For the majority of my life‚ I’ve never worried about being oppressed. I’ve been lucky enough to be raised in a middle class‚ white family. I may not feel directly oppressed as a result of my gender and sexuality‚ however there are people that do and they shouldn’t be denounced as a result of my experiences. Due to being a woman‚ I’m likely to be shamed for the way I present myself. For example‚ I’m unable to have my hair grow out (underarms or legs) without being scorned by others. Through personal
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first day of school. I remember approaching the classroom which was filled with chattering and laughter. I remember my teacher trying to communicate with me. As I tried to recall the English I heard in my cartoons and Disney movies‚ I understood only about forty percent of what she said. I was excited to begin this new experience of school‚ but wasn’t quite sure how to deal with it all. It
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I woke with a start‚ my alarm clock screaming at me to get up before the sun. I slid myself out of bed‚ groggily dodging the mountains of boxes precariously placed about my room. I truly believe that I was not ready for such a big move‚ or what it would do to me as a freshly graduated 6th grader. I avoided everyone on that too-early morning‚ not quite brave enough to say goodbye. I was feeling some odd mixture of excitement and distress because I was excited to see me mom again after 3 months‚ but
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couldn’t come back. Our fan section began to grow quiet as we were down 22 points in the first half but during half time we went into the locker room where Coach. Martin had told us he didn’t know who this team was. I remember him saying "don’t worry about the thousands of people. Don’t
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Home Inspirational essay on friends and friendship. Ang Kwento ng Isang FA Submitted by joenard on February 20‚ 2010 -2:15pm. Filipino | Fiction | Inspirational essay on friends and friendship. Body: Ang Kwento ng Isang (FA _FAILURE ANALYST‚ negosyante‚ estudyante o nanganagrap ) By request 022010 Author: Joenard Opalsa Author’s Bio/Notes: "Minsan nasabi ko malalathala din mga sinusulat ko‚ hindi lamang puso ko ang makakarinig at utak ko ang masasaling kundi kapwa ko manunulat na
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When my new classmates discovered I was from Buoyei‚ they were curious about the world I came from such as what we ate‚ wore‚ and where we lived. They treated me like an alien. My ethnic identity brought many frustrations‚ but it also inspires me to think of ways to contribute and build a more diverse
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Manipulating fear By definition‚ fear is “an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous‚ likely to cause pain‚ or a threat”. However it should be perceived as a motivation to accomplish new challenges. In fact‚ students should be encouraged to let fear of failure become an opportunity to succeed. Such is the success experience of Thomas Edison‚ whose most memorable invention was the light bulb‚ accomplishing his final goal after 1‚000 tries. “How did it feel to
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hot‚ sunny day like most of the days in Texas. We lived outside of Wichita Falls‚ Texas about ten miles near the Wichita river. My parents have about twenty acres of land that that the Wichita river runs through‚ we always went fishing there and caught a fifteen pound flathead at the most‚ but this trip was different. We set off at about seven in the morning so we could have plenty of time to fish‚ it was about a thirty minute drive to our section of river. Once we got to the river‚ we unloaded our
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create a better life for our family. Growing up here I found myself becoming easily accustomed to the American ways‚ but even though my family and I may have gotten used to that way of life we never lost sight of our Ukrainian culture. When I think about it‚ the best way that I can describe what my culture is like would be a jigsaw puzzle. When making a puzzle one begins with connecting as many pieces to each other until the exact pieces are found and locked together. Finding the exact pieces that
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that feels the same way. There was no banter between family members‚ were not talking about the usual every day life‚ instead there was live coverage of big events happening in downtown Manhattan. Though I was not fully wake‚ I tried to focus in on the T.V.‚ I saw fire and smoke flowing from the World Trade Center‚ where there used to be two towers there was only one. As I watched‚ the news anchors spoke about how the missing tower had just collapsed‚ that woke me up; the news was immense. I
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