Have you lived up to your family’s expectations of you? I believe I have lived up to my parent’s expectations. My parents have always set realistic expectations of my brother and I. My mother is a Certified Nursing Assistant and my father works in construction. My mother would always say to us‚ “Do not be like me‚ do better than me”. So at a young age I took that quote and I ran with it. She wanted us to be smart‚ determined and independent members of society. I wanted to make my parents proud
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Debrionna Mulhall Jennifer Schaller English 1102 Sec. 53 10 October 2014 Peeling Back The Label “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is a short story written by Joyce Carol Oates. This popular short story made its debut in 1966. Dependent upon the interpreter‚ this short story may seem to be based upon many different themes‚ although my goal is to focus on analyzing the author’s use of stylistic devices such as a recognizable setting‚ and symbolism that Oates has effectively implemented in
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one after another was arrested after brutal torture‚ and then burned them in public. The reason for this mass murder‚ the first reminiscent of the reason is social unrest. 30% of the populations in Europe died from the Black Death‚ the living person have to face the serious inflation and intense religious reform movement. People do not know how to resolve the unrest‚ later‚ they found a way to vent‚ and that is the "witch". And later‚ the Pope established a convent to begin work towards the suppression
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when a human is attracted to inanimate objects. This is called objectum sexuality or object sexuality. In object sexuality the emphasis is not in fact on ‘sexuality’ at all as while the individual may be sexually attracted to the object‚ they also have strong feelings of love and commitment toward it. Generally those experiencing with object sexuality believe the object to hold reciprocal feelings and to love them back‚ while in some extreme cases they may also find it difficult to understand ‘normal’
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As a teenager I had many goals for myself in mind for the future. I decided that for my goals to happen I need to pursue a college degree after I graduated high school‚ but I knew that my parents wouldn’t be able to afford my college tuition. Before joining the service‚ I had plenty of part-time jobs as waitressing in different restaurants which at the time I thought it was a stressful job. If I had only known that going through army basic training was going to involved double the stress and aches
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It all happened on a warm sunny saturday morning in “Where are you going. Where have you been’’ by Joyce Carry Oates. It started with an unfamiliar car bouncing along Connie’s long drive way. When she first heard the car she rushed to the window excitedly‚ frantically fixing her hair. Making sure she looked good‚ seemed to be an insecure habit for Connie. She saw an uninvited boyish looking man who was situated in the car parked now in her driveway. There was a tension of unease about the boyish
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The Coldest Winter Ever is a best-selling 1999 novel written by rapper and activist Sister Souljah. Set in the projects of Brooklyn‚ New York‚ The Coldest Winter Ever is the story of Winter (aptly named because she was born during one of New York’s worst snowstorms) Santiaga‚ the rebellious‚ pampered teenage daughter of a notorious drug dealer. Winter’s father‚ Ricky Santiaga‚ has attained substantial wealth through his drug empire and lavishes his wife‚ Winter‚ and Winter’s three younger sisters
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WHAT MAKES SOMEONE A HERO? Heroes of today lie in ones beliefs. It doesn’t take super powers to be a Hero. The common recognition of heroes in our day to day lives can be anyone starting from the firefighters‚ police‚ military‚ ambulance crews‚ teachers‚ doctors‚ parents and more. A person cannot be considered a Hero based on their profession. Many people think that all the soldiers or firefighters are Heroes. But it is not always true. Heroism lies within a person and rises to the occasion. If
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Someone who motivates me. Motivation is the reason we get out of bed in the morning instead of sleeping all day. It is what drives us to get to work or the gym and work harder‚ smarter‚ and more efficiently than the day before. Motivation is the reason that great ideas are turned into great accomplishments. Motivation is what drives us to get things done! When a person plans or wants to do something‚ he or she has a motivation for that specific thing. In other words‚ when a person does something
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Running back Rushel Shell‚ who said in April he was transferring from Pittsburgh to UCLA‚ has contacted the Panthers’ coaching staff about his intention of returning to the team‚ a source said. Charles LeClaire/USA TODAY SportsRushel Shell‚ who had the second-most rushing yards on Pitt as a true freshman‚ has changed his mind and will not transfer with hopes of returning to the Panthers‚ a source said. Shell never enrolled at UCLA‚ a source said‚ which could make his return to Pitt less complicated
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