Anna Quindlen’s commencement speech argues to stop assuming other identities to match societies’ expectations. This fantasy sounds perfect at first but reflects a misconception in conformity and in happiness. Anne Quindlen’s simplistic view to” give up the nonsensical and punishing quest for perfection” will only work in a perfect society‚ but society is not perfect. While some conform to the standards of perfection to make others proud‚ most conform out of necessity. “The joker” does not want
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Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl is a young teenager’s personal diary written from 1942-1944. Anne was a fun-loving girl living with her family in Amsterdam‚ Holland. Anne’s father gave her a diary for her thirteenth birthday and it was her favorite present. She decided she would write daily entries about her life in her new diary Anne hoped her diary would be like having a real friend and not be so lonely‚ therefore she named the diary “Kitty.”
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Language Development in the Osborne Sisters On October 12th‚ I interviewed Julie Osborne about the language development of her two daughters‚ Lizzie and Evangeline. Going to the interview‚ I was only going to ask Julie about Lizzie’s language development. I‚ however‚ decided to interview Julie about Evangeline’s development as well because [at the time] Evangleine being 3 years‚ 1 month is on the other side of the early language development spectrum than her sister. I think learning about two different
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1). This story takes place in London‚ England. The time is winter and it starts the day before Christmas‚ also known as Christmas Eve. The settings of the book include Scrooge’s Counting House‚ Scrooge’s Home‚ Bob Cratchit’s home‚ assorted places throughout Scrooges childhood like the schoolhouse and the Fizziwig’s place where Scrooge was an apprentice‚ this is where a Christmas party took place and he met the one love of his life. Then it skips to Scrooge’s love of his life when she is married and
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Everyone wants to be intelligent‚ and everyone wants to know the crucial technique to be intelligent. Carol Dweck‚ the psychologist in Stanford University suggests that intelligence depends on the different mindsets in her article “Brainology: Transforming Students’ Motivation to Learn.” Also‚ I believe that one of the mindset is the key to develop intelligence and being successful. In Carol Dweck’s article “Brainology: Transforming Students’ Motivation to Learn‚” the author emphasizes that different
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In article “Brainology-Transforming students’ motivate to learn”‚ Carol Dweck describes two different types of mindset and how they affect student’s learning profoundly. These types of mindset are students’ belief about themselves or the way they use their basic abilities. Students with "fixed mindset" are stuck with what they know to keep their confidence; they are afraid of challenges and devastated by failures. In contrast‚ students with " growth mindset" believe their personality‚ intelligence
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The main character of the play‚ “The Diary of Anne Frank” written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett is quite blatantly Anne Frank — a thirteen year old jewish girl. In 1942‚ due to the ongoing war and infamous Nazis‚ Anne and her family were forced into hiding to escape a life stuck concentration camps. Another family‚ the Van Daans‚ were caught in the same situation‚ and stayed with the Franks in the Annex. Later‚ a man named Mr. Dussel would also come hide with them. In the two years of living
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The Unforgettable Experience Walking with Our Sisters is a memorial exhibit commemorating the missing and murdered Aboriginal and Métis Women of Canada and the United States. The Carleton University Art Gallery provokes an array of emotions as it calls to the alarming history of Canada with regards to the Indigenous women and children. The exhibition presents approximately eighteen hundred vamps prepared by the victims’ families and countless advocates. The Gallery elicits awareness and powerful
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Anne of green gables is a children’s book about a young girl who was adopted by a brother and a sister who both were not married with intentions of this child to work on the farm for them. Anne of Green Gables promotes the importance of a relationship between mother and daughter and its ability to affect the growth of the child and the guardian. This can be seen due to the historical context‚ through Marilla’s attempt to teach her social norms and finally the importance of education. When Anne
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) is the largest youth mentoring organization in the United States. The organization provides one-to-one mentoring relationships between children and adults. Its purpose is to provide friendship‚ emotional support‚ and guidance to youth through their involvement with positive role models. BBBSA’s national motto is "making a difference‚ one child at a time." According to the Big Brother Big Sister Association of Cincinnati‚ the idea of developing one-to-one
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