metaphor to describe an obvious truth that goes unaddressed‚ or simply ignored. Everyone knows it is there‚ but no one will say what needs to be said‚ or acknowledge the problem that is in front of them. Gus Van Sant’s‚ Elephant‚ is a cinematic response to the 1999 Columbine High School shootings. Van Sant’s open-ended treatment of the Columbine event is one example of how his creative strategy is able to focus the social complexity behind the incident‚ and stimulate curiosity from the audience
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AP LITERATURE OPEN RESPONSE QUESTIONS 2011: In a novel by William Styron‚ a father tells his son that life “is a search for justice.” Choose a character from a novel or play who responds in some significant way to justice or injustice. Then write a well-developed essay in which you analyze the character’s understanding of justice‚ the degree to which the character’s search for justice is successful‚ and the significance of this search for the work as a whole. 2010: Palestinian American literary theorist
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AP Government Ms.Gaines 18 August 2010 Federalist Paper # 51 James Madison begins his paper stating that he believes that each branch of the government should be independent from one another. If possible the branches would have as little agency with one another as possible. He believed that members from the different branches of the government should not be able to appoint each other or decide on other salaries. If these rules were followed the people would be in more control
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FRQS 1. A friend is diagnosed with major depression. Explain what major depression is‚ define the following terms and apply them to this situation: Major Depression (MDD) is a mental disorder characterized by episodes of all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem and loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities. a. A Psychiatrist is a medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. In this situation‚ the psychiatrist may
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Monuments are an irreplaceable way in which individuals throughout the world commemorate the triumphs of heroes or disastrous events. When devising a monument‚ individuals often disregard three critical factors; the location‚ size and material of the monument. Location‚ size and material must be utilized in preciseness to obtain optimum success. The precision of where a monument is to be erected must be precise in order to gain maximum appreciation. In Riverside Park‚ Easton‚ Pennsylvania
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2003 AP US DBQ The Progressive Era was a twenty year period‚ between 1900 and 1920‚ of much change in the U.S. Many Americans would begin to stand up for what they believed was right. This would lead to a number of reforms to help improve American life. Laws passed under Presidents Roosevelt‚ Taft‚ and Wilson‚ would dramatically change this country all the way into the present time. As industry became a large part of urban America‚ many citizens were oppressed. Unfair and unsanitary conditions
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AP Comparative Government Midterm Study Guide 1. What is the Beveridge Report? Published in 1940’s; set the stage for the British welfare state 2. What was the Constitutional Reform Movement? Movement in UK that called for greater separation of powers‚ especially in House of Lords 3. What is question hour? Occurs when MPs ask questions of gov’t ministers which they are obliged to answer. 4. What British political party‚ founded in 1689‚ that was the opposition party to the Whigs
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AP Prompt for Scarlet Letter Many authors use contrasting places to represent different forces or ideas. This opposition helps enhance the works meaning and themes. In the Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne the use of contrasting places such as the forest and the scaffold scenes to develop the characteristics of sin. The forest represents the freedom of sin‚ the scaffold represents the punishment of sin‚ and both locations are used to acknowledge the presence of sin. The citizens use the scaffold
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Hannah Bunker Mr. La Plante AP® English Language and Composition Fourth Hour 24 January 2017 Extended Response I: Reading with a Critical Eye Books are precious pieces that improve one’s knowledge and help define one’s personality by relating themselves to characters within the text. As Vladimir Nabokov said in Good Readers and Good Writers “The reader should identify himself or herself with the hero or heroine.”(Nabokov‚ 973) I always believed that by reading a book you become
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Julia Franchi Unit 1 Free Response #1 The experience of the English colonies in the 17th and 18th century contributed to an expectation for self-government in the formation of political‚ religious‚ economic and social institutions. The House of Burgesses and the Mayflower Compact contributed to the political aspect‚ mercantilism and the South Atlantic system influenced the economic institutions‚ the Great Awakening and the Witch Trials supported the religious developments‚ while Bacon’s
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