I am Indian-American. However‚ accepting this truth was not as easy when I was younger. During the ages of 13-14‚ the age in which any child is finding himself or herself‚ realizing their identity‚ and coming to a conclusion regarding who they are‚ it was difficult for me to find a common ground between the two clashing cultures I grew up in. American culture screams individualism‚ independency‚ selfishness to benefit oneself‚ and equality between gender and races‚ whereas Indian culture asserts
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I remember being depressed‚ crying saying what am I going to do with a baby I didn’t want to be pregnant‚ but when I heard that first heartbeat for the first time things changed. When I saw my little one on the ultrasound for the first time all I could do was smile and I couldn’t stop smiling! When I felt the first kicks I had fell in love all over again and regained hope. I just knew then and there I couldn’t dare give it all up now. In the beginning when it all started‚ I started to give up on
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“I Tweet Therefor I Am” Section Two “I Tweet Therefore I Am” is an article explaining how twitter is changing everyone’s day to day life. In the overall essay Ms. Orenstein is taking irreplaceable moments of her life with her daughter that are priceless for granted‚ and instead of focusing her attention on these priceless‚ moments her conciseness slips away and thinks about the feed she will get back if she were to upsell this moment and make it viewable to the whole world via twitter. It has become
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“Why I Am Taking Taekwondo” Written by Letecia Clauder Since a very young age I had a strong desire to learn a martial art. However‚ I did not know which style would best suit me. I was the youngest of seven children in my family. Due to our financial instability I was unable to explore this possibility. Fortunately‚ at the age of nine‚ with coordination‚ flexibility‚ and limited training in ballet‚ I was accepted into the School of Creative and Performing Arts. This privilege gave me the opportunity
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I am Mexican in the 21st century. Many who just look at me couldn’t tell you so. Being Mexican is a part of me cast aside by others‚ as if my culture‚ my very essence‚ is a pebble among stones. I want everyone to know how much I despise the attempts to make my culture vanish‚ with words of how “lucky” I am to have straight black hair and pale skin‚ how “lucky” I am to be able to hide the Mexican blood that goes through my veins. As if somehow I should be thankful that no one can see my blood‚ only
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I’m sure everyone has wondered in their lifetime‚ “Is there really a God?”. I know I have! There are many religions like Buddhism and Hinduism‚ but most people believe in Christianity. Christianity follows the teachings and miracles of Jesus Christ with the belief that He is God. There are many branches of Christianity. I’m writing this to tell you about why I am a Nazarene Christian. The things I will be covering are wildlife‚ the spread of Christianity‚ and the planet Earth’s perfect tilt. First
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takes one person to make a difference can be explored and inspected in texts such as “I am Malala‚” “The Right Thing to do at the Time‚” Mississippi Trial 1955‚ and To Kill a Mockingbird. In George Garrett’s “The Right Thing to do at the Time‚” the author’s father‚ Mr. Garrett‚ stands up to the Florida state-officials about a traffic ticket that he was unjustifiably given. Correspondingly‚ in John Stewart’s “I am Malala‚” a Pakistani girl‚ Malala Yousafzai‚ explains her passion and motivation for
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The entity “Joaquin” or “I” narrator takes ownership of the both historically oppressed and the oppressing people. Gonzales directly accepts and clearly expresses all historical events and peoples involved‚ as they produced a current identity. Events For example‚ this can be seen
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I am an Air Force kid. Though seemingly single- faceted‚ this simple fact is easily the most defining characteristic in my life. Nine moves and eight schools later (including three high schools)‚ I can honestly say that the experiences gained by this have developed both my personality and courage beyond what I could have done in a more stable environment. Walking into the unknown‚ whether it be another school or trying out for yet another soccer team is no longer a point of anxiety for me‚ and as
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I Am the Grass is a short story written by Daly Walker‚ who has also written other short stories for The Sewanee Review and The Sycamore Review. Born in Winchester‚ Indiana in 1924‚ Daly Walker is a surgeon by trade and started to write after he was forty. Daly also served in the Vietnam War from 1967-1968‚ it serves as an inspiration for I Am the Grass. The story details a mans struggle of life after the war in Vietnam‚ and returning to Vietnam. This includes painful psychological trauma‚ the feeling
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