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    It was a crisp October morning when I found out the Neo-Nazi protest. For a ten years old I had no idea what a protest really meant or what Neo-Nazis were. In my head‚ I thought that this was some type of hippie thing I seen on television at the time. Boy was I wrong. Towards the afternoon‚ my cousins and I went out to play when we heard some of the older teens talking about what was going on. As we sat on the old green wooden porch‚ I overheard one of the teens say that the KKK was coming and they

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    Birthday Bash and Crash

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    My whole family would be coming to the party my mom had planned. Everyone began to arrive around 2:00 in the afternoon. My mom was busy cooking in the kitchen and a family friend‚ Mr. Rick was cooking hamburgers and hotdogs on the grill. My granny‚ Winston and Gail‚ Brianna‚ Zach‚ and Gracie all came over. Once the food was all cooked and ready‚ we all ate. We had hamburgers‚ hotdogs‚ potato salad‚ cole slaw‚ devilled eggs‚ baked beans‚ macaroni and cheese‚ and potato chips. Of course there

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    Marilyn-Deas Penman 5.12.17 Mrs. Helgeson Richard Nathaniel Wright was a poet‚ journalist and author. He wrote one of his famous novels Black Boy. He was born on September 4‚ 1908 near Natchez‚ Mississippi and lived with his brother‚ mother and father. Wright was the grandson of slaves and the son of a sharecropper. Richard Wright was raised by his mother‚ a caring woman who became a single parent ever since her husband left the family. https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/b/black-boy/book-summary

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    Have you ever heard of the ‘Big Bad Wolf’ being the good guy? Most people haven’t. In this essay‚ you’ll learn that he is. Just because he has the word ‘bad’ in his name‚ doesn’t mean he’s a bad guy. In the story ‘Shrek’ he is funny and has lots of friends‚ in the Three Little Pigs‚ he hadn’t eaten in days‚ and in Little Red Riding Hood‚ he was just looking for a good laugh and a snack. The Big Bad Wolf in the story is actually the hero and this will be proven by looking just a little bit deeper

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    appearance. When facing the boys in my class‚ my parents’ words of encouragement to surpass the boys academically grew in my subconscious‚ and I have become competitive‚ trying to solve every math problem the boys cannot answer. After living with my granny‚ who believes that boys are superior to girls‚ for six years in the Chinese countryside‚ insecurity forced me to be vigilant about my surroundings and cautious about my words and my future. My parents were undereducated‚ and my father’s educating

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    Nora Thomson Children and Young People with Additional Support Needs DF55 34 12.10.2012. Part A Dyspraxia Definition Problems caused by dyspraxia‚ also known as developmental co-ordination disorder. Dyspraxia specifically relates to the development of a child’s motor skills (their ability to make smooth‚ co-ordinated movements). Causes and incidence The exact causes of dyspraxia in children are unknown‚ it is thought to be caused by a disruption in the way messages from the brain are

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    A Worn Path

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    If you are going to hold out until the last‚ you have to overcome the selfishness and all obstacles by loving others. In the short story “The Worn Path”‚ Eudora Welty brings to life through the use of the character Phoenix Jackson and symbols. The reason why Phoenix takes this journey is to get medicine for her grandson who has been ill for quite awhile. Phoenix encounters a lot of physical challenges‚ obstacles and danger on her way‚ but she overcomes all of them because she loves her grandson.

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    Problem of Obesity

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    That’s what makes obesity not just a problem of patients but also a problem of the public. So‚ what causes obesity? Sure you’ve heard ‘being fat is cute and healthy and brings good luck’ from different TV programmers or even your parents or grannies. That’s one of the reasons why 13.4% of boys and 10.5% of girls between the ages of 6 and 18 are overweight. Adults‚ especially the old ones‚ love rewarding kids with snacks‚ usually the unhealthy one like chocolates‚ chips‚ etc. Not just obesity

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    The City Of Ember Essay

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    I am writing my essay on The City of Ember By Jeanne Duprau. It is an excellent book with many twists and turns that keep you reading. This book is staged in the wonderful city of Ember the only light in an endless darkness. The main character is Lina Mayfleet who is a young spirited girl who loves to explore. The plot is about how Ember is dying and only one note which Lina finds can save them all. Remember if you intend to read the book there will be more spoilers if you continue forward. The

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    To start off the day I had to go clean up at the fairgrounds. When people show an animal in the fair that is also sold everyone has to get up super early to “do your duty”. The only reason the kids have to do this is so they can get their check. It’s usually not so bad but this time it was different. The rain seemed to be never ending. The pavilion was crammed with all kinds of people trying to stay dry. Unlike everyone else i was one of the few who decided to help so i could get my check and go

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