling is as white as snow and it hovers over bright green walls punctuated

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