poem "Immigrants‚" by Pat Mora and the short story "Names/Nombres‚" by Julia Alverez both shows us a lesson about being proud of where you are from and who you are. The authors’ shows that the theme is don’t be ashamed of who you are and they show it by their story and the poem they wrote. Be proud of your heritage and culture. In "Immigrant‚" by Pat Mora‚ expresses that to be proud of your culture. It says that they name their kids’ American names instead of the names that they probably would name
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the world is caused by people wanting to be important and proud.” I believe that is true because many wars are fought over land and a country wants to be a proud owner of new land. One reason The Revolutionary War was fought because the Americans were proud of what they were and the British were too proud to let America go. The Civil war and revolutionary act happened because blacks were proud of whom they were‚ but the Americans were too proud to let them free with equal rights. Pride has always affected
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There are many accomplishments in my life of which I am proud‚ however there are two for which I am especially proud. Those being‚ having the opportunity to play varsity shortstop in high school‚ and having good enough grades to be nominated for‚ and to be admitted into‚ the National Honor Society. These accomplishments make me proud because they are goals that I was able to set and accomplish for myself. These are successes that not everyone can say that they have achieved. When I was about twelve
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Rhetorical Analysis of the U.S Army Advertisement “Army Strong” Campaign Christina DoBynes DeVry University Rhetorical Analysis of the U.S Army Advertisement “Army Strong” Campaign When you see a solider in his or her uniform‚ you are proud that they are serving this country to protect our freedom‚ securing our country‚ and defending democracy worldwide. The solider can come from different branches of the Military. The one you might be familiar with is the U.S. Army. These soldiers are
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INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH Good Morning India‚ Respected Principal‚ Mam‚ honorable chief guest‚ teachers and my dear friends. Today on 15th August 2013 India is celebrating its 67th Independence day and we are proud to say that we earned our freedom 67 year back‚ which was by an act passed by the British parliament and we were the first to get our independence through the act which is a mark of respect. At the midnight hour of August 14‚ 1947‚ Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru rose to addressed the nation
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Rikki-Tikki who comes against enemies in the garden of the house was take into. Eventually this mongoose ends up killing three snakes. I Believe when killing the first snake he felt proud. Rikki protected his “owner” Teddy. He had the right to be proud of himself after saving a life. The family was also very proud for saving their son. (pg. 21) The next snake that Rikki killed was named Nag. Nag sneaked into the bathroom and was going to wait until next morning to strike the family. Rikki knew
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black maid Constantine. Constantine‚ even with her black status is a very proud woman and that pride affects Eugenia very much. Constantine is a very proud woman in two different ways. One way she is very proud is that when she was speaking to Eugenia and she says‚ “Am I gone believe what them fools say about me?”(73). The quote shows that she is very proud because she doesn’t care if she is a black woman and she is proud of being black. She will not let anybody come into her head and affect what
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Melissa Brooks English 12 Honors Mrs. Nelson April 4‚ 2005 An Analysis of John Donne ’s "Death‚ Be Not Proud" In John Donne ’s poem "Death‚ Be Not Proud‚" the speaker directly attacks Death. The speaker does not fear Death because of his strong faith in God. Once being an Anglican Minister‚ Donne‚ brings his readers to the conclusion‚ Death is not to be feared. Donne uses his "characteristic metaphysical wit" in the poetic devices he chooses. By using different poetic devices‚ Donne‚ reveals
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One of the best and worse emotions that comes out of us is Pride. Introduction What is pride? Is it the quality or state of being proud? Pride is an inwardly directed emotion that carries two common meaning with a negative connotation‚ pride refers to an inflated sense of one’s personal status or accomplishments. Positively pride refers to a satisfied sense and actions‚ or toward a whole group of people‚ and can be used to praise one’s self‚ or a feeling of gratification and belonging. There
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