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    Wong compared the Princess Barbie she longed for with blond hair‚ a beautiful shiny gown‚ and a shimmery white tiara (Wong 246) with a unfamiliar‚ black-haired "friend" of Barbie as a gift for Christmas (Wong 246). Wong originally found her dull compared to Barbie (Wong 247). As the essay continues‚ Wong realizes that this black-haired doll she disliked actually looked like her‚ while the more "prettier"‚ blond Barbie looked like Wong’s best friend‚ Sarah. This is the point of comparing. (Wong 248)

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    by his terrific methods. Although being a very funny guy‚ Harry Wong is obviously very passionate about making us effective teachers. Harry Wong makes very valid points about effectiveness in the classroom and a new road to teaching. Wong explains in his video that simple things some teachers brush off can make all the difference to the kids. First time teachers make the most mistakes on the first day‚ such as a seating chart. Wong suggests that it saves time and helps keep the students calm. You

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    Frederick Douglass: Struggles of the American Slaves Frederick Douglass‚ who was born into slavery around 1818‚ will forever remain one of the most important figures in America’s struggle for civil rights and racial equality. As an ex-slave‚ his inspiration grew beyond his boarders to reach the whole world. Without any formal education‚ Douglass escaped slavery and became a respected American diplomat‚ a counselor to four presidents‚ a highly regarded speaker‚ and an influential writer. By common

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    On Monday‚ October 10th at 12:00 pm‚ I observed a one year old African- American girl. Upon entering the house I proceeded with my observation on D while she was running around the house naked‚ fighting her mother because she wanted to dress herself. When she was finally dressed‚ she made her way to the living room‚ I introduced myself to her and she waved back to me. I noticed that whenever D’s sister gets home from school‚ she would complete her homework‚ then grab a book while she sit on the sofa

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    The struggle for black’s freedom in America has come a long way during slavery. African Americans were token away from their home town against their own wills just to be a white men property. Slavery put most blacks in a brutal situation that they had no say so on their lives were going to be headed or portrayed. Based on the book “There is a River” slavery began by the Europeans in the seven- tenth century and Africans was chose to be the number one slaves. The struggle for justice‚ hope‚ and determination

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    hard work‚ well I found out. I have been in show choir for 5 years now and since the very beginning when I went to a show I fell in love‚ and from that moment on my goal was “Making the All Americans”. See the All Americans is the high school group and in my opinion the best. Though the directors tell us that the girls group “Rouge” is not a B team and is just as good; I don’t think that’s true. I had been working towards this for the whole time I was in ETC‚ the show choir school. I started my first

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    Haruki Murakami: On seeing the 100% perfect girl one beautiful April morning | One beautiful April morning‚ on a narrow side street in Tokyo’s fashionable Harujuku neighborhood‚ I walked past the 100% perfect girl.Tell you the truth‚ she’s not that good-looking. She doesn’t stand out in any way. Her clothes are nothing special. The back of her hair is still bent out of shape from sleep. She isn’t young‚ either - must be near thirty‚ not even close to a "girl‚" properly speaking. But still‚ I know from

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    Set in a small town called Arrow Catcher‚ Mississippi‚ Lewis Nordan writes a short story named‚ “The All-Girl Football Team”‚ and it tells a story of a young boy entering his junior year of high school who has no choice but to struggle with his sexuality and gender. His father enjoys dressing up in drag but Lewis still feels like his father is manlier then anyone he knows even though wearing a dress will always be an option for his father. In the story Lewis continuously talks about how much his

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    important era for the African-American Freedom Struggle. During this period‚ black Americans were living in a highly militant environment‚ not just in the Deep South but in the entire United States as a whole. The era was also defined by highly organized efforts by black Americans to defend their personal dignity‚ to achieve legal recognition of civil rights and to gain greater socioeconomic status. The importance of the Second World War (WWII) regarding African-American rights and freedom is frequently

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    remember and miss those who you used to see every day. In the story “The All American Slurp” by Lensey Namioka and “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury both stories share the theme of acceptance. The stories show the hard parts of being in a new place and the parts that make you feel better. Both authors chose to make girls be in a new place and try to adjust to their situations that they are put into. This show that Margot in “All Summer in a Day” is used to see the sun every day in Ohio and now is

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