don’t really understand the concept of death because you can’t understand the concept of life either. What is life‚ or rather‚ what do we mean by being alive? In my opinion life is the most precious gift ever given to us though it is difficult to be understood as a concept. It is a one time deal and we have to make the best out of it. Being alive is enjoying freedom. Life is freedom. We are free to expend it for nothing or for everything… A bird flying in the sky lives for the only reason of appreciating
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to give up their own seat on a bus for a white person. Since these days‚ many people have protested and fought for equality such as Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. In Brent Staples “Just Walk on By‚” and Zora Neale Hurston’s “How it Feels to be Colored Me‚” both show‚ through the use of rhetorical devices‚ how race has affected them personally and how they dealt with it in their own way‚ revealing the unnecessary hate and discrimination in our society. Many
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Things aren’t always as they seem. My great great great uncle Gutlib‚ was born sixteen years before the American Civil War was at its height. Gutlib bravely went to fight for the Union. Soon after he went to fight‚ communication ceased between Gutlib and his family. During the war‚ the family was unsure whether Gutlib was alive‚ all they had keeping them going was the hope that he was okay. After the war ended‚ the family still hadn’t heard from him for weeks‚ possibly months‚ and he was presumed
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Why Cats Make Us Feel Better Have you ever been angry or upset while petting or being around a cat? Probably not right? Maybe there’s a reason behind why you feel good around cats. What are the benefits of owning a cat‚ both long term and short term. I’ve experienced somehow feeling happier around my cats then when I’m not with them. Cats are soft which maybe humans find comforting that makes us feel good or could it have something to do with hormones. My original assumptions are that cats are very
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In Zora Neale Hurston’s essay‚ “How It Feels to Be Colored Me‚” she discusses her feelings and experiences all having to do with being black. In her time‚ doing this was very daring and for her to say the unpopular opinion was exceedingly brave of her. In this essay she touches upon many deep topics‚ including self identity and how the world responds to it. She shares the interaction of races from an unique viewpoint and gives one a new insight on race. Unlike many‚ Hurston did not see race. Instead
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How Do You Think It Makes Your Mother Feel Having a comfortable conversation with family is a good way to be a harmonious family. Have you ever tried to communicate with your family? In the article‚ "How Do You Think It Makes Your Mother Feel"‚ the author‚ James Frey is having a conversation with his family and therapist because he has a problem with drugs. The reason why they called a therapist is that James’ parents want to figure out what is happening to James and are trying to help him. Some
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The short story “How It Feel to Be Colored Me” by Zora Neale Hurston‚ has several subject‚ such as the effects of racial segregation‚ community and cultural identify. This story explains how her family’s move from Eatonville‚ Florida to Jacksonville‚ and also Florida affected her sense of self and identity. She used to live in a Florida and did not realize her color then. She would like to sit on her front porch and the watch white pass through town and she was ready to get acquainted with them
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In the video “Why good leaders make you feel safe?‚” Simon Sinec shows his analysis of good leaders. First‚ he introduces a story of a military captain who is awarded the congressional medals of owner for his action in Afghanistan. The captain put himself into risk to rescue others and showed deep compassion. Seeing the captain’s respectable actions‚ Simon thought to himself‚ “why do people like the captain sacrifice themselves to help other people?” ”What makes them that way?” His initial conclusion
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have indeed changed‚ and do not exist in our world today how they used to. However‚ naturally‚ new concepts and ideas have manifested in today’s world for young women in America. Today‚ there are new stereotypes for young women that are very much alive‚ and unfortunately they’ve gotten more drastic and cause grief in many of their lives. Once‚ the idea of how girls were supposed to behave was beneficial to them in some ways‚ which is assumed to be the reason they were created in the first place.
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understanding the South as racism due to the legacy of slavery was still very much present in the early twentieth century. Therefore‚ Zora Neala Hurston perhaps deviant experience to other African Americans‚ reflected in her essay ’How it Feels to be Colored Me’‚ illustrates the different issues that play in Southern society. Hurston’s essay ’is an essay that highlights the author’s experience of being African American in the South and in American in general and shows her pride in being the person
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