Whether it is the death of a family member or friend, the first time we had our heart broken, or even something positive such as our first job, everyone has a story. ... Though a lot of his influence may have been viewed as negative, I didn't care what he did, or how he lived; I just knew that I wanted to be like him. ... I remember him pulling up with his car shining and music blasting and how his face lit up when he saw us waiting for him. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

To me, the American dream means having the freedom of speech, to listen to whatever music I want to, to publicly disagree with our nation's leader and live to see the next day, and in many ways, my definition of the American Dream is similar to the traditional one. This dream influenced my grandparents to immigrate from the Philippines with hope of a better life. ... The people being stereotyped can take these and turn them positive. ...

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Naomi and Stephen are growing up under the influence of their two antithetical aunts, Obasan and Aunt Emily. ... Under Aunt Emily's influence, Stephen represses his memories and alienates from his Japanese culture. ... Beside speaking and writing, he uses music as his voice and becomes an acclaimed piano player. ... She has a voice that expressed her feelings in positive actions. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Overtime, though, a positive change occurs. ... They are immediately influenced to trust and care for their teammates and coaches considering that they're all on the team for the same reason- to play a sport they all love. ... The group usually shares common interests, like music, art, hobbies, or even similar tastes in food. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Each religion has its own dance, music, heroes, legends, pilgrimage sites, and even culinary specialties, which are all celebrated by various festivals though out communities in India. ... We will carry out our mission in a spirit of caring, living the positive values on which our company was built.- taken from www.marykay.com Mary Kay, being one of the leading cosmetic industries aims to give women not only a quality product, but to make them become active in the company. ... That is very much the American culture, and I am sure our media influence on India has caused some of the inse...

• Word Count: 2503
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School