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    Ever since I was small‚ people always ask me "What do you want to be when you grow up?" I used crayons to illustrate my dream career. My drawing was hung in the hallways for my parents to see. I remember the typical careers of my kindergarden class- ballerinas‚ firefighters‚ singers‚ and astronauts. I remembered mine. My picture showed a stick figure with black hair holding a mic. Underneath the beautiful drawing‚ I wrote "When I grow up‚ I want to be a singer." To this day I can still remember

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    parents are. However‚ in What I Saw And How I Lied by Judy Blundell‚ the main character Evie’s parents weren’t who she thought they really were to her. In this particular book Evie wants to be just like her parents‚ especially her beautiful mother‚ but are her parents really nice ? Evie was in a serious relationship with a boy named Peter but somebody else was as well. But who ? Somebody stole money from the Jews in the war. But who ? After a tragic accident happened where Peter died‚ the truth unfolds

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    What do I hope to achieve in my life In my life I want to achieve many things. In the next ten years I see myself going to college and graduating becoming a successful engineer. I will go through many step and obstacles while trying to achieve what I want to do. My strengths fit right into my goal and will end up helping me achieve this. Once I put my mind to something I believe that I can achieve anything. The way I plan to achieve my goal is by attending such universities such as Yale or Harvard

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    This passage‚ written by Henry David Thoreau‚ resonates with me personally‚ as it remarks that humans are often too focused on the events around them that they end up ignoring their individual nature. Within the passage‚ Thoreau asserts‚ “After a night’s sleep the news is as indispensable as the breakfast. ‘Pray tell me anything that has happened to a man anywhere on this globe’” (Thoreau 10). As humans beings‚ we crave to know what is happening to others of our nature. However‚ because of this‚

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    Writing Center Should I Use “I”? Like Be the first of your friends to like this. What this handout is about This handout is about determining when to use first person pronouns (“I”‚ “we‚” “me‚” “us‚” “my‚” and “our”) and personal experience in academic writing. “First person” and “personal experience” might sound like two ways of saying the same thing‚ but first person and personal experience can work in very different ways in your writing. You might choose to use “I” but not make any reference

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    I Wonder as I Wander

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    I Wonder as I Wander I Wonder as I Wander is in a minor key within the whole song. The piece is abstract. The music fits with the words because the words and the music play a role in how the character is wandering and thinking which makes it a mystery. In the music‚ almost at the end of each phrase the tempo gradually slows down and then become slower and softer‚ which brings out the beauty of the song‚ and make it very interesting and special to me. “I Wonder as I Wander” grew out of three lines

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    DeAndria Meredith Mr. Henry Intro to Theatre 17 April 2014 Forbidden Love‚ Success‚ and Empowerment The King and I‚ based on Margaret Landon’s 1944 novel‚ Anna and the King of Siam‚ made its theatrical debut on March 29‚ 1951 at Broadway’s St. James Theatre. Composed by Richard Rogers and written (book and lyrics) by Oscar Hammerstein II‚ The King and I was the duo’s fifth production‚ brought to them by the eventual leading lady. The musical takes place in 1862 Bangkok‚ Siam‚ later known as Thailand

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    I love Lucy was a show that began in 1951 and ended in 1957‚ it was the story of a homemaker who dreamt of being famous‚ Lucy played by Lucille Ball‚ was one of the most famous stars due to her role in this comedy. According to the Museum of Broadcast Communications in New York‚ 92 percent of American homes with television sets were all tuned in to CBS to watch a this television show during the time it remained on air. Most of the show’s success came from the fact that Americans at the time understood

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    “The Sound of Music” directed by Robert Wise and “Going Where I’m Coming From” by Naomi Shihab Nye were inspirational short stories that helped create the lesson that was revealed in both stories. In the Sound of Music‚ Maria‚ who was a very elated‚ postulant person was trying to adapt to her new home and help the family she was assigned realize to follow your dreams. In “Going Where I’m Coming From”‚ Naomi was sent to an Armenian school for getting expelled in Missouri and was trying to adapt to

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    Thafer kashak has lived in the U.S for three months. Two of the three months Kashak worked as a sous chef in a middle eastern restaurant in Fresno. During the third month Kashak had been getting his kids and his wife settled into their new appartment. Saturday the family cooked a traditional breakfast for the people who would be participating in the fundraiser walk. The walk had been held for the Syrians who still needed help back in Syria. Funds that were raised during the walk will go to the

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