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    of two. We were familiarized with letters‚ taught to link sound the visual and formed words with a stuttering start. We became accustomed to the quiet of Tuesday nights when my father would sit huddled on the sofa – my mother curled up in bed – his long nose buried in a novel‚ a black curtain cascading from her head to the pages‚ morphing into one with their respective books. As the night drew close the browns of their eyes would light up‚ while my mother’s red lips would quiver with excitement and

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    Eastin Ashby Claudia Castaneda Power and Privilege 15 September 2014 Path of Least Resistance Was there ever a time when you didn’t stand up for someone being taunted‚ or ridiculed‚ or bullied?  A time when you made the choice to fit in with the crowd‚ to be liked by others‚ than to make waves?   For my part‚ I can remember many‚ many times when it seemed better to fit in than to stand up and stand out.  I preferred harmony over justice‚ security over compassion.  I grew up in an

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    educated and had a minimum wage job‚ she was a house help and that is how she ran the family. After work Ryan and his mother walked down Ally Drive to take the shortcut home. Ryan often complained about the long walk home because it would make him tired and so he couldn’t play football for long with his friends once he got home. His mother would always look at him with a smile and say “son walking is healthy it will keep me young and make sure the muscles of your body grow well and strong”‚ deep down

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    holds true today‚ Beacon Hill of antebellum America was quite different. Not only did Beacon Hill back then have a wealthy Yankee population‚ but it was also where the majority of Boston’s black population resided. Paul Kendrick‚ in his book Sarah’s Long Walk‚ presents several positive aspects of life for the African American population that lived on the North Slope of Beacon Hill. One positive aspect of life for the African American population was the small geographical size of Beacon Hill. Since

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    A Long Walk to Water is a creative non-fiction story about the life of one of the Lost Boys from South Sudan during the Second Sudanese Civil War; whose name is Salva. His journey wasn’t the easiest in fact he was at risk for dying at any given second. There were multiple factors contributing to his survival‚ his uncle‚ determination‚ and physical resources. Salva’s uncle was one of the main factors. He gave Salva the will to go on so he doesn’t lose sight of what’s important. Traveling across the

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    A Long Walk to Water Packet Chapter One: 1.The main character in the first storyline is Nya. 2. Nya is eleven years old. 3.The main character in the second storyline is Salva. 4. Salva is at school when the story begins. 5. Salva is tibe is called Dinka. 6. Salva is eleven years old. 7. Salva realizes he lucky because he has a lot of of cows‚ which means his family is well off. 8. Salva family is considered rich for having a lot of cows. He has two sisters who keep care of the house with his mom

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    After reading Long Walk to Forever‚ one may be quick to decide that the title does not represent the story well since it is a fairly short walk the characters embark on when they decide to be together. Upon further investigation‚ the title begins to seem more effective‚ because when one considers how long these characters have known each other‚ it becomes more apparent that the “walk” represents their walk as friends‚ the short “walk” when they decide to be together and the “walk” they embark on

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    The Long Walk Home Being treated equally in the United States has always been a constant issue. Many people have suffered through being discriminated against. From having slaves work to survive during the 1600’s‚ all the way to the Montgomery Bus Boycott in the 1950’s lead by Martin Luther King Jr‚ African Americans have never been at peace. Discrimination has a big role in The Long Walk Home movie directed by Richard Pierce. A family of 5 living in tight quarters have to struggle with constantly

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    and lack of resources. Despite the struggle‚ their determination‚ family‚ and hope for a better future help them survive. To begin with‚ determination helps people get motivated to continue to work hard and endure the suffering. As stated in A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park‚ “He felt his determination growing‚ as it had in the days after Uncle’s death. I will get us safely to Kenya‚ he thought. No matter how hard it is.” Salva‚ the narrator‚ was motivated by his uncle’s death because his uncle

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