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    Warrior s Don t Cry

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    Warrior’s Don’t Cry    ​        Author: ​ Melba Pattillo Beals  Copyright Date: ​ 1994      1 The book‚ Warrior’s Don’t Cry is a memoir written by Melba Pattillo Beals. A way to know that  the book is a memoir is that the book is written entirely in 1st person from Melba’s point‚ an  example from the book would be the note she wrote before she began writing the book in which  she had stated that the names of the characters had been changed to protect  their identity. 2 The  author’s full name is Melba Pattillo Beals

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    then anything else. A few years ago my eighth grade class took a McDonald’s McDouble‚ which is basically just a double cheeseburger on the dollar menu. The burger sat out for around one year (school year). At the end of the year‚ despite the burger being rock hard‚ it looked absolutely no different. There was no decomposition‚ or rotting smell. One simple

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    Blake Frazier Writing 100 Forrgette September 25‚ 2014 ! ! At first glance when you look at a Gadsden flag you see the bright yellow color and the bold statement “Dont Tread On Me” along with a rattlesnake above it. But what does these’s words mean. The Don’t Tread On Me slogan‚ is a slogan for every American. The Gadsden’s flag got its name from Colonel Christopher Gadsden who was an American patriot. He led Sons of Liberty in South Carolina starting in 1765. For those who are not

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    don’t cry‚ I have to write an essay about it and other stuff about this girl named Melba‚ who is Melba you ask it is a girl that is from 1956 about her going to a school that’s segregated. As well as she’s a girl from little rock 9 high school she’s black and a bunch of racist people bullied her for being black. Along with the moral of the story is finding strength. The way I could compare it to my life is by pretty much the skate life trying to commit to something. Scary or big that I have never

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    THE PERSON I AM

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    “ The person I am “ The most crucial question may one ask by self in loneliness is “WHO AM I? “ Of course‚ it’s not an easy task to answer. That’s so why many intellectuals devoted their whole life to find out who really human beings are. Is the identity revealed only by one’s physical appearance or some more valuable character are involved ? Professor Richard Gunde (2002) posits that a person’s physical appearance is the foundation on which other people judge them

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    The Person I Dislike

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    The Person I dislike Hate is a very strong word. So it feels a little awkward to say that I hate a particular person. But there are certain types of people who are easy to be disliked. There are lots of people I met in my life‚ it is not necessary that I like all of them. I categorize the people in three types. One that I like most‚ second one I don’t like and the third one who has no impression at all in my life. It is a natural phenomenon that we can’t be friendly or alien to all people

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    The Person I Admire

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    THE PERSON I ADMIRE/THE INSIPER There are so many people who have changed so many lives in my community especially to the youth‚ but Mandla Ndlovu was born to save the community with his uniqueness to others. He gave up his high powered job just to make sure that his community is a better place for everyone. Mandla Ndlovu was born and raised in Estcourt‚ he was very popular in the community their say it takes the whole village to raise a child. Everyone knew him at an early age and many parents

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    The Person I Admire

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    When you knew how to speak‚ what was your first word ? It is Mom. We have grown up in the arms of our mothers. We have grown up in the great love of our mothers. No one loves us like our mothers‚ no one is willing to sacrifice everything for us like our mothers. If someone asks you “Who is the best woman in your life ?”‚ I bet you will say it is your mother. And if someone asks me like that‚ my answer also is my mother. With me‚ my mother is the best woman in the world. No one can replace her

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    “Cowgirls Don’t Cry” The song I chose to analyze was “Cowgirls Don’t Cry” by Brooks and Dunn. This song’s lyrics really speaks to me because I was always told this when I was younger and I rode my horse. My Aunt would always tell me‚ “If you fall or get thrown‚ brush it off and Cowgirl up don’t you cry and get back in that saddle.” At first the tone is strong like the father was being towards the daughter telling her that “Cowgirls Don’t Cry”. Then as the lyrics go further on the tone changes

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    Don’t Let the Scissors Cut You The tone of the memoir Running with Scissors is best epitomized by a single quote from the book: “The problem with not having anybody to tell you what to do‚ I understood‚ is that there was nobody to tell you what not to do.” (264) The author‚ Augusten Burroughs‚ throughout the novel‚ wasn’t sure if his life was the one he wanted‚ which he expressed through his persistently negative and casual diction‚ his hard to follow chronological organization‚ and his highly expressive

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