Siqi Yi July 08 2013 Professor Jacobs-Beck Cultural 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
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Mrs. Torres English 1301 11 September 11‚ 2012 My essay will be about the tragedy of Selena Quintanilla‚ Selena was a famous Mexican/American singer and song writer. Selena Quintanilla-Perez was born in Lake Jackson‚ Texas on April 16. Selena’s brother‚ Abraham Quintanilla and Selena’s sister Suzette were little kids when Selena was born. Abraham always had
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FAMILY HISTORY A. Parents In the place of Sultan Kudarat in South Cotabato‚ my mother Milagros Arandil was born with a Filipina race in the year of 1967 with an average daily living. My mother graduated in Bukidnon State University with the course of Bachelor of Science in Basic Elementary Education. My mother is fond in designing and planting plants‚ she likes also to cook delicious foods for us. Whenever Christmas is fast approaching she likes to decorate our house with different
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Why I decided to go back to school Most people go back to school because they need a degree to obtain a higher paying job or for the thrill of lifelong learning. It’s hard to gain proper employment without it these days. Employers prefer someone with a Liberal Arts degree lacking experience over someone with years of experience and no degree. My neices’ struggles and constant encouragement from my supervisor were some factors that lead to my decison to return to school. I realized that continuing
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My name (or the name given to me by the whites I worked with) is Crooks. I lived a fortunate life as a child when my father owned the ranch but as an adult I lived a tough life‚ a life of hardship‚ work and oppression. When I was a child I was different‚ not just because of the colour of my skin compared to the children I played with but also because my father was a landowner‚ this was very rare for the time. We had about ten acres in Oklahoma‚ a chicken ranch to be exact. It seemed like just about
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As some of my peers might know‚ geometry is definitely not my favorite subject in math. I have always struggled with geometry‚ especially with memorizing formulas to solve problems such as finding volume‚ surface area and more. I always found formulas to be such a bother and even after learning one and mastering it somewhat‚ I usually ended up forgetting the formula. Fortunately‚ the formulas that I had the most trouble with‚ being volume‚ surface area‚ and area‚ have finally began to stick with
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The Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin is a story written about the life of Benjamin Franklin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790. What is sad about this is he never had a chance to finish the book because of his passing. It was published unfinished‚ however there are many great things written in the book anyway. Looking to his many virtues‚ we discover Benjamin Franklin to be disciplined
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Education Autobiography I am from the Dominican Republic. I attended 8 years in school in my home country I’ve been attending school in the United States for 4 years. However my fist language is Spanish but I can speak‚ write‚ read‚ and understand English correctly. I begin to study English 4 years ago since I started high school in the United States. One particularly good experience I had in the past was‚ a week ago I went my road test‚ I failed it because I made a silly mistake when I get
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In Something Like an Autobiography and “Homeless: The Kids of Orange County” there are two major organizing parts that are present throughout the Autobiography and Documentary. In this essay‚ I’m going to analyze the organizing parts and how each part effectively relates to the central subject of the entire text. I’m also going to focus on how each organizing part is structurally coordinated with each other throughout the Autobiography and Documentary; this helps to reinforce the underlying concepts
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Autobiography of Kate Chopin Kate Chopin was born on February 8‚ 1850‚ and she was an American author of short stories and novels. Some people consider Chopin to be one of the forerunners of feminist authors in the 20th century. Her writing career started when in 1870‚ she married Oscar Chopin. After Oscar Chopin’s business failed in 1879‚ they moved to Natchitoches Parish‚ Louisiana‚ where they managed several small plantations and a general store. They became active in the community‚ where
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