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The Treasure of Lemon Brown Everyone has a treasure right. What is your treasure? The story of Lemon Brown is about a boy who wanders into an old tenement and finds a homeless man, named Lemon Brown. He was a blues singer and a good one. He said “I sung the blues so sweet that if I sang at the funeral, the dead would commence to rocking with the beat.” Lemon Brown’s treasure was a harmonica and some newspaper clippings. He gave his son these items and his son died in the war. Lemon told Greg what his treasure was. Do think that treasure can only be appreciated by its owner because I sure do. Lemon Brown is a big character in this story but so is Greg. Greg learns about a man's treasure. Greg wants to play basketball but his dad won't…

Throughout history of mankind, people always look to others for guidance, wisdom and on some occasion for help. In most cases, this type of support usually comes from parents, siblings or close relatives. One of the most interesting person whom guidance, hope, and perseverance is mostly drawn from, is a phenomenal individual, named Gerard. To introduce this person, one has to start from the beginning. He was born in the fifties. He was the eldest among his five siblings. Early in his life, he…

The Homewood Trilogy by John Edgar Wideman questions the effects of his first true influences, the Academy and the Street. “My university training had both thwarted and prepared this understanding, and the tension of multiple traditions, European and Afro-American, the Academy and the Street, animates these texts,” Wideman acknowledges. The essence of Wideman’s argument is that the life he lived at the academy and in the street influenced him to become the person he is today. I agree with author…

In my life, I have been influenced by many of people across the country, but no one has quite influenced me like my dad. Influences do not always have to be of positive value; they can have a negative effect on your life. My dad has always been a part of my life, and he has always been there when I need him the most. My dad has been both my father and my friend.My dad is the most influential person in my life because he always pushes me to do my best no matter what decision I may have; he…

I often tend to view people as two different types: one who will drop what they are doing and help someone, or the one to carrying on with life only to care about themselves. As I read through this article, “Does It Make a Difference to Know Poor People?” by Michael Jordan Laskey, I realized that more people should strive to interact with helplessness and those in need. The main character of the article, Mike, was in Lower Manhattan where he and a group of classmates were handing sandwiches…

As the newly elected president of the United States you will be held to a high standard and you must work hard to fulfill your expectations of an efficient, powerful, yet kind President. To become the leader this Country is in dire need of you must look to the past and learn from the mistakes and accomplishments of past Presidents and prominent leaders. But first, you must look within yourself and become advertently aware of your morals and values. What do you consider to be effective and…

“Tell me about yourself?” Every time I hear this whether it be in an interview for a scholarship or an award I immediately freeze. I don’t even know myself yet and you want me to tell you? I still haven’t figured out what a proper and an adequate response is, but this is what I’ve thought of. I’ve been interested in politics since a young age where I would wake up early in the morning to watch the news. I’ve since evolved from being an 11-year-old trying to figure out governmental processes to…

Influential Time Over a million people in this world would say that they are influential in some way. One question that lingers the air is, how does Time Magazine choose 100 people that are the most influential in that year? A lot of people can be influential to many different people by starting a charity, giving back to the community, or how they promote themselves in public. In the past year, many people were left out in this category hence the name “Time 100 Most Influential People”. In my…

Sugar Cane Alley Jose is a type of person that anyone could look up to. He’s strong, smart and doesn’t let people walk all over him. Throughout the movie he becomes a stronger and stronger person. He goes through two deaths of two people who are very influential in his life, let alone the death of his mother. His grandmother, Ma Tine, raises him. She is a very influential person as well, because she has only the best in mind for her grandson. Although Sugar Cane Alley takes place in…

Music, Drama and Art in the Hallways (An Argument Concerning the Validity of arts in Schools) School is supposed to be a place of learning and enrichment, but it doesn’t take long for the students to become uninterested with the same old, boring lessons that are pulled out of dusty textbooks. From calculus quizzes to English exams, the material learned isn’t always the most fun and interesting, to say the least. There is a way to make learning a bit more bearable and school a pinch more…