Short Story Analysis Title: “Seventh Grade” Author: Gary Soto Vocabulary: - Conviction: belief -Elective: optional course or subject -Sheepishly: in ashy or embarrassed way Setting: The setting of the story is in the past‚ in Fresno‚ California at a school. Main characters: - Michael -Victor Characterization: - Michael is directly characterized‚ “He scowled and let his upper lip quiver. His teeth showed along with the ferocity
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Why I want to be a Non-Commissioned Officer I want to be a NCO because I want responsibility to lead Soldiers. I think I will be a good NCO. I was put in a NCO slot before in my last unit. I had respect from other soldiers in my squad when I was put in charge. I believe have the qualities to motivate other Soldiers. However‚ I know I need to take initiative better before I become a NCO. Taking initiative is a great trait to have when I am a NCO. It will show my Soldiers and my peers that I am willing
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me a new view of stereotypes and how they affect everyone in some way or another. I was already aware of stereotypes negative effects on people but I never thought about it in depth from an international point of view. Having this brought to my attention I plan to think of people differently and remember that they have more than a single story in the future. Before watching her speech I always figured the reason why people continue believing stereotypes because it is all they know and have not been
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Why I joined the Army First off I joined the military to improve myself physically and mentally. Before I joined the military I used to be 260 lbs of fat. I was a lazy teenager that didn’t do a single sport‚ didn’t care about a thing in the world‚ never respected my parents‚ didn’t want to do to college because i was socially awkward‚ never finish a what I started‚ gave up on everything when it got a little difficult‚ and most of all I was FAT. And I needed a change in my life. So I
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Why do you want to be an EMT? (1000 characters) During an eye exam‚ I asked my eye doctor what he loves most about his job. What struck me the most was what he described to be “the ability to alleviate worry”. According to him‚ the best part about his work wasn’t necessarily curing someone‚ but rather making them feel better. This ability is what I want most out of becoming an EMT. I want to be the one on the ground beside a patient telling them they’ll be fine. Yes‚ I want to save lives‚ but I
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Why I Must Be More Careful By Freddie L. Holmes Jr As I sit and type‚ while I can think of a million reasons why I need to be more careful and not speed‚ there are two reasons that seem to stick out at the top of my head. The first reason is‚ I need to be more careful because I could cause harm to myself and second‚ and more importantly‚ to someone else. Causing harm to me can lead to a whole lot of heartache for my family. It would further prove that everything my Mom and Dad were telling
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challenges‚ thrown out by rapid development in science and technology‚ have made me choose engineering profession. My predilection to this field of study is because of its immense diversity in applications and the range of complexities it possesses. I chose to major in Computer Science Engineering with an intense urge to develop deeper into this challenging field. This century can be credited with have given birth to too many ideas‚ visions‚ ways of living and working. It can be credited with almost
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Why I Want to Teach I want to teach for a variety of reasons. First of all‚ I want to teach because I want to help shape our future. I want to give children the opportunity to expand their minds and grow their self confidence in my classroom. I want to help children who need it and encourage them to reach for their wildest dreams. Secondly‚ I want to make our community a better place and I firmly believe this begins with the children. I want to give the children I care for a sense of responsibility
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There are a numerous of reasons as to why I want to be a Marine. The key points I would like to address are my family history‚ NJROTC‚ my trip to Parris Island‚ and why I want to be a Marine. These topics play an important role molding my decision to become a Marine. My first point is about my family history. I have had a lot of family members that were in the Marine Corps. They fought in wars and defended this country. They all had a different type of bond with the Marine Corps then with our
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Nicole Braun Robert Wilson English 110 – 8:00 September 30‚ 2013 5th Grade Back in the 5th grade my friends and I played basketball. One night we had another basketball game but it was a couple hours after school was out. So the girls in my class that played and the boys that stayed after school to watch our game were all bored with nothing to do. For a while we walked around town played in the park‚ got some food from the gas station‚ and did whatever else we could find amusing at the time
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