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Blow Off Class Theater Class Part
652 wordsOk, so the only reason I joined theater class was because I needed an easy A. A blow-off class of some sort, to balance out the rest of my schedule. I got much more than that. I am taking with me a sense of self-worth, and confidence. I acquired the ability to think on my feet, and the motivation to get up and do something when faced with a new situation, not just giggle and turn red. The biggest thing, I think, is the ability to just talk to people and not be worried about what they think. Afte...
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Back And Forth Pine Trees
1,119 wordsAs a child, on any hot, sunny summer day there was always a good chance that my family and I would be going swimming. Going to our cousins? house to swim in their pond were exciting times. We parked in their driveway and walked through the very tall pine trees that went up as far as the eye could see and as far down. The trees seemed like an entrance into another world. If I looked up, I barely saw the tips of the trees swaying back and forth by a light breeze. I faintly smelled the light scent ...
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Teenage Wasteland Family Problems
2,011 wordsThe book Teenage Wasteland, by Donna Gaines ventures into the heart of a small suburban town in New Jersey to find out what the real sociological reasons were behind a suicide pact between four teenagers. The story made headlines across the country and the ideas behind the story were socially constructed through media and other areas of society. What was originally said in headlines as a reason that these teens did commit suicide were mental problems, drugs and alcohol. Author Donna Gaines looke...
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Native Americans Main Character
845 wordsLeslie Martin Silko s work is set apart due to her Native American Heritage. She writes through Indian eyes which makes her stories very different from others. Silko is a Pueblo Indian and was educated in one of the governments BIA schools. She knows the culture of the white man, which is not uncommon for modern American Indians. Her work is powerful and educating at the same time. In this paper, I will discuss three different works by Silko (Lullaby, Storyteller, and Yellow Woman). Each of the ...
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Taming Of The Shrew Wasn T
490 wordsFalse identities, lies and deceit, Lucentio from The Taming Of The Shrew and Tom from The Talented Mr. Ripley did all of these things. They both lied about what they like or what they did. They both took false identities to get the girl that they wanted to like them. Though they have many similarities comedies and dramas end very differently. The Talented Mr. Ripley is a drama and ends in tragedy, The Taming Of The Shrew is a comedy and ends with happiness. Lucentio and Tom both lied to get what...
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Three Months Attend School
1,362 wordsI started Life The Life I started using mild sedatives in my late junior high years. This soon led to the use of hallucinogens. I soon realized I knew all and I did not need school any longer. This led to a dilemma. In the state of Florida you must attend school until the age of sixteen, where I was only fifteen. So the next step was either attend school or get shipped off. Obviously, in my state of mind, I wasn? t thinking all to clearly and decided to be shipped off. By shipped off, I mean sen...
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Wasn T Didn T
516 wordsWas Rome a pleasant city to live in? Well, writers who wrote about it say that they didnt think so. This is based on survived writings. One big reason why life was not that good was the plan of the city. To many buildings were being built. Emperors were building too many impressive, marble temples. Then in the residential areas were the insular. They are unplanned blocks of poorly built apartment buildings. These buildings were for the ordinary Roman. They were built very closely, and building c...
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Three Times A Week Lot Of Time
825 wordsThe stories? Two Kinds? by Amy Tan and? Teenage Wasteland? by Anne Tyler have many similarities, yet are different in many ways. Both of these stories contain a conflict between parental figures and their children. The conflict in? Teenage Wasteland? involves Donny and his two parents, Daisy and Matt. They want Donny to succeed in school, both grade wise and socially. Donny, on the other hand, has a hard time in school whether it be because he doesn? t fit in or because he doesn? t apply himself...
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Father Son Relationships Relationship With His Father
872 wordsThe book called Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison, deals with many real life issues, most of which are illustrated by the relationships between different family members. One archetypal relationship that Morrison includes in her book is the father: son relationship. Although it is obvious that Morrison does talk about this topic, it is not so obvious what she is trying to say about it. So, one might ask, how does the author establish the father: son relationships throughout Song of Solomon and do...
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Today Society Boys On The Island
1,039 wordsLord of the flies essay William Golding The Island is a microcosm of the evil we produce in the world today. Greed, power, domination are all factors of evil in the story line and in today? s society. The first human instinct is survival. The fittest will survive, as in the book, and in today? s world. For example, someone who is very skilled in math or physical feats may receive a scholarship pertaining to their skill. Taller and attractive people seem to get the better and higher paying jobs. ...
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Jack Tribe Important Reason
803 wordsIn the novel, Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, the boys on the island were attracted to Jack s group because of three main reasons. One of the reasons they joined was because Jack offered safety and protection from the beast. Since most of the boys were rather young and immature, safety was an excellent offer. The young boys also wanted freedom, as all young children would rather be free then under supervision. Jack offered freedom with very little or even no boundaries. Finally, t...
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Chinese Culture Martial Arts
966 wordsLosing Face Everyone has experienced losing face. I can remember as a kid, being caught in a lie and trying desperately to weasel my way out without looking stupid. There were times as an adult, I would deny having problems at my job, too worried of loosing creditability. In Mark Salzman? s book? Iron and Silk? , he shows the Chinese culture and how important it is to keep face in front of a foreigner. Early in the book, Mark is introduced to Pan a marital arts expert. During he first encounter ...
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Valley Of Ashes East And West
1,174 wordsThe Mysterious Life of Jay Gatsby The story occurs some time during the twenties, in a little rich branch off Long Island, New York in two neighborhoods called East and West Egg. People often travel to and from the city by following an old motor road in a place called the Valley of ashes, a swamp filled with garbage and other rubbish where the poor and less fortunate live. It is unlike East and West Egg because the city is surrounded by old and new wealth. These wealthy people like to throw larg...
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Lady Mac Beths Kill The King
591 wordsHOW DO MACBETHS VIEWS CHANGE THROUGHOUT: ACT 1, SCENE 7 In this scene, Macbeth s ideas on assassinating the King (also his friend) change greatly. MacBeth starts off greatly against the killing, but is converted by a possessed Lady MacBeth. At the start of the scene, MacBeth is discussing the killing with himself in a soliloquy. He is greatly against the killing at this point. He feels that despite the fact he really wants to kill the king, he can t bring himself to do it: I have no spur to pric...
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World War One Adolf Hitler
1,788 wordsStrategy cannot simply be defined as something someone does on a battlefield or a weapon he or she makes. Strategy must be considered on many different planes. There are many different strategies that lead up to the tactics on the battlefield, diplomatic tactics, propaganda tactics, and a host of others that must be taken into account before the war is even began. Hitler s strategy was to take targets that he could get his hands on without directly declaring war on any nations. Hitler knew not t...
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Margaret Atwood Handmaids Tale
1,814 wordsFight for the Female Margaret Atwood, a contemporary Canadian author, has been classified as one of this century? s most feminist, and near dystopian novelists. Her works illustrate how feminism has caused the downfall of contemporary society. Margaret Atwood, a prominent feminist author of the twentieth century, is driven by her sense of social reform and her realistic view of a disturbed society to produce works such as The Handmaids Tale. Atwood was born on November 18, 1943 in Ottawa, Ontari...
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Bye Bye Jordan
1,180 wordsWho Influenced Michael Jordan to Become the Player and Person He is Today? I. Introduction A. Background B. Thesis Statement II. Body A. Childhood of MJ B. MJ the Child Player C. The College Years D. MJ- The Pro Athlete 1. Life in the NBA 2. Life in the MLB E. Back to the NBA 1. Bye, Bye, Bye (Retirement from the Game) III. Conclusion IV. Appendixes A. Charts and Statistics V. Page Davis 2 Introduction Well everyone has they? re own opinion about Michael Jordan, but one thing is certain, he is a...
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Point Of View Moby Dick
1,654 wordsExposition: Ishmael Moby Dick The Plot Exposition: Ishmael the narrator tells how he abandoned his life in Manhattan, as a schoolteacher, for the excitement of a whaling ship. He wanted to try something new because was tired of life on land and wanted to see what the life at sea was like. So he signed onto a ship with his new friend Queequeg. Queequeg was an excellent whaler and would be a perfect guide for Ishmael. Ishmael on the other hand was never ready to go on this trip. He didn? t expect ...
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Lieutenant Jimmy Cross Ted Lavender
726 wordsPaper 3 Tim Obrien's The Things They Carried is a chronicle of the events that take place in the life of one army squad. OBrien narrates these events as they are lived by Lieutenant Jimmy Cross. Jimmy Cross not only carries his necessities but also the burden of being responsible for his mens lives. The story begins describing the non-love letters Jimmy Cross receives from the woman with whom he is madly in love. He realizes that his love is not reciprocated but is nonetheless hopeful that one d...
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Doesn T Wasn T
392 wordsI wasn t able to attend the play in Spring Green, WI, so I will be giving an explanation of one of the characters of the play. I have chosen to talk about Beatrice, and I hope I can make it two whole pages. Beatrice is the niece of Leonard, who is am influential figure in Messina, where the story, Much Ado About Nothing, takes place. He is also a good friend with Don Pedro who leads an army, which has just come back from battle. She is a very pretty young woman, with a very outgoing attitude. Sh...
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