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    Parents always want their children to succeed and in the short essay, “Listening to My Father”, Michael Dirda discusses how a father wants his son to succeed in his life. In the second sentence, the author states, “He yearned to see my name-his name, too - metaphorically or even actually in light, and was constantly urging me from an early age to better myself “(Paragraph 1 sentence 2). The father wants his son to learn, and explore in order to have a better life than his. Even though the father is

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    clothes they wear, the cars they drive, the votes they cast, the god they worship, the color of their skin", and the contour of class might have even disappeared completely, but over all class, race, ethnicity plays a very important role in the American Life. As everything slowly widens up to more open opportunities for everyone, the rich are increasingly isolating themselves slowly and slowly. It shows that even while having the somewhat equal opportunity to each other, it is harder to move up the economic

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    rich and poor students earn the same education? Seeking an education is important in one’s life, it determines one’s future. In “Occupy The Classroom" by Nicholas D. Kristof, a columnist from The New York Times, informs readers that the world of education consists of a huge gap. The gap separates the affluent students from the non-affluent students. Seeking an education is the key for success in one’s life. ‘ “This is where inequality starts,” said Kathleen McCartney, the dean of the Harvard Graduate

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    Some future college students are born with a natural talent in the subject English. Which includes critical thinking, writing, and reading. While for others, possibly being mathematicians, English is and probably will never be their keen subject in life. Students find more passions in sciences, arts, and medical teachings which is not something to look down upon. Although, many students forget that English is still a huge part of all these subjects. Where ever these students go they will find the

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    many other theories, but this theory is the most relevant one. Reasons like " With strength, you can overcome anything, If at first you don't succeed, try, try, again, and To get something in life, you have to push and persevere for it." With these reasons, you can clearly see why this claim is best fitting for Fever, 1793. No matter what happens in life, having strength and perseverance is a great thing to have. Knowing that having strength, you can overcome anything, you can do anything. For

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    “To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone” (McEntire). What McEntire means by this is that in order to succeed in life, you need luck, the ability to stand up for yourself, and a sense of humour. These things mentioned all serve an important purpose in how we live, not in a biological sense but a philosophical one. These are the things that keep us going. A wishbone gives us faith that if we just try again, our plan might work. A backbone keeps us from giving

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    Learn More and More Audience: Those who do not like learning In “First Job”, Iliana Roman recalls her learning experiences throughout her work life. Roman’s first point is to remain persistent even in the face of difficulty. Roman’s second point is to try and make everything a learning experience. Roman’s third point is to work with what is best, not what is easiest. Another point of Roman is to conduct one’s behavior as if he/she is a role model for all. Roman concludes that one should always give

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    people believe no matter how hard ones tries one may fail. This point has merit because no matter how hard one tries to defy gravity it will constantly be there. Except for these extreme cases success has been seen through history as defeating what one had failed to do before. Being able to succeed is caused by not losing enthusiasm between failures because without an enthusiasm to keep trying one will not want to succeed, failure can create the idea that allows one to succeed, and without failure people

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    also about how you are determined to succeed so therefore determination is like a soldier; to survive a conflict, you must persevere to continue. This is why Freedom Writers directed by Richard Lagravenese, Divergent by Neil Burger, Glory Road directed by James Gartner, and The Pursuit of Happiness by Gabriele Muccino, all set in different times were attempting to express the message that, overcoming obstacles takes effort, resilience, and determination. The films are mainly about how the protagonist

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    The song, “All Star” by Smash mouth is about how it’s ok to be different because no one can succeed by being normal and average.This theme is represented many times throughout the song with metaphors and some imagery with a little personification. These examples express this theme by saying funny and childish sayings to explain a more powerful meaning. The theme “being different is ok” is shown throughout the song by using literary devices. Firstly, Steve Harwell sings “I ain’t the sharpest tool

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