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Philipa Benshoof Jessica's Face
1,145 words... ned the hair without touching it, then shut Jessica's eyes. "I can see that. " Philipa Benshoof's impatience was renown. Not once but three times I had seen Philipa bust a door down with the heel of her boot she always wore hiking boots in the winter, black ones, with thick soles and heavy laces, unless she was skiing, and then they were streamlined white Nordicas, top of the line. She brushed a strand of her thick black hair off her face, reached into her stylish black parka, pulled out a "...
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Make A Decision Live And Die
1,573 wordsIn Nineteen Eighty-eight Tracy Chapman released her self titled debut album that retraced echoes of racial difference throughout time. When released, Tracy's first hit album sold vastly worldwide affecting millions of people's firm beliefs on racism is just one year. In Nineteen Eighty-nine she sold ten million albums and won herself three Grammy's. Tracy had herself off to a great start, but the best had just begun for this black vocalist. On her self titled album, she had several hits of which...
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Lot Of Problems Christmas Eve
626 wordsIn the British short story from 1992 we hear about Miss Massey a homeless woman who lives at the Underground station. Tony, a gay man working there helps her from time to time. Even though he might loose his job. It is Christmas Eve so he decides to bring her home with him. Tony lives with his boyfriend Jaz. Jaz has a lot of problems with his family. Or they have a lot of problems with him being gay. They froze him out of the family when they found out. It is very hard for him. They do not even ...
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Jing Mei Woo Joy Luck Club
1,059 wordsAmy Tan uses facts from her life and her own identity to create the character of Jing-Mei Woo for her first novel The Joy Luck Club. Amy Tan is a fictional writer, but unlike many other writers of that genre she writes about things that are very close to reality and her hart. In her firs published novel The Joy Luck Club Tan infuses the fictional part of the book with what seems to be facts from her own life. The novel contains autobiographical elements. FEMENIST STUDIES, (Vol. 19, No. 3, Fall 1...
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Miss Glory San Francisco
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Males And Females Domestic Violence
1,241 wordsDating-Relationship Factors Encountered by College Students The purpose of this paper is to show overall views and many factors that college students encounter while in the dating relationship process. This paper will discuss the many issues that college students encounter while seeking companionship and friendship. The conclusion of this paper will discuss how students end their relationship. Many college students will encounter challenges while in the dating process. When searching for a mate ...
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Great Gatsby And Winter Dreams Comparative
1,355 wordsF. Scott Fitzgerald's short story "Winter Dreams" and his book The Great Gatsby, it could be argued that there were many similarities between the two stories. In "Winter Dreams", a youthful caddie named Dexter meets a beautiful rich girl whom he had met many years before. Dexter exaggerates is wealth in order to impress her. However, she marries a very rich and abusive husband. She became abused and unattractive, Dexter looses all hope in gaining her back. The Great Gatsby is a story about Jay G...
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Wanted To Make Love And Lust
1,161 wordsThere were a lot of good movies to choose from. I thought long and hard on which movie to choose. Finally, I chose Cruel Intentions. I rented this movie when it first came out on videotape and I really enjoyed watching it. I guess I liked it because it was taken place in my time and my generation. Cruel Intentions is one of many movies made based on the novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Laclos. The movie stars Sarah Michelle Gellar who plays Kathryn Merteuil. Ryan Phillipe who plays Sebas...
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Glass Doors Dimensional Space
1,220 wordsIt was the day of April 13, 2000. I woke up at exactly 12 oclock because my boyfriend was to pick me up at 1 like we planned the night before. The day looked quite nice, but I was in a fowl mood. I got into a car accident the night before and had a huge argument with my parents about the car. I finally dragged myself into the shower and got ready in half an hour. Then I went downstairs, sat on my couch, and repeatedly told myself the day would hopefully turn out better than last night. At around...
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Make Her Feel Back To Teaching Family
1,359 wordsSassy has been my friend for the past eight years. We met in middle school when she moved to my town. We grew up together and there are a lot of similarities in our lives. Sassy is now a homemaker who lives in New Jersey. Last year she changed roles from being a second grade teacher and wife to become a new mother. Ten years from now she said, "I see myself working in a classroom again. I would love to go back to teaching. I miss teaching so much. I want to have more children and I plan to teach...
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Put Off For Tomorrow Freedom With The Car Time
952 words"There is always tomorrow. ", or maybe the all to common, " I'll do it later. ", these were a couple of my motto's when it came to getting anything of importance done! It never fails that when I need to get something done, it never happens. Or if it does then it comes right down to the wire. I think my life has come to be just a series of last minute choices that has really made huge impacts. So for anyone out there that can relate to me maybe some of this paper will hit home. Never put off for ...
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The Women Of Brewster Place
1,437 words... d with her current location and circumstance and she plans to leave and go to New York, but instead she stays and waits for Mattie to arrive and get settled. Etta Mae lets Mattie know that [she] was ready [to leave] months ago, but when [Mattie] wrote and said [she] was comin, [she] stuck around to see [her] settled with the baby (27). Etta put her friends needs before her own concerns. She recognizes how important her presence is to her friend right now and she sacrifices her own happiness ...
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Started Talking San Diego
1,357 wordsThis is story all about how my life got flipped turned upside down I like to take a minute just sit right there, Ill tell you how I became in love with the girl around the way. In the summer of 1995, I met this beautiful Mexican girl that just moved on my block. I was only in 5 th grade and she was in 6 th and 1 year older than I was. I met her threw my friends that I played with everyday on my block. When I walked outside one day I saw this unfamiliar girl coloring with my friends on the sidewa...
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Food Make Year
661 wordsI sit here waiting for my so-called boyfriend to actually show up. The wind is slightly blowing, yet I feel comfortable enough to be without a jacket. My bladder alerts me of its need to be relieved, so I make my way to nearest unoccupied restroom. Upon entering, I look at myself in the mirrors, which of course have yet to be cleaned by the janitorial crew, and for some reason I am disgusted with the reflection. A billion questions cross my mind. Why didn't I notice that my stomach bears no rese...
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Hills Like White Elephants
1,145 wordsHills Like White Elephants: An Endeavor to Justify Earnest Hemingway is one of the greatest American authors to ever live. He displays remarkable wit and depth in the short story Hills Like White Elephants. Not only does this story incorporate a sophisticated plot, it also conveys a different message to everyone who reads it. To one reader it may appear as though the story is about a couples struggle to decide to have an abortion. Yet, to another person the story may just be a simple plot consis...
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Marge And Homer Dan And Roseanne Television
694 wordsSex and intimacy on television has long been a fought over topic in our society. For years, the FCC and the MPAA have censored any content they deem sexually or verbally explicit from our viewing, and as we know television is one of the largest influences on our culture ever artificially created. Still though, sex and intimacy seep through the cracks of the system and During the early days of television, sexual situations were rare and intimate moments were few and far between. On "I Love Lucy",...
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Problem Solving Management Skills
492 wordsLife can be a real busy day to day things. As I got older more events occurred that I had to work around. Events such as school, work, cadets, friends, boyfriend, personnel time and home life. A lot of these are extracurricular but I really value them. These activities will help me achieve my future goals. Also, this helps me with time management skills. My view is this: Conflicts happen in everyone's life where more than one event occurs at a time some point in your life. All these events in my...
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Britney Spears Women Dont
1,664 wordsWhen it comes to the news, television, fame, advertising, the whole lot, I like to give credit where credit is due. I think that the primal coverage of the events that took place on September 11, 2001 was done well. Peter Jennings was amazing, giving the American people the perfect mixture of professional and human reaction. I love watching basketball games and the sportscasters always know exactly what is going on, no doubt. I am thrilled that Matchbox Twenty (the band) is finally getting the r...
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Crying Of Lot 49 Thomas Pynchon
1,166 wordsIn the 1960 s the American society faced many difficulties and important, sometimes, tragic events, such as Vietnam War, usage of the drugs, especially by youth, problems of communication in the society etc. Exactly these problems are vividly described in the novel The Crying of Lot 49 written by Thomas Pynchon. Many people consider this book to be the best work from those written by the author. There is also the opposite side of readers who do not think like that. However, no one can argue that...
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Song Tra Bong Fairy Tale
650 wordsThe life and death of a main character and his / her search for identity have proven to be an intriguing and forceful drive in many areas of fine arts. For centuries and even millenium's, writers have based their writings on the human pursuit of self-identity. One of such author is Tim O'Brien and his work called "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong. " The novel "The things they carried" by Tim O? Brien takes place during the war in Vietnam and deals especially with the effects which this war has on...
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