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    ASSIGNMENT:  REVIEW OF THE EMERGENCE OF THE AMERICAS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS:  1880-1919 NAME_________________________________________DATE______________PERIOD_____SCORE____ DIRECTIONS:  Use your packet by the same title as the assignment‚ the readings and your textbook to answer the following.   IDENTIFICATIONS:  Identify each of the following‚ ensuring that your facts relate to the context of the assignment. 1. Joseph Pulitzer -  United States newspaper publisher who established the Pulitzer prizes.

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    him. Bierce included this story in his book to show that soldiers come from all different backgrounds and they can change for the better when it comes to protecting their country. Another way Bierce shows the transition is in the short story An Affair of Outpost: Section 1. Concerning the wish to be dead (pg.32). In this short story the governor is reviewing an application to join military commission‚ the young man applying was a southern and at the time the north and the south didn’t get along

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    We were asked to read the story “Marriage Is a Private Affair” written by Chinua Achebe. The story was about a young man from Ibo‚ Nnaemeka‚ who was from the Igbo/Ibo tribe and who was now living in the city of Lagos. Nmaemeka who went home to talk to his father about a girl named Nene whom he was deeply in love with. Okeke‚ his father‚ refuses to accept Nene as his son’s wife in the future. In fact‚ Okeke has chosen a wife for Nmaemeka who was Ugoye Nweke. Ugoye was a girl who Okeke believes to

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    Remember by Joy Harjo - Poetry Analysis Remember when you were little and you couldn’t wait to grow up‚ but now that you are older you wish you were little again? In the poem‚ Remember‚ by Joy Harjo‚ the theme is to always remember where you came from and to never take anything for granted. The theme is told throughout the story by the use of figurative language‚ sound and imagery.
 
 Joy uses figurative language to relay the message of the poem. One example is when she says‚ “Remember the suns

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    The novel‚ Black Tie Affair‚ by Ken Atri‚ conveys a story about the life experiences of Robert Davenport. Robert runs a club named Club Zyanya‚ and he is married to Jennifer‚ who nags and abuses him emotionally on a regular basis. She seizes every opportunity to put her husband down until one day Robert decides that it’s time to move on and rebuild his life. Luckily‚ he has friends‚ who are like siblings to him. They are caring and loyal. Being surrounded with such dear people‚ living apart from

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    Love and Marriage “Marriage is a Private Affair” by Chinua Achebe is a short story about a man who belonged to the Ibibio-land‚ a tribal community that believes in arranged marriages. Nnaemeka‚ the main character‚ is an Ibo who went against his tribal beliefs‚ especially his father’s‚ in order to marry a woman based on love. Nene‚ his wife and a Lagos resident‚ encouraged Nnaemeka to reach out to his father‚ Okeke‚ to set aside his tribal beliefs and be a part of his nontraditional family. Okeke

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    The coaching in the clips from Remember the Titans‚ the head coach enforcing and outlining the mould he wants his players to fit‚ as well as Al Pacino’s speech in Any Given Sunday show the influence strong‚ positive leadership can have on team cohesion (Course Website 2015). Also in Remember the Titans the way they bring the team together shows the linear model of cohesion (Course Website 2015 re forming‚ storming

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    Robert Lynd is a humorous writer who deals with the ordinary matter of forgetting in a jovial manner. First he deals with the things which human beings don’t forget. Modern man remembers the telephone numbers and addresses of his friends. He does not forget the appointments for lunch and dinner. It is surprising how he remembers the names of the actors‚ actresses‚ cricketers‚ footballers‚ and murderers. No man forgets a single item in his clothing while dressing in the morning and no one forgets to

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    get to come back to life. Knowing that‚ what you do with the life you have is very important. What people remember you by is also equally as important. Three character traits I would like others to remember me by are‚ being great with people of all ages‚ respectful‚ self-confidence and having pride in the way I carry myself. To begin with‚ the first trait I would like other people to remember me by is‚ being great with people of all ages. My mom always tells me I am a very good people person and

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    isolated. Through the examining of relationships between Language and text ‚ this notion of Belonging is evident. Peter Skrzynecki’s Poetry in “Immigrant Chronicle”‚ specifically “St Patrick’s College” and “Felkis Skrzynecki” and Boaz Yakin’s film “Remember the Titans” both portray the concepts of belonging and not belonging . Done through a focus on Connections with the environment ‚ society ‚ reality and family. P1 “ST PATRICK’S COLLEGE ‚ DISCONNECTION WITH SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENTS ‚ CAN RESULT

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