the 1980s. Growing up‚ my childhood was heavily influenced by what my parents had grown up on in the 80s‚ especially the music. As I got older‚ the movie culture began to be the main interest to me. This year I have found myself constantly imagining I was in an 80s having the freedoms that having been taken away from youth today. The 80s may be full of crazy hair and cheesy songs‚ but that’s what makes it so wonderful to me. In my family music is a very important element‚ growing up the soundtrack
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Persepolis (Marjanne Satrapi‚ Vincent Paronnaud‚ 2007) Persepolis chronicles the life of Marjane Satrapi growing up in Iran. Growing up‚ she is surrounded by her loving family and relatives‚ and like most teenagers anywhere‚ she has a penchant for pop music‚ fashion‚ and rebelliousness. Soon‚ Marjane finds herself confronting the injustices of the Iranian regime. She sees her uncle die after his window-washer-turned-government employee refused to give him permission to seek medical treatment
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Growing up Fatherless “When a child grows up without a father‚ there is an empty place where someone must stand‚ Providing an example of character and confidence.” ~ Steve Largent Fathers generally have as much or more influence than mothers on many aspects of their daughters’ lives. Fathers have a greater impact on their daughter’s long-term (romantic) male relationships because of their ability to trust‚ enjoy‚ and relate well to the males in their life. Girls with involved‚ fathers are
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Growing up in Ethiopia‚ a third world country where opportunities come few and far between‚ medicine‚ law‚ and engineering are all at the forefront of these limited opportunities and overly frequented options for college students. At an early age‚ I uncovered my love for helping others‚ but to my parents’ surprise my passion was for helping my girlfriends put outfits together or helping them shop for clothes‚ not helping an ill person regain their health in a white coat. As I began to mature‚ so
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Being able to build yourself back up after you’ve fallen is something that takes a lot of effort and commitment‚ that was something I had to learn the hard way. Having six older siblings really put a lot of pressure on me growing up because I was expected to always be the best‚ especially when only four of your six siblings graduated highschool and only one continued on to college. Growing up I didn’t really care for school and didn’t think much of how it would affect me later in life. As soon as
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Many years ago teenagers were entertained through playing sports‚ going out with friends and being active. Today’s society is entertained through the internet. The digital world was something that belonged to adults‚ but as more and more kids are growing up online‚ parents are finding themselves on the outside looking in. The internet has become a daily routine in our lives. Most of us can afford to skip a meal today‚ but can’t afford to skip browsing the internet for an hour. Facebook‚ Myspace‚ Youtube
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It’s weird to sit down and think about my life up to this point in time. I’m a 23 year old college student who’s so focused on making it through a 16 credit hour semester and working graves full time that other than current events it’s strange to think back on my life and what all has happened. Really looking through the memories I’m not sure there’s a single event that didn’t have something to do with race‚ class‚ or gender. I think a lot of what has happened has made me bitter so it’s hard to talk
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Are Kids Harmed By the Mall? Kids in American today spend much time in malls according to Kowinski’s article. Kowinski thinks malls have a bad influence on American kids because kids waste too much time in the malls doing unproductive activities. I agree with Kowinski that kids are harmed by the mall because it limits free thinking on different sets of values‚ opportunity to succeed‚ and learning from adults. Malls have negative influences on American teenagers because malls preprogram kids
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Growing up Poor I did not realize until about the 5th grade‚ what being poor was all about. From kindergarten until then‚ kids didn’t really pay attention to what you wore to school‚ what type of home you lived in‚ or what your parents did for a living. What mattered was how nice you were‚ that you shared your toys‚ and took turns on the playground. Fifth grade started a whole new chapter in life. It started with a new school with both familiar and unfamiliar faces and with that‚ new challenges
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English 1101 Growing Up Georgia State University was my destination the fall of 2005. I was a starting freshman for the class of 2009. Everything seemed to be going perfect because I had graduated high school with a high grade point average. I thought I was the ready for every class especially English 1101 because I felt that my former high school teachers had taught me everything I need for college‚ little did I know that I had no clue how to write like a good writer. I lacked the grammar skills
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