OUR AMERICA Our America is a first hand account of the struggles faced by youth growing up in a crime infested and economically challenged neighborhood. The book details the daily lives of LeAlan and Lloyd as they struggle to survive in the projects of Chicago. In the book they explore the dangers of being a child raised in a housing project‚ the consequences of negative behavior‚ and even murder. A crucial point in the book takes place when a brutal crime erupted from an abandoned apartment in
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The poem “For Our Grandmothers” by Nickole Brown‚ explains how Brown’s grandmother shows her affection towards her granddaughter like most grandmothers. She makes us realize how our grandmothers are always there for us and how they help us grow. Grandmothers show their love in many different ways that we may not realize. Grandmothers have a way of easing our lives to put less pressure on ourselves and also making their children’s lives easier for their children. She describes poetically all the loving
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be given more privacy‚ or is the price of their fame an invasion into their private lives? Many girls want to be as beautiful as Paris Hilton and many boys want to be as popular as David Beckham. Who doesn’t want to be a celebrity? They have all the things that common people can dream of‚ fans‚ designer clothes‚ luxurious cars‚ and the list goes on. Their lavish style of living keeps them in the eye of public and media. As a result of constant attention given to them‚ their personal lives get
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In the play "Our Town"‚ by Thornton Wilder‚ a character by the name of Simon Stimson makes a very insightful statement about people and their lives. Simon is dead and buried‚ as well as several of the play’s other characters‚ when a newly-dead young woman named Emily joins their ranks and begins to realize the triviality and ignorance of her existence‚ as well as that of every living person. The dead are discussing this insignificance and unawareness of the living when Simon comments with disgust
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” We are all created equal‚ but a higher power such like the government is there to make sure that our rights are secured. Mankind is created equal‚ but we are all different. The need of the government is for them to secure our wonderful rights from individuals that would misuse them‚ to control and keep us safe. Now‚ just imagine a world without the government. And all the free will God has given us. I imagine chaos everywhere because if there is good‚ there is bad. The individuals that are good
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each of our minds once in a while‚ through his play‚ Our Town. In Our Town‚ he exemplified his view of life and what it truly means by not only reflecting upon life‚ but also‚ death. Through death‚ we learn what life really is‚ and what life has to offer us. It is not the grand and fine things in life‚ but the minor everyday things in life that truly make life worth living. When speaking of Our Town he said‚ “It is an attempt to find value above all price‚ for the smallest events in our daily life
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Lives on the Boundary: An Assessment of the Flaws in Our Educational System In the opening chapter in Lives on the Boundary‚ Mike Rose points to an underlying issue in our educational system; how to deal with the diversity in our schools of students’ knowledge and comprehension of taught material. Imperfections in the educational system makes it rigorous for certain students to learn what is being taught. Since each student is different‚ ideally each student should be taught in the way that suits
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Raising Children is not an easy task. Most parents say that. In our further expanding world of virtue and vice‚ it is even harder than it used to be. Many parents argue with their children on the concept of their freedom. So‚ should children be given total freedom? I say no‚ they shouldn’t. However‚ I’m not saying that children shouldn’t have freedom. Of course they should! Parents need to encourage their children’s freedoms to build a strong base for future independence. Otherwise‚ how is a kid
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Our Heroes–Men of Steel Faiza Zahid ..and if we don’t come back tell them we have sacrificed our today for their tomorrow… Being daughter of a soldier means that the passion for patriotism runs with the blood in the veins. You are brought up with a sense of responsibility and the aim of protecting the motherland no matter what. During childhood‚ the sheer dedication and devotion for the country was beyond my apprehension. I could not understand how someone can love the country more than his
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Our bodies change our minds We know that our minds change our bodies‚ but is it also true that our bodies change our minds? And in a couple of minutes I want to convince you to pay more attention to your body postures and to convince you change your body postures in order to change how you feel. and I’m hoping that if you learn to tweak this a little bit‚ it could significantly change the way your life unfolds. When we feel happy we smile. When we feel sad we do the opposite. If you feel
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