bind my soul‚ for I am a servant of sound. Blast some music‚ and I can tell a story. I scrutinize songs‚ looking for new ways to interpret their beats. I am a Hip-Hop historian‚ fluent in the repertoire of Big Daddy Kane‚ The Roots‚ and Rakim. My iPod is a melting pot‚ with tracks ranging from 80s funk to the latest pop hits. With or without my diverse collection of music playing in the background‚ a five-second handstand is accolade-worthy to bystanders‚ but not to me. I can disprove Newton’s
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When I was fifteen‚ I read a book titled I am Malala. This book is about a young Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban on her way to school. The story of Malala opened my eyes to the very different in which we live. One of my favorite quotes from I am Malala is‚ “We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” To me‚ this quote shows a cry for help from middle-eastern women. It made me start thinking about all girls in the middle-east and how their lives compare to mine.
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Why I Am Who I Am Now Life has many things to offer us. Some things offer happiness‚ success and anything that may help us be contented and enjoy our journey. Some things‚ on the other hand can put us down. Like failure‚ hatred and many others. Criticism is one of the things in life that offers both. Criticism is something that may definitely make us or break us. I am the kind of person who doesn’t trust that easily. Yes. I do know many people especially now that I’m in college. But I have
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I Am Sam was an enlighten story of a struggle of a man and his daughter to stay together. In this movie the director showed the viewers a realistic situation between family and state. The director also did an excellent job portraying the illustration of the main character (Sam) and his daughter (Lucy) personal struggle within. This story showed the importance of love and family. The movie I Am Sam introduces conflict between the family and state. The main character (Sam) and
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I am Malala is the memoir of a fourteen-year old girl’s campaign for women’s right to education. In 2011‚ Malala was shot by the Taliban in a bus on her way home from school. Two Taliban men boarded the bus and asked‚ “who is Malala‚” soon after‚ firing shots into Malala’s head (Yousafzai 9). The Taliban‚ a radical Islamic group‚ wishes to instill a conservative version of Islamic law called Sharia. Malala grew up in a society in which women were treated as inferior beings‚ housekeepers‚ and had
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Proactive Tactics Police officers use many different methods in their duties to protect and serve citizens. Among these methods are the traditional and alternative methods. However‚ these are not the only methods that officers use. Officials use proactive tactics to further their means. The first tactic is called decoy operations. Decoy operations entail police officers to blend in with civilians and catch criminals in the middle of committing a crime and reducing local crimes. People
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Habit 1 discusses the importance of being proactive. Covey states that we are responsible for our own lives; therefore‚ we possess the initiative to make things happen. He also points out that proactive people so not blame various circumstances for their behaviors but they realize behavior comes from one’s conscious. Covey also explains that the other type of person is reactive. Reactive people are affected by their social as well as physical surroundings. This means that if the weather is bad‚ then
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I am a Survivor Uhriaha Aguilar BSHS 342 December 10‚ 2012 Don Campbell Start This essay will cover in a shortened version a quick glimpse into my life and how I came to be where I am today. Social Support Outside the Immediate Family built my resilience and has put me on the path to becoming a human service professional. Life Begins Growing up I lived in a home that was comprised of my mother‚ father‚ and myself. Someone would think
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I Am Sam In this movie‚ Sam Dawson‚ is a developmentally disabled adult who has been raising his daughter Lucy for seven years. He receives help in raising Lucy from a group of friends that also have developmental disabilities. Although Sam provides a loving and structured environment for Lucy‚ her intellectual development begins to surpass her fathers. Because Lucy’s school reported their findings of Lucy’s developmental progress possibly being altered by Sam’s disability‚ Lucy was taken
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As I scroll through the unknown hallways of high school for the first time‚ anxious and worried of the unexpected I was about to anticipate‚ my palms start the tip of shaking heavily and sweating uncontrollably. Thinking to it‚ I knew it was a start‚ a new start of life as a beginning‚ new chapter of not just believing in finding myself‚ challenging more to my limitations‚ setting high bars‚ letting myself free to the world of judgements and doubts of others around me‚ and showing my heart to the
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