An Autobiography by Kinsey DeVine “If the dust ain’t flying‚ you ain’t trying”‚ author unknown for sure‚ but I associate it with nine year old‚ barrel racing phenomenon‚ Chayni Chamberlin. If my mom would have heard that saying eleven years ago‚ she probably would have said that saying could apply to every aspect of my life. Whether it’s on horses or not‚ it captures the essence of giving my all in everything I do‚ including trying to come into this world. Eleven years ago on February 7‚ 2006 in
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In chapter fourteen in “Blue like Jazz”‚ Miller writes “when a person has no other persons he invents them because he was not designed to be alone‚ because it isn’t good for a person to be alone”(Miller 158). Miller states that God created human kind to have communities and not to be alone. Throughout Millers lifetime‚ he lived alone for years and discovered the only thing that it led too was self-obsession. He soon learned how wrong this action was and how he needed to change his selfish ways in
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Blue Like Jazz Blue Like Jazz is a semi autobiography that heavily includes the spiritual realm. The main religion mentioned within the movie is that of Christianity‚ and the idea of following God. Donald Miller’s journey from being a stereo-typical Southern Baptist to a crazy partier and on to what he feels is appropriate is seen and includes all ends of extremes of Christianity‚ atheism‚ and paganism. The supernatural is a major component of life throughout the entire movie. In the beginning
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Your Face In Mine explores a new exposure of thought pertaining to the perception of race and social belonging. This novel is written by the author Jess Row and it truly equalizes mankind as a whole. In the following inquiry of Your Face In Mine and "miao"‚ originating from Wu‚ a main character in the book‚ we shall delve into the true meaning of what the book is expressing. Opinions about these topics shall be conveyed as well. This novel has become a campus-wide platform for East Stroudsburg University
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Chapter 1 Our achievement ideology is based on the idea that the U.S. is full of opportunity and anyone can accomplish success in our society if they work hard enough. Many grow up thinking education is the ladder that will allow for this social mobility and all you have to do is be willing to work hard enough to earn it. But what about children who grow up thinking differently? Why do some strive for high paying careers while others refuse school and are seemingly ok with staying working class
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Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked - Cage The Elephant. Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked is a good song choice for this book for may reasons. The song parallels the struggle people in the reservation go through to get money. I think the song message about how poverty affects people gives a nod to poverty and lack of resources in the Spokane Reservation and how Junior sees that affects people’s mindset. Also‚ the light situational humor of the song matches up with the humor found in Sherman’s book Rose
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The symbol is evident when John Wesley and June Star start a mind game by choosing a cloud in order to offer guesses on what its shape looked like. The family journey begins with a full cloud sky. The sky here is a container of thoughts and the clouds represent blindness‚ misinterpreted meaning‚ and blockage of thoughts. In the grandmother’s mind‚ the “clouds” are preventing her from seeing
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interesting that she is looking for affirmation from others that she is a woman. Even though she is trying to make a point‚ this takes a look at how identities play out in society. While she knows she is a woman and she knows she deserves to be treated like any other woman‚ she is asking others to confirm that she is a woman. This suggests that some may not see her as a woman. Some may see her as an enslaved person who does not deserve the same rights as white woman receives. Some may believe that even
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In Black is… Black Ain’t‚ the main character use this film to address issues of race‚ sexuality‚ racism‚ and tradition‚ while dealing with his own personal issue of having AIDS. Many prominent figures in the black community in the past and today have been known to address the matters of other no matter what they have going on personally. In the film‚ black tradition and black masculinity are two themes that stood out to me the most. Tradition and masculinity were two things in targeting the blacks
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1800’s women had tough lives and struggled everyday to gain rights. A significant scene in the video was when Kerry Washington (portrayed as Sojourner Truth) says‚ “he says women can’t have as much rights as men‚ ‘cause Christ wasn’t a women! Where did your Christ come from? From God and a women!” This was important because many people think that because a significant figure such as the president‚ or God‚ ect is a man than they are better than women. However‚ it is 2016 and despite what others think
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