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    in the article from one of the people involved. This is a good idea as people who were actually involved in the events of the article will be able to give more information on what actually happened, and will probably know things that no-one else does. Having interviews also makes the reader sympathise with the people involved, especially if it is coming from one of the people mentioned in the main first paragraph of the article. The people who put together the articles must

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    Reflection About Identity

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    Identity is very difficult to fully comprehend, but it is vital to the purpose of every man, woman, and child that has lived and ever will live on the earth. As precisely expressed by Erik Erikson, “In the social jungle of human existence, there is no feeling of being alive without a sense of identity.” As defined by Merriam-Webster, identity is “The distinguishing character or personality of an individual.” However, this definition falls short of the true meaning of the word, as it does not openly

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    idea of people wearing masks and hiding their true feelings has been present in literature in one way or another. In the late 1800s, Paul Laurence Dunbar publishes “We wear the mask”, a poem that focuses on people hiding their true feelings from others and everyone can relate. Unlike Dunbar who talks about different kinds of emotional masks people use, Edwin Arlington Robinson uses his “Richard Cory” to draw attention to a mask of money and success, which makes the average people (“we people”) admire

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    Alacran. The main setting is in the future in the opium fields and Atlzan. In the beginning of the story, we meet Matt in Celia's house. The main conflict in the book is Matt being a clone, the whole entire book Matt worries about being a clone and that people will know and what they will do. The solution to the conflict is that all the Alacran died and he is now a real person since El Patron died. In the story Tam Lin was a huge impact in Matt’s life. Tam Lin was a kind hearted person to because he was

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    “We the people of the United States,” value nothing of importance and take a great deal of what they have for granted. There are many things that Americans value and a few really are positive values, but definitely not all American values are important. All of these values have something in common though and that is they all are based off of how other people see each other. These values are money, possessions, physical features, religion, and how Americans idolize celebrities and view social status

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    from home. Over the course of the day we meet new and different people, eat good food, and give gifts. Everyone is overly affectionate and helps out in the kitchen. Squeezing around twenty people in the tiny house is a tight smoosh, even if our family is almost half of that group. The house itself may not be that tiny but we’re all gathered in just the kitchen and living room, making it seem like a smaller space. At times, a few people stroll out the glass door, onto the patio and into the back yard

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    The American Dream Essay

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    American Dream Many persons will give everything to come and reside in the United States. There are some persons that pay a high amount of money to travel with someone who is going to make them cross the border (Immigrants). These people who travel with this person have to go through many things to accomplish this dream. But they really live the American Dream that they expected? The law is getting stricter to Immigrants getting to a point where the Immigrants can’t live their lives. The ideals

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    The role of fame and celebrities’ heavily influence American culture. Some people may be eager for a celebrity status or be drawn to one who has achieved it for reasons not fully understood. When the word “fame” is thought of, often what comes to mind is the money and the attention that comes with it. However, fame can also bring pain through addiction and the publics lack of acknowledgement that celebrities are people who share the same struggles and stress. America’s obsession with “celebrity culture”

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    the human species, people were familiar with the idea of companionship, in addition of being a companion, it relies on a sense of comfort and protection. Presently, people still share that bond of comfort and protection toward others, but the term companionship has changed into what is now known today as friendship. The world is currently evolving into a digital era, a generation where everyone and everything are connected by the power of computers, including meeting new people across the world where

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    Anthem Characters

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    Anthem In this paper, I will be talking about the book called Anthem. I will be talking about characters such as protagonists and antagonists and how some characters impacted the story. I will talk about the setting, conflicts, and plot of the story. I will also talk about literary devices such as point of view, symbolism, mood, tone, and theme. In Anthem, there are a couple of characters and some are only mentioned and some only have a few lines of dialogue. The protagonist of Anthem is

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