RUNNING HEAD: I like me‚ but I’d like to change this about me I like me‚ but I’d like to change this about me My story about what I would like to change Hannah Michelle Childers Northwest Vista College I like me‚ but I’d like to change this about me As the title states‚ I like who I am‚ but there are a few things that I would like to change about myself. For example‚ I really like how compassionate
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NOLI ME TANGERE (TOUCH ME NOT) BACKGROUND Jose Rizal’s reading of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin‚ which portrays the brutalities of American slave-owners and the pathetic conditions of the unfortunate Negro slaves‚ inspired Dr. Rizal to prepare a novel that would depict the miseries of his people under the lash of Spanish tyrants. He was then a student in the Central University of Madrid. In a reunion of Filipinos in the Paterno residence in Madrid on January 2‚ 1884‚ Rizal proposed
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Fictional Fumble You hear it in daily conversations‚ see it on the news‚ and deal with it in everyday situations. There is no denying that racial profiling is a major hot topic in today’s society. So when I saw Call Me By My Name on the shelf at the library‚ I thought it would be entertaining‚ as well as relevant. After reading the inside sleeve‚ I was excited to learn more about the “Legend... larger than the sleepy Louisiana town where it was born.” However‚ I found myself halfway through the
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Mr./Madam Toastmaster‚ Ladies and Gentlemen‚ “What is this life ‚ if full of care‚ We have no time to stand and stare”. These lines from the poem “Leisure” by W.H. Davies struck me as an apt way to introduce myself. Because I AM A MAN OF LEISURE. Why do I say so? If I were standing before you‚ 3 years ago‚ I would have introduced myself as an IT professional working for so-and-so company. If it were 2 years ago‚ I would have introduced myself as a full-time student at the Cyprus International Institute
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of a world that had meaning only in terms of its effect on me-- what I could see from a height of three feet and what I could comprehend with the intellect and emotions of a child. This state of innocence persisted through my early teens‚ but changed dramatically in the spring of my sophomore year of high school. My beloved father was dying of AIDS. First Body Paragraph Topic/Transition Sentence: From the moment my parents told me‚ I confronted emotions and issues that many adults have never
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In a recent interview‚ I was asked to share four words that describe me. As I shared the words‚ overcomer‚ hard worker‚ integrity‚ and leader‚ I soon realized that they were more than words‚ but represented life experiences that shaped my identity and have defined who I am today. While those experiences were not what I necessarily wanted or asked for‚ they provided an opportunity to learn a strong work ethic‚ live with integrity‚ grow in my leadership‚ and become an overcomer of life’s struggles
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intentions aren’t bad at all‚ and the only thing she wants‚ is to belong with the group. Though she has no bad intentions‚ the girl named Elizabeth seems to despise her. Elizabeth is the protagonist of the story and it is through her the story is being told. She tells about her past or more specifically her relationship with Celia‚ when she was a young girl. She‚ along with the girl clique‚ tries to ignore Celia’s presence‚ and when she does not‚ she victimizes Celia instead. Elizabeth has something in
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Jasmine Tran Ms. Brzowski English 2 PDP - Period 1 09.12.2012 Seminar Notes: Bless Me Ultima 1. Bless Me Ultima fits the description of "magical realism" because the story talks a lot about a curandera named Ultima. As we all know‚ a curandera is a healer. Rudolfo Anaya portrays Ultima as this old lady who has magical and spiritual powers. She seems to bring life to things around her. "When she came the beauty of the llano unfolded before my eyes‚ and the gurgling waters of the river sang to
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All About Me General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about myself and why I am a good addition to this classroom. Organizational Method: Introduction: Attention Getter: In this public speaking class‚ we have 74 days left until the end of the semester‚ and for some of us the end of high school entirely. We have 96 hours and 42 minutes left in this class‚ but my speech will only take five minutes or about 0.086% of our class time together. Since this is such a small percentage
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Book: Meet me in Istanbul Author: Richard Chisholm The book is about: The story begins on Heathrow airport in London. Tom is going to Istanbul to see his fiancée. In the plane he sits next to a man named Kemal‚ they get along very well and Kemal gives Tom his phone number and says that Tom can call if he needs something while he’s in Istanbul. Tom thanks him and the separate. Tom remembered where he was supposed to go to meet Angela his fiancée. The Park Hotel‚ Taksim Square‚ then they would
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