What Are You Proud Of? By: Mulki Abshir Certain things happen in your life that you never forget; sometimes they’re happy moments‚ other times sad moments and sometimes they’re even powerful moments like when it’s your turn to be bullied. I’ve always thought that when your friends or you get bullied‚ by ignoring the bully would make them leave you alone but I realized it just makes things worse. It was 3rd grade in Elementary School‚ a year that I realized something important. So far
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Are You Ready‚ Boots? Maggie Alderson’s short story‚”Are You Ready‚ Boots?” revolves around the life of a girl called Lulu. On a four day trip to New York‚ with her friends Betty and Spencer‚ she buys a perfect pair of boots. They make her feel like a star. However‚ when she returns home to London‚ she does not wear‚ or even look at her brand new‚ 50% off Manolos‚ for six months. On the night of the grand opening of a restaurant‚ she is talked into wearing her “new” boots by Spencer. This is
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The Secrets of Being You Natasha Trethewey was born in 1966 in Gulfport‚ Mississippi. Her parents had an interracial marriage and at that point and time in Mississippi it was a crime to have a marriage of such. Natasha feels as if there is “White Lies” about her life in itself. In 2000‚ she wrote “White Lies” which describes her life as she was growing up. She writes three types of poems; Domestic Work‚ Bellocq Ophelia‚ and Native Guard. Trethewey was awarded the 2007 Pulitzer Prize. The narrator
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Kevin Coffman College Composition 2 Mrs. Johnson March 8‚ 2013 Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? The story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” is a very interesting short story written by Joyce Carol Oats. Her story begins in the summer‚ and 15-year-old Connie spends much of her time lounging around the house‚ going out with friends‚ and meeting boys. One night a strange guy makes a threatening gesture to her in the parking lot of a local drive-in restaurant. She thinks nothing
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Analysis for “If You Forget Me” As a world renowned poem‚ “If You Forget Me”‚ which was written by Pablo Neruda‚ can be considered as the benchmark in literary circles‚ not only because of its excellent use of language‚ but also a variety of literary devices that are included. The most obvious device that is used in this poem is metaphor. Although it seems to be as a love poem for author’s beloved‚ it can also be considered a kind of love that the author devotes to his homeland. As the background
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Thank you for smoking 1. The movie is about Nick Naylor‚ who happens to be an eloquent man. He works as a spokesman for the tobacco industry. He has to convince the America society that smoking is alright. Because of his talent for talking and discussing he can trick the Americans to believe him. Nick also tries to transfer his own experience and abilities as a spokesman to his son Joey Naylor and he teaches him that he must be critical for everything. Nick often meets with his friends in a restaurant
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Are You a Good communicator? | Are you A Good Communicator ? | Sharice Vanlanham | | HCA/230 | 3/31/2013 | Robert Smiles‚ PhD. | ”Effective listening skills are an asset in our professional and personal relationships.” ”The good news is that with the right know how and a little practice‚ these skills can be developed.” By Marian K‚ 2011. “Communication combines both speaking and listening‚ and there is no point of one without the other. If you only send out clear messages
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Commentary on "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" 10/17/06 Joyce Carol Oates has achieved many things through her writing‚ and is recognized worldly for her short story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" This story is centered on a young teenage girl as many of her stories are. Oates as a writer is fascinated with adolescence of young females. She chooses to write about the trials and tribulations of growing up in modern society. She pries on the dark aspects of youth often
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What is gentrification to you? If you don’t know what it mean ‚ according to google it mean the process of renovating and improving a house or district so that it conforms to middle-class taste. My definition and yours could be different‚ my definition is when there is a huge change to your community which affect everyone in a different way‚ in bad way and in a good way. Also it could mean when big ‚most known business come in to your community and take over the show and make small businesses
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judgment to decide what a character is like. In “Thank You‚ M’am”‚ by Langston Hughes‚ Mrs Jones was described as a large black women with a large purse. She was decoded as very stern by holding him tightly and saying “Pick up my pocketbook”(Hughes 86 ). Also an example from the short story was when “Mrs Jones stopped‚ jerked him around in front of her‚ put a half nelson about his neck‚ and continued to drag him up the street”(Hughes 86). In “Thank You‚ M’am”‚ by Langston Hughes‚ the author uses indirect
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