"My First Conk" "My First Conk" is a story about part of Malcolm X’s life written by Malcolm X. The story was about when Malcolm had his first conk. A conk straightened a black man’s hair‚ so he could look more like a white man. It went through a process on how he and his friend conked his hair. At the end of the story‚ Malcolm talks about how he embarrassed himself and his race by trying to make himself look like a white man. This story about Malcolm X’s first conk is a process analysis
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nervous butterflies in my stomach. Today was mine and Cassie’s first day at the Jefferson Davis School‚ a former whites-only school‚ who wanted us to join. No one really knows why‚ but Mama agreed. Mama came into my room to get me out of bed‚ then to Cassie’s. Both of us were extremely anxious and did not want to go‚ but Mama did not want to hear it‚ so we kept quiet and obeyed. After dressing up in our nice clothes and eating a good breakfast‚ we ran to ride the bus for the very first time. Cassie and
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The sun is shining no matter what? Wow‚ maybe if we remember that‚ we can stay optimistic no matter what situation. In the story “All Summer in a Day‚” and the piece of art titled “Dancing in the Sun‚” the theme “The sun is always shining” is used. Have you ever been in a good mood but then someone tries to ruin your world? Even though they fail unsuccessfully? This means the sun shining even though you cannot see it. Sometimes‚ at night‚ she heard them stir‚ in remembrance‚ and she knew they were
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the years I was extremely imbedded in my academics. I had straight A’s for my entire time at St. Michael. I received the academic achievement award at Eighth grade promotion for having the highest GPA in my class. Despite this‚ I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to live up
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The day I got my first deer I was 10 years old and It was Sunday at 5:00 AM in the morning. I woke up and went and hopped in the shower then I got done and walked out into my room and put my clothes on but‚ not just any ordinary clothes these clothes were washed in “no scent” which says what it does. it is a company that makes a liquid and that liquid can be sprayed used a laundry detergent or anything. Then I went into the living room where my dad was; and he had already completed these
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The day had finally come. And this day was the first day of senior year and maddie was waiting for this day her entire life. It was the first day and maddie had noticed that there was a new student in her AP bio class. And boy‚ oh boy did she have the hot’s for him. She went up to him and introduced herself. “Hey im madison but people call me maddie” “i’m marcus‚” “are you new? Cause you look new..” “yeah i’m new” he says with a laugh. “Well welcome to palumbo”. Maddie could not stop thinking
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Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in Canada and the United States as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. It is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. Several other places around the world observe similar celebrations. Thanksgiving has its historical roots in religious and cultural traditions and has long been celebrated in a secular manner as well
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forward to their vacation periods. There are many options regarding where to choose. I think that the two most common places people choose to take a vacation are the beach and the mountains. Both places provide visitors with a variety of activities entertaining and fabulous. However‚ the particular characteristics and the ingenerate conditions of these two resorts are completely varied. The beach offers activities that the mountains cannot offer and vice versa. The purpose of this essay is to contrast
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My family and I have always loved are camping trips‚ especially the ones the take us deep into the depths of the Sierra Nevada mountians. There’s a very unique and beautiful camp ground near Mammoth Lakes called Devils Postpile. My is it beautiful‚ two gigantic crystal clear lakes‚ wildlife sites that could easily be posted in any National Geographic magazine‚ and trout that have enough meat on their bones to suvive in the deepest of any ocean. One little problem I always have
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let’s face it‚ accepted coming towards higher education because our parents told us we had to. For me‚ however‚ there was another reason in which I am not alone. When I first came to Tarleton State University I was freshly home from a tour in Afghanistan. I was raw‚ angry‚ hurting‚ and lost. I had lost my vision for my future. My intention when I enrolled at Tarleton was not to pursue the next step or even to find the next step‚ but instead it was an effort to drown out what I had seen‚ done‚ and
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