Bittersweet Memories I will never forget the weekend of May 23‚ 2010‚ and how it impacted my life. It was the day my cousin Mia was in a fatal car accident. I remember hearing my mother telling me she has some bad news‚ her voice sounding like a child gasping for air. She was crying as though she had no words left to speak. Those words crushed and scarred my heart forever. The news of Mia’s accident made me feel as if I had no more breaths to take. Like in the movies‚ the hospital was not as
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“It is not possible for a child –any child- ever to use his family’s language in school. Not to understand this is to misunderstand the public uses of schooling and to trivialize the nature of intimate life –“a family’s language”. (125) “At home they spoke spanish. The language of their Mexican past sounded in counterpoint to the English of public society. The words would come quickly‚ with ease. Conveyed through those sounds was the pleasing‚ soothing‚ consoling reminder of being at home.” (3)
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In Chapter 8 of After the Fact in the article‚ “The Mirror with a Memory” by James West Davidson and Mark Lytle‚ the authors tell the story of photography and of a man names Jacob Riis. Riis came from Scandinavia as a young man and moved to the United States. Riis firsthand experienced the bad conditions in the heart of the slums of New York. He worked from place to place‚ doing odd jobs until he found a job as a police reporter for the New York Tribune. Riis lived in a slum called “The Bend.” When
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head: CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND ITS IMPACT Childhood Trauma And Its Impact On The Brain The nature versus nurture debate in human development is longstanding with many opposing viewpoints. However‚ numerous studies have confirmed that the maturation and development of the brain has a “reciprocal relationship with the environment” (Wilson‚ Hansen & Li‚ 2001). With the brain developing at its fastest rate in childhood‚ it is especially
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Samantha Vega Eng 073-08 My Favorite memory My Favorite memory was when I first played in a softball game‚ it was very exciting‚ nerve reckon and challenging. Stepping into the field was the best feeling in the world. The air was so fresh. The field was very smooth and the dirt was crispy brown. I remembered watching girl’s plays softball at a young age and I always wanted to see how it felt to play. I became fascinated and was amazed how older girls played amongst themselves and I actually learned
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The Persistence of Memory was painted by Salvador Dali in 1931. This piece makes me feel like I am in some sort of dream like fantasy world‚ with an element in it that connects me back to reality. The piece has an element of mystery within it‚ creating the sense that there is more of this hidden world to be revealed‚ and that maybe it can be found in ones dreams or day or deep subconscious thoughts. I feel slightly disturbed by the irrelevantness of some of the objects that are situated in what
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Fred D’Aguiar’s short fictional novel‚ ‘The Longest Memory’‚ set during the 18th Century in Southern Virginia‚ demonstrates how both the captors and captives are shackled by an inhumane system. We explore the lives of Chapel‚ Cook‚ Lydia and Mr Whitechapel‚ as they fight through the suffering and harsh circumstances of life on an American Plantation. D’Aguiar has presented his novel from multiple perspectives in order to give the audience a greater knowledge of the history and emotion behind
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effects of childhood obesity are both physical and emotional‚ not to mention preventable. According to the National Conference of State Legislation‚ obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile of the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for age growth charts. Dr. David S. Ludwig‚ M.D.‚ Ph.D.‚ states in The New England Journal of Medicine in an article titled “Childhood Obesity---- The Shape of Things To Come”‚ the physical complications of childhood obesity;
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My Childhood Have you ever thought about a stage of life that you would like to do again? When I was 9 years old‚ I always told my mom that I wanted to be 15 years old. Every day‚ I yearned for being a teenager. Now that I am 16 years old‚ I wish I were the little girl who did not have any worries or reponsabilities. During our lives‚ we have to pass through many stages since we are born until we die that define our characteristics and personalities. Each one is special and unforgetable. However
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Neighborhood Memories - July 2008- When I lived in Broward‚ I had a humongous mango tree that my cousin‚ Kenneth‚ and I liked to climb. It was still summer when we decided to get an old mattress and put it by the tree so we could relax there. One of those days my little cousin‚ Kevin‚ wanted to learn how to climb the mango tree. Back then Kenneth was still young and devious; he treated his little brother and sister (Kevin & Kelly) horribly. So that one day someone‚ I’m guessing it was Kenneth‚ moved
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