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    Art as a Second Language Bernice Eisenstein’s novel I was a Child of Holocaust Survivors uses both art and modern language to express the feelings and emotions associated with her family’s traumatic history. Eisenstein blends images throughout her work to help the readers gain a better understanding of the emotional journey that she has undertaken through writing this novel. Not only does she tell the story of her life but she also incorporates the life stories of her family and community. She

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    If I Was Your Girl Essay

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    awkwardness‚ but “If I Was Your Girl” by Meredith Russo is indeed a book like no other‚ heartwarming and important at the same time. Transgender teen‚ Amanda Hardy (formerly known as Andrew) had attempted suicide after being bullied and unaccepted‚ “ For as long as I could remember‚ I had been apologizing for existing‚ for trying to be who I was‚ to live the life I was meant to lead. (273) ” - from “If I Was Your Girl”. She struggled finding people others who would accept for who she truly was. Nevertheless

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    elementary school‚ I was left out. I never got along with other kids because I wasn’t pretty or bubbly as a little kid. Basically‚ my awkward phase was all the way to middle school. I can honestly say that I had one single friend at each elementary school I went to. When I went to Lockmar in Palm Bay‚ it was Jessica. We were the only two kids with lesbian parents‚ so we were close as could be. When I was in the fourth grade‚ my mom had a nervous breakdown. Her significant other had left us‚ and

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    Was James I a good King?

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    Was James I a good king for England? James I was a very educated man‚ well read in theology and political theory. Having taken over the Scottish throne at the age of thirteen months‚ one can think that when he started ruling England he was more than enough prepared for being a king. However‚ I should say that to me he was neither a good nor a bad king since he took some good and wrong decisions during his reign. On the one hand‚ James I was brought up as a Presbyterian‚ and as a Christian‚ he

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    When I Was Puerto Rican

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    In the memoir When I was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago‚ the author recounts her childhood. Also referred to as "Negi‚" Esmeralda shares the various stages of her upbringing throughout Puerto Rico’s various cities‚ including Macún and Santurce. After dealing with several uprooting experiences‚ multiple schools‚ and even more challenging periods of adjustment‚ Negi is ultimately uprooted once more. After several years without commitment‚ Negi’s mother Ramona decides to leave Esmeralda’s father

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    When I Was One and Twenty

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    Mr. Clevenger 12 English 2 December 2013 An Analysis on “When I was One-And-Twenty” by A.E Housman "When I was One-And-Twenty" by A.E. Housman‚ is a poem about one young man’s growth‚ from twenty-one to twenty two. He is given the advice‚ that the greatest gift a person can give to another is love. However at the age of twenty-one‚ money is a much better gift to give. Saving yourself heartache‚ and having a lack of money is not as hard to fix as having a

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    I Was Never so Scared...

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    I looked up at the black sky. I hadn’t intended to be out this late. The sun had set‚ and the empty road ahead had no streetlights. I knew I was in for a dark journey home. I had decided that by traveling through the forest would be the quickest way home. Minutes passed‚ yet it seemed like hours and days. The farther I traveled into the forest‚ the darker it seemed to get. It was very hard to even take a breath due to the stifling air. The only sound familiar to me was the quickening beat of my own

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    This summer I was a rebel. I wouldn’t listen to my mom; I would lie to her and yell at her all the time because of people I thought were my friends. This summer I learned two lessons. It all started at the beginning of the summer. I started hanging out with my best friend‚ going to dances with her mom‚ and sometimes even with my mom. At one of the dance I went to there was really loud Mexican music. We were all dancing and having a great time. I met this girl named Brittney and her friend Sofia we

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    When I Was One and Twenty

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    Tyler Jones Brown Eng. 12/ p.2 When I was One-and-Twenty In the poem‚ When I Was One-And-Twenty‚ by A. E. Housman‚ the author begins by describing the setting around the time when he was twenty-one. He mentions how an older man had given him some advice. The wise man could possibly be a mentor‚ father‚ grandfather‚ or another male figure in the author’s life. The wise man tells the author‚ “Give crowns and pounds and guineas‚ but not your heart away.” The man means that you can give away

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    I Was Here Book Report

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    In the book‚ I Was Here‚ by Gayle Forman‚ many interesting things happen that leave you wondering what happens next and wanting to read more. In this novel‚ the main character is a girl named Cody. Cody was the best friend of a girl named Meg‚ her and Meg told eachother everything and they knew every last little detail about one another. One day‚ Cody receives the news that Meg has committed suicide‚ and Cody was devastated. She knew everything about her best friend Meg‚ so how could she have not

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