In this case, culture affects how an individual live their life. ... Education can modify culture and shape an individual to become a better person. ... These people are focused, serious, and have a drive in life. ... It not necessary to judge a person based on their nationality or skin color. ... The people around an individual can easily influence another person through their ways, behavior and experiences. ...

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Brian said that he would not be the person he is without his family and friends that they made him the sociable person he is to this day. ... Brian exclaimed that he is a very traditional, and doesn't want to have to flashy of a life. ... As you can see, he is a well-rounded person and was worthy of being profiled. ...

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Smoke Signals, rather than being a cohesive screenplay, is more of a series of a few noteworthy moments of the life of two brothers, Victor and Thomas. ... Thomas, on the other hand, is a very calm person who often narrates inventive stories to his brother all through their journey. ... This feature is easily recognizable by anyone who would have closely interacted with Native Americans in their life. For those viewers who do not have any idea about the cultural backgrounds of Native Americans, the film offers a sense of the hardships that indigenous people face in their effort to retain their...

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These stories present a viewpoint of life during the apartheid period in which the black race was treated as inferior because of the color of their skin. ... In both stories, the characters are faced with different racial situations, but they both deal with an internal conflict, which they are forced to view the other person viewpoint. ... She learns to make her own judgment and to observe her role in life by standing outside of it, watching all the beauty of the land. ... The narrator deals with an internal conflict in which he felt ashamed of his ethic background and the person he is. ... T...

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I felt very depressing after watching the movie "Imitation of Life." ... Susie, Lora's daughter, lives a rich and envied life. ... She ignores the kind persons around her like Lora and Susie. ... She chooses to be a kind person in order to get the respect from others. ... The cruel facts force her to pretend to be another person. ...

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From being a great friend of Baker, I was able to understand the way she actually lived her life and the struggles she went through. ... Baker did not start off living the life everyone dreams of but worked her way to the top regardless of what was said to her and how many times she had been denied due to the color of her skin. ... " She referred to her children as the "Rainbow Tribe" to show the diversity of each person in the family. ... Coming from a person with colored skin, it is extremely harder to have a voice and have people listen. ...

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It was a dark cloudy time period in my life, which I was headed, in the wrong direction. ... It was the year 1999 and my life was headed in a downward spiral. ... By making the decision to go to Clark Magnet High School it changed my life and I could also say it saved my life. ... I realized I wasn't the same person and a change was needed. ... I have great friends now that help me pass through many obstacles in life. ...

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It was the first time I had gone to another country in order to better my education, and it was this experience that gave me the tools I needed to live my life with courage and self-confidence. ... By the end of the school year, I had even more friends, even though my language was still not good, but my personality changed back to the person when I am in China. ...

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In the novel "Secret Life of Bees" a teenage girl named Lily goes through that. ... There are many themes in the novel "Secret Life of Bees" like Female Power/Black Mary, Mothers and many others. ... She tells August that she's a worthless and unlovable person. ...

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The concept of life is important in the Muslim religion. Life is given by God who creates life for each and life every person it is only God who has the right to take life back. No man should take another person's life. ... The human race they shunned away all the good ways that God wanted him or her to life. ... That a person operates on a free environment where he or she is guided by what God has laid down for him. ...

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It's not my fault, but the fault of my teachers and parents and other adults in my life. ... When I see a black person the first thing I think is "they're black". It is not until I actually talk to and get to know a person of a different race that my prejudice view of only their ethnicity fades into my thoughts on who they are as a person. ... Life is a big, infinite pieced puzzle. ... This clear liquid that I inserted under my skin was my life. ...

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Sociological Biography Throughout a persons life, there are characteristics that affect them. ... There are characteristics and factors that can't really be chosen in a persons life. ... Race, class, and gender is what makes a person who they are and who they will become. ... We discussed race, class, gender and what affects each had on her life. ... Race, class and gender is the make-up of every person in the world. ...

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Or even in the case of a person not categorizes as "colored." ... He couldn't take anymore racism from society that he had to put an end to his life. As one can see, it must have been difficult for a black individual to live their life in a judging "white" society. ... Their life was extremely difficult and unwelcoming. ... Baldwin used light and dark colors to show the difference between good and bad, the way society accepted a person and the way a person would be treated. ...

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I have chosen this topic because I was a very shy person growing up. ... I want to show my readers that shyness is a serious matter and that people who are not shy are more successful in life. ... I want people to know that shyness does nothing positive for them and that in order to really be happy and live a fulfilling life you must have meaningful connections with people. ... Things I will discuss in this essay are what causes shyness, how shyness can have a negative impact on someone's life and what a person who has shyness can do to overcome it. ... They are genetics and a person...

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The people in Milkman's life helped to form his character and through life experiences, he was able to decide what kind of person he wanted to be. Macon Dead Jr. is Milkman's father who purpose in life is to gain as much money and material possessions as possible before he dies. ... The Seven Days only purpose is to murder a white person for every black person murdered in the same manner of death. ... Her unconventional approaches and love of life draw Milkman in. ... He learned from his mistakes and made life altering changes so as not to repeat them in the future. ...

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It is one of the most important and determinant aspects in someone's life. ... I just wonder how hard it was for a black person to be successful in life. ... If job-opportunity arises, a white person is more favorable than a black person. ... The evolution of race in the United States is evident in daily life but I do not feel as though we are what we should be. ... If a white person was in the shoes of a black person, do you think the negative prejudices and racism still exist? ...

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It is one of the most important and determinant aspects in someone's life. ... I just wonder how hard it was for a black person to be successful in life. ... If job-opportunity arises, a white person is more favorable than a black person. ... The evolution of race in the United States is evident in daily life but I do not feel as though we are what we should be. ... If a white person was in the shoes of a black person, do you think the negative prejudices and racism still exist? ...

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Often Jesus and God were seen as the same person. ... She created a new person in herself and it was brought to the outside. ... Basically, she was giving her life to Jesus by becoming "saved". ... The nectar was a symbol of how sweet life is. ... They may be seen as sustainment of all life or owning all that exists. ...

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In the book Black Boy Richard Wright shows hate against the white people more openly, and doesn't show any signs of fear while speaking to a white person. ... When he is confronted by any white person he lowers his voice, looks at the ground, and answers everything with a short and quick "yes sir." ... Bigger Thomas was poor for most of his life, living in a one bedroom apartment with his mother, brother, and sister, Bigger struggled through most of his life like any other average black person. ... Seeking a better place and a brighter future Richard moved north to try and start a new l...

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Some might say they will betray their family, others might even say they will kill a random person on the street. ... As a matter of fact, the more money someone has, the greedier that person seems to become. ... " If money was the most important thing in life then why do we remember people like Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm x, and Gandhi, but we don't remember the richest person in the world 50 years ago. ... We think that if we have very little money when we die, then we failed in life. ... How much more important is a person's life, or a person's job, or a person'...

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Respect is something you earn by being a good person or doing something admirable. All of the citizens of Maycomb look up to Atticus and see him as a respectable person. ... Atticus is a great leader of his family, teaching his children morals and life lessons. ... He makes it a common practice to live his life as he would like his children to live theirs, and thus displays the attributes of an honest, respectable, and kind man. ... It is clearly shown that Atticus is the most respectful person in Maycomb. ...

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In "The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man" tells the first-person narration of James Weldon Johnson. ... By saying this it meant that the ex-colored man could live fearless and from the white man and have a better life than a black person. ... The world was set on this idea that a person had to be white in order to be successful in life. ... The happiness he found would not have been there though if he would've gone through life wearing his race on his sleeve. ... At the same time, who wouldn't have wanted to fulfill the desire of living a happy life? ...

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When the constant stare of a person ahead intensifies, she gets extremely tensed if that person knows who she is. ... Irene and Clare both wanted this luxurious life. ... Passing had become a way of life for her. ... Irene wanted to live a luxurious life too. ... After viewing her life and Clare's life, she wished that she should have never been born a Negro. ...

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One person told me that the American dream was to be rich. Another person told me it was having a perfect family situation. The last person believed the American dream was to be able to do absolutely nothing. ... It seemes to me like Arnold Swarzenegger is mortgaging the material values in life more than the personal and social values. ... I believe that the persons who have always hold America up, are the persons like Donna Fargo who is proud of their country, the patriots. ...

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He scarcely notices if a person is black or white, and views all people equally. ... A rebellious act of one black not only put his or her life in danger, but also his or her family and the entire black community. ... To feel like a part of the community and to please his family in hopes of improving his home life, Richard begins to attend a Protestant church. ... He tells Richard that he needs act like a black person to get ahead in society and in the job force. This meant getting out of a white person's path, being polite, and acting in no way higher, better, or even equal to a white pe...

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