Situate Yourself I have never really noticed my oppressions and privileges until we did the Privilege exercise I didn’t notice how little things were thought to be privileges. I knew my life had barriers such as my race and but I figured the way people treated because of my skin tone was “normal.” I was born in Denton‚ Texas when my mom was only 16 years old. My life growing up was different then somebody whose parents were 25 or 30 my mother had to grow up fast to raise a baby. My dad of course
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Stay Gold By: Julie Pratt In the end of the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton‚ Johnny Cade’s last words to Ponyboy were “Stay gold‚ Ponyboy. Stay gold…” (pg 148). One way to interpret Johnny’s words would be that he meant for Ponyboy to keep his innocence. Another way would be to say that Johnny meant for Ponyboy to stay true to who he was. It is also possible that he meant for Ponyboy to continue to be a generally good person‚ pure of heart and mind. Johnny’s last words to Ponyboy had a triple
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I find myself very lucky to be who I am simply because nobody else can be me! Being who I am‚ of biracial ethnicity my eyes have been opened greatly to the world around me as I have grown and matured. Living for myself‚ being the best I can be‚ and upholding the spirits of others are the three main goals I work for everyday to see that I become a better person‚ but even more that I become the person I want me to be. Living for myself used to be such a challenge due to the fact that I was a little
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Why do people stay in toxic relationships? As humans we sometimes feel obligated to constantly search for love and acceptance. Wither it’s in family‚ friends or a significant other‚ we value other’s opinions over our own. Sometimes we mistake destruction for passion in a relationship. The highs and lows of the relationship become addictive and we begin to crave the pandemonium because we know at every low‚ the only way to go from there is up. When in a toxic relationship many people think that as
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In a long paragraph / short essay‚ you will select an object that symbolizes YOU. It must symbolize three of your own personality or character traits. You will select one object to represent yourself. It must represent THREE of your traits‚ qualities or characteristics. You must then explain why the symbol represents each trait. You must give an example (a story?) that shows how you have that trait. Notes and Reminders: - This is a personal essay and should be written using first
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Finding yourself is a part of growing up; a part that is hard‚ long and confusing‚ and now imagine having to find yourself in those harsh teen years with one more factor: am I American or am I Mexican? This is the question that a lot of young adults have to ask themselves in consequence of being brought at a young age to the United States. In this paper I will discuss the experience of five people including myself that were brought in to the states at a very young age all with their parents dream
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shrinks buying power‚ which in turn reduces demand for goods and services” (Marketing Yourself‚ 2011‚ Chapter 3). We are currently recovering from the recession‚ offering us job opportunities. If the economy improves‚ consumers’ buying power will recover and the accounting industry will have many new job offerings. “The GDP is the total value of goods and services produced in a country annually” (Marketing Yourself‚ 2011‚ Chapter 3). When the GDP per capita is high‚ the consumer’s buying power is higher
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STOP being unhappy with yourself - you are perfect. Stop wishing you looked like someone else or wishing people liked you as much as they like someone else. Stop trying to get attention from those who hurt you. Stop hating your body‚ your face‚ and your personality- LOVE THEM! Without those things you wouldn’t be you and why would you want to be anyone else? Be confident with who you are! Smile(: For yourself. If anyone hates on you because you are happy with yourself‚ say "Forget them!" My happiness
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LIFE YOU SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN Topic: General purpose : to persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to wear seatbelts every time they ride in an automobile. Central Idea: There are three reasons why you must wear seatbelts are reduce statistic of accident‚ save yourself and one vital reason to wear them - they may well save you from serious injury or death in an automobile accident. Introduction It had just stopped raining when my friend Florence and I got into the car. I
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Being yourself‚ being who you are. When you hear those two lines you may think they mean the same thing but do they? Think about it‚ you were born into this world a tiny little baby with no ideas‚ or preferences‚ but as you grew you developed a personal identity‚ but did it really develop or was it in you to begin with. If you believe you were born already with a personality‚ then you take the side of nature. on the other hand if you believe that your personality developed based on influences in
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