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    different experiences they both had lasting memories that will stay with them. In the essay “The Color of Love”‚ the writer Danzy Senna tells the story of her grandmother who was also a writer but they were as different as night and day. Her grandmother was Irish but from the country’s Protestant elite who married a lawyer from America fell in love and had a daughter from this union. Her daughter fell in love with a black man and had three children which didn’t sit well with the grandmother who

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    Ayrton Senna

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    Ayrton Senna da Silva (March 21‚ 1960 - May 1‚ 1994)‚ better known as Ayrton Senna‚ was a Brazilian racing driver who won the Formula 1 world championship title three times. His tragic death in 1994 is still mourned by Brazilians and he remains one of the most beloved Formula 1 personalities. Born in S?o Paulo‚ the son of a wealthy Brazilian landowner‚ he quickly developed an interest in motor racing. Encouraged by his father‚ a racing enthusiast‚ young Ayrton got behind the wheel of his first

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    Colors of Love

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    They say in love nothing is impossible. Height‚ weight‚ distance and of course age is just a damn number. To love is a great feeling but to be loved is a much greater feeling. But it’s hard to be hurt‚ that feeling like when your heart’s gonna burst and while in pain‚ you’re just crying and crying and crying. The first time I saw him‚ I was starstrucked! “Wow‚ he’s so tall and kinda handsome. Does he have any talent and is he that smart enough? If he does‚ then he’s already!” When my classmates

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    Love and Color Wheel

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    The Colors of Love Theory Corresponds to the Color Wheel If you’re familiar with the color wheel you’ll know that there are three primary colors - red‚ blue‚ and yellow‚ and these colors mix to create the three secondary colors - purple‚ orange‚ and green. In 1973 John Lee used the color wheel to describe his theory of love‚ in his book‚ The Colors of Love. Primary Love Styles are Eros‚ Ludos and Storge Though they don’t correspond to specific colors‚ Lee’s primary styles of love are: eros

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    Love Has No Color

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    Love Has No Color Written by Stephanie Figueroa Kingsborough Community College Sociology 3100 Partners amongst interracial relationships have been experienced and full of content ever since the 1600s. From laws of abolishment to the percentage of young America whom take part in an interracial romance‚ this particular group of individuals who believe in miscegenation didn’t let anything nor anyone interfere with their right to love. The battle has ended but still raises eyebrows to some

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    Music in Caucasia In Caucasia‚ Danzy Senna tells the tale of two young girls‚ Cole and Birdie. The products of a biracial couple‚ they struggle with the growing racial tensions in 1970’s America. The sisters share an inseparable bond‚ always speaking to each other in their own language‚ Elemeno. “What was the point of surviving if you had to disappear? [Birdie] said it aloud” (8). She soon learns‚ much like the Elemenos‚ that she would have to learn to change form in order to survive. Music is

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    Color Essay

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    Favorite Color Essay With all the beautiful colors out there‚ I have to say that my favorite color is blue. Blue symbolizes loyalty that is why it is preferred to wear a blue tie or dress during a job interview and also the reason cops have blue uniforms. This color is present everywhere through the infinite deep sky and ocean releasing a peaceful vibe‚ which you can’t help but relax. It has a wavelength of about 470 nm‚ third shortest after indigo and violet. The complementary color of blue is

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    The Color Purple Essay

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    Alice Walker’s The Color Purple takes place in the 1920’s-1930’s during the times of segregation and women’s suffrage. In this passage Celie’s step-son confides in her one night sitting on her front porch steps. Read the following passage from Alice Walker’s The Color Purple. Then‚ in a well-organized essay analyze how the author’s style exposes the tone towards the unequal treatment of women by the use of literary elements such as appeal to emotion‚ syntax‚ and irony. Harpo sitting out

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    Color Guard Essay

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    5/15/13 Color Guard Captain Essay When I first signed up for guard‚ I had no idea what I was getting myself into. But it became a passion‚ when I got off the floor after my first performance and felt that amazing feeling. It has made me so much more responsible and mature. A good leader has a great vision. They must have confidence in their leadership and must be able to use the authority they have. If the leader can’t handle his/her power‚ they shouldn’t be in charge. The leader shouldn’t

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    extremely affluent town. I attended the best grammar and high schools in the state‚ continued on to graduate from one of the best universities in the world‚ and had no idea what to do next. My drive to excel was both internal and external—I really do love success‚ but I was equally pressured by outside sources to succeed. The advantages I was given served both to help me start ahead of others and stay ahead in life‚ and to cripple me once I had traveled through those first two decade’s worth of rites

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