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    she learns the rigorous arts of the geisha: dance and music; wearing kimono‚ elaborate makeup‚ and hair; pouring sake to reveal just a touch of inner wrist; competing with a jealous rival for men’s solicitude and the money that goes with it. In Memoirs of a Geisha‚ we enter a world where appearances are paramount; where a girl’s virginity is auctioned to the highest bidder; where

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    Wangari Maathai expresses her gratitude to the world for her Nobel Peace Prize‚ and also calls her audience to action. Her goal is to convince the world that the environment has much more importance than most people seem to realize. In her speech she begins by expressing her gratitude‚ and persuading her audience that she is worth listening to. Second she discusses the importance of the environment and explains how the Green Belt Movement has helped and changed the world. She then clarifies the

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    By writing my Memoir the way I did‚ I opened an unfamiliar part of me. I believe that I will only grow as a writer from here. I have not written an essay in at least 4 years. I was reminded of how much I enjoy writing‚ I also realized how much practice I still need to become a better writer. Steven King influenced my writing in many ways from his book‚ “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.” I learned to avoid the passive tense‚ and the adverb is not my friend. To write well you must read a lot‚ and

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    In a time set in the 1930’s‚ a teen represents the struggles and hardships people dealt with during this era‚ and what they had to do to get by. In Neil Simons story Brighton Beach Memoirs‚ a teen named Stanley exemplifies the struggle and hardships people faced through actions‚ words‚ and decisions. In the story Stanley is a teenager living with his family during the great depression who’s struggling to get by. Stanley’s altruistic trait makes peoples lives’ easier to whoever surrounds him during

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    Memoir RD One kid... his memories... all on only 5 pages so you should drop your phone and stop playing smashy road... and make time to read MY memories! my family day at the beach We enjoyed the atlantic ocean‚ the warm white sand‚ and the scorching hot sun. We could hear the huge waves crashing into the sandy shore. We could also hear the lively chatter of the people on the beach. The smell of the salty ocean and the banana boat sunscreen overtook the air with mass quantities of the two smells

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    example‚ in the Western society some may look at a Geisha and think they are distorted into prostitutes. But in a Eastern society‚ more specifically in a Japanese culture‚ the lifestyle of a Geisha is committed to art and beauty. In the book “Memoirs of a Geisha” we are able to see the transformation of the main character Sayuri‚ whom was living the lifestyle as a poor girl who was then taken into the

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    Julio‚ I enjoyed reading your memoir. I definitely learned a lot about you from the part you have finished. I look forward to seeing where you are going with the piece. As you finish‚ keep in mind the end goal of what you want the reader to leave with after finishing the memoir. What are you trying to teach us about your life? When first reading the line “I honestly do not know in what moment my sister was taken from my hands” I thought that you were speaking figuratively and this was your way of

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    Annie 2091 Ms. Lisa Diviney 5 Prompts of Memoir 6 August 2014 Tuesday with Morrie The book “Tuesday with Morrie” is structured at first‚ like a school’s hand book‚ then it changes to a diary. Unlike the fiction work‚ chapters are not labeled one‚ two‚ three‚ and four. Instead‚ the first chapter was called “The Syllabus” which is an introduction to Morrie‚ the author’s college professor‚ a significance figure in this book. The second chapter was called “The Student”‚ the chapter

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    Memoir Before I lived in Arkansa I used to live in Pennsylvania. In pennsylvania I use to live in this neighborhood in norristown. Not the best neighborhood but it was Pennsylvania so most of the thing were old in there and not very nice people in there. One day i have this friend call me that he got new bb guns and asked me if I wanted to come over and tested them out‚ so I say yes. Later my brother and I start walking down to his house since he didn’t live that far away from me. Since I forgot

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    Memoirs of a Yikpata Camper Blue skies‚ Birds chirping and enough Woof! Woof! Woof! did the trick… No better morning wakeup call than our annoying neighbor’s dogs … Angrily rolling over the bed and curling my hands to my head‚ it was right then I realized I slept without my hair net on… eishhh! My new locks were everywhere * I don’t care face on* Debola! It’s almost 7:00am’ Bunny called from the bathroom… ‘I am already up! I shouted. This wasn’t just any Tuesday morning‚ neither was it just any

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