Ed Vega writes that it is "Spanish Roulette," the somewhat futile desire to accept the duality of living two cultures. ... He thinks to himself, "It was if he had been programmed early on for the task now facing him" (571). ... He speaks passionately of his new country and how "Although she feeds me bread of bitterness/And sinks into my throat her tiger's tooth" (1-2) she is his mother who nurtures him. ... Myenne Ng writes about a Chinese family and their struggle with duality. ... I know how hard it is to go" (413). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Some people inculpate it on how parents edified their teens when they were children. ... Instead, schools teach students about how to have protective sex. ... Catherine Stanger-Hall and David Hall writes: As parents, educators or policy makers it should be our goals that (1) teens can make educated reproductive and sexual health decisions, that (2) teen pregnancy and STD rates are reduced to the rates of other developed nations, and that (3) these trends are maintained through the teenage years into adulthood. (9-10) Teenagers may be old enough to make their own decisions, but they still look...

• Word Count: 1248
• Approx Pages: 5
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• Grade Level: High School

This brought to my attention how many things in life I take for granted. ... I think that this would help the students to pay more attention and increase the student's ability to stay on task. ... This is a stark contrast to how our culture views money. ... She said she overcame this by finding a patient friend that she could write letters to in English. ... I can't even empathize with how tough this might have been. ...

• Word Count: 2421
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• Grade Level: High School