Essay I: Southern Literature 1. Conventional representations of the South tend to portray the region in a simplistic manner and to reduce Southerners to stereotypes of shiftless hillbillies‚ indolent belles‚ and intolerant bigots. While many of the stories we have read invoke similar stereotypes‚ the authors seem to subvert these conventional assumptions to present more complex and sympathetic representations of this region and its inhabitants. For this topic‚ you are to choose one of the texts
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I believe in guns. I believe that firearms are very complex and intricate mechanical objects. The whole idea fascinates me. Pre- sixth grade‚ I was not into guns as much‚ but I got a BB gun for my birthday many years ago and was inspired. I had been shooting BB guns before then. My dad taught me to shoot with his BB gun. He was in the Army during Vietnam. He didn’t go to war‚ but he is still a good shot.Now I love firearms‚ and when I am older‚ I would like to have multiple pistols and rifles of
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I can make a difference “If there is a better solution… find it.” This quote by Thomas Edison means that there is a better solution. I just have to have enough perseverance to find it. I believe that there is always another solution. Bullying is a huge problem in the United States. All it takes is one person to stand up and it can start a chain reaction. With enough courage‚ compassion‚ and perseverance it can be stopped. I can eliminate bullying in my school by
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I Believe In Jesus Christ I believe that Jesus Christ is real and that he lives! Throughout my life I have had many life routines that have shaped my belief in Christ. Over time all the little details have made a huge impact on how I view certain things. Each life event helps to confirm my belief in Christ. I know that the Savior is real and that his love is infinite. Jesus Christ lives and saves us all. I was born into a family where they have a strong belief in Christ. I think that my family
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is easy. Showing care and making a person feel loved can soften a person’s heart easily. People are people‚ they crave to be loved and to feel like being loved purely. “How could one not have loved her great still eyes.” Even I can fall to that person. Personality makes imperfect person perfect. Real love deepens not because of the physical quality but how that person interacts‚ communicates‚ and expresses his feelings. Those qualities can make anyone feel special. “My soul is not satisfied
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After a long while of thinking about what I believe in‚ I finally found the solution. I believe in cookies. Well‚ now you’re probably thinking this is some kind of dumb joke and that I’m not being sincere. But‚ it’s not what you think. Now you’re more than likely waiting for some sort of symbolism about cookies and their delicious‚ crispy edges. But no‚ we’re talking real cookies‚ right out of the oven‚ fresh off of the cookie sheet. So‚ what’s so wonderful about cookies? It begins with intense
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Each one is as unique as can be. I wonder if raindrops ever get lonely. They fall through the sky‚ hit the ground‚ and spread out. They’re surrounded by one another‚ but are they together? Do they think of themselves as part of a whole? Do they think themselves separate beings? I don’t think they’re part of a whole. I don’t think that at all. People think of my school as a whole. "They like school more than friends." I hear it all the time. I know the ones they speak of; they make
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edu/19th_century/lincoln1.asp New!Re: Abraham Lincoln for the Republican Party SURAJ DHAKAL (Aug 10‚ 2012 7:00 AM) - Read by: 4Reply deborah henderson (Aug 12‚ 2012 12:26 AM) - Read by: 3Reply Ashley‚ Jordan Schraner (Aug 12‚ 2012 5:54 AM) - Read by: 4Reply I agree along with your post relating how the Republicans chose Lincoln because he believed in the equality of all the people‚ and also the end to spreading slavery in the new upcoming territories New!Re: Abraham Lincoln for the Republican Party Joseph
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I believe in opportunity. The definition of opportunity is something that you want to do‚ have the chance to do‚ or the possibility·of achieving something. When I was younger‚ I lived in a heavily populated town: Laredo‚ Texas. At the time‚ I was an eighth grader trying to make my mom proud by getting good grades in my classes. Seeing my mom happy was the greatest feeling in the world. My father‚ on the other hand‚ started to disappear on us. I found out that my dad had a drug problem‚ and my mom
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arguments commits. (You may want to justify your answers in 2-3 sentences.) (1) Honey‚ this postcard just arrived‚ and it says we have won a free airline trip. All we have to do is call the toll-free number to claim it. If we call the number‚ we can go to Paris in June. (2) Ellen Quinn has argued that logic is not the most important thing in life. Apparently Ellen advocates irrationality. It has taken two million years for the human race to achieve the position that it has‚ and Ellen would throw
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