Even though I did not come from a home that lacked wealth or from any noticeable city‚ that doesn’t make my story worth nothing. I grew up as what society would call a “nerd” because of my lack of interest in sports
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Pride has deceived me. Just like those who think they are well will not look for a doctor‚ pride is the sin that has kept me from crying out for a Savior. As dangerous as pride is‚ it is just as hard to spot. When it comes to diagnosing my heart‚ the disease of pride has a challenged me to identify my sickness. Pride has infected my vision‚ causing me to view myself through a lens that distorts reality. Pride has made my ugliness in sin as beautiful and commendable. Those comfortable moments when
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since I was little. She has given me inspiration to do many great things in life‚ and I know she will be there to support me with my decisions one hundred percent of the time. She has accomplished so much in her life‚ and that is why I look up to her. Shelley Wells is an amazing friend‚ supporter‚ doctor‚ and mother. My mom is there for me whenever I need a friend. I feel like I can tell her anything that is troubling me. She also knows exactly how to cheer me up when I am down and feeling
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found in the novel is to not judge people‚ my community has helped me learn this. When there were kids my age‚ they were always boys. My brother would befriend them and sometimes they would let me tag along when they would hang out together. We would ride bikes‚ play computer games‚ watch TV and explore the creek and woods near our houses. We always got along‚ but I knew that if I acted too much “like a girl” they would tell me to go home. Scout experiences this too. When she acted “like a
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My mother frequently reminds me of the verse written in first Timothy about age. 1 Timothy 4:12 don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say‚ in the way you live‚ in your love‚ your faith‚ and your purity. I use
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This is the second most important quality that hope has‚ to me. I know that this is an important quality of hope because of the common goals that humans hope to happen‚ such as growing up and marrying a very special significant other and having kids of your own‚ or going to school and becoming very smart and hard
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so I when I get back the next day I have to try and catch up on the classwork I’ve missed. But‚ there are a lot of things I could do better to make sure I stay on top of things. Like‚ going to see my teachers during recess and lunch‚ so they can help me catch up. Or‚ going to study hall before volleyball practice to get any homework done instead of waiting till I get home after practice. I’m proud that I actually made it to my senior year because last year and the year before that was not easy.
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Freedom!!! Freedom!!! Freedom!!! What a great word to describe life‚ to describe the air that blows threw the great valley‚ to describe birds. All these are symbols of freedom. Why you may ask? Why life well because in life they give you the freedom to choose who and what you are going to become as a person. To choose is a form of freedom‚ because in the past you were not able to choose what you wanted unless you were of the white race. Also the air that blows threw the great valley because no matter
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American Me American Me The film; American Me is an epic depiction of 30 years of Chicano gang life in Los Angeles‚ California. The movie focuses on the life of a 1950s teen named Montoya Santana‚ who forms a gang with his close friends. The gang is arrested for a break-in‚ and sentenced to time in juvenile hall. Santana finds trouble on his first night in juvenile hall and goes from juvenile hall to prison for 18 years. There he created and led a powerful gang that operated both inside
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American Me My artistic source is a film called American Me. The film illustrates thirty years of Chicano street gang life starting in 1959 in East Los Angeles. American Me came to theaters on March 13‚ 1992. This marked the directorial debut of Edward James Olmos. The protagonist is Montoya Santana whose character is based on Rodolfo Cadena and played by Edward James Olmos. Santana along with his childhood friends J.D. and Munda founded one of the most powerful street gangs in Los Angeles. Montoya
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