through the cracks above me. I slowly tilted my head‚ trying to figure out where I was. It looked like a small cave or something. The last thing I remembered was diving behind a pile of rocks before a grenade went off and my world exploded. My name is Jim Golemafi and I was an ex-army commander recruited to fight in the Afghanistan war. As my eyes slowly started to adjust to the dark cave‚ I carefully scanned each corner‚ hoping this wasn’t some animal’s hideout‚ or worse‚ the Taliban’s. In the very
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about literature. It wasn’t until high school I thought highly of literature‚ in a sense I would have to be literate in order to succeed. As I proceed through life I realize how important literature is‚ not only to myself but to others. In “The Lonely Good Company of Books”‚ Richard Rodriguez explains how his parents did not read to him‚ and how he became literate. I could relate to Richard’s situation because I wasn’t read to much either. Though reading and writing is a necessity and students should
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patently false and dangerous mindset. The segregation and stigma of race is still very much alive in our society. Instead of a formalized institution such as slavery or Jim Crow‚ America has found a new way to continue the marginalization of blacks by using the criminal justice system. In Michelle Alexander’s book “ The New Jim Crow”‚ she shows how America’s “ War on Drugs “ has become a tool of racial segregation and how the discretionary enforcement of drug laws has resulted in an overwhelmingly
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Captain Brierly and Jim: Long Lost Brothers? In reading Conrad’s novel‚ the character of Captain Brierly is one whose story is minor in role but highly significant in the understanding and development of Jim. Shortly after the inquiry of the events that took place on the Patna‚ Brierly commits suicide‚ thus abandoning the ship of life. Even with his small and mysterious incorporation to the novel‚ I find that Captain Brierly not only helps me understand Jim much better‚ but more over I see a connection
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If I had to tell my book‚ The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins in two minutes I would say it is a book about a very poor-kind girl named Katniss who volunteers for her younger sister in the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is a game to death against other people in an arena and the last person alive wins. There is twenty-four people‚ two from each district and she faces many challenges in the book to survive in the deadly arena. Katniss makes allies to survive longer‚ but some fall along the way and
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There are many arguments as to what defines personality‚ though a majority of psychologists might agree that personality comprises a collection of characteristics‚ traits and tendencies that ultimately shape an individual’s behaviour (Maddi‚ 1972.) Personality is often argued to be used by an individual as a front when dealing with various social situations as a means of controlling stability and continuity in their personal lives (Ewen‚ 2003). It is the aspects of the human psyche‚ such as emotion
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games is a dystopian novel that depicts what life would be like in future day America if a dictator was to be in power. The hunger games is a competition in where 24 tributes from the 12 districts of panem are forced to fight in an arena to the death until one sole remaining victor remains. That victor is crowned and then gets to live the rest of his or her life in peace and wealth in victor’s village. On the day of the 74th reaping‚ Katniss Everdeen
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Alexander the Great was a powerful and wise military leader. His knowledge of the battle field led him to many victories; yet many of his battles ended very bloody for both sides. However‚ he did this for the good of his people and empire. Alexander the Great is the “great” king and military leader that many people perceive him as because he is wise‚ merciful‚ and willing to learn about different cultures. Alexander had plans to unite Greece and conquer Persia. He knew it was best to do this‚ so
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F. Kennedy was a good‚ but not great president. He accomplished many good things but there were a couple things that held him back from being an overall great president. Investigating why he was a good‚ but not great president is important because‚ by learning about him we can look at his good qualities and decision making skills and learn from what he did wrong; to make an even better president and an even better tomorrow. One of the reasons why John F. Kennedy was a good president was he fought
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The Man of Many Talents On a sunny Tuesday afternoon‚ in Tucson‚ Arizona‚ I sat with an 81-year-old gentleman to conduct a biographical interview. To protect this individual’s identity‚ he will be referred to as Tim Collins. Tim lives with his wife of 25 years‚ Susan. He is a physician and professor of genetics. Due to Tim’s recognition throughout the academic community‚ the names of some places and people have been changed to protect his identity. To say that Tim has had a remarkable journey in
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