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    Hannah Cristofano Period 2 CIHS Rhetoric 2/26/15 Generation Like Documentary The documentary entitled Generation Like tries to convince the audience that all teenagers are obsessed with social media and are sucked in to the depths of multiple forms of social media. Throughout the documentary the narrator‚ Douglas Rushkoff explores the many kinds of social media and how they influence the lives of teens all around the country. He portrays kids to be obsessed with social media and almost makes

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    Mother Teresa and Likes

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    know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go...” ― Dr. Seuss‚ Oh‚ the Places You’ll Go! tags: inspirational 24649 likes like Sarah Dessen “There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally‚ in a heartbeat‚ in a single flashing‚ throbbing moment.” ― Sarah Dessen‚ The Truth About Forever tags: love 23981 likes like Pablo Neruda “I love you without knowing how‚ or when‚ or from where. I love you simply‚ without problems or pride: I love you in this way

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    Like Black Smoke

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    Per 6 The article "Like Black Smoke" and the article "A World Turned Upside Down" both mainly discuss about a horrible and deadly diseas called the bubonic plague. Like "A World Turned Upside Down" the author is mainly describing how black death swept through and has effected Europe and changed everything in the old times. In the article "Like Black Smoke" the author is telling how the black death spread‚ where it came from‚ and where it traveled. "Like Black Smoke" was to explain how

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    Bend It Like Beckham

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    Theme of Hybridity and Gender Issues in Bend It Like Beckham Bend It Like Beckham‚ is a film directed and co-written by Gurinder Chadha‚ who is herself a Punjabi and Sikh like the main character‚ Jesminder ’Jess’ Kaur Bhamra portrayed by Parminder Nagra. The film deals with the identity issues of 18 year-old Jess‚ who wants to be a professional football player against the wishes of her very traditional Indian family. The meaning of the word “hybrid”‚ according to the Oxford Dictionary

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    I like me

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    RUNNING HEAD: I like me‚ but I’d like to change this about me I like me‚ but I’d like to change this about me My story about what I would like to change Hannah Michelle Childers Northwest Vista College I like me‚ but I’d like to change this about me As the title states‚ I like who I am‚ but there are a few things that I would like to change about myself. For example‚ I really like how compassionate

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    Bend It Like Beckham

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    Bend it like Beckham From Jules mother not wanting her daughter to play football‚ to letting her go to America and play football really shows the change she had made throughout this film. You can notice how she changes her attitude for the sport and her daughter’s skills in the game. At one point her mother would be happy for her‚ and then be angry at her for no resin. Jules mother learns that her daughter is very good at playing football and that she can still lead a life of a traditional woman

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    Living Like Weasles

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    hold my tail high‚ walk with my footprints precisely over the prints of my hands?—but I might learn something of mindlessness‚ something of the purity of living in the physical senses and the dignity of living without bias or motive.” In “Living Like Weasels”‚ the author Annie Dillard‚ encounters a weasel. Typically‚ in the animal kingdom a weasel is viewed as an unremarkable‚ and even disgusting animal. However‚ with the appearance of a weasel‚ Annie encounters a sort of revelation‚ or epiphany

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    Football Is Like Life

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    Vince Lombardi‚ football player‚ coach‚ and executive once said “Football is like life -- it requires perseverance‚ self-denial‚ hard work‚ sacrifice‚ dedication‚ and respect for authority”. Let’s focus in on the part where Lombardi says “Football is like life”. Mr. Lombardi compares the sport of football to life. We know what football is like at this day and age‚ but what will football be like in the future? Will football change as life will‚ fast and uncontrollable? Will this quote even be relevant

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    Inmigrants Like You

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    to Be an All-American Girl starts out with Elizabeth Wong describing a school. She tells about both her brother and her dreaded going to her Chinese school and the different atmospheres of the two schools. The Chinese school was like a dusty old chest and the other was like the box that a new pair of shoes came in. Both held treasures but she was far more interested in the new than what she felt to be old. While the Chinese school focused mainly on language‚ she points out that every day started with

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    Roar Like A Minotar

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    slots setup‚ with your rows of slots‚ pay lines‚ and betting options found where you would expect. Blending what looks to the familiar with the fresh‚ Minotaurus certainly has the potential to draw you in‚ but is it worth your time to play? Roar Like a Minotaur! When you first open up the game‚ you

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