What is accomplishment? Eleanor Roosevelt once said‚ “You must do the thing you think you cannot do”. If everyone did only what was easy to achieve‚ nothing would ever truly be accomplished. Reaching beyond goals‚ out to what is thought to be impossible‚ is one of the greatest accomplishments‚ even if these goals are not successful in being achieved. In life‚ accomplishment is something that I strive for most because without it‚ my life would feel worthless. To begin with‚ accomplishment
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Throughout my life and educational career I have had many experiences and have accomplished many things. I am most proud of my accomplishment through my independence. After high school I moved to Hawaii to attend college. This was my first experience of being on my own. Through my experience of being independent I learned more about myself. From this experience I was able to understand who I was and realize what I truly wanted from my education. Before I became independent‚ I was unsure on what
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Bootlegger’s Daughter” The bootlegger’s Daughter takes place in rural Carolina. It’s a mystery in which Deborah Knott runs a campaign and investigates a murder. Janie mother of Gayle was murdered and with the help of Deborah tries solving. Turns out running for district judge and solving the murder is very difficult. A Reputation follows her‚ as a strong woman. Deborah Knott is the main character whom is strong minded women who keeps her head high. She is always aiming high‚ in her job which
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That everyone has their own characteristics is the reason why those who do something in their own way can accomplish more. The accomplishment can be contributed to the personal distinction. Lindbergh‚ the first man who is a dark horse in a deadly competition risks his life to fly across the Atlantic and lands as the most famous man on earth. He proves the American aviation’s future. A Lone Eagle‚ who inspired the world to look to the skies. When he was young‚ he was tired with the high school
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Summary In the article of “I’m a Banana and Proud of It”(Choy‚1997) explains the reason why he is called a “banana”. Choy begins by expressing his love to his North American citizenship. He mentions that banana means “yellow on the outside and white inside”. In other words‚ Chinese born in North America behave and act like white people but still look like Asians. Regardless of this nickname Choy believe that it is not a racist term. Likewise‚ Choy comments that other cultures earn also their
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English II 08‚ May 2013 The Horse Dealers Daughter Lawrence’s “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter was originally called “The Miracle‚” marking the protagonist’s rebirth of love out of death. "The Horse Dealer’s Daughters" could possibly have two different themes. ). One being love and the other being death. Lawrence takes the old school “boy meets girl” in a whole different direction. Lawrence also uses a lot of symbolism in his short story. He gives her big brother Joe horse-like characteristics
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War was ending‚ Mai Thi Kim sent her seven- year-old daughter Mai Thi Hiep‚ later known as Heidi from that war-torn country to the United States in "Operation Babylift". This operation saved many Vietnamese children’s life and gave them an opportunity to grow up and out of post-war chaos. This happened to Heidi‚ as she explains in the film “Daughter from Danang”‚ in which 22 years after she was given up for adoption‚ decides to go back to Vietnam and meet her biological family. However‚ the
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Both son and daughter are a blessing for the parents. It is a fact that the strongest and the most sincere love exists in the relation of the parents and their children. No child is born good or bad‚ it is the qualities he/she adopts with the passage of time that make him/her stand good or bad. A good son or a good daughter would be obedient to his parents. It is religious obligation‚ a social norm and an indication of refined behaviors and a peaceful family set up for the children to be obedient
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“Prison Studies” by Malcolm X Born Malcolm Little in Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ Malcolm X (1925-1965) was a charismatic leader of the black power movement and founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity. In prison‚ he became a Black Muslim. (He split with this faith in 1963 to convert to orthodox Islam.) “Prison Studies” is excerpted from the popular and fascinating Autobiography of Malcolm X‚ which he cowrote with Roots author Alex Haley. Many who today hear me somewhere in person‚ or on television
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racist thoughts about Latinos. Throughout the hallways of my school or outside in the playground‚ I would hear that Latinos are drug addicts; they don’t work; they depend on welfare. I also heard comments‚ such as Latinos are gang members‚ Latin mothers are slaves to their husbands‚ and the only job Latin women can have is working as a maid. Growing up‚ there were few Latinos in television and Hollywood. Even then‚ Latin characters were portrayed negatively. They were criminals‚ maids‚ gang members
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