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** August 26, 1963 ** // Today I found out I was going to an integrated school. I feel my life will be better, but I am also worried of what the kids will think of me. Their parents are very upset and protesting outside the school. I have mixed feelings about it. I know that if I want to fulfill my dream of becoming a black lawyer, I will need a great education and have to work hard. My life will be nothing without education. // ** August 27, 1963 ** // I just got home from school. It was terrifying. I am usually proud of who I am, but my classmates made me feel ashamed. No one would speak to me and I felt like an outcast. I should have stayed at my old school. I'm never going to be able to become a lawyer learning like this. How could I have thought this would work out? This was the worst day of my life. //  ** __Example 2__ ** **Anne Frank, diary (21st July, 1944) **
 * __Example 1__ **
 * The following two are from a young black girl going to an integrated school for the first time: **

I'm finally getting optimistic. Now, at last, things are going well! They really are! Great News! An assassination attempt has been made on Hitler's life, and for once not by Jewish Communists or British capitalists, but by a German general who's not only a count, but young as well. The Fuhrer owes his life to 'Divine Providence': he escaped, unfortunately, with only a few minor burns and scratches. A number of officers and Generals who were nearby were killed or wounded. The head of the conspiracy has been shot. This is the best proof we've had so far that many officers and generals are fed up with the war and would like to see Hitler sink into a bottomless pit, so they can establish a military dictatorship, make peace with the Allies, rearm themselves and, after a few decades, start a new war. Perhaps Providence is deliberately biding its time getting rid of Hitler, since it's much easier, and cheaper, for the Allies to let the impeccable Germans kill each other off. It's less work for the Russians and British, and it allows them to start rebuilding their own cities that much sooner. But we haven't reached that point yet, and I'd hate to anticipate the glorious event.

 ** __ Example 3 __ ** **__ The most terrible blunder __** // Hi Diary // // Today was just the most horrible day for me… It all began this morning, in our break. A big bully at school called me a loser. But the teacher heard me when I called him a big, fat loser. She gave me a warning and sent a note for my mom. //   //  I was scared to show it to mom; but I had to. She was quite upset after reading the note. She told me that I was wrong too. I must not use bad words just because others use them. I think she is right. I will try to remember her words always. //

__**My example**__

March 1, 2011 Dear Diary,

Last week my parents found out that my younger brother Mike has autism and he is only 2.5 years old. I don’t understand the meaning of what autism is but I do know that it makes him different. Mike never looks at anyone and he doesn’t like to be around us anymore. Mom and Dad never know what he wants because he doesn’t tell us what he wants and then he starts crying. I also don’t like that he has autism because now it feels like I’m not part of their lives anymore. All they do is pay attention to Mike and don’t give me the attention that I need. They have been going to a lot of meetings lately and I’m stuck tagging along or staying with a relative. I don’t like the way they have been treating me. My life was better before my brother had autism because we all used to have fun together.