... intelligent young man with a goal of self -identity for his people. Malcolm X met many people in his lifetime, Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) being one of those people. Fitzgerald was an American jazz singer, who was considered one of the greatest singers in the history of jazz. Fitzgerald received the name "first lady of song"(Ella Fitzgerald, Encarta), when she successfully brought jazz ... Fitzgerald, Encarta). She was born in Newport News, Virginia, Fitzgerald later moved wit her mother and stepfather to Yonkers, a suburb of New York City. Fitzgerald first dream was to become a dance. ...

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... that have influenced me but there is only one that I can say is truly a role model and that is my sister Jan. My sister Jan is the second oldest of my five siblings and the only girl. She is thirty-two years old and has been married to a wonderful man named Kevin for seven years. She ... and finished with getting her masters at Rucker's. She had a high-powered government job in New York City, which she had to give up when she had her first Child Dylan. This was a huge change for her because she was used to being so independent and working long hours in a huge city and now her day ... an...

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... in every American's mind. An attack that wasn't foreseen by anybody fell upon one of the busiest. I was at school when I heard about the event. The day was as normal as can be, not a cloud in the sky, a clear September morning. I was in my United States History class. Everybody was laughing and having fun ... causing a panic in everyone. So we went back to our work, with this announcement racing through my mind, trying to figure out what had gone down. After class, we went to lunch where I met up with some of my friends. A few of them knew a little more about what was going on. I guess ...

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... and way safer than the neighborhood we use to live in. When we moved to Lake Elsinore I couldn't sleep very much for the first few nights because it was so much quieter than we expected when moving over here. There was a big difference in the reality and ... place that was nice and not all torn up and vandalized on. Instead most of the place I have been too has been very different than what I saw on my trip to Lake Elsinore. When I saw reality I saw that many things were different than I expected when moving to Lake Elsinore. And because of that when we ... everyone prejudges things bef...

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... influential status, none have compared to that of my mother. My mother has influenced me because of her determination, perseverance and loving personality. Growing up in New York City surrounded by a very busy atmosphere lived my mother and her parents. It was a certainty that my mother was destined to stand out from the ... rest, and from that pass on to me her dominant traits. My mother was a very determined young lady. She had ... meant to learn what there was to learn and share that with others. At the age of fourteen, she became pregnant with her first child, me. Because of this oc...

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... a child. It was New York City, New York. That morning I went to a soccer meeting at school. When the meeting was over, I was walking to my ride when my basketball coach saw me walk by he ask me what time I was leaving, I told him "Later, like around 10:30am." He then told me to go lift weights. And ... airport we waited in there for like 30 minutes and flew to New York City, New York. It was my first time flying in a airplane. I got a seat next to two women, it felt awkward. But then after 30 minutes had gone by, we started talking. We talked for like an hour. Then it got boring and i f...

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... compared to the highly developed country that we live in. By this comparison we can see how cultural heritage does in fact play an important role in the development of our own belief system. My own cultural heritage, like many Americans, is virtually untraceable. My ancestors were immigrants from all across Europe; therefore, I ... the general beliefs of these sub-cultures are very different, and in some cases contradictory, they all have equally significant roles in the development of my own belief system. In the white, middle class America has passed its beliefs onto me of the security ...

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... boom to a devastated tourist economy and a great show of solidarity at a most trying time for Israel. The purpose of my trip this time was threefold. First, it was to call upon the State Department to modify its advisory against travel to Israel. Our government's policy is too ... and to walk safely along the Via Dolorosa, both in the Old City of Jerusalem. This is why I have unequivocally and repeatedly stated my belief that Jerusalem must stay the undivided eternal capital of the State of Israel. This alone will guarantee the rights of Jews, Christians, ... and Moslems to pray peacef...

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... to conform and talk little about this interest to anyone, this passion for listening to serious music results in Jim buying Irene a new radio when the old one breaks. Irene's first impression of the radio is fore-shadowing at its best, "She was struck at once with the physical ugliness of the large gumwood cabinetand now it seemed to her ... ...

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... long as possible, Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner officially stepped down on June 28th, 2011 in the wake of his sex scandal. After first trying to lie about his scandal, Weiner finally came clean about his sexually scandalous online communications in which he sent lewd photos of ... addressed reporters and apologized "for the personal mistakes I have made and for the embarrassment I have caused" to his neighbors, to his constituents, and "particularly to my wife." He added, "Unfortunately, the distraction that I have created made it "impossible" to continue working in Congress. He then ma...

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The story takes place in Redding, Connecticut during the American Revolutionary War in the 1770's. My Brother Sam Is Dead was written by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. This book is narrated by the main character by Tim Meeker. The Meeker family was managing absolutely fine until Sam told his loyalist family that he would be fighting the British and become a rebel. As the ... ...

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... own style! It was an interesting observation! The buildings at New York were an incredible sight. All the streets were crammed with buildings standing side by side with out any space between them. However, it was not until we went entered one of the buildings; The Empire State Building and made ... Society and a ride on the Coney Island Cyclone are among the places and activities I enjoyed most in New York City. My experience in New York was surprising to say the least. It was my first experience of life in America and I was amazed at the fast-paced lifestyle of New York City. However, ...

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... . You can't love a place if you have no memories built there. There is this place that brings a smile to my face just by thinking of it. It is a place where I built a lot of memories along with my family. This place was my first home. A home is a place of comfort not a simple structure that one can live in. Home is a place where you feel safe and ... loved. It is a place that holds good memories. Home is a place that brings a sigh of relief as you walk through the door. I remember it was a one-bedroom apartment where I lived with my family. My family ... consisted of my older brother He...

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I grew up in a small city in India. The very first time when I came to the United States I was astonished by the infrastructure and the cleanliness people maintain here. While I had been enjoying this new world, I really missed my home town and missed all my friends there. I had no friends here, and when you are in your teen days, friends are the most important thing in ... not me in there. I was not able to concentrate on my studies. I rebelled against my parents, and didn't attend my exams. At first they were very upset, but then later they were okay with that. After a year I got better, an...

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... " parents were factory workers. I never realized that my grandfathers" crops were sent to Chicago to be distributed through out the country, and that Chicago was built on factories and industry, the tall buildings and the Chicago Stock Exchange were built on the backs of those factory workers, and distributors. The poem "Chicago" by Carl Sandburg introduced me to someone I had known about ... to his depiction. Laughing connotes happiness and joy. Laughing in the face of adversity and ridicule (wicked, crooked and brutal) describes someone with a positive outlook, that is not dragged down...

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... things I learned about US History that I had no knowledge about before reading the book "1776,"by David McCullough were: 1. King George III was a cruel man. 2. George Washington was a reserved man. Before reading 1776, my knowledge of King George III was pretty slim, so anything read about him was something learned. ... The King's negative attitude towards the 13 colonies help him and his country gain power is the first impression I get. He treats the colonists like ... authority members in the city and the city itself being a popular place for rebellious acts, these 2 did not mix well...

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... would have experienced the lows of the lows influencing his works of drawing and painting of urban slums. He also lived in these areas as a young boy and was influenced by european paintings when studying abroad. The medium was oil on canvas a very popular way to paint in this period. The size is 30"x 25". The current location is in Portland ... ...

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On The Road by Jack Kerouac 1957 Sal Paradise, the narrator of the story, is miserable and fed up with his mundane life when he meets a young man named Dean Moriarty during the winter ... travels to Louisiana and stay with a friend, Bull Lee, and his wife Jane. Bull and Jane are eccentric drug addicts. The other characters accept this and are even somewhat amused by the Lees. They spend some time with the Lees, then Sal, Dean, and Marylou decide to go to California. When Sal, Dean, and Marylou reach San Francisco, Dean immediately goes ... ...

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It is well-known that actions speak louder than words; I say photographs speak louder as well. In the book "How the Other Half Lives," by Jacob Riis, the author writes about the living conditions of the tenement houses. Housed in these apartments were mostly poor immigrants trying to survive. Riis, a photographer, captured the unhealthy, ... His journalism and photographs during this time period paved the way for reform and allowed others to see what the slums of New York City were like. The photojournalism presented by Riis had a major impact on the message he was trying to get across to the...

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"The Way Up To Heaven," by Roald Dahl, is a short story about an elderly couple living in New York City. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Foster live in a six-story house in the "Big Apple." Mrs. Foster ... her butler the time. To make matters worse, her husband likes to irritate her and make it seem like she won't make it on time. Almost half an hour passes by when finally Mr. Foster is ready to take his wife to the airport for her flight to Paris. On the way a heavy fog appears and Mr. Foster tells his wife ... drive a little earlier to Mrs. Foster can drop off her husband at the club before she takes...

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... human's mind that makes the picture appear to be in motion. The continuously rolling clouds and stars indicate that the inner-world of Van Gogh is tangled like them. At first, he can clearly draw those objects as usual, while he paints them in an expected way; such an idea is mostly from his mind that is filled with hesitation whether ... dark shadows. However, the crashed curves make them appear similar to running water. Even if the mountains, which are absolutely impossible to move or shift, are unable to be unaffected by Van Gogh's unstable inner-world at all, below the rolling hills...

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... walls in the painting. Bronzino did very well with the table in this piece of art making it look like silk cloth stretched tight rather than stone. By using the soft red tones with the highlights in white and perfect shading, he made the table appear to be very smooth. Along with that Bronzino ... medium, is what gave this painting such a well detailed appearance. The realism and emphasis of detail in the man's face and clothing is what first caught my eye. As I looked closer the visual texture of the painting made me want to touch the painting. Bronzino's use of space in this painting ...

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The Line of the Sun by Judith Ortiz Cofer, is a novel based in the 1950's through the 1960's about story-telling. All the characters introduced in the novel, have some sort of tie or connection to ... the novel that tested that theory, Marisol spends a great deal of time looking at some of these characters, and how they were empowered to become their own individual selves. The first good example of a character testing the boundaries of normalcy in this time period would be Rosa or La Cabra. Rosa tells a story to Guzman of her vast experiences in life ... the things that happened to her were...

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... use they made out of it. The narrator of the tale describes his experience in a creepy dusty New York City apartment which he had recently moved in. At the very first night he was spending there, supernatural things invaded his privacy like chains clanking, heavy footsteps and his blanket pulled out while he was tucked in his bed trembling and scared ... . That caused a huge disappointment and a feeling of humiliation on the ghost that slowly went away with its forsaken soul. By knowing historically that some men took advantage of the giant's image to make money over a naive middle class...

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They Cage The Animals At Night For my independent reading project, I chose the novel They Cage The Animals At Night, by, Jennings Michael Burch. This is the incredible story of a young boy's extremely painful childhood. It is a true story of a child's loss, and ... sick to care for him and left him in a series of orphanages, foster homes, and institutions. Back then, the orphanages that Jennings attended were run by nuns who used cruel punishment to discipline the children. Life in these orphanages was unbarring, brutal, strict, and Jennings was unable to do anything about it ... up high no ...

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