Response to Rereading America Introduction The introduction to the text‚ Rereading America‚ challenges us to look beyond the common misconceptions of the “myth” the American dream and to think critically. As far as what I think it means to be an American citizen‚ there are many things to consider. I believe that to be an American can imply freedom‚ security‚ and prosperity to some. To others however‚ it can mean a struggle to survive. The ideal American dream‚ no matter your interpretation of the
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Response: Here Victor finishes his creation. He was able to bring it to life‚ but he was shocked at how ugly it was. Being so frightened he ran to the other room to try to get some sleep‚ but ends having nightmares about Elizabeth and his mother’s body. He wakes up to see the creature looking at him‚ and ran out of his apartment. He avoids the his apartment from then on‚ and runs into Henry. He goes back to the apartment but became ill for several months‚ with Henry taking care of him. When Victor
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Reading Response for Feb 17 Choose two (2) of the following pairs of translated passages and discuss (in detail using specific examples) how the differences change the way you perceive the situation and/or character. Please type your responses in the body of the discussion post as usual. 1. Fagles: “…To the life he’s like the son of great Odysseus‚ surely he’s Telemachus! The boy that hero left a babe in arms at home when all you Achaeans fought at Troy‚ launching your headlong battles just for
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NTOCGAI Interpretive Response In the poem “next to of course god america i” by E.E Cummings‚ the poet relays a seemingly patriotic dialogue. Upon deeper analysis‚ it becomes obvious that the entire poem was written with a sarcastic and mocking tone woven in with fake patriotism. But what does this poem mean? Since he highlights the ironic ideals of American citizens and certain word choice throughout the poem conveys insincere patriotism‚ one can infer that this poem was written to show the blind
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Boston Massacre Response After reading and analyzing‚ “The Boston Massacre Trails” I feel like the movie left out some parts of the trial that I found interesting in the article. For example‚ John Adam’s assistant in the trial‚ Josiah Quincy‚ happened to be the younger brother of the trial’s prosecutor Samuel Quincy. Another interesting fact was that Samuel Quincy was a loyalist. However‚ he was prosecuting against the British soldiers. Overall‚ I do think that the movie did a great job depicting
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If you were to ask a person what the “American Dream:” is‚ each response would be completely different‚ due to the fact that that everyone has a different opinion on what the “prosperity of life is”. To some it may mean riches and materialistic possessions‚ while for others it could represent freedom‚ happiness and love. Every person is an individual that has individual thoughts‚ never the same as anyone else’s‚ therefore the “American Dream” varies from person to person. For some people‚ happiness
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The topic of one’s mortality and the complexities of life and death are introduced from the beginning of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Michael Neill’s literary response on Hamlet rubs on the perception when one dies; they just become a part of the cycle of dust. However‚ his response neglects the fact that you leave a legacy behind for the living to remember. Neill summarizes that “even the mightiest mortals‚ like the legendary Alexander the Great‚ inevitably succumbed to death” (112) in the end. Others
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centuries in Western Europe and just as it is today‚ death was and still is a big thing to fear. Thus‚ this epidemic that killed one third of Western Europe’s population got to be known as the Black Death‚ and people feared it. The population’s responses to the Black Death and its consequences were driven by fear due to religious superstition and a lack of knowledge about the epidemic itself. Even the rich and noble feared the plague just as
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Sidny Elliott Prof. AnnMarie Beasley‚ M.A. Anthropology 300 23 September 2014 WRITTEN RESPONSE 1: ANTHROPOLOGY AND THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD What is Anthropology? Anthropology is that study of human kind as a whole‚ with …ology meaning “study of” and anthrop… meaning “humankind”. Anthropology also has four sub disciplines‚ physical/biological anthropology that studies humans as biological organisms‚ cultural anthropology/ethnology the study of cultural innovations and interactions‚ linguistics
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Response to the Iliad “We everlasting god…ah what chilling blows we suffer thanks to our own conflicting wills‚ whenever we show these mortal men some kindness.” This quote is said by Ares when he was wounded by Diomedes in Book 5. It is important because it sums up the relationship between gods and mortals. In the Iliad‚ the relationship between the humans and the Gods are different from many other cultures. In the Iliad‚ the Gods seem to see the human people as pawns on a chess board. In many cases
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