At first‚ Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels comes off as a fantasy/adventure‚ but it is in actuality a satirical commentary on society. Gulliver’s travels is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the “traveler’s tale” literary sub genre. The fascination of the tale lies in the fact that although every phase seems immediately comprehensible‚ the whole subject matter is endlessly complex. The novel offers a clear parody of colonialism and it’s working against what is conventionally known
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MIRROR MIRROR The idea of not looking in a mirror for three consecutive days seems quite obnoxious‚ not to mention a challenge‚ but then again the feeling was what kick started my experience for the same. At first I inverted my mirror to help me get started on my assignment but that was purely for the sake of the assignment and didn’t mean any more than that. But‚ a few hours into the experiment‚ I found myself making silly excuses to look at my reflection for reasons that I thought were valid
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WHY IS DEATH BAD? 217 I am an exile from some country‚ where I have left my widowed mother. Though I am deeply concerned about her‚ I very seldom get news. I have known for some time that she is fatally ill‚ and cannot live long. I am now told something new. My mother’s illness has become very painful‚ in a way that drugs cannot relieve. For the next few months‚ before she dies‚ she faces a terrible ordeal. That she will soon die I already knew. But I am deeply distressed to learn of the suffering
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A Quick Fix My dear friends‚ a problem was brought to my attention to me while reading. It seems that people want to put an end to the death penalty but‚ these people don’t realize the potential that the death penalty will provide us if we just enforce it more harshly. We should not abandon our roots. In the Wild West there was no second thought to hanging someone‚ if the crime was serious enough. The people on death row would make good guinea pigs. They could be used
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myself in the long mirror behind it. I was convinced that within the mirror there was another world‚ another dimension in which another me lived. Mirror Me was perfect in my eyes for even then I knew the real me wasn’t. I found solace in knowing that somewhere there was version of myself that was perfect and I suppose this is where my deep fascination with my reflection was born. But things are so different now. Gone are the days when I could converse with my reflection in the mirror‚ to do that now
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It’s a sad plight of those in other countries hoping‚ wishing‚ trying to get into the land of opportunity - The United States. Many end up immigrating illegally‚ and bringing their young children with them. These children‚ too young to understand at the time‚ and now stuck with being illegal. Belonging neither in their country of origin‚ or in the U.S.‚ the illegal immigrants are stuck between a rock and a hard place. It is for the good of the immigrants that I propose my television show‚ to be aired
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Funding NASA Imagine this for a second. A young teary-eyed boy sits in the waiting room of the hospital as the doctor informs him about his father’s failing heart. As awful and heartbreaking as this situation sounds‚ that boy’s father is able to stay alive via a ventricular assist device that will continue to pump blood through his veins until he can receive a necessary heart transplant. This device is ever-present in the field of medicine and is responsible for saving countless lives. Well
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Mirror‚ Mirror “Mirror‚ Mirror on the wall‚ who is the fairest of us all”. We all know the famous quote from the Fairy tale‚ but do we know that the answer should be “ME”. Although that might sound conceited‚ the fact is that every person should have the ability of looking in the mirror and saying‚ “that’s me and I love me!” Mark Twain once said “The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself.” Loving yourself is not an easy thing to do but it is worth the effort. Loving yourself
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Christina Nguyen Mrs. Morris AP Eng 11 March 3‚ 2013 United States obtains the highest obesity rate in the world. About one-third of the American population is obese‚ and nearly 400‚000 individuals die a year due to obesity. Yet these obese people obtain special privileges and get sympathy of their condition due to personal choices. It couldn’t get any worst than that right? Wrong. Statistics are continuing to rise. Why is it that obese people get to have special treatment? They are able
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Fair Play in the NBA: A Modest Proposal As surprising as it may be to those who are not themselves fans of the National Basketball Association‚ Anglo-Americans are vastly outnumbered by other ethnicities. In fact‚ African-Americans hold a majority of positions‚ command higher average salaries‚ and receive more attention for their accomplishments in the media. Although there are a number of Anglo-Americans employed by the NBA‚ few ever manage to obtain equality in the field. For example‚ the
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