writer and poet. Her poem‚ “Homage to my Hips‚” is one of her many poems that discussed issues in society. This poem discusses Clifton’s hips‚ and how they are free from the certain views of society that she does not agree on as well as how she is proud of her “hips” and respects herself regardless. She uses word choice and personification to describe ways her hips stand for what she believes in. Clifton declares that she will not abide by the rules society has created for her physically‚ ethnically
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I would like to lead by example. Beside being a wife and mother I desire to be a college graduate. By accomplishing this goal it will show my children that I am successful and hopefully they will be proud of me. I am determined to make my family and most of all myself proud. I have many goals that I have set for myself‚ but the one I am trying to achieve right now is to continue my education. I know it will better the lives of everyone in my family. I have alot of
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ways to come together as a community‚ to bond as friends and neighbors with various opinions but common interests. Daily celebrations of diversity take away from the true significance of whom we are and where we came from. Yes‚ I am a proud American. I am proud to express my joys and sorrows‚ my
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Compared to other countries America is a very safe place. I also find that people have great patriotism her and are proud of where they live. America provides many people with the opportunities and chances to succeed. There are many advantages and benefits of being an American. One would be that we get fresh drinking water. There are many places around the world where
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narrated by the chorus exemplifies the character Oedipus‚ “Show me the man whose happiness was anything more than hopes followed by disillusion” which is such a fragile and unsterilized emotion of human. Oedipus used to be such a proud man in the world “All Thebes was proud of the majesty of his name” before he figures out the truth of his destiny and oracles has made in the past. This represents the idea of pride versus fragile happiness that human hopes in general. The passage narrates the fact that
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especially at that age. Conversely‚ I had more confidence in myself by being given the opportunity to dance competitively. I was proud of myself for taking this chance to be on the team. I worked my hardest in rehearsals and practices to be prepared for competition. Mrs.Karen helped guide me through the dance classes. My mom’s excitement did not change‚ she was proud of me. It was a marvelous
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do after high school as long as I am actually happy about it. I think this took me so long to figure out because‚ I will be the first person in my family to go to college so I felt pressured into finding the perfect major that would make everyone proud. The whole process of picking a major has definitely made me stressed out to the point of questioning all of my life choices‚ but as the end of senior year is coming closer‚ I have finally come to the realization that whatever is meant to happen will
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and search for inner self. In “The Book of Negroes”‚ Aminata is proud of being a free-born Muslim‚ and she believes that she belongs to nobody. It is her pride in her own religion‚ and her own country that makes her constantly fight for the freedom‚ equality and justice for all the slaves at her times. After living there for ten years‚ she rejects to be perceived as a British citizen. Other characters such as Georgia and Mamed are proud of their identites as British citizens. Theywere born in Britain
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My hometown is worth visiting Sarawak-my hometown and I am proud of it. The scenery‚ languages‚ historical places‚ interesting places and various foods are very special to me as the resident of The Earth of Hornbill. I am proud to promote my hometown to everybody as Sarawak has its own attraction. I will be gladsome to recommend the most popular places in Sarawak which is also known as the main attraction such as Sarawak Cultural Village‚ Jong’s Crocodile Farm‚ Sarawak tribe languages and
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speakers in Bangladesh which would make them proud. Also by speaking fluent Bengali makes it easier to communicate with my parents as they understand what I am saying‚ which emotionally makes me feel closer to them. Although I speak Bengali with my parents I use formal Bengali. This is because my parents are older than me and have power over me so I need to respect them. Another reason why I speak formal Bengali is that it makes my parents proud
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