“What I want to be when I grow-up” By: Lauren Phillips When I grow-up‚ I would like to become a prosecuting attorney (A prosecutor is the lawyer that will bring charges against a criminal. Then try them in court. They work for the government to put away the bad guys.). Because‚ I believe that I can take on the task of enforcing criminal laws among those who supposable “broke the law”. I also believe that I will feel satisfactory knowing that I could have possible keep another criminal of the
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In the song by Travie McCoy and Bruno Mars‚ titled “Billionaire”‚ the artists sing and rap lyrics that oppose practicing competitive elitism and individualism. In the music video‚ the two use a plethora of imagery and colloquial language to advocate being one with their audience. First and foremost‚ the video blatantly promotes a sense of belonging by having clips of the artists hanging out at a skate park and a beach with people who looks to be college aged. These two settings basically went back
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child attended on a daily basis. The school day consisted of basic mathematical skills‚ reading‚ and writing. After a person graduated or aged out of school‚ he or she often worked or tended to children and household chores. Mike Rose‚ author of I Just Wanna Be Average‚ was born in Los Angeles. He worked as a professor at UCLA and advocated for proper school placement after enduring a rather challenging circumstance while attending school (345). Rose outlines several of issues with the educational
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If you were Italian and somebody called you a “Wop”‚ what would you do? If it were me I would feel very angry and offended. In the essay “I Just Wanna Be Average” being called a “Wop” or being physically abused happened frequently. Written by Mike Rose‚ he shows us how badly he was treated by his teachers in high school. In the beginning of this essay‚ Rose describes how his teachers treated him in his early years of high school. Rose’s choice of phraseology when characterizing his teachers is
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In his essay‚ “I Just Wanna Be Average‚” author Mike Rose says‚ “students will float to the mark you set” (164). From my past experiences‚ I completely agree that students will work harder if their teachers set the standards high. Generally‚ teenagers do not have high goals or standards for themselves‚ so it is up to the teachers to encourage and push the students towards success. Throughout his excerpt‚ Rose shows through numerous examples that teachers are a vital part to a student’s success
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In the story‚ "I Just Wanna Be Average" the main character‚ Mike Rose‚ takes us through his years at Mercy High School during the 1960’s and 1970s. Although many people appear in this story‚ the main people are Ted Richard‚ Ken Harvey and Mr. Macfarland. Ted Richards was a bit of a dream‚ turning his back on the real world and just let his mind roam. Ted was always laughing‚ his loud and jolly voice booming out. Even when he’d get angry‚ he’d give a little smile. Ken Harvey became a central figure
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All I Wanna Do‚ is written in 1994 by Wyn Cooper‚ Sheryl Crow‚ Bill Bottrell‚ David Baerwald‚ and Kevin Gilbert. This song fits under the genre of country Pop. This song rose to #2 on the Billboard “Hot 100” chart in 1994. The form of this song is a simple verse-chorus that also has pre-chorus. The verse and chorus are both built on the same 3-chord‚ 4-bar chord progression‚ but the chorus departs from the progression in the last two bars at each time. The sequence of the song starts with the verses
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February 13‚ 2011 Textual Analysis- Paper 2. An Emotional Creation According to Ben Mezrich‚ Mark Zuckerberg’s relationship to facebook changed his life with difficult emotional struggles throughout the process. In the book “The Accidental Billionaires: A Tale of Sex‚ Money‚ Genius‚ and Betrayal”‚ Mark Zuckerberg studied at Harvard University and went through many obstacles to reach his achievement of a social network that many people are aware of: ‘Facebook’. The key issue that occurred at this
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In “I Just Wanna Be Average”‚ Mike Rose tells the story of his high school experience and how his Stanford-Binet IQ test score got mixed up with another guy with the same Sir name; he was subsequently placed on a vocational track; which was the lowest class placement you could be assigned. We hear about a few of the classes he took over the four years‚ English‚ PE‚ Spanish‚ and Voc. Ed. Rose tells us about one teacher in particular‚ Mr. MacFarland‚ his senior year college prep English class‚ and
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In the Accidental Billionaires‚ the motif of manipulation and betrayal is prevalent. Mark Zuckerburg is the prime embodiment of manipulation and betrayal throughout the course of the work. Another character also attributed with such qualities is Sean Parker. Mark and Sean are similar in this aspect; manipulating their own world to achieve their goals. In the first few chapters of the book‚ the reader is introduced to the Winklevoss twins. The twins turn to Mark to aid them in their social networking
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