“In the children’s novel “The Other Side” the author uses tone‚ symbolism‚ and audience within the writing. Throughout history there have been numerous accounts of racial discrimination. The author uses a fence to show the barrier between blacks and whites that needs to be broken down. The author Jacqueline Woodson uses Clover and Annie as two different colored girls that become good friends and break down a racial barrier‚ in which case is a fence separating them. The fence is the main symbol
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Being of Service to Others One of the most important virtues that a person can have is offering service to others without any reward or self-gratification in return. One of the greatest to have ever held this remarkable virtue was Mahatma Gandhi. He was one of the most prominent freedom fighters in the world inspiring many as he helped free his nation from the scrutiny of oppression. His non-violent actions that benefitted the common good of his people and his nation are vastly known throughout
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As Individuals Become Rich‚ Sport Becomes Impoverished Over the years‚ many people involved in sport have been gaining popularity‚ achieving success and most importantly-earning money. With the growing amount of money into their bank accounts‚ they seem to care less about the purity of sport. In my opinion‚ the ones to suffer are the fans and sport itself. We all know that professional athletes are paid a lot of money. But a very small number of us know how much exactly that is.
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Perceiving the Self and Others Perception of the self and others is a key to human relations‚ which requires physical and social awareness. We as humans living in a society learn and gain experience‚ but everyone of us has a unique perceptual filter composed of our needs‚ values‚ feelings‚ knowledge‚ interests and other characteristics‚ that leads to a different appearance of the world to oneself. In turn this leads to form impressions and attributes about ourselves and people around us.
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In the publication‚ “The Other Wes Moore‚” the author describes how many different situations affect two boys‚ the author‚ Wes Moore‚ and the felon by the same name. They both had been in a similar situation: They were both in a poor neighborhood‚ surrounded by drugs‚ crime‚ guns‚ and a lack of education. Even though they both had a similar life‚ the felon had gone down a path he shouldn’t have gone on‚ while the other became a successful author! This seems a bit odd‚ right? They both had very similar
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“On the Other Side of the Bill” We are at it again. The much publicized issue as to whether or not it must be passed as a law. It—RH bill—which whenever you mention it‚ everyone shall be reminded of a controversial proposed bill that still sits in the Congress for so many months. In the ever heated halls of the Congress‚ the two sides could be driven to hysteria by their arguments. The pro side proclaims that the bill is a “human fundamental right‚ in such a way that it
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Common sense would dictate that the USSR and China would support each other and become great allies because they are the strongest Communist states in the world‚ especially in the context of the Cold War where it’s Capitalism vs Communism. This was not the case in practice because the truth is that Sino-Soviet relations were cold and bitter. Joseph Stalin‚ the leader of the Soviet Union and Mao Zedong‚ the leader of China were distant despite having the same ideology. The same can be said with Stalin’s
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Life on Other Planets Life on other planets‚ Is there another titan planet out there that harbors life? Scientist have found two such planets in a neighboring but distant Solar System. Which planets are habitable and is there already life there or basically in general‚ “Is there life in outer space?” That is the question and debate among astrologists and scientist alike about this discovery of two planets that orbit the red dwarf star of Gliese 581 (Gliese 581c.eu). The fascination of intelligent
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Through the book The Other Side‚ the author shows many ways of tone‚ symbolism‚ and catches the audience in different ways. Tone is the way the author expresses his attitude through his or her writing in this case‚ the author shows a bunch of tone in The Other Side. The author also shows symbolism in the story. Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. In The Other Side‚ the tone in this story is very casual‚ happy‚ and sad at the same time. It is sad in the story for these
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Maggie Schuh The Other Wes Moore Assignment Staring at the cover of The Other Wes Moore during my Advising and Registration Day in the spring‚ I honestly was not prepared to already have a summer assignment‚ especially since I should have been enjoying the summer before the real world started. My initial reactions to the book were like any other teenager. I judged this book by its cover and came to the realization that the only way I would open this book was by my own destiny. I had to make
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