Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence edited by Marion Dane Bauer Evelyn V. Johnson Grade Levels and Audience: Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence (1994) edited by Marion Dane Bauer presents issues of adolescence and homosexuality in a valuable anthology of short stories. Christine Jenkins (1994‚ June)‚ reviewing the book for the School Library Journal congratulates the authors for successfully conveying “the very mixed emotions that accompany the acceptance of sexual difference at any age that
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PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN On August 15‚ 1947‚ India woke up to freedom. Decades later we still continue to celebrate this day when we became a free and sovereign nation. With great leaders like Gandhiji India won Independence. One is proud of being an Indian because he has the freedom to speak‚ write‚ express ones views ect.. People of India live in peace and harmony. India is now emerging global‚ scientific and technological superpower it has diverse environment of flora and fauna. India has its own
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Fuller [Company Name] Proud To Be Me! Staring in the mirror I can’t begin to tell you how‚ The things I saw when I was young don’t even faze me now. When yet girls‚ to all my friends‚ see we were all the same‚ Until I heard that girls like me were given different names. At first I didn’t like the thought of being called “black” I took offense to something dark I didn’t like that I was marked Along the way began a spark There goes the question mark. I love the fact that
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the most important concepts that form my identity. These are things I believe will never change for the rest of my life. The world will always tend to skew our perceptions of ourselves‚ by practically demanding a certain ideal. Although only we can change the way we view ourselves‚ self concepts are ideas that form our identity that only we control. I have always thought of myself as hardworking. Being hands on and committed to things has always worked with causing me to be hardworking‚ I believe
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THE GROWTH CENTER THE GROWTH CENTER ------------------------------------------------- B ayugan is a city in the province of Agusan del Sur‚ founded on August 20‚ 1961. It has a population of 99‚361 according to the NSO Census of 2010‚ and has 43 barangays. The city is classified as a third class city. Being the only city in the 1st Congressional District and the only city in the province of Agusan del Sur‚ Bayugan serves as “The Growth Center “of the province. Located at the northern
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WHY AM I HERE? Do you ever lie awake‚ wondering why am I born? Why am I here? Why do I need to die? Why do I need to do things that have purpose? Why do I have to breathe? Why do I need to drink when I feel thirsty‚ eat when I feel hungry or learn new things every day? Why? A person often says that everything has a purpose. So why do we have to live and die? Millions of people are thrown in a situation called life but we never ask why we are here. Why in the world am I here? I know this is the
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Currey Wr-95 MWRF Perkins 11’ Essay 3 Wednesday‚ March 6‚ 2013 Because Of You I Am The Person I Am Today I can say that I am the person I am today for many people and obstacles that I have had to overcome. I wouldn’t be able you choose what is the most important‚ but there are two main things that make me who I am today. If I was able to describe the person I am today to someone the first thing that would come to my mind would probably start with is horses. Horses
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into the person I am today. My family‚ peers‚ religion‚ teams I’ve affiliated with‚ my school‚ the workplace‚ and the media have all contributed to my life in some way or another. These factors‚ also known as agents of socialization‚ have taught and molded me‚ into the person I am today. My family is a immense part of my life and I’m truly grateful to have been blessed with the most astounding and supportive family. As much as I am a social butterfly and love being with my friends‚ I also really enjoy
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Hello‚ I am Rovina Mansour and I would like to share a short story about my life and my beliefs. I was born in Cairo‚ Egypt. I came from a conventional family who lived in a beautiful house together. I went to a Private Catholic Christian language school where we took all classes in English and had to speak English with our teachers and Friends. I was born as a Coptic Orthodox Christian like my family. My life was good and I never thought that one day we will move to the United States and will wake
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Have you ever listened to music? If you have‚ you know what it’s like to feel the drum beat‚ to identify the instruments‚ and to pick a favorite genre. My life is like music‚ it’s sometimes slow and smooth‚ and sometimes it’s loud and sloppy. Music on a page looks like lines and scribbles. It looks like instruments. It feels like wood‚ plastic‚ or metal. It sounds like rock‚ pop‚ hip hop‚ rap‚ country‚ techno‚ and even classical. It’s the sound of a squeak of an instrument‚ the beat of a drum‚ or
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