To the left is the American Flamingo; a hand colored engraving/etching with aquatint created by John James Audubon.To the right are snippets of the artwork that Evelin Ortiz was particularly drawn to. The bottom right depiction is the image used in the Milwaukee Art Museum collection site. The reason why I chose this artwork actually has more depth than I thought it would. You see‚ ever since I was a wee freshman‚ I was fascinated by the art hung in our school. I‚ negligently‚ assumed all the
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Critical Discourse Analysis Social communication is increasingly becoming a subject of scientists’ discussions from different disciplines‚ as well as ordinary language users. In contemporary social sciences‚ especially in linguistics‚ we see a clear shift to discourse. Discourse allows us to talk about use of the language‚ as well as the language as a socio-cultural activity. In this sense‚ discourse‚ on one hand‚ reflects the social reality‚ on the other hand‚ it shapes it‚ therefore participate
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The article “The Parent Trap” by Judith Rich Harris addresses the debate over nature vs nurture. The nature vs nurture debate seeks to understand how someone develops things such as personality‚ behaviors‚ and intelligence. Nature is the belief that hereditary traits found in our genes makes us who we are and nurture being the way parents raise their kids. Nurture is the belief that the way our parents raise us is what determines who we become. Almost all the information that goes into making us
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Essay Nonfiction Story In the short story Lessons of love‚ from Silent Dancing by Judith Ortiz Cofer; she uses literary devises to send the purpose of her love story. Cofer’s many literary devices where that of detail‚ simile‚ and personification to emphasize her message and the lessons she learned from her experiences. The use of Cofer’s simile being added helped the reader see better the description of the Italian guy. She mentions “He looked extraordinary like a young Marlon Brando – down
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I located to websites with information about hospice care and I believe they are both credible sources. The web sources were Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nurses and Advanced Healthcare Network for Nurses website. They both had current articles on hospice care. The first website targeted hospice healthcare professionals and dealt with situations related to only to hospice. The second source was a more general website with a credible article on the topic. The Journal of Hospice and Palliative
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Awakened” written by “Judith Ortiz Cofer”‚ tells a very similar story. She describes herself as a “skinny Puerto Rican girl” (Cofer 681) that is longing for a boy that is “not Puerto Rican‚ He is Italian and rich.” (Cofer 680) This boy is older than her; therefore she believes he is out of her league. The girl admirers the boy from a far‚ while trying to keep it a secret. Even though‚ she felt foolish in her “awkwardly draped sheet (blouse and shirt required underneath) (Cofer 681) at the banquet
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way about them‚ or in order to deal with emotional problems that they might be going through. Different forms of acceptable has been seen throughout history through works of art. The first work of art that this paper will analyze is Self Portrait by Judith Leyster‚ 1630. This painting was done using oil on canvas and measures 74.6 cm x 65.1 cm. Additionally‚ it was painted during the
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approach teenagers take in examining their own body’s. Which‚ more quite frequently does not occur in a favorable manner. I feel that this issue would be resolved if others would simply withdraw from suggesting flaws to others. Works Cited Cofer‚ Judith Ortiz. “The Story of My Body.” Schmidt and Crocket 77-84. Schmidt‚ Jan Zlotnik‚ and Lynne Crockett‚ ed. Legacies: Fiction‚ Poetry‚ Drama‚ Nonfiction. 5th ed. Boston: Cengage Learning Wadsworth‚ 2013. Print. Updike‚ John. “A&P.” Schmidt and Crockett
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96.3FM WBBM-FM (B96) Background and History Officially dubbed ‘B96’ toward the end of 1982‚ WBBM-FM (owned and operated by CBS Radio) is currently one of the longest running Top 40/CHR stations in the United States. Originally beginning as nothing more than the FM simulcast of WBBM-AM‚ the station played a very conservative mix of music appealing to a semi broad demographic. As time went on‚ WBBM (both AM and FM) began playing towards a younger audience until 1969 when WBBM-FM broke away from the
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The lyric "Metho Drinker" is a poem by Judith Wright which concerns death as a result of time and the problems associated with addiction. Judith Wright was born in 1915 and died in 2000 at the age of 85. She was a prolific Australian poet‚ critic and short story writer writing over 50 books. The poem uses its lyrical form to offer a descriptive insight into the bleak themes which highlights the depressing mood and atmosphere of the poem. "Metho drinker" tells the story of a homeless person and
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