Richard Notkin’s piece‚ All Nations Have Their Moments of Foolishness‚ is a complex and detailed ceramic mural that requires its audience to look beneath the surface and identify the flaws within a country. At glance the viewer can clearly recognize the former President of the United States‚ George W. Bush; his face is the center of attention that is from afar at least. However‚ when the viewer approaches the piece images that embody suffering and war are depicted. Each observer has their own perspective
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Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the character Arnold Friend was based on the serial killer in which Connie was one of the many victims he had abducted. There are many possibilities on how the author intends the readers to understand it. Such as‚ it could be a dream that Connie is having‚ in all actuality it could be real; it could send a message to young women‚ or it becomes a nightmare when he comes as a demonic figure. Connie has been living this fantasy
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Evaluating Contemporary Views of Leadership Wendy Stout University of Phoenix Evaluating Contemporary Views of Leadership Contemporary views of leadership come in many forms. Unlike views of the past‚ contemporary views of leadership include the complex interaction between the leader and follower‚ reactions to leadership and results of the leadership style. Six contemporary leadership styles that can be looked at are transactional‚ transforming‚ servant‚ situational‚ contingency and instrumental
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Student : Teacher: Language III Writing task Essay writing Should all kids have a mobile phone? Over the past few years‚ owning a mobile phone has become a necessity rather than just the possession of a luxurious gadget‚ as it used to be; due to the fact that people can contact anyone‚ at anytime‚ in anyplace. As a consequence‚ parents have provided their kids with mobile phones. The question is‚ should all kids have a mobile phone? On the one hand‚ some people argue about the benefits that
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seem to think of any danger that might arise from the car. Any aware person would lock the door and have the phone ready to call the police but not this girl. This girl is easily lured into a trap and taken away from everything she loved. This girl is the protagonist‚ Connie‚ from Joyce Carol Oates short story “Where are you going‚ Where have you been.” Rather than heed the gut feeling most readers have at this moment in the story‚ Connie ignorantly emerges from her house and engages the stranger‚ Arnold
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Angelo Lin Adults have responsibility to all children in their society Nowadays‚ things such as TV and Internet have enriched people’s everyday life. Along with the improvement with technology‚ people’s minds have changed as well. Parents become more concerned about their children’s education. However‚ they have over-stressed on children’s education and some ignore their emotional developments. As a result of that‚ children tend to be more adhered to their parents and less dependent; which lead
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“What is an Author?” Summary Foucault begins his essay by introducing the essence of an author as an individualization of many different fields including knowledge‚ sciences‚ literature‚ etc. Without addressing anything directly‚ he focuses right on the relationship between an author and a text‚ regarding that the text points toward the author as a figure who has created and is on the exterior of the text. Foucault begins his thesis with a quote by Beckett to summarize the theme of his essay
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What technologies have been used to kill people‚ and why? Killing technology has been on show during the major wars in the 20th century; and the killing rate increased drastically in the last century. During 20th century major developments took place in gas weapons‚ small arms‚ large guns and weapons of mass destruction which were in use during World War 1 and World War 2. Killing was not seen as an objective in war however‚ it was seen as being a more humane method and to make war shorter. The
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poem‚ The Author to her Book‚ metaphorically describes a mother’s feelings towards her book being published without permission. The lines 10 and 20 indicate a shift of a gradual change in tone‚ from critical and embarrassed to acceptance. The baby described in the poem figuratively represents her book and her life. Primarily‚ the imagery contributes to the complex attitude of the speaker due to the descriptions of her flaws and errors that she has had in her life (book) that has already been published
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Response to the Article‚ “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” During the height of the feminist movement‚ Linda Nochlin confronted her audience with a bold question: Why have there been no great women artists? On the surface‚ it is a tongue-in-cheek arrangement of words‚ purely facetious‚ but I do not think Nochlin meant them that way. I think the question was genuine and melancholy. Nochlin is one woman looking at the past with sad eyes‚ begging to understand why her sisters were denied
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