Reading Sad Joke on a Marae by Apirana Taylor really got me thinking about how Maori men are portrayed as being alcoholics who spend all their time and money at the pub and are violent people who spend time in jail. This is shown in the text by saying “Ngatai DB is my tribe. The pub is my marae. My fist is my taiaha. Jail is my home”. I believe that this is a terrible stereotype for the natives of our country to have and also believe that it is completely wrong. This stereotype of violence and alcoholism
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English 101: Portfolio _______- __________________ Essay Cover Sheet Instructor Student Identification Prefix Number Please type or print. What was the writing assignment? (Use your teacher’s words or attach the assignment.) Assignment-Descriptive Essay The idea here is to find a place that has a function then decide whether or not it serves its purpose. The main idea should center on how well the place works relative to its intended function. The description must be
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The sadness moment in life It all started two years ago‚ at the time of the Vietnamese New Year. I never knew that meeting this person that would change my life. From the moment I met him‚ he changed my whole world. We began dating and falling in love several months after we met. I never thought that I would date an older man like him; a man whom is very different in personality from me. Loving him changed my life because I have found out more characteristics in me that I never knew I had. I get
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The Ballad Of The Sade Cafe The Ballad of the Sad Cafe by Carson McCullers‚ is a story about a lonely and isolated town that is once the location of a thriving cafe Nothing was happening in the town until the dreary town became a witness to the love triangle among the three main characters of the story. Marvin Macy the ‘handsome’ man who married Miss Amelia Evans who was a wealthy and lonely woman. The two lived together only for ten days before they separated because she refuses to consummate
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One place that I will never forget is the ranch my uncle (my grandmother’s brother‚ in Mexican culture we refer to them as uncles) built and owns. It lays on a thousand acres of land‚ just outside Toluca‚ the capital of the state of Mexico. Rancho Feshi‚ which means “singing waterfall”‚ is a trout farm. There are many different deep-water‚ man-made rectangular ponds where thousands of trout are bred for later dining. The ranch is famous for its trout and many people come from all over Mexico either
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Can I make you some sandwiches? Clyde was walking around town one day with his friends. They were all extremely hungry. Then Nick suggested he knew the perfect place to fill the rumbling stomachs. Subway! This restaurant pleases all of its customers because of its delicious selections‚ nutritious menu‚ and excellent staff. It is extremely satisfying. Because of its delectable choices‚ this eatery fulfills their clients’ wants and needs. With all of the subs they have you can choose any topping
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This unexpected night of chaos started around one thirty on a warm and humid late summer night. Like any other person I was sound asleep exhausted from a long‚ hard day at work. On our family farm were narrowing down our last few days of harvesting corn. This particular day‚ we stayed in the field abnormally late desperately trying to get out our crop we had put so much time into growing before the storm got here. Asleep and in a deep dream I was suddenly awaken by that dead silent
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Jon CRN 10280 My First Job Imagine a loud‚ busy‚ bustling place‚ that’s a tad bit chilly and full of people. It’s a restaurant at a packed full hotel. The place is like an anthill after you step on it‚ with people scattering around like ants trying to get wherever they are headed. Here at one particular restaurant there is a certain room full of sweets. That is the Ice cream room and it is one of my current places of employment. The room is quite memorable to me due to the fact it reminds me
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“THE RECEPTION” One particular oil painting of artist James Tissot’s is named A Woman of Ambition (Political Woman) and is also known as The Reception. Tissot created this particular work of art during the years 1883 to 1885. The painting itself being produced with oil paints‚ leaves multi-textured layers of thick paint in contrasting colors. In the painted scene‚ a young woman graces the arm of an elderly gentlemen only to be silently scrutinized and subjected to a whispering campaign. The view
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Grendel the fearsome! Grendel the ferocious! Grendel‚ the terrible. Who is Grendel and why does he strike fear into the hearts of warriors and kings with just a mention of his name? Hear the very tale of Grendel‚ and soon you will do the same. A gruesome‚ ferocious beast lurking in the dark arches his back‚ balls up his sharp elongated talons into a fist‚ clenches with all his might‚ and flexes his commodious muscles as he lets out a snarl that forms into a growl. A growl previously entrapped in
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