dark out and I should probably go to bed. But the book was getting really good‚ and I know I will not be able to stop in the middle of a chapter. I also know that I am going to have nightmares. But I need to find out what happens. Soon I was reading through the pages faster then my brain could comprehend the paragraphs. I turned the page only to realize that there’s only one page left. I read the page very slowly and when I was done with that I reread the page. I can not believe I had really finished
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of James Baldwin’s article If Black English isn’t a Language‚ Then Tell Me‚ What Is? In his article "If Black English isn’t a Language‚ Then Tell Me‚ What Is?"‚ published in the New York Times on July 29‚ 1979‚ James Baldwin challenges the contemporary assumption among speakers of standard American English that the way black people speak is uneducated and therefore black children should be forced to speak "proper English". He argues that rather than labelling Black English as a low register variety
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Speak Up We live in a country where we have a freedom of speech‚ where our opinions matter‚ where we can speak up and our words could possibly change a lot of thingssomething. Everyone has opinions‚ ideas‚ things that could change many things in our or others liveslives or possibly others lives‚ but what stops people from speaking up? Many people have a hard time speaking up due to rejection ‚ and judgmentor judgment from others. People often feel that if they speak up or express an their opinions
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The Person Who I Admire Most Everybody has someone he or she admires very much in the heart‚ who may be a scientist‚ a writer or a super star. As for the one I admire the most is my dear father. My father is a teacher who deeply loves his work. He treats it enthusiastically and conscientiously‚ and he is full of respected at work by his colleagues and leadership. For always being a responsible person at the work‚ my father also merited many awards. He is also broad-minded and rich in love and
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own. Everyone should take responsibility for their own actions‚ and step up to the plate. The child that is being aborted is your son/daughter. They will love you unconditionally. They will look up to their parents‚ and respect them. Children will laugh when they are happy‚ and cry when hurting. A child should always have someone to be
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I didn’t experience my first Thanksgiving until I was 10 years old. For millions of Americans‚ Thanksgiving is a day for feasting on immense portions of food‚ watching football‚ and napping on the couch. However‚ for most of my life‚ it was just an ordinary day like any other‚ in which I was allowed to miss school‚ play games‚ and even watch some TV. It wasn’t because I didn’t know about Thanksgiving. I knew it was the reason why my teacher spent the days leading up to it having us make
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As the 2nd speaker of the negative team‚ I will be elucidating the importance and safety of why we shouldn’t say what we think through the reasons that with our words we can defame and hurt someone while it can have a negative social impact on the country. As misspoken words lead to much heavier consequences than just having a fall. Speaking our minds has a negative social impact on this world. For example‚ when someone speaks Their mind against the government or the ruler and a large group of The
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wearing a mask. The reason John does this is because he does not want to get in trouble with Stan but most importantly he does not want to ruin his mother’s relationship with Stan. John sits in the hospital giving his mother the reason why he did not speak up earlier. “You-would-have-chosen-him”(Klass 331). John says this because his mother and Stan would have married if it were not for John’s mother finding out about the beatings Stan gave John. This is why John kept quiet and why his mother did not
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made me feel like I was really there along the side of Adam during the Pacific war. Adam is determined to serve his country in honor of his father‚ a naval officer‚ who was killed in Pearl Harbor. Adam enlisted in the Marines hoping that serving his country would be honoring his father’s wishes. It was what his father would have expected of him. Adam felt like he had to do his part by serving in the Pacific war before it ended. What Adam didn’t know was that war was not at all like he expected.
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Key Word #1: Identity. An overarching concept that framed both readings “Ain’t I a Woman” by Avtar Brah‚ and “Race and Ethnicity” by Stephen Spencer looks at defining identities whether it be of individuals or social and cultural groups. Stephen Spencer discusses how language is a cultural code that can “reflect inherently different social attributes: class‚ gender‚ ethnicity and so on (Spencer‚ 40).” Language is crucially important when looking at many social issues. How we define these issues
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