I came to America about 13 years ago from Sri Lanka and I’ve had experiences in this country that I think are very unique. Both of my parents worked so hard to bring my brother and I to America‚ because they knew that if we wanted the best future we’d have to be here. I never truly realized the impact America has had on me and my family. I come from an Indian/Sri Lankan background and being able to see so much acceptance of our culture here is truly amazing. Although I have had experiences with racism
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of growing up is “to grow toward or arrive at full stature or physical or mental maturity”. In other words‚ growing up is the transition from one’s childhood to adulthood. Throughout the novel of the Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ the author illustrates the main character‚ Holden Caulfield and his painfulness of growing up by drawing out multiple symbols. Holden Caulfield‚ a seventeen year old teenager with a complex personality tells readers his life’s events before he ended up in a mental
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add up and there still lives that are being taken. It seems like now days‚ it is so easy to purchase a gun. If guns weren’t so accessible and so easy to get a hold of‚ most of this senseless violence wouldn’t occur. If the proper law would be put into effect‚ we would have fewer criminal and crimes. You shouldn’t just be allowed to go up to Wal-Mart and purchase yourself a gun‚ because anyone could do that. If the government actually cared and made this a law‚ none of this would happen. I think
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I Believe Speech Eric Dworman I believe technology has made the world a better‚ but some of the effects have resulted in several consequences. People have a longer life span‚ but we are wasting more time doing useless things like watching television. There are many pros of technology. Technology helped us invent cars‚ Televisions‚ air conditioners‚ etc. One really valuable asset is our dear computers. Without technology‚ we wouldn’t have been able to have these things‚ but some cons of
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I woke up one day and I realised I was dope but then i remember I was indian.. Then i ate some curry then cried for a while :( This is my idol his name is l9ord vishnu In Hindu sacred texts‚ Vishnu is usually described as having dark complexion of water-filled clouds and as having four arms. He is depicted as a blue being‚ holding a padma (lotus flower) in the lower left hand‚ the Kaumodaki gada (mace) in the lower right hand‚ the Panchajanya shankha (conch) in the upper left hand and the discus
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What Happened on the Day I Was Born? 1. Allie means “warrior” and Morris means “Moorish” or “dark and swarthy”. 2. Events that happened on September 26th: a. 1969 - Abbey Road‚ the last recorded album by The Beatles‚ was released b. 1981 – Baseball: Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter. c. 1997 – An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche‚ causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse. C2. Before the earthquake on
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The most significant challenge that I had was when I came from Mexico to the US in the 3rd grade I didn’t know how to communicate in English. As a result‚ I struggled in school. Kids made fun of me because of the way I dressed. My dad and mom struggled financially too. They were unemployed‚ once they found a job it was at a low wage. They struggled to buy me and my sisters clothes. Everyday we would walk miles across the streets of San Bernardino because we couldn’t afford a car. Despite all the
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war ended in September‚ America had started building up it’s country again and 1945 was a crucial year that was considered the beginning of the economic growth. Due to the post-war conditions‚ farmers were struggling‚ however there was a boom in houses and cars. On Christmas Eve‚ 1945‚ when Jennie Sodder was awoken by a phone call from a woman who asked to speak to someone Jennie didn’t know. She told her that she had the wrong number‚ got up and started walking back to her room‚ before noticing
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When I look into your eyes It’s like watching the night sky Or a beautiful sunrise There’s so much they hold And just like them old stars I see that you’ve come so far To be right where you are How old is your soul? I won’t give up on us Even if the skies get rough I’m giving you all my love I’m still looking up And when you’re needing your space To do some navigating I’ll be here patiently waiting To see what you find ’Cause even the stars they burn Some even fall to the earth
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I grew up in thirty days. I was eleven and had to learn how to survive without my family‚ to keep up with school work without the benefit of a teacher‚ and to manage my own finances. As a child‚ my parents would read the story of A Christmas Carol to me. The protagonist‚ Scrooge‚ is a man who lost his sense of kindness and just needs to look inside himself to find the good that is in everyone. I was given the opportunity to play the role of Belinda Cratchit on Nebraska Theatre Caravan’s Midwest production
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