My first awareness of race was when I saw some kid who looks completely different from me. He had completely different skin tone‚ and in many aspects don’t quite look like myself. When I was in China‚ many of my classmates and peers were all look the same‚ but different in our own ways. That was the world to me until first grade‚ the first time of my life to see someone who is another race. He was an Irani. Even though he can speak fluent mandarin‚ I can tell he is different from us. That was when
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My name in April Bonilla and I was born on December 20‚ 1977 which makes me 34 years old. I was born into a single parent family and was raised by my Mother. Aside from myself‚ my Mother also gave birth to my three younger brothers. Growing up I did my best to help take care of my brothers which also motivated me to get a job at a young age. I began to babysit for my neighbors and family friends so I could contribute money to my family. Watching children was enjoyable and interesting; therefore‚
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I have always been drawn to music. As a child‚ I had a fond attachment to music. Music was always being played in my household‚ whether it was on the radio‚ the television‚ or through an instrument. Music has always given form to my feelings. As a child I remember I would turn on the radio‚ sit on my bed and just listen to random music stations. Although I never had dreams of becoming a singer‚ dancer or any sort of musician‚ I have always been fascinated by music. I have been captivated by rhythm
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My name is Marissa Clearwater as you may know from the summary haha well lets just jump into my story instead of me blabbering on. I came from a well to do family we never had any problems with money or anything of the sort so I’ve never really known about hardships. I had two siblings a younger brother and sister who were twins and they defined stereotypical twins. Both were mischievous‚ silly and never did anything without each other they even went to the bathroom together (dont worry we got
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I come from a family with a rich background in music. I don’t know a single family member that can’t play at least one instrument or doesn’t know how to read a piece of sheet music. When I was very young my mother would play music for me and sing to me. My father would also play the drums very loudly so the entire neighborhood could hear. Due to the fact that I was brought up around so much talent and music appreciation‚ naturally I decided that I wanted music to be a large part in my life forever
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My First Memory of Gender I always knew that I was a girl. Mainly because everyone was always telling me that. I never truly got what the difference between what made a guy and guy and what made a girl and girl until sex education in the fifth grade‚ which is a terrible thing to learn about that young. But‚ my first memory of the fact that I was female and that truly made a difference was when I was in the second grade. I was in a Christian school at the time and I was the top seller during one
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Senior Year Expectations Going into my senior year‚ I have a lot of expectations. Expectations for my grades‚ my classes‚ after school activities‚ and of course‚ the benefits of being a senior. I’m going into this year knowing it will be challenging‚ critical‚ but most all‚ knowing it will be the best year in high school. I hope to be a part of a great senior class‚ and make great personal and academic achievements. One thing I’m excited about‚ is my first year taking an A.P. course. A.P. Government
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin A Book Review History 5 March 2010 2 Introduction "If you would not be forgotten‚ as soon as you are dead and rotten‚ either write things worth reading‚ or do things worth the writing." - Benjamin Franklin Written over a period of nearly 30 years and covering his life only until 1759 (he died in 1790)‚ “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin” is actually tells approximately half of his life story as everyone knows of this great man
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Biography: How My Roots Shape My Identity It is often said that we should not let a single feature of ourselves define who we are. For example‚ a basketball should not only be an athlete‚ but must also value her roles as a sister‚ a daughter‚ a student‚ and anything else that gives her life meaning. A doctor should not only focus on his identity in the medical field but also his place in his neighborhood‚ his church‚ and‚ of course‚ his family. Otherwise‚ he would be considered the workaholic. In
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Franklin’s autobiography represents the American dream of rising from rags to riches‚ or as Franklin himself says “Having emerged from the poverty and obscurity in which I was born and bred‚ to a state of affluence...” (Franklin1). Franklin writes to his son‚ as his own form of a self help book. He hopes that through his life story people will be inspired to do as he did‚ and find a path to becoming successful. Today‚ he stands as a shining example of what it means to be an American business man
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