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A man stood alone before twelve others, unsupported on all sides. He had hoped for some sympathetic glances, but none came his way except for the icy glares from the others seated around the table. He nervously wiped his sweaty palms on his pants and tried to keep his calm demeanor intact. This man is Juror #8, the man whom nobody supported at the beginning of the play, Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose. Despite its difficulty, in order to stand alone in front of numerous people like Juror #8…

What is shame? When I think of it, it is like a wound, a complex problem that I can never solve. Nobody at home or school will teach you how to move through shame. Just like Dick Gregory, I struggle a lot with shame. The main source of the shame must be my parents' parenting style. I am the eldest granddaughter in the family so everyone has high expectation for me. My parents always urge and criticize me if I did not perform perfectly or in the way they want. When I was in primary school, my…

Respect for self It is very important to be respectful to yourself. Self-respect is great for life. If we don’t have self-respect we will become insecure and will become something we are not or don’t want to be. In order to develop self-respect you have to be true to yourself, never hate yourself, forgive, be selfless, and keep your appearance great. The following paragraphs are some ways to help you get self-respect. Being true to yourself is the key to self-respect. If you aren’t true to you…

(Insert date this happened) was like any other day. I went to all of my classes and hung out with on the swing with my friends. I heard the bell ring telling us it was time to go home. I skipped to my locker, grabbed my backpack and jacket, and headed to the bus. The house smelled amazing when I got home. I found my mom in the kitchen and told her about my day as I do every day. Then she said something I don’t hear a lot. Mom said, “Your dad and I want to talk to you when he gets home”. It was…

I don't care who you are, how strong you are, how brave you you are, how tough you are, how famous you are, we all have at one point in our life been afraid of at least one thing and there is not one person in this world that can honestly say ¨I have never feared anything¨. Fear is a natural emotion which happens when we feel that something can overwhelm us or we don't know what to do about a certain situation. I'll never forget my fear of heights that has haunted me for the first decade of my…

Winners never quit; quitters never win. This has been my motto ever since I read the book Winners Never Quit! by Mia Hamm. I muttered it to myself as I stepped out onto the track. The season had been frustrating. I had contemplated quitting, but I kept repeating my motto plus I loved the sport. My event was high jump, and I excelled at it too. My goal for the season had been to break the school record. I was not making significant progress, but it was the last meet, and I knew I had the…

The Axe Effect advertisement, created by the Axe corporation, takes place in a dark and light contrasted locker room. The lockers are navy blue color. One of the lockers are open at the bottom. There is a man with a towel around his waist in front of the lockers. His body is half skinny and half obese. He seems to be spraying Axe deodorant on his body.The skinny man is very handsome and it can be inquired just from the context of the picture that the obese man is not as appealing as the skinny…

What I did This Summer This summer I did a lot of things, I traveled, went zip lining, and most importantly I spent time with family. This is probably one of the best summers I have ever had because my mom took off work to be with me and my brothers. Usually my dad stays home and he really isn't that fun. On the other half I got to go to my Dad's house because the way it goes for summers for me is that I have to do. The best thing I had to do all summer is I went to Alabama with my…

Hazel At lunch, I sat with Aera and Angel on the cement bench. We laughed as Angel showed us a video: Kermit Sings. “Dude,” Aera voiced. “This is everything.” Kermit sat on a stool, singing some rather disturbing songs to a group of children, driving one of them to tears. “Thanks for ruining my childhood,” I said after the video was over. “Any time,” Angel declared, cheerily. “I’m going to go find Jason and just scream ‘Billy!’” Aera laughed, jumping up to find Jason. “I wonder why I’m…

1. Flights of Fancy 2. “It’s really pretty straightforward: flight is freedom.” (136) 3. Foster explained in a story about people with “wings” and those “wings” provide freedom. However, with freedom comes the ones who abuse it. As you can see, the title of the chapter is Flights of Fancy which can explain the stereotypical snotty rich kid everyone hates. This is because rich people are fancy and rich people are very free, but can abuse their freedom to make the wings dirty, as Foster explained.…