When I first arrived to America‚ I was not pleased with being in a new country with a new language that I don’t know anything about it. At the beginning I struggled at school when I saw a new People with a new culture completely different than what I was expecting. Also‚ it was very difficult for me to adapt in a new school with everyone around make me making me feel less and stupid because they speak English very well . Even teachers were not very good and help me understand the lesson or at least
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The first time I recognized him was from across the cafeteria of my old high school. He was decent looking‚ had nice eyes‚ and an amazing smile. I had met him at a party a few weeks ago and we had exchanged numbers. My friend told me that Tim had liked me since the beginning of the school year but just never acted upon it. Once I showed interest in him he leaped at the chance and asked me out. On our first date he took me to a lake and brought his guitar with him. With his beautiful voice he
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Dred Scott vs. Sanford 1857 Born a slave to the Peter Blow family in 1799 Virginia‚ Dred Scott makes an action that is now considered a pivotal moment in early American history and the worst Supreme Court decision in American history‚ as he plans to sue his slave owner for his freedom. Growing up on the Blow farm‚ Dred Scott never learned to read or write‚ and he spent his whole life without this knowledge. In 1820 a law is passed‚ along with the annexation of Missouri as a slave state
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The Supreme Court first heard the case of Dred Scott vs. Sanford in 1857. Dred Scott was a slave who lived in Missouri with his owner. His owner took him to Illinois and Minnesota‚ two states that prohibited slavery. After the owner died‚ Scott proclaimed himself a free man and his family free due to the fact that he had resided on “free soil” for several years and that his four children had also been born on “free soil”. He sued the man’s widow and won and lost his case in several courts over an
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persons‚ regardless of race‚ creed‚ or previous condition of servitude. As for Dread Scott‚ two months after the Supreme Court’s decision‚ Emerson’s widow sold Scott and his family to the Blow family‚ who freed them in May of 1857. Clearly Scott v Sanford was not an easily forgotten case. That it still raised such strong emotions well into the Civil War shows that it helped bring on the war by hardening the positions of each side to the point where both were willing to fight over the issue of slavery
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“Listen” The title of the book I read is called “Listen” the author of this book is Stephanie S. Tolan. This book is about a twelve year old girl‚ whose name is Charley.This story takes place not only in Charlie’s home‚ but also in Eagle lake‚ and in other places. Charley was recovering from an accident that shattered her leg. She feels lonely‚ well her father works a lot and her mother who had recently died. It was the first
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life: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” is one of the most popular questions asked by your parents or relatives. Parents usually ask this question to their children to encourage their kids about their future. It seems like an easy question‚ but its not. Not many children know what they want to be when they grow up. Many of us say those careers that we think are the most popular such as; police officer‚ firefighter‚ nurse‚ teacher‚ or a doctor. I can remember when my parents would ask‚ “What
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Jose Arras 07/30/2013 Mrs. Cedillos English 1301 “When I was a Child” When I was in high school I had the opportunity to travel across the country and to meet people from all over the world. During this time I saw people being rejected services‚ assistance‚ and being disrespected because of the color of their skin. I was traveling to Ohio to shoot in a national competition but before getting there we had a three hour delay in Chicago. People from all over the country were walking to
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Story of my Faith When I was a child‚ my faith was as big as an elephant! When I was young… I thought that God can make miracles when you prayed. I was right‚ what I didn’t expect was that God will have the right time to give you what you want‚ or other plans for you. When I was about 9‚ my faith slowly got bigger and bigger. As troubles came‚ and I can’t do anything to fix it‚ I just pray‚ sometimes it helps‚ sometimes it doesn’t. what I did learn is God isn’t
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America‚ basically describes my life as an Asian girl. I came to America‚ when I was 14 years old child. My family moved to America from Pakistan because of my good education. My family have so many expectations from me‚ because I am the oldest one in my family. I have 2 sisters and one brother after my oldest sister got married. I handle all the issues at my house. My journey has been so tough‚ I was not familiar with English language and also‚ I had no idea where to go for schools to get admissions
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