Name: ________________________________________ Mrs. Fiorini – English 11 Summer Reading Critical Lens Essay Write a critical essay in which you discuss one work of fiction that you have read for summer reading and one work of literature from ninth or tenth-grade from the particular perspective of the statement that is provided for you in one of the following critical lenses. In your essay‚ choose one of the following critical lens statements‚ provide a valid interpretation of the statement‚
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Depending on who you ask‚ the ‘settlement’ of Australia was actually nothing more than an invasion. The Europeans had good intent when they came to Australia‚ but they affected the Indigenous people‚ sometimes unintentionally. Violence and conflict was common between the Aboriginals and the Europeans. It is clear that it was an invasion. The first settlers of Australia wanted to reap the benefits and resources of the prosperous Australian land. The opportunities offered here were greater than those
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At approximately 1300 on January 31‚ 2012‚ there was a call and officers were dispatched to 125 Redbird Lane to investigate a home invasion. Upon arriving on the scene I was met by SGT Johansson to describe the scene as he saw it and the homeowners’ statements. He explained the homeowner‚ Cindy Pinsk told him she looked out her living room window and saw a gray sedan pull up. She heard the doorbell ring. Since she was not expecting anyone‚ she did not answer the door. She heard glass breaking and
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numbers amounting to roughly five thousand. Eisenhower referenced sixty thousand casualties within the first three weeks of the Invasion of Normandy‚ but D-Day‚ the single day of June 6‚ 1944‚ was far from the entire invasion. A good beginning is important for all invasions‚ and D-Day was certainly a strong start to the imperative attack on France. During the invasion‚ Eisenhower and Montgomery had multiple disagreements‚ especially over the attack of Caen. Despite the difficulties and large death
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International and Domestic Law to obey all articles of the UN Charter. Through the US invasion of Iraq (2003)‚ US have violated multiple rules of the UN Charter‚ making the invasion of Iraq illegal with respect to International Law. The Charter forbids use of force. Participating in armed conflict is illegal in all but 2 situations: self-defense and when authorized by UN Security Council. The alibi for the invasion given by George W. Bush and senior members of his administration was their assertion
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Bell #1 Von Bell Professor Gayla Bell English 101 Expository Writing September 6‚ 2010 Invasion From Outer Space This story was a very interesting one to read‚ filled with numerous morals and themes‚ which express human nature‚ our environment and American culture and more complex ideas enclosed in the text. The story ends awkwardly and leaves the reader clueless about what happens in the future. Questions pop up like‚ does the dusts multiply? Does society find a way to get rid
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they are supposed to do? The author Charlie Gillis thinks that the way that technology is going to lead towards sentient robots. One day robots will be able to know how things should be made out and put together. The author Charlie Gillis of “Robot Invasion” talks about how close people are to eventually lead towards having these types of robots. Robots being able to know what they should do and how it should be done is closer to coming true than someone might think. C. Gillis believes that one day
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President Bush’s justification towards the invasion on Iraq in 2004 explicated that the main reason to invade Iraq was security measures. Bush was terrified for the citizens of his country and the rest of the world‚ as he thought Iraq was in control of nuclear weapons that could harm everyone. However‚ this was not a true reflection of America’s ambitions in Iraq. This essay will prove that America’s intentions into Iraq was largely the fact that Iraq was a major oil source for the world and if America
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The invasion of Normandy‚ or D-Day‚ was bloody battle that pushed Germany out of France‚ and helped the Allied powers win the war. Allied forces and Germany both had reasons for attacking each other. Allied forces wanted to push Germany out of France. The goal was to save France‚ or Normandy‚ from Germany. Germany on the other hand‚ wanted to stand their ground and fight for France. Germany wanted to keep France to stay in power. And then there’s the basic want of winning the war. Both Germany
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Regularly‚ Americans question why and how we are so involved with the Middle East. There are several events that give us an idea as to the motive of our involvement. Looking back in the history of the Middle East‚ the American invasion of Iraq‚ and observing Scot Anderson’s point of view of the events can give us a better realization regarding these frequently asked questions. On September 9‚ 2001 a great tragedy came about our country when two planes‚ which were operated by a terrorist group known
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