for our national anthem”‚ I think of the music. I think of the times that I have been able to honor my country by playing The Star Spangled Banner and I experience a consuming feeling of pride inside my heart.
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In "The Life You Imagined" and "Dreams From My Farther"‚ Derek Jeter and Barack Obama use a variety of writing strategies to convey their goals. Both texts describe their childhood dreams and goals‚ however each author uses different writing styles such as academic vocabulary‚ cause and effect‚ colloquial vocabulary and figurative language. Derek Jeter and Barack Obama both used Figurative language and cause and effect‚
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“My Father Writes His Story” In this essay I will discuss personal stories from my childhood that will outline similarities and differences of “Western” and “Eastern” cultures. “Western” and “Eastern” countries differ in many ways. They both have their own history‚ culture and traditions. They also differ by how “Western” and “Eastern” people present themselves and tell stories about themselves. In both “Western” and “Eastern” culture heritage‚ family‚ respect and honesty play major factors. Me
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it hard to stay strong while traveling. Over the course of several years‚ the family becomes separated and several members die‚ leaving Loung Ung to question the concept of her family. From Loung’s perspective in her memoir‚ “First They Killed My Father”‚ her family is vital although they are forced to separate and start new lives. However‚ after all of the losses she is forced to cope with and the separations of different family members‚ she remains loyal to her family and does not forget its
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Song Analysis for First They Killed my Father In Phnom Penh a little girl named Loung and her family had to leave everything behind because of the Khmer Rouge soldiers. Loung Ung wrote a book of her life in Cambodia and three themes for the book are confusion‚ pain‚ and hope. This book is called First They Killed My Father and the song I chose that goes with the book is called Gone too soon by Daughtry. For the song I choose three parts from the book. The parts include when Loung had memories of
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“From my father and Ultima I had learned that the greater immortality is the freedom of man‚ and that freedom is best nourished by the noble expanse of land and air and pure‚ white sky” (Anaya‚ 228). Tony’s father then talks about the land possessing “a power that can fill a man with satisfaction” (Anaya‚ 229). Ultima adds on about the land giving faith for nature to grow and evolve. This means that with freedom and faith‚ you can evolve and grow. Consequently‚ Antonio comes to the realization that
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THE DEFINITION ESSAY EXPLANATION PART I One of the main goals of our definition assignment unit is to practice and learn how to make an argument. Yes! A definition of an abstract concept can be thought of as an argument that you make. “Why? How?” you ask. Think about it this way: when you define an abstract concept you are arguing YOUR DEFINITION is the best definition of that term and you have to convince the reader of that by showing and developing your points. Take the abstract term “courage:”
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For my Unit 4 Summative‚ I decided to create a poster based on the novel Maus: A Survivor’s Tale: My Father Bleeds History. I created my poster in the typical flyer style propaganda that would have been distributed across Europe during World War II by the Allied Powers. During that time‚ one of the most common spoken languages in Western Europe was French. On May 10‚ 1940‚ Germany distracted the Allied Powers by attacking the Netherlands‚ Belgium‚ and Luxembourg. The Allied Powers kept their attention
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In the second paragraph‚ Mr. Blankenhorn states that‚ “About 40 percent of American children will go to sleep in homes in which their fathers do not live” (287). I disagree with this statement because I believe there is a higher percentage of American children going to sleep in homes in which their fathers do not live. As the rate of teen pregnancy and divorces increases‚ also does the rate of fatherless children increase. Mr. Blankenhorn also stated that‚ “Before they reach the age of eighteen‚
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Book Report on First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung The name of one of the books that I read this summer is called "First they Killed my Father" by Loung Ung. I choose this book because it was recommended by an older friend and it was recommended to me by my English teacher. My older friend told me this was a good book and he couldn’t put it down. He also told me that it was a easy read and that I would like it. My English teacher also told me that this book is good and that I would be interested
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