"Pieces of my Childhood Memories" In the summer of 1995, my mom and I talked about making a quilt together with scrapes of material from the clothes I wore as a child. We decided to start this childhood quilt by sifting through the vast pile of old clothes mom packed in a large, dusty trunk in the attic. ... Mom came from a generation where quilting was a necessity, using rags and torn clothes for lack of new ones. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

She always left the bag open on the counter so I could sneak" a few after having my hair all but torn out. ... She saved some of her old prom dresses, as well as some of my mother's for me to use as dress up clothes. ... She was determined to find me the coolest clothes and shoes. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the 1960's women were portrayed in movies to be torn between having good morals and wanting to have sex. ... Throughout the week he teachers her how to act like a lady and buys her clothes so she can dress like a lady. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

1 Lisa Stepping out of the car, the pavement hit my foot hard. I walked on unsteady legs with my head cast down, and entered through the frosted glass door alone. The long hallway with the deep scarlet carpet was a color I was already too familiar with. It had a way of making me cringe. I...

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• Grade Level: High School

With lustful thoughts and in their adolescent greed their primal rage takes over as they start in on Bobbie's girlfriend, tearing at her clothes, grabbing for her female flesh, in hopes of fulfilling their deepest desires. ... This characterization bolstered by self-convincing evidence, consisting entirely of their pretentiously imposing wardrobes, the torn up leather jackets, and their blustering bad attitudes. ...

• Word Count: 1467
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School