lice Walker’s essay‚ In Search of Our Mother’s Garden‚ talks about her search of the African American women’s suppressed talent‚ of the artistic skills and talents that they lost because of slavery and a forced way of life. Walker builds up her arguments from historical events as well as the collective experiences of African Americans‚ including her own. She uses these experiences to back up her arguments formed from recollections of various African American characters and events. Walker points out
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In Search of Our Mother’s Gardens The essay "In Search of Our Mother’s Gardens" by contemporary American novelist Alice Walker is one that‚ like a flashbulb‚ burns an afterimage in my mind. It is an essay primarily written to inform the reader about the history of African American women in America and how their vibrant‚ creative spirit managed to survive in a dismal world filled with many oppressive hardships. This piece can be read‚ understood‚ and manage to conjure up many emotions within
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friend in deed’? Secondly‚ is it ’a friend (when you are) in need’ or ’a friend (who is) in need’? If the former‚ then the phrase means: ’someone who helps you when you are in need is a true friend’. If the latter‚ it is ’someone who needs your help becomes especially friendly in order to obtain it’. So‚ that gives us four options: 1. A friend‚ (when you are) in need‚ is indeed a true friend. (’indeed’) 2. A friend‚ (when you are) in need‚ is someone who is prepared to act to show it (’in deed’) 3
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“What will a future without secretes look like” Ted Talk by Alessandro Acquisti is simply summarized by the video title; it also explains how social networks destroyed our privacy. Marty copper‚ the father of the cell‚ phone build the first cell phone 37 years ago and ever since then everybody’s privacy has exponentially decreased. Apple watch is finally going to get released spring 2015‚ with such a powerful device always attached to the user‚ the human intimacy with technology is greater than
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In the article titled‚ “One Word‚ Two Words‚ Pink Words‚ Blue Words” by Debuk‚ the concept of gendered language is addressed. The article discusses the gender-marked patterns in language used everyday‚ the consequences that result from these patterns‚ and proposes a solution for these consequences. While the ideas proclaimed in the article are sound‚ there are some issues one could bring up in regards to whether or not the suggested solution would merely reinforce the problem‚ a fact that the author
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A GOOD DEED CREATES A GOOD SAMARITAN‚ NOT A HERO Connie Halal English Comp 122 Prof: Amy Morris May 17‚ 2013 A good deed creates a Good Samaritan‚ not a hero Today’s society is a busy self absorbed atmosphere. Our cultural system encourages everyone to go about their business on a daily basis while routinely ignoring the hungry man on the street corner or the dead animal on the side of the highway. It’s normal to mind your own business and not stick your neck out
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as a tool for building social capital and addressing some of the difficulties associated with struggling communities. school gardens may help students and communities address some of the issues they struggle with in growing healthy learning environments. School gardens are becoming increasingly popular in urban areas. Advocates see these gardens as a learning opportunity for students‚ a source of sustenance for neighbors‚ and a means of building social capital that can serve as
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raced out to the front garden. There she is going to meet her neighbor‚ who she is also friends with. Sitting down on the small wall that shields the garden she waited‚ looking at bugs crawl all in a trail. Soon enough he had come‚ wearing a plain ivory shirt and shorts. They sat and talked for a while. Smelling the roses‚ feeling the grainy dirt underneath their fingers. Sometime had passed while the children had continued in conversation‚ only stopping to watch an old man coming up to the gate
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The investigatory project intends to determine if rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum L.) seeds can be utilized to a new product. Similarly‚ the project was designed to utilized the rambutan seeds (wherein we consider seeds as waste after nibbling it) available in the community as source of commercial alternative coffee. The data to be gathered will be taken from experiments‚ such as the acceptability test of the product (rambuffee) to the consumers. Based on the findings of the study‚ the researchers
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decisions and their pride does not allow them to see through that. In the story The Parsley Garden by William Saroyan‚ a boy by the name of Al Condraj faces the same problem. In the story Al Condraj finds himself in an excessive amount of trouble for being caught trying to steal a hammer. After Al Condraj gets caught stealing the hammer his pride get the best of him and causes Al Condraj to hold a grudge against the man who caught him stealing. Al condraj’s pride did not let him see how lucky he got that
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