That Special Day In “Quinceanera”‚ Judith Ortiz Cofer tells us about the roles and expectations of a fifteen year old girl in the Latin culture. The tradition symbolizes the young girl’s coming of age: her 15th birthday. Cofer gracefully‚ yet woefully depicts the girl’s experience on that special day. According to Qinceanera-Boutique.com‚ under Quinceanera Traditions‚ a “Quinceanera is a popular Latin custom that celebrates a girl’s fifteenth birthday. She invites her closest friends to the party
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50 Kirkland St Agawam‚ MA October 10‚ 2012 Dear Elms College‚ It took me eighteen years to realize what an extraordinary influence my mother has been on my life. She’s the kind of person who always has time for her seven children in her busy day‚ and the kind of leader that pushed me to do well in high school. Growing up with such a strong role model‚ I developed many of her enthusiasms. I also came to understand how important it is to succeed in school. My mother’s enthusiasm for learning
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Dear Juniper‚ Juniper‚ today was my/our first day of high school. Sorry‚ it’s going to be a little confusing remembering that you are me too. I am absolutely positive that four years from now‚ when I am a senior‚ I will not remember anything about the details of my first day‚ other than that I survived intact. So‚ I’m writing this letter to you now. Well‚ also this is my first English assignment‚ and I should probably finish my first assignment. People are repetitively asking me if I
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A Day at the Park "Janette‚ wake up! Lets go to the park". I heard this faintly from the depths of my sleep; I woke up to find my little cousin sitting by me on the bed‚ eager to leave. I had woken up a bit irritated‚ but I figured that it was time that he and I spend some quality time. I got up‚ took care of my morning necessities‚ we got in the car and we were on our way. As we entered the front of the park I could already see the huge mass of greenery that spread itself around us. We followed
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Justin Carlton PI DAY 3/14/13 * Definition of pi: Pi is the 16th letter in the Greek alphabet. It is equal to 3.141592 when shortened‚ but never ends. * Archimedes-One of the major contributions Archimedes made to mathematics was his method for approximating the value of pi. It had long been recognized that the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter was constant‚ and a number of approximations had been given up to that point in time. Archimedes was the first person
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still managed to preserve our nation’s culture throughout the years. But as years passed‚ questions lingered in my mind: Do citizens who experienced this freedom give importance on what Independence Day really meant to those who sacrificed their lives? Do they know the real quintessence of this day? I doubt it. Yes! We do celebrate our independence every year. But we often celebrate this because it’s requisite‚ not because we honored its real essence whole-heartedly. Fellow citizens‚ let’s all
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Research Paper [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] Day light: The use of controlled natural lighting methods indoors through skylights‚ windows‚ and reflected light.. Day lighting in a building: is utilizing the available sunlight by manipulating window placement‚ window fixtures‚ and room dimensions to maximize natural light in a space. Benefits: It minimizes the need for lamps and overhead lights
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The entire structure of Mama Day is fitting to the telling of multiple love stories entertwined. Like the most heartfelt episode of Seinfeld ever Gloria Naylor doesn’t tell a love story‚ but rather lays out in detail the events of everyday life for all of the central characters. In the process the love stories of the characters are all told at once. The most obvious example is the relationship between George and Cocoa (arguably the main love story). Through the book we see them meet‚ fall
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Point of View The story adopts the traditional mode of third-person omniscience. In other words‚ the author/narrator relates the entire story to the reader‚ but since the entire plot is dependent on the revelation taking place at the end‚ the narrator does not reveal all the aspects of character at the beginning. While the narrator is forthcoming about all the peripheral goings-on in the story‚ s/he is careful not to reveal to the reader anything more than would be evident to any passerby. The reader
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It is indeed a privilege and honour to be invited to speak on the occasion of the independence day . I take this opportunity to congratulate each one of you on this great day ‚ a day when India won her freedom 68 years back on 15th August 1947 and became a sovereign nation. Being born in a free country‚ living and taking breath in free air is a privilege given to us by great leaders. On this day we pay tribute to our great freedom fighters The country spans over 3‚million square kilometres from
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