Alejandro Sanchez Composition 10 7th period June 7‚ 2016 Allen Iverson Allen Iverson is a retired NBA player that played in the NBA for 14 seasons. Iverson made the all star team and he was the league mvp in 2001. Allen Iverson also played two different positions‚ he played shooting guard and point guard. Allen Iverson was born in Hampton‚ Virginia on June 7‚ 1975 and he was raised there as well. He attended Bethel high school and he played two different sports there. Iverson played both
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Xavier 1 Joe Xavier Professor Hake English 1a 11/8/2012 A Night with Hoodie On the night of November 5th‚ one of my favorite rising hip hop stars‚ Hoodie Allen came to the Sacramento State campus. When I first heard of the concert I thought to myself‚ Hoodie is pretty famous why would he be performing at Sacramento State? Of course I had to see him‚ so I reached out to a bunch of my friends from my hometown to come with me on that fine night and I’ll tell you it was worth the ten dollar
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For ages‚ one of the most important questions has been what characterizes people’s lives as human beings. In this sense‚ the way how people think‚ believe and behave should be considered. In other words‚ individual values are crucial to shape people’s lives. However‚ it cannot be ignored that people live in societies which bring people together. Hence‚ it is almost impossible to think that individual values are not affected by societal norms. Since society creates its own moral‚ social‚ political
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One project that came to mind after reading this assignment was my readings of the former NBA player Allen Iverson. In particular I remember being awestruck of how his experiences were in his upbringing. I believe his upbringing truly impacted his NBA career‚ and how he broke rules and crossed boundaries that other players wouldn’t dare consider. Allen’s story represents the stereotyped life of a black person living in America. His father deserted him‚ and there he was left with his single‚ struggling
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Robert Allen Zimmerman‚ who is later known as Bob Dylan‚ was born in May 24‚ 1941 in Duluth‚ Minnesota to Abram and Beatty Zimmerman. Fun fact is that he shares his birthday with the american rapper G-Eazy‚ who was born May 24‚ 1989. Bob Dylan’s hometown is Hibbing‚ Minnesota and he was born into Judaism but then later converted to Christianity. He plays a wide variety of music such as folk‚ blues‚ rock‚ and country. He also uses different instruments such as the guitar‚ keyboards‚ harmonica‚ and
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The influence of alcohol and drugs in Edgar Allan Poe’s life “Deep into that darkness peering‚ long I stood there‚ wondering‚ fearing‚ Doubting‚ dreaming dreams no mortal ever dreamed before” (Edgar Allan Poe). Darkness and sadness are strong characteristics of Edgar Allan Poe’s writing. The tragedies during his life‚ such as the death of his biological and adoptive moms‚ followed by the death of his young wife Virginia were important factors which formed his gothic style. Poe is known for
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Catherine the Great originally named Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst became empress of Russia at 33 after over throwing her husband Peter III. Catherine was actively engaged with the Enlightenment and was up to date with French Philosophes and the Enlightenment. Whilst ruling she often tried to better the lives of others; she wrote a document on reforming the legal system‚ she developed a better education and arts system and she gave the serfs and nobles more freedom. Catherine’s first
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It is not an overstatement to claim that Allen Ginsberg‚ probably the most famous Beatnik poet‚ is one of America’s greatest and most significant poets. One might say the most influential and imitated poet along with Walt Whitman and Charles Bukowski. The 2010 motion picture “Howl”‚ which depicts the 1957 obscenity trial of Ginsberg’s most celebrated poem of the same name‚ is further proof of his position within American culture. Everything concerning the poem‚ the first reading of it in the Six
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Expository texts are created to manipulate the audience to accept a certain point of view. In the article “Consumerism”‚ author Catherine Deveny presents a satirical picture of modern Australia as a greedy and unhappy nation in the grips of a dangerous epidemic of consumerism where citizens excessively spend money to try and alleviate their pain. She suggests that although this behaviour may help the economy‚ it is detrimental to our spiritual economy. She encourages the audience to support her view
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As I stared at the solid ceiling‚ I began contemplating my decisions in life. From a young age‚ I had been immersed in the secret lives of the street. Gangs had taken my soul a few months before my ninth birthday. My family‚ we were poorer than dirt itself. My parents weren’t fond of my sister‚ Kelly‚ and I‚ we had to survive on our own. We were fending for ourselves when I was eight and Kelly was two. I was desperate. I became a drug mule for the Crystal Devils‚ one of the popular gangs in Oklahoma
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