Dante’ Lipscomb Professor Hinds English 1113 December 7‚ 2010 “We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal”. This is a precedent that was established centuries ago to tell the people of its time that there is no man lesser than another. It was set and meant to last for a very long time. Thomas Jefferson was the one who made the phrase famous‚ but it was his great friend Philip Mazzei who first used the saying through a letter written to Jefferson called “Joint
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George Fitzhugh‚ Cannibals All! In “George Fitzhugh‚ Cannibals All!”‚ George Fitzhugh is attempting to defend slavery. Fitzhugh spoke of how well slaves were treated‚ but mainly‚ he focused on how the North was guilty of slavery as much as the South was. He spoke of slavery as a kind alternative to being forced to otherwise work in the “free North”‚ where capital commands labor. He mocks the “free North”‚ stating that it is merely a society that is ruled by capitalism. Throughout the document‚ He
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Summary 3: “Against School” In the essay “Against School” the author John Taylor‚ Gatto claims boredom has made a big impact in schooling systems all around the United States not only in Manhattan‚ New York. Gatto believes that boredom affects the capability of ones education and also states that boredom is a common condition not only in students but also in schoolteachers. Gatto is against schools all together‚ saying that our school system is to blame‚ a school system not designed by the United
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read the stories. I found “Love in L.A.” to be particularly compelling. The text leading up to the short story provides the reader with insight to Gilb’s life. Gilb’s life is that of a typical working class American. This knowledge provides insight into the meaning and motive behind “Love in L.A.” Most of the events and details of the story translate to what was actually his life. Generally‚ love stories follow the traditional pattern of two strangers meeting‚ falling in love and living happily ever
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Lesbian and gay sexual identities were largely non-existent in 1990s television and film (Kielwasser and Wolf 1992; Dyer 1984) and although queer identity narratives are becoming more overtly prevalent (Myer and Wood 2013)‚ The Kids Are All Right and The Fosters are evidence these representations are narrow. These productions are both examples of the increasing lesbian representation in mainstream pop culture and both shape visibility through assimilating any points of difference to blend into the
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In the essay “The Radical Idea of Marrying for Love”‚ Stephanie Coontz discusses the change marriage has made among the different cultures around the world and how it went from being an act that was necessary to something that was done for personal joy and fulfillment. For most cultures marriage was an act that was done as a necessity. Couples married because they needed to reproduce and ensure that their family continued to have money and power. The romance of marriage did not exist and it was
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A Separate Peace: Introduction Since it was first published in 1959‚ John Knowles’s novel A Separate Peace has gradually acquired the status of a minor classic. Set in the summer of 1942 at a boys’ boarding school in New Hampshire‚ the novel focuses on the relationship between two roommates and best friends‚ Gene Forrester and Phineas. Both approaching their last year of high school and anticipating their involvement in World War II‚ Gene and Phineas have very different dispositions. Gene‚ from
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In the short story “Just Lather‚ That’s All”‚ all three types of irony are presented. The first irony I noticed was verbal irony. In the text it says “A man of imagination‚ because who else would have thought of hanging the naked rebels and then holding target practice on their bodies?” which is an example of verbal irony. This means that what is said is not what is actually meant. As readers‚ we know that the barber is a rebel himself and Captain Torres is his enemy. Torres is hunting down the rebels
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for Happiness? The Four Loves‚ authored by British novelist C.S. Lewis‚ is often viewed as one of the best books written on the subject of love as it pertains to religion. In the book‚ Lewis covers many ideas including the four types of love which include: storgé (empathetic love/affection)‚ philia love (the love between friends)‚ Eros (erotic/romantic love)‚ and Agapé (the unconditional ‘God’ love). In this book‚ Lewis also covers the differences between need and gift love; however‚ one of the most
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