makes them feel better and I saw them act different so it did not appeal to me. What did appeal to me was the game of basketball. I started playing basketball at the age of 4 in leagues and circuits. The game was fascinating and still is to this day‚ as of now I play
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WHAT DO THE TERMS RACE & ETHNICITY MEAN TO ME? The terms race and ethnicity to me are two very different things. Race is said to be determined by your physical appearance. I believe that we are what we are. So many different things in society today have had a label put on them. If you fill out a survey they ask for your race. If you apply for a job‚ they ask for your race. I cannot seem to understand the point in all of this. Everything is said to be “equal opportunity”‚ yet every time you
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A thief only comes to steal‚ kill‚ and destroy‚ but I came to give life-life in all its fullness- John 10:10 NCV. Unfortunately‚ in this case this is what the two thiefs were after. Everyone can agree that the men were planning to steal Robin and his companions’ leather pouch filled with money‚ but some believe that Robin should have warn the others about the robbers‚ while others believe Robin should not warn the others about the robbers. Robin should warn the others about the robbers for three
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allusion is only quite incidental and is not a central element of the image.” While the passage is explicit in that the bones are the house of Israel (v. 11)‚ to see them as a slain people in Judah‚ Jerusalem‚ or Egypt seems a stretch as the passage does not explicitly state to be the
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My tattoo embodies my life… Everything on this page means something that’s genuinely important to me. In the centre is an outline of Mufasa from The Lion King. The reason why I chose the quote "Remember who you are" is because I feel like I occasionally forget what my purpose in life is‚ especially at the moment I go through things that I just dislike that I wish I could never go through. Close to the quote is also a cross to show that I believe in Christianity and there are flowers on the cross
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American Dream. While Enrique was not considered an American‚ he was still working towards this namesake dream that would hopefully lead him to success and prosperity. All the governmental officials opposing his acceptance label him as not-American‚ but what they do not realize is that he may not be "American‚" but is certainly "american." The drive he possesses represents the values required to reach the American Dream‚ regardless of his legal status‚ earning him status in
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There are many poems out in the world‚ an infinite amount written every year. Each one of these poems has their own meaning‚ their own symbolism‚ their own idea of what it takes to be a poem. In the poem “The Bearer”‚ there are many symbols and ideas that help push out the main idea of bravery. Working with the idea of bravery‚ there are some things that can‚ and do come up with this poem. The tellers’ tranquility in the forest‚ as well as his fear of the known but not liked nor ventured can be
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literally means happy‚ carefree‚ or cheerful back in 1637. But as time past by into the 19th century‚ the term was defined into a different meaning‚ homosexual‚ using the term in a negative way. The actual definition of the term slowly fades away as people use it in different ways to describe someone or something.
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Malcolm X once said "There is no better than adversity. Every defeat‚ every heartbreak‚ every loss‚ contains its own seed‚ its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time." I like to live by this quote because I believe people can learn from every experience or tragedy they face in life. Also‚ Malcolm X is one of my many idols and inspirations. In my spare time‚ I like to listen to music or play basketball. I look at music as the most cryptic art form. People may interpret music however
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narrator in the beginning of the story was implied to be somewhat unaware of what the real world is actually like. She was innocent when she met Sally and was told many false things about love and boys that the narrator actually believed as said in this quote “ The way they said it‚ the way it’s supposed to be‚ all the storybooks and movies”(Cisneros 1). This quote proves that she had no knowledge or was too young to understand of what really happens in this world. Later on she found out that her friend
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