just born to be amazing. In orchestra‚ some people are better than me at violin‚ even though I practice more. This is because they have so much natural talent that they can just pick it up and start playing. And there are child prodigies that play music or read and write at a very early age. So‚ does everyone have natural talent with something? Can everyone be great if they find their calling? The article What is takes to be Great by Geoffrey Colvin answers these questions. It states that there are
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learn to read and write and also to inform a white American audience of the evils of slavery. I find Frederick Douglass to be relatively persuasive in his argument to his intended audiences. We know that one of his intended audiences is African Americans because he consistently states things such as “I was compelled to resort to various stratagems” and “Thus‚ after a long‚ tedious effort for years‚ I finally succeeded in learning how to write”. These sentences show us how difficult it was for
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What Students Truly Learn in School “In the American capitalist system‚ students learn to compete; the goal is to win‚ ‘to beat the others‚’(Eve)‚ even if this means acting in ways that are personally frustrating and dissatisfying” (Pope‚ 169). Denise Clark Pope‚ in chapter 7 of her book Doing School: How We Are Creating a Generation of Stressed-Out‚ Materialistic‚ and Miseducated Students‚ explains that students that are deemed successful often use tactical strategies such as cheating‚ kissing up
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how it came to be and the holocaust is a subject you have to be careful with and also a time in our history not recommended to tech or you just learn a little part of it because it is not something you have to teach. Which is why I think it is vital that the lessons learned from the Holocaust be passed on to new generations. The Holocaust occurred in the year of 1933. This was an event started by Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler was the leader of the Nazi Party‚ the Nazi Party was a group of many
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‘Where I lived and What I Lived For’ – Henry David Thoreau Many of Henry D. Thoreau’s ideas are clearly seen in his piece of writing ‘Where I Lived and What I Lived For’. Through his work‚ not only do we learn about his experience in the woods at Walden Pond‚ but also about his values and the way he sees life‚ which he shares with his readers all throughout the chapter. In my opinion‚ of the most significant topics this chapter deals with is ‘the beauty of nature’. As said by Thoreau‚ "The morning
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As I read selected Walt Whitman’s poems I felt as if I was reading unfinished work. For example in the poem‚ “When I Heard the Learned Astronomer” it was very clear on what he was talking about. However‚ it felt to me as if he had received writers block. The poem could have gone on for a couple of more stanzas. I am no poem expert‚ but I feel as if the poem could have gotten into more details about the stars‚ and the astronomer. However‚ that is just me. Another one of his poems‚ “I Hear America
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Eleanor Roosevelt once said‚ "Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you’ll be criticized anyway." You have one shot at life and doing what others believe is best for you is not the way to live. My dad may not be as sophisticated as Eleanor Roosevelt‚ but they have similar ideas of how you should do what you believe is right no matter what others think. My father once told me‚ "It’s your life‚ live it the way you want to live it and do not let anyone stand in the way of your dreams; always
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What I Want To Be When I Grow Up ‘What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?’ Is A Typical Question That Most Elders Ask Their Children.In The Past Choosing A Proffesion Was Easy The People Used To Follow Their Ancestral Proffesion.But In Today’s Generation Selecting A Proffesion Is Not An Easy Task.Everybody Needs To Work Hard To Get A Proffesion Of His/Her Own Choice‚And With Many Unemployed Students Everybody Has To Join The Rat Race.But For Me Being A Scientist Is The Only Goal Of My Life. When
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life‚ but they must realize the consequences‚ because there will be no stopping the outcome of their choice. In The Pigman by Paul Zindel‚ John and Lorraine’s experiences with Mr. Pignati leave a strong impact on them. However‚ they do not value what Mr. Pignati has done for them until it is too late to apologize for their mistakes. Experiences in life‚ whether good or bad‚ teach one lessons and for John and Lorraine these lessons come through hardship because they do not recognize and value the
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Karina Zepeda November 21‚ 2014 Mr. Allen What Would I Do If I Were President When it comes to being the President of the United States‚ it is THE most important and stressful job you could have. The fate of the country is in your hands. Of course you have the help of others like your cabinet‚ the House of Representatives‚ and congress‚ but in reality as the president‚ you are blamed for any problems that the country faces. You are the face of what the country undergoes‚ and there are so many pressures
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