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    understand Golding’s characters, Jack, Ralph, and Piggy. Jack, consumed by his impulsive urge to hunt, acts as Freud’s id. Ralph demonstrates the term ego as he logically attempts to resolve problems. Piggy, concerned with morality and the words of his aunt, behaves as the superego. Jack, representing the Freudian term id, acts impulsively to satisfy his basic needs with obsessive hunting. Once on the island, Jack focuses on hunting and finding food to eat and keep himself alive. Like the id, Jack longs

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    Throughout my youth years, I have never set out a goal that I actually accomplished or took seriously. Today is the day I dedicate my time and personal efforts in achieving these three important goals that I am certain to achieve. My personal goal might sound silly and ordinary but I definitely want to start being healthier which includes physical activities as well as healthy food style. My academic goal is to graduate with a degree in Criminal Justice. Most importantly, my career goal is to become

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    The Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass       In reading The Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, I, like others, found myself to be deeply moved. The way in which Mr. Douglass walked me through each stage of his “career” as a slave gave me a better understanding of the African American slaves’ struggle. I realized in reading this mans story that he was a gifted individual and I pondered over where his strength came from? It is true and obvious that Mr. Frederick Douglass was

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    remember is bittersweet. I remember my older sisters constantly yelling with my mom in the morning getting ready for school and how I'd try to fix whatever they were yelling about. I remember one of my cousins, who was sixteen at the time, living with my family for a couple years because my aunt went to prison, and my dad asked him to stay with us. We were pretty close despite the age gap, so I never thought of him as a cousin but more of a big brother. Both my sister and him are all seven or more

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    for this is because I believe that the best way for me to learn the Spanish language is to be immersed in it as much as possible and for as long as possible. I am also beyond excited to participate in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity so that I can experience a different culture and gain a new perspective of the world. I have never had the opportunity to travel to another country, so I believe that this would be an excellent opportunity for me to explore God’s glorious creation! By spending an entire

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    level consisted of my mother and father. All throughout my academic journey leading up to college, they have been the ones who have carried me through the roughest and easiest of times. When I was in middle school, my immediate family had placed a demand on attending college. They looked at college as if it were the only option after graduating high school. This constant demand really altered how I looked at attending college. It was almost programed into my brain that college was my only option I had

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    thing I can remember about my writing was in 8th grade my English teacher inspired me to write. Not only about short stories but about my life if I didn't want to talk about my problems. I remember it so well, I was having a hard time with school and family issues were happening. My grades reflected that writing helped me a lot. I realized what I had to do, writing changed everything opened up more I felt better as a person my writing opened my eyes in a way. I did my work and efficiently. I don't

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    ago I went to the library and came across I am not Esther. My father is from Asia and is buddhist. My mom wasn’t very religious so, she just considered herself christian until she met my dad. Since then my whole family was just considered buddhist. When I was younger I really stuck with that. Most people were christian at my school and I would proudly say that I wasn’t. My mom, sister and I went to a Unitarian Universalist Church, but my sister and I wouldn’t enjoy going. We told our mom that the

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    I knew that my education was the only way for a more successful future. When I was young, my mother read a book to me every day until I was old enough to read by myself. She would purchase English and I would read them to the best of my ability. This is how I began teaching myself English. I came to the United States at the age of five years old because of all the violence, and was able to because of my status as a Canadian citizen. The court assigned my aunt legal guardianship of me, the reason

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    first encounters this method used by Douglass when he describes the beating of his aunt Hester. Douglass describes the effect of this scene upon his young self and uses this scene to help explain how slavery works. He presents slavery as not only a type of physical control but also a type of mental control. Douglass explains all of this to the reader by using his descriptive imagery. “Before he commenced whipping Aunt Hester, he took her into the kitchen, and stripped her from neck to waist, leaving

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