I am what I am “How will I be remembered?”. A question many people ask themselves‚ though for some there is no how. In A Mercy‚ through the mouth of Jacob Vaark‚ Toni Morrison gives us an interesting answer to this question. Actually‚ it is more of a statement‚ than an answer. Nonetheless‚ I feel it deserves attention‚ and‚ in a way‚ guides me to a subject I did not expect‚ identity. A subject which I shall be discussing below‚ but before I digress too far‚ here is Jacob’s statement.
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I am special. I laugh when nothing is remotely funny. I have two left feet but I will dance in the middle of a crowd. I talk too much‚ I bump into walls daily‚ and I have a bad habit of biting my nails. I have a tragically terrible voice but I sing in the shower as if I’m a contestant on American Idol. I am unique. My characteristics may delight certain people‚ yet alienate others. My personality is my own and will not be changed for anything or anyone‚ aside for me. I run cross country; a sport
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I remember the day I first came to America. I was in the LAX airport‚ looking around the totally strange place which was full of strangers. All I could hear was the strangers’ buzzing. At that moment‚ I realized that I was in America‚ and my heart started to beat fast. Until April 25‚ 2006 I had never been away from my country‚ Korea. For 18 years‚ I had grown up being around people who used the same language as me and had black hair and brown eyes. I was having.... However‚ my mother wanted to
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McCune-Thompson Project 1 I Believe in Me It was a sunny day in September. The trees were still a bright green and the air was still breezy. I had just gotten home from school‚ reading a book. As a third grader‚ books and studying were all I had. I did not like to play video games and I only participated in sports when in school. So when I came home I spent most of my time reading books or studying. When I was in third grade‚ my favorite subject was math. And today as I am still in school math is
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people. In the article “I Just Called to Say I Love you” by Jonathan Franzen he clearly states that he hates hearing other people saying the words I love you to another person. He believes that the privacy of others should be kept to themselves and their personal feelings should not be said out loud in public places. Although this may be true there are also other perspectives of how one can handle situations like of expressing feelings when they occur. Not only is the expression I love you the only way
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If I were a scientist‚ I would like to carry on my work in the sphere of pure science. Pure science is a relentless search for truth for the discoveries of the mysteries of nature. As such no fault finding is possible with pure scientific research which has broadened the frontiers of man’s knowledge about himself and the world. It is systematized knowledge and its pursuit has led to the unravelling of the mysteries of nature and the harnessing of its wonderful power. What the scientist discovers
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Ain’t I a Woman – Sojourner Truth I. Background of Truth’s Speech Sojourner Truth was born with the given name Isabella Van Wagenen. Truth was born into slavery in 1979 in New York. She had some siblings but never had a bonding relationship with any of them‚ for they were sold as slaves. While in slavery‚ Truth’s master prearranged a wedding to a slave named Thomas; they bore five children‚ and some were sold. Because of the New York Anti-Slavery Law of 1827‚ Truth was released from slavery
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I am Malala is the memoir of a fourteen-year old girl’s campaign for women’s right to education. In 2011‚ Malala was shot by the Taliban in a bus on her way home from school. Two Taliban men boarded the bus and asked‚ “who is Malala‚” soon after‚ firing shots into Malala’s head (Yousafzai 9). The Taliban‚ a radical Islamic group‚ wishes to instill a conservative version of Islamic law called Sharia. Malala grew up in a society in which women were treated as inferior beings‚ housekeepers‚ and had
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many things I don’t believe in; like love at first sight‚ ghosts‚ psychics‚ and a happy ever after. One thing I do believe in though‚ is fate. I believe that everything happens for a reason‚ even if you might not be able to see it right away. Whether you accredit it to a higher power or not‚ I can’t help but acknowledge that there is a reason why certain things happen. When I first heard the saying‚ I immediately thought that it was something that people said to make you feel better. Then life decided
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If I Win the Lottery When I was a little kid‚ I always day dreaming that if I were born in a rich family‚ and I was treated like a princess. How wonderful is that! Or in one day‚ if I win the lottery for five millions what am I going to do with my money? If I win five million dollars‚ the first thing I would do is to buy a big and comfortable single house for my family. And ask them to quit their job. It is because my parents have been working for so many years. I noticed my parents had so many
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