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In the "Box Man", the box man chooses his solitude. His lifestyle choice is against what society   believes should be. Being alone and being lonely are two completely different concepts. "Being alone" is a physical aspect, and only physical. Everyone experience physical "aloneness" every now and then in their life. Being "lonely" is something that is rarely experienced by every single person, and is a feeling that is often forced upon the individual. Loneliness is forced upon a person when they lose their loved ones in their life. They don't choose to exclude themselves from people, but rather, they are no longer able to be near the people they care about. The box man is different. He chooses his solitude, so he doesn't feel any pain about not being near his loved ones. He teaches all of us a lesson that we should appreciate the people that we have with us in our life.

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Anytime I walk into a restaurant, or a grocery store, or any place where food is for sale, I'm faced with a lot of options that I'm not allowed to have. These options are the meat products. Did you know that Jell-O is one of the foods vegetarians aren't allowed to eat? I've been a vegetarian for a few years now, and the one question that people always ask me is "Why don't you eat meat?"

I still technically "eat" meat, but at the same time, I don't. The food that I eat is made up of soy protein, or if it's not soy, it's a type of other protein. What I eat is ironically similar to meat. I'll refer to it as tofu from now on, not only because it is delicious, but because it is one of the most common foods that come to mind upon hearing the word "vegetarian". 

Tofu and meat are both packed with protein, essential for muscle development and growth. Tofu can be easily substituted for meat in most dishes. Even through their many differences, these two products are very similar.

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The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd is an inspiring tale about a young girl's journey to learning about who her mother is. Her journey begins with her father, and the horrible living conditions she's in. One aspect that fascinates her are the honeybees that come into her room at night. Her stand in mother, Rosaleen, gets into some trouble when she tries to register to vote. Lily breaks her out of jail and they head to Tiburon, the name of a town written on the back of a picture of Mary that once belonged to Lily's mother. She recognizes the image on a jar of honey at a store, and the storekeeper tells her about the Boatwright sisters, who make the honey. She stays with them, knowing that they had some connection with her mother. While she stays with the sisters, referred to as the "Calendar sisters" because of their names, she learns that she doesn't need her biological mother to experience the love of a mother.

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Autobiography: A Child Called "It"

Diary: The Diary of a Young Girl

Biography: ...

History: All Quiet on the Western Front

Criticism: ...

Personal essay collection: Lose Your Cool

Journalists: ...

Political commentary: ...

Scientific topics: ...

Nature topics: ...

Humor: ...

The theme of A Child Called "It" was a man's struggle as a boy who suffered from child abuse. His issue with surviving the "games" his mother liked to play were inspiring. He was thinking multiple steps ahead at the age of eight.

The Diary of a Young Girl is also an inspiring story. Anne Frank was up in an annex for years hiding from the Nazis. Her bravery through all the fear that she had to face was amazing to read about.

My philosophy would have to come from Lose Your Cool. The stories in the book were about amazing experiences that people had that brought them closer to God. There was one story about a young girl who wanted blue eyes so badly, but was born with brown eyes. Later in her life, she rescued girls from another country who were sold for prostitution. Her brown eyes were able to disguise her, since brown was the dominant eye colour in that country. This makes me thankful for the traits and talents that I have, since I know that they will be useful to me later in life.

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She is the girl on stage reciting lines after school. She is the girl in band with two instruments she proudly plays. She is the girl with a binder filled with her drawings and doodles. She is the girl with the multi-coloured hair. She is the girl who is me.