Like a big shield had just been pierced like a finger to a gum bubble and that there were terrorists flying over my head, dive bombing everything I knew. ... In retrospect things cannot be taken so much to heart you forget why it happened and how to solve, instead of letting emotion take over. ... The part I didn't like was the almost immediate turn against anyone resembling Afghani in any way. Freedom was beginning to be as free as your ability to not look like Osama Bin Laden in the United States for a while. ... When you are away from home trying to take what another is defending it&#...

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How Being Thin Can Hurt You In the past thirty years, America has become a nation obsessed with appearance. ... So you would think that the plus size models would help a person improve their body image, and reduce the pressure society puts on an individual to be thin, yet this is not the case. ...

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Have you ever called into a radio station and asked them to play some other song off a one-hit wonder album or an underground band that you liked? ... But why should people care what music is being played as long as they like it? ... Whoa, wait a minute though; you wanted to look like JLo , all the time. ... Fashion changes every season, for every year, so how much are you truly paying to look like JLo. Well, there are four seasons in a fashion year, so you are really paying an estimated five thousand dollars a year to look like JLo . ...

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"How can a guy grow up in a circus like that?" ... "You"re tearing me apart." ... Then you will be a good American, and America salutes you. ... "Don't I buy you everything you want?" ... What kind of music is this, parents wanted to know, you just don't get it do you, you just don't understand, said the kids. ...

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What if your job not only made you work there, but then sent work home for you to do, and if you didn't do it, you were in big trouble? ... What if those guys could insult you, push you against your cubicle, and people actually liked them for it? Sounds like a terrible job, right? ... Do you think those 'experts' know what it's like to be in that situation? ... And its sad that something like this has to happen to open our eyes. ...

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The honest reason I quit was because I truly never liked smoking. ... Most walk around like they have a ten-inch stick up their ass, and by the looks of them; they don't look exactly like social gurus. ... Sometimes I respond, "I do not feel like it." ... It is the little things that bother people like me. For example, at these parties people hold their cigarettes out like weapons and if you move the wrong way you are going to suffer greatly. ...

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Does this sound like the America that you and I know today? ... What is it like to be walking down the street and have people stare at you and call you names and tell you to go back home, when you are home? ... If you were lucky you would have a teacher that would give you a chance and help you along the way, if you were unlucky you would have to learn on your own. ... Is this what it is like to be an American? ... I never had to go through anything like that. ...

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To some people animals are like diamonds, and are cared for as well as their own children. ... Like for example, they both need some form of college, for vets it could be anywhere from 2-14 years. To be a type doctor like a physician you have to do four years of college or at a university to earn a BA or BS degree. ... It is a fact that veterinarians are not as well appreciated as regular doctors but if you go on home vet home pages you will see were some owner write letters to their animals doctor saying thank you for all you help and things like that" (Cotten). ... Most shelters will e...

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Thought out our lives we often think of the past and what life was like, and without a time machine we would never know for sure what it was like for our own. ... Because he was traveling during the period of time he took the photographs, his work gives off the vibe of what life would look like from the eyes of me or you coming from the 21st century would experience; Frank was someone on the outside looking in bring a whole new perspective of life. ... By stopping time and reflecting on the people you can grasp an idea of life in the shoes of the charters captured. ... Photography plays a ro...

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In addition anti flag Americans did not like to see how many worshiped the flag. ... I have always seen it like the liberty of our expression, and I respect it. I feel like in other countries they view their flag the same way America views their flag. ... It doesn't matter how you view if because you have the liberty to see it as you please. That's the point you have the right to have your own beliefs, and if some may not like it, it doesn't matter because you have the liberty to have different opinions....

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Without these differences our country might be a lot more like the mother land of 300 years ago. ... Much like Las Vegas prostitution is legal. ... If you claim to be part of the church you actually have to pay a tax, so a lot of Germans are stepping out of the church scene. ... Much like the United States the government plays a big role in day to day life of the citizens. ... Like the United States each criminal has a right to a trial, although they do not use juries very often. ...

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The bracelet has several small charms and one of them is a small boat like the one you would imagine from the city name "Venice". ... I sometimes imagine what America was like just after the immigration had started. ... You can enjoy many unique cultural events through a year and you can find traditional foods restaurants. ... You"re a human being and so am I. ... I believe how you can feel makes you who you are. " This is my answer to his question and what I learned from my stay in America. ...

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You may have heard this question before but never really thought about it much. ... In other countries, like Middle East countries, the people have limited freedom. ... If you"re an American, you probably have encountered some form of racism, from either the color of your skin, your background, nationality, etc. ... As you probably know, Huck Finn is one of the most controversial books in American literatures history, and many people have different views on the book, like most of all, whether it should be banned from classrooms or not. ... Willy's motto is if you are "well-liked" you will...

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Living in an area like that can have a serious impact on the way people think. ... So it does depend on the way you were raised and where you live. ... In settings like those, racism is nonexistent. ... Imagine if everyone was like that, then racism would only be a thing of the past. ... Everyone is just human, and color does not define who you are, or how you live your life....

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You demanded of me too much, that I always felt that no effort of mine was enough to satisfy you. However, I always admired and loved you. ... If I resembled like my grandpa or not was a mystery to me. ... Of course, I look like my father. ... I remember when my father told me, "You are a very intelligent child with a prodigious memory; you could achieve any goal you wanted." ...

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First you must become efficient in earning a living before you can indulge in your poetic dreams." She realized that even though the times and way of live in her new home were hard and often unfair, if you stayed strong and worked for what you wanted all the while staying true to yourself and what you believe you will be rewarded in some way at some time. Some times things just aren't what we think they are or what we are told they are, discovering something like this could destroy a person and who they are but it was people like Anzia and all of the other courageous immigrants who came...

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The word was spoken to you to hurt you. So I would like to never hear the word again." ... Like, Bunny Plaskett who remembers the pain of life in the United States before the civil rights. ... The Civil Rights Era in America was about Black people who struggling in all levels not to be called or treated like "niggas." ... No matter how you think of yourself, whether you are African-American, White, Hispanic, Asian or whatever national origin you identify with, you should never call anyone a "nigga." ...

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Someone may see something they really like and they would say it was cool. ... If you want the look of cool you go to the mall and you are surrounded in cool. ... If you were a skateboarder you were thought to be a loser or troublemaker. ... You"re cool if you skateboard or wear skateboarding apparel. ... Things such as they like motorcycles, or they really enjoy movies. ...

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Roosevelt worries that if steps are not taken to secure the United States, it will fall victim in this war like so many other countries. ... He goes on to say that Russia would swallow up Germany like it did Poland and Finland. ... One thing I noticed, much like in today's news, is that the majority of the headlines are about death or some sort of horrible occurrence. ... The title reads: "He Will Give You a Real Command of English" The article goes on to list reasons why you should learn English. "Your use of English proclaims you to the world." the ad states. ...

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You have already declared it . ... Here you will see men and women reared like swine for the market. You know what is a swine-drover? I will show you a man-drover. ... They are food for the cotton-field, and the deadly sugar-mill .Attend the auction; see men examined like horses...

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Do you enjoy the parade of A-Listers walking down the red carpet prior to the Oscar, Emmy, and Tony award ceremonies? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you share with most Americans an appreciation for (if not a fascination with) celebrities. ... In this respect, a celebrity can act almost like a support group helping us to see that life is OK. ( Abanes 12 ). ... Truth be told, the lights go out each night for every star like they go out for us. ... Ultimately, in fact, the stars we see either walking down the red carpet on their way to yet another premiere, or bounding up a...

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"I promise you I wrote it. I can't tell you more, but read the book, and the piece in the last September's Reader's Digest and you"ll know who I really am" (Griffin, 37). ... I"m after you. There ain't no place you go I won't get you. ... Black Like Me. ...

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If you ask me, they are Kayla and Kaitlyn. ... Doesn't necessarily sound like an idea that could be enforced by the subjugated group of people to me. ... We are better than you and we are going to save you by making things worse for you for centuries. ... I can keep going on forever like this, but you know where I am going with this. ... Unless of course you are Black, Hispanic, Muslim, Gay, Lesbian Then you must live and be categorized as we say you are....

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Race can keep you from being treated with respect, keep you from getting a job or even keep you from renting a house. ... He also felt no doubt that Zuska would be willing to take in a businessman like himself. ""I bet I could have her like that. Like that." ... The first thing you must have is the foresight to know a good opportunity when you see one. ...

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Do you think you are a good citizen? ... What special group in the community would we like to adopt this season? ... Are you informed? ... You didn't join the military, so you didn't swear then. In fact, you may be one of millions of Americans that don't feel like you have a responsibility to anything. ...

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