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    Themes in Conor Oberst’s “Poison Oak” The poetic song lyrics of “Poison Oak‚” written by songwriter Conor Oberst and performed by Bright Eyes‚ display many powerful uses of figurative language that give the song a deep meaning and produce strong themes. The puissant and mournful metaphors used by Oberst create important themes that allow the reader to get a taste of the emotional experiences he has gone through. Although the sound devices in “Poison Oak” may be viewed as important factors in molding

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    The Blind Side The blind side is a semi-biographical drama written by Michael Lewis‚ it is an inspirational real life story about a black 17 year old boy Michael born in the ghetto of Memphis in America. At the age of three‚ he was sent to various foster homes because he dint know who is father was and his mother was an alcoholic and a sex worker who did not have sufficient money to take care of her sixteen children. Michael ran away from his foster home because his foster mother wanted him out

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    Key Terms Intercultural Communication: Michael is from a different race. Therefore his interaction not only with his new family but others in the public or school is not friendly. When he goes to school for the first time other students avoid him. Self Concept: Ann Tuohy meets criticism from her friends as to what she is doing with a black boy she actually calls her son. She tells them why Michael needs foster family. Michael on the other hand despite his poverty and not an academic giant is

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    Name:_____________________ Date:________ Aim: Use example/explanation context clues to determine the meaning of an unknown word. Context Clues: Example Sentences 1. Constellations‚ such as The Little Dipper and The Big Dipper‚ can be seen in the night sky. Using the example clue‚ the word constellations in this sentence means clouds moons group of stars lights 2. Nutritious foods‚ such as fruits and vegetables‚ help our bodies grow. Using the example clue‚ the word nutritious in this

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    me in my own way and characteristics that make me the way I am now. The first symbol that represents me is colors. I love the bright colors in my room and wearing bright colors. Bright colors just make my day full of joy ! Me wearing bright colors represents myself as being kind. When I see bright colors ‚ I think of Fall ‚ Summer and Spring. Just seeing these bright pretty colors on the tree’s when the tree’s are turning colors because of fall and seeing the different color flowers blooming in

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    party do you(a) interact with many‚ including strangers (b) interact with a few‚ known to you | A | I enjoy being the “life of the party” | A | Always talks to strangers‚ about anything | A | Talks to all- all the time | A | Strangers don’t scare Tara | All A’s | 2. Are you more(a) realistic than speculative (b) speculative than realistic | A | I like things to be realistic and achievable | B | Optimistic | A | All about realistic | A | realistic | Half and Half | 3. Is it worse to(a) have

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    asked to discuss my opinions about the business philosophy of ‘the customer is always right’. I will discuss my thoughts and feelings on this subject and the steps I will take to enhance my customers’ experience. I will also discuss strategies I think might provide a more useful alternative to the subject. The Customer is Always Right When I first read the statement ‘the customer is always right’‚ my first thought was yes it is true. This reaction was based on experiences

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    Things Aren’t Always What They Seem To Be Raymond Carver’s use of generalization of “key” events serves to help further evolve the simple theme. Without the presence of supporting details‚ the story ends with the right amount of emphasis on what is necessary to understand the basic concept. This basic and simple theme expresses the use of food as a type of consoling agent. Throughout this story‚ references to food show up during times of tension‚ stress‚ or grief. The story‚ for example‚ begins

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    Hispanics and there are 264 gangs made up by Hispanics. The title of my main work is Always Running by Luis J. Rodriguez is about the gang in La and he lives in a struggle environment‚ racism occurs in his lifetime. Despite the school board’s recent sentiments regarding the lack of value that fiction provides‚ fiction should remain in the school’s curriculum due to teach students to have their mind open to other things and have different perspectives. If they take fiction books away‚ they will just give

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    The Mothers of "Fences" and "Bright and Morning Star" August Wilson‚ the author of "Fences" and Richard Wright‚ the author of "Bright and Morning Star" produced writings that made a significant impact on the culture of African American literature as we know it today. Both authors centered their works around African Americans‚ illuminating issues within the communities‚ and specifically‚ the family unit‚ or lack thereof. With Rose in "Fences" and Sue in "Bright and Morning Star"‚ both were mothers

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