Cultural Identity Reflection Paper Who I am; my beliefs‚ values‚ morals‚ and views on diversity are shaped based upon my upbringing‚ the values within society‚ and the norms adopted by our culture. However‚ I can’t only thank these sources for whom I am; my own personal experiences and feelings have had a huge impact on my cultural views. My biases; I am aware of them (good)‚ but they exist‚ and to some may seem bad. I want to take you on a journey inside my path to cultural identity. I think
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Humanities: Music Reflection Paper When thinking about the question (can music affect the listener?) many thoughts and notions come to my mind that can either refute or agree with this purposed question‚ but the opinion that I will explain in detail with clear and concise evidence within the body of this paper is that music does in fact affect the listener in many positive ways. People tend to listen to a genre/style of music based upon his/her mood or feelings at that very point and time‚ for
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Writing A Good Reflection FOR THE RECOLLECTION The great philosopher Socrates said‚ "The unexamined life is not worth living." Through the reflection paper‚ one will be tasked to examine where one is in his/her life and apply truths discussed in class to his/her own life. 1. Follow instructions. Make sure that you are answering what is being asked of you‚ and not other things. So focus on the guide question/s. However‚ do not do a question-and-answer type of reflection. (Reflections
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Compare and contrast mini essay The novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson and the poem Alone by Maya Angelou are very similar but different in some ways. The novel Speak is about a young girl named Melinda who is raped at a party the summer before she starts high school. Throughout the book Melinda is afraid to speak of the incident and becomes silent and speaks to no one. The book is about Melinda finding herself and overcoming the fear and learning to speak out. Throughout the book Melinda becomes
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"You see a bird trying to fly‚ falls down‚ and gets back up to try again." That is how it is in the novel "Speak". Melinda keeps trying to pull her self up. But Melinda keeps collapsing‚ Melinda was nearly Going to give up‚ although she got up and started over. In the novel "Speak"‚ Melinda progressed very uniquely‚ and this is important. In the novel “Speak”. Melinda is the main character
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Christopher Leveratto May 26‚ 2012 Scripture: Christian Service Reflection Paper Through the course of five weeks I have tutored a third grader by the name of Willy one hour each Thursday. Willy is a high-spirited kid who loves to learn. He goes to a school named Corpus Christi‚ a school I spent my sixth through eighth grade years at‚ and is also the organization I volunteered for. I chose this particular work because I love working with kids considering I have 4 younger brothers and sisters
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(McCullough‚ p6). Many people engage in conversations that discuss various oppressions such as racism‚ sexism‚ heterosexism and classism‚ but rarely do we discuss how these oppressions interact with each other. In the Combahee River Collective’s “Black Feminist Statements” the women write about the importance of identifying connections among various kinds of oppression; “The most general statement of our politics at the present time would be that we are actively committed to struggling against racial
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Reflection Paper #3: Tokyo Sonata The movie Tokyo Sonata shows an ordinary Japanese family‚ whose members have own secrets that they try to hide from each other. The father‚ Ryuhei Sasaki‚ is fired from his work‚ and the mother‚ Megumi always feels lonely. Their first son Tadashi suddenly enlists for the US Army‚ and the younger son Kenji secretly dreams of becoming a pianist. In my opinion‚ this movie highlights the absence of communication in families in contemporary Japanese society. I couldn’t
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similarities in Speak and Animal Farm. Starting with similarities in theme are there is an abuse of the power. Napoleon uses it to take over the farm and have the other animals as his slaves. Andy uses his power over Melinda to where she’s afraid to speak. Although there is abuse‚ the protagonists still hope for a better life. The major conflict in Animal Farm is the common animals versus the pigs. There are also minor conflicts between underlying characters that add into the big picture. Speak has Melinda
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There was a time when women were not allowed to become doctor. This profession only restricted to man. People thought that women were not too strong that could bear the stress to become a doctor. Elizabeth Black was the first lady‚ American lady‚ got the admission in a medical college. An influential doctor recommends her for admission. The administrator of the college did not refuse the doctor but they also did not want a female student in their college. They decided to put the matter before
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