Alan Kwasman, a Board Certified Pediatric doctor, claims that to become a doctor, one needs people skills, the ability to listen, and thoroughness. Dr. Kwasman supports his claim with reasoning on why doctors need certain qualities, examples of hard-to-distinguish diseases, and stories about his work, including one about a teenager who he diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease, much to the astonishment of his family. The purpose of Kwasman’s speech is to take a stand in persuading the audience to the fact that doctors are needed and should not always be blamed for accidents, as (mostly) they always try their best. The pediatrician spoke in an understanding and calm voice, with his speech made for the general public.…
In looking at "Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda" by Glenn Alterman, we saw a short play about the struggle a playwright goes through in trying to turn biographical material into drama. Although as readers we do not have any information about Alterman's childhood or family that would help us trace a link between his life and this play. Therefore, we had to use context clues and social clues to find specific instances in the play that may have had some correlation to his life. To begin with, the scene opens on a stage that appears to be a small kitchen with Yetta and Cy who are husband and wife. They are engaging in a conversation with one another…
Starting on May 25th of 1787 and lasting until September 17th of 1787 the creation and ratification of the United States Constitution is an integral part of American history. Moreover, the study of American history tends to neglect mentioning the “behind the scenes” that progressed the creation of America’s federated Constitutional Republic. “Plain, Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution” by Richard Beeman is designed to demonstrate the diversity amongst Founding Fathers’ beliefs, intentions, and contributions to the Constitution and government. The narrative styled historical nonfiction follows the Constitutional Conventions of the late 1700’s including detailed debates surrounding slavery, representation, treasury, and ultimately…
"The His'Er problem" is what stuck out most to me. There are many phrases and issues people could bring up today in modern times. The author speaks of how she feels about phrases like man and wo-man or man kind. The one main point she brings up is "to each his own". She along with many other people feels this is politically incorrect. Why do we still refer to people as man or man kind? Does our society still feel men are more superior? We may never know for each individual but all together society is saying…
Cornell W. Clayton argues that rather than addressing incivility, Americans should focus on the “substantive sources of political conflict”. This would change the entire tone of the conversation because there would be no incivility mentioned in his essay. Most of his essay is showing the reader about the incivilities that had happened in the past. Clayton informs the reader that incivility can be ended, and Americans should focus on causes of division today because it will effect the future. The tone of the conversation would be very different. It would be more positive than negative because there will be solutions for causes of divisions. He writes, “I dislike uncivil behavior, and I believe it says more about the louts who engage in it than…
In my honest opinion, when you first handed us The Longman Reader I thought to myself how boring this book looks. They always say you can’t judge a book by it's cover, but I sure did. I’m not a big fan of reading books since I don’t have much free time. The font in this book is very petite compared to other book. As I was reading this first chapter I was asking myself why someone put such simple steps in a checklist in the book.…
The author distinctively creates a mysterious combination of two different narratives in his book. Some chapters are titled “Hard-Boiled Wonderland”, others are presenting a description of the end of the world. “Hard Boiled Wonderland” reminds me of the narrative common for science fiction or fantasy tales. This is a world where no one has a name, only a role or occupation. The part of the book titled “The End of the World,” on the other hand, is a story of an amateur who is seeking for a place in an isolated town, surrounded by an enormous wall. The narrator has been separated from his shadow and will soon be separated from his mind. Even though the stories seem…
(A) Identify key issues, problems and opportunities facing Netflix. It may be helpful to consider the fact that the Netflix business model evolved through many strategy revisions. What caused them to make each shift? Were the shifts driven from the top or bottom? Is this easier for a small or large company?…
The novel The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, their are people who are going to die, just like in the movie Passengers. In the movie, Jim preston, (Chris Pratt), and Aurora, (Jennifer Lawrence), go on a ship where they are going a planet called homestead two which is 180 years away. They both wake up from hibernation to early, and therefore, they both know it is a death sentence because their is no way to go back to sleep. This is just like the book Thief in the way that the main characters both know they are going to die, but they try their best not to.The novel The Book Thief is narrated by death. Death is a version of Liesel's point of view without totally saying that the novel is in first person. Death, the narrator, could be represented as…
In the poem “Icarus,” Christine Hemp uses literary devices to convey that a father-son relationship can be problematic. Hemp pulls a twist on the original myth, and retells it in Icarus’ point of view. Her version of the myth shows that Icarus wasn’t very fond of his father Daedalus; however Daedalus didn’t realize that Icarus wanted to be free. “bound by the string…for years to untie TO I didn’t know…to return” (#14 and 15 TO 16 and 17) This quote portrays the emotion Icarus feels towards his father by the use of irony. At this point, the reader understands that Icarus had to deal with Daedalus with only the hope of exiting the prison, but once free he longs to be away from his father. Christine Hemp threw a new strand of emotion into the mix by showing that Icarus wanted to be free; as doing so, he caused a catastrophe. “Poor Daedalus, his mouth an O below, his hands outstretched to catch the rain…” (#18 and 19) This excerpt shows diction, which illustrates Daedalus’ innocence with the words ‘poor’ and ‘O below’. Hemp also tried to show the difference between Icarus and Daedalus by using asyndeton. “my clumsiness with figures, father’s calm impatience, cool logic, interminable devising.” (#8 and 9) This shows Icarus’ reasons as to why he doesn’t like Daedalus, and why he tries to be better than his father. Since Daedalus is clueless, he couldn’t prevent Icarus’ death; now the reader can infer that Daedalus will have a life of sorrow and regret, without knowing the truth. Hemp’s use of the devices diction, irony, and asyndeton help the reader further understand the myth in a way the original myth couldn’t.…
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt is a book for anyone who thinks living forever might be a good idea. Death is a hard thing for most people to accept. Just think about the folks who plan to have their bodies frozen after they die. They hope that one day scientists will have the technology to thaw them out and send them on their way. Who knows—maybe right about now you're thinking, "Sounds like a plan to me!" Well, one of the main ideas in Tuck Everlasting is that there is a natural cycle to life. The story suggests that maybe people shouldn't try to interfere with this cycle by doing things to avoid death. Even if you violently disagree with this idea and are bound and determined to live forever, Tuck Everlasting is an interesting and entertaining book worth reading.…
The main character of this book is Ever. She, as a character, is very interesting. Of course, like most characters, she has many flaws. Ever is a psychic capable of reading minds, seeing emotions, and knowing your life story by just touching you. She also has the enviable power of knowing the answers to homework/tests by touching the questions. She cannot, however, imitate artwork; such as Starry Night by Van Gogh. Ever says: ¨...though it probably seems cool to read minds and energy and auras…. it so isn’t¨ (Noël, 78-79). Ever goes on to say: ¨...even your best friends can think some pretty unflattering things, and not having an off switch requires a… lot of forgiveness¨ (Noël, 79). Which shows that even though she knows what her friends…
The concept of death most frequently conveys the dark and mysterious affect. Pondering over death can be similar to stumbling down a dark passage with unstable guesses as the only guide; not only do we not know when we will die, but also what comes after death. William Wordsworth, a nineteenth-century author, was no exception to this universal dilemma of considering death as the absolute end of one¡¯s existence or the beginning of one¡¯s existence in a new setting. ¡°Nothing was more difficult for me in childhood than to admit the notion of death as a state applicable to my own being,¡± Wordsworth frankly describes to Isabella Fenwick in 1843 about the anxiety and fear he experienced when he first understood the concept of death. However, Wordsworth solves the complexity of death in his ¡°Immortality Ode¡± by firmly confessing his belief of a brand new and eternal life after death. According to him, each of us carries an imperishable soul, which is a sign of our heavenly origin. During our early childhood, the concept of death is not present in our mind. Therefore, we are closest to God and His home when we are children who innately believe in immortality. As we accommodate to the world and realize that death and sufferings exist, however, our intimacy with God weakens to the point in which we completely forget about our divine heritage. As a result, we lose the belief that we will be immortal once again and begin to fear death. Wordsworth then concludes that our immortal souls will eventually reawaken our memory of early childhood during which we considered ourselves immortal and the world eternal and perfect like Heaven. As soon as we regain the memory of childhood and the belief that we are divine beings who will return to Heaven after death, death is no longer a threat to us.…
novel itself is so real that it has even been said to be 'more real than life' I…
The short story "The School" by Donald Barthelme uses subtle wording and references to death making the reader believe this text is written in a pessimistic voice, but, in actuality, the text is extremely optimistic. Unlike most stories, "The School" has no introductory paragraph because the stories main ideas are dispersed subliminally throughout the story. It is written in a conversational tone, but it flows smoothly throughout. It has a unique, contemporary narrative structure, and through this way of writing, the reader realizes this story is not about death but about the idea that life can be created as fast as it is destroyed.…