The Last One

not listening to her mother and for not practicing her Chinese language. The character is now able to make a decision on her own but she feels a sense of remorse when she says “At last, I was one of you; I wasn’t one of them.” (63). Here the reader knows the character has fulfilled her dream of becoming a true American. One can assume she is now happy but on the contrary she now realizes she has lost her chance to be involved in her own culture. The reader can then assume she still wants to have her

exposed to many different articles, authors, and videos. I have enjoyed all of the reading and videos thus far. I had a few of the assignments stand out to me, and take a deeper meaning than others. One of the activity’s that I had a strong opinion on is one we covered most recently in class named “One Last Time”, written by Gary Soto. This article has stood out to me the most this semester because it is strongly related to me and my family. My mom’s sister, Aunty Patty about 10 years ago married a Mexican

He told me one last story. He used his aged, ruined voice like an old man’s hands to pick the lock on his past. The old man had a fringe of snow white hair around his balding, spotted scalp. He had a wrinkled face and covered his slightly hunched back with a clean pressed suit that smelt like a Laundromat. With each movement there was the creak of old bones, as they struggled to keep from breaking. I leaned forward; watching and listening intently. I observed as he rubbed his prehistoric, frail

One hundred and fifty years is clearly a substantial amount of time. Although in the scheme of 13.8 billion years, about the amount of time since the universe likely began, it does not seem like much. While the time between 1850 and today is only a very small percent of time, there has been monumental changes. Just 150 years ago, people were judged and their lives were decided on the color of their skin. It was still commonplace to have slaves. Slaveowners were even looked to as sources of power

HAMILTON One Last Time Rhetorical Analysis Have you ever heard about George Washington? George Washington, the first president of America, was born in 1732, and served as Commander in the Continental Army as well during the American Revolution. He dedicated his whole life for establish a nation. When George Washington decided to step down at the end of his second term in 1796, he published letter across the country to let nation see his last words. Formal and intimate level of language, homey metaphors

Music I like to listen to is Eminem and pop music. I like to watch The Flash even though it's starting to get a little repetitive. I also like watching Last Chance U and One Tree Hill. Last Chance U is about a kind of last resort for football players on the brink of becoming NFL players. And One Tree Hill is about high school basketball. A typical school day for me would be going to school (obvously) and talking to my friends in the cafeteria until the bell rings. Then when the bell rings I walk

Summer 2015. The summer of all summer’s had finally arrived. My last one in Carroll County, and I was determined to make it exhilarating. Of course, recollecting all the time’s I had vowed to make each summer the best one yet, I didn’t have much faith in myself. I felt it, though. Something was going to be different. I knew that on August 12th, which was just two short months away, I was going to be walking the halls for the “last-first” time. Scary, right? I mean, for 12 years I had spent every

One Thing I did last Summer: I gently place the plastic bag of groceries on the doormat beside me and ring the doorbell once, then twice, each knock on the door twice as loud as the one before. It was only after a final few kicks of desperation, when I finally hear the heavy footsteps of my roommate walking down the stairs. “Where are your keys?” Roger slowly removes his glasses and rubs his eyes. He was still in his striped pajamas, the gaze in his eyes lifeless, and his frame even skinnier than

High Risk Pools were at one time a patients’ last hope. If all other types of insurance became unavailable for them, they could apply to High Risk Pools which were solely purposed for those with terminal illnesses and critical diseases. They were often put on very short wait lists of 1-2 weeks and doctors could speed up the process by declaring the insurance emergent. However, since the ACA prohibits any consideration of coverage based on medical conditions, insurance companies closed many of their

Last year, one of the most talked about mainstream movies in the cinephile community was Hacksaw Ridge (2016). Movie lovers buzzed about the film, set during World War II, for a few reasons, but one of the primary causes of its allure is Hacksaw Ridge (2016) takes a somewhat unique approach to the war genre. It tells the true story of Desmond T. Doss, an army medic who served during the Battle of Okinawa, specifically the titular confrontation. Doss is unique, however, because he is a Seventh Day