English 112 20 February 2013 If I were a poor black kid Gene Marks is a contributor to Forbes and the author of the article‚ “If I were a poor black kid.” In the beginning of his article he agrees with Mr. Obama and quotes the president’s statement‚ “This is the defining issue of our time…This is a make-or-break moment for the middle class‚ and for all those who are fighting to get into the middle class. Because what’s at stake is whether this will be a country where working people can earn
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In the documentary “Poor Kids” It shows the struggles of three families who live in poverty with little to no money‚ while taking a better look and perspective from a kid’s point of view. The documentary shows how these kids feel and struggle with the misfortunes that are place upon them and their families. These family’s go through the struggles of losing jobs‚ finding food‚ money‚ and the worries of not knowing where they are going to live every day. The documentary can relate to social imagination
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Rhetorical Analysis The article ‘We Are Training Our Kids to Kill’ by David Grossman is an attempt at explaining the effect of mass media on our children as far as violence and the impacting role it plays. Grossman‚ a self entitled ‘world traveler and an expert in the field of “killology” uses the rhetorical aspects of ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos to get his point across. Regardless of the fact that Grossman did build some credibility for himself‚ used reasoning‚ emotion‚ and some facts to support
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his own “Tough Kid” affects his decision making by creating bias against the defendant. He shouldn’t of been allowed to even serve on the case if a proper background check had been done. Anyone who has even been in a remotely similar situation to the case in the place of either side is forbidden to be a juror. Juror Three revealed in a deliberation about the case about his past saying‚ “You’re right. It’s the kids. The way they are—you know? They don’t listen. (Bitter) I’ve got a kid. When he was
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I think the book is best for kids who love giraffes or wants to do more research into the facts of giraffes. The book can also be great for kids who wants to read about giraffes for fun. The book may not be so good for kids who do not have interest in giraffes. Or may not like to further on read the topic of giraffes. My evidence that supports my claim is‚ in the informational text it explains all about giraffes. It supports my claim because if the people/kids like giraffes it can be a great
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Diary of A Wimpy Kid My name is Hassan and I like to play sports‚ like football and basketball. I also like to watch WWE (wrestling). Every Friday night I get to stay up an extra 30 minutes to watch it! I also like to play video games like WWE 13 and FIFA. I also love to go to amusement parks with my family. At the moment I’m addicted to a game called candy crush. Reading books is also one of my favorite things to do. My favorite book series is the The Diary of a Wimpy Kid. It has five books
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Many scientists and psychologists find that video games can actually have many benefits: The main one is making kids smart. Video games may actually teach kids high-level thinking skills that they will need in the future (“University of Wisconsin psychologist”). "Video games change your brain‚" according to University of Wisconsin psychologist C. Shawn Green. That’s mean playing video games change the brain’s physical structure the same way as do learning to read‚ playing the piano‚ or navigating
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and communities outside of their own. They were not aware of the everyday ways of the blacks in the south or the Chinese in the east. Their minds simply revolved around what they knew and were taught which was hard-and-fast Anglo-Saxon. But today’s kids are exposed to those kinds of things everyday so of course they are going to learn new
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Do kids benefit if all they all receive a trophy? Getting a trophy is a way of being part of a team‚ being involved‚ and is object you will hold dear too. So all kids benefit off getting a trophy for many reasons. In sports you have placements for how good your team does. Seeing everyone else having a trophy and walking away with nothing is a huge let down. Being given a trophy shows you did something‚ being involved‚ and will be treasured for the effort given. So giving a trophy is beneficial to
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single mother raising 3 children in this fast paced world is incredibly difficult. We moved around a lot‚ I was always at a different schools being the new kid. I focused on my school work instead of friends to ease my mind from the difficult changes. As I grew older‚ my mother’s hours at work grew longer. She had to provide for 3 growing kids and herself‚ she never went to college until she was about 35 when she got her associate’s degree at a nearby community college. From this she didn’t have
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