awkwardness‚ but “If I Was Your Girl” by Meredith Russo is indeed a book like no other‚ heartwarming and important at the same time. Transgender teen‚ Amanda Hardy (formerly known as Andrew) had attempted suicide after being bullied and unaccepted‚ “ For as long as I could remember‚ I had been apologizing for existing‚ for trying to be who I was‚ to live the life I was meant to lead. (273) ” - from “If I Was Your Girl”. She struggled finding people others who would accept for who she truly was. Nevertheless
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Tyler Jones Brown Eng. 12/ p.2 When I was One-and-Twenty In the poem‚ When I Was One-And-Twenty‚ by A. E. Housman‚ the author begins by describing the setting around the time when he was twenty-one. He mentions how an older man had given him some advice. The wise man could possibly be a mentor‚ father‚ grandfather‚ or another male figure in the author’s life. The wise man tells the author‚ “Give crowns and pounds and guineas‚ but not your heart away.” The man means that you can give away
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In Engstrom’s piece‚ “Yes… But I Was Drunk”‚ ideas regarding speech communities are expanded on‚ more specially the speech community of college aged people. It discusses how the way people talk about experiences influences and is influenced by social change. It then dives into the perception of college drinking and how alcohol consumption does not merely lead to bad decisions‚ but instead explains how certain habitual ways of speaking normalize underage drinking and justify bad choices. This same
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WATER OUR LIFELINE Water is a transparent fluid which forms the world’s streams‚ lakes‚ oceans and rain‚ and is the major constituent of the fluids of living things. As a chemical compound‚ a water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms that are connected by covalent bonds. Water covers 71% of the Earth’s surface.[1] It is vital for all known forms of life. On Earth‚ 96.5% of the planet’s water is found in seas and oceans‚ 1.7% in groundwater‚ 1.7% in glaciers and the ice caps of Antarctica
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Italian Americans in the Deep South What major cultural group do you come from? I am a third generation Italian American living in the deep south. My great-grandparents were immigrants to this country from Sicily‚ Italy. They migrated to Alabama to pursue jobs in the coal mines. My grandparents were raised in Ensley‚ Alabama. During the 1940’s this area was referred to as “Little Italy” by most Birmingham residents. We are a hardworking culture that has progressed from the lowest of low economical
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Cold War Essay January 22‚ 2013 The Cold War For this essay I decided to interview my three friends since we were all hanging out last week. Not sure it was the best group of people to interview since they are all around my age‚ but I work with what I’m given. Not knowing much about the Cold War myself‚ it was interesting to see some of the responses they gave me. Not knowing if they were correct or not‚ I had a fair share of research that had to be done. To start off my interviews I had the
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The Cold War was began by actions made by the leaders of the US and USSR on that time‚ Stalin and Truman. Stalin actions make the impression on the West that he wanted to spread communism‚ but instead he wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Red Army had control of Eastern Europe after the defeat of Germany‚ and only create a sphere of influence over the nearby territory. To strengthen his sphere of influence‚ Stalin established a communist government in Poland‚ even though that there was
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Water pollution Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies . Mostly water pollution occurs in lakes‚ rivers‚ oceans‚ aquifers and groundwater. Water pollution occurs when pollutants are directly or indirectly discharged into water bodies without adequate treatmentto remove harmful compounds. Type of water pollutions There are many types of water pollution because water comes from many sources. Here are a few types of water pollution: 1. Nutrients Pollution Some wastewater‚ fertilizers
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To What Extent was the Korean War a Part of the Cold War? The Korean War‚ that began on the 25th of June 1950 and lasted until the 27th of July 1953‚ was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea). It was initially the result of the political division of Korea by an agreement of the victorious Allies at the conclusion of the Pacific War at the end of World War II. American administrators divided the peninsula along the 38th
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bottled water Industry established in the early 1980s as a result of a number of factors containing convenience‚ taste and fear about public drinking water. Along today’s importance on healthy living. Bottled water is seen as a natural and healthy beverage. However‚ the bottled water industry and the denationalization of water is linked to a number of social‚ economical and environmental durability issues. Bottled water can be an alternate source of clean‚ safe drinking water. Bottled water is actually
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