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    Rhetorical Analysis on Two Selected Articles: ‘’The Culture of Shut-Up’’ and ‘’the Struggle Over Media Literacy’’ 1.0 Article Introduction 1.1 The Culture of Shut-up A recent article by Jon Lovett on The Atlantic ’s site‚ "The Culture of Shut Up"—contends effectively that ensuring opportunity of discourse is presently up to each of us in this Internet age. As institutional watchmen lose their energy to control data‚ which ends up less demanding toward oneself designated individual guards

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    One Door Closes‚ as another Door Opens Growing up in San Diego‚ California in a full blooded Portuguese family‚ complete with the grandparents from the old country and the western more contemporary parents was a very colorful upbringing. My grandmother and mother had many old wives sayings and tales that were the foundation of they way the reacted to life. Although raised in the fear and guilt that is known as the Catholic religion‚ my mother always reminded me that even when something bad

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    Painted Door

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    1. After seven years of ever-lurking silence Ann does something she soon regrets. At the end of the story Ann says‚ “If you knew him though- John would try” (p. 7). So did Ann really know John? I think Ann did know John and she knew that he would come home like he always did. But I think she let herself believe what Steven continued to say which was no one would risk coming home in such a bad storm. Ann always had feelings for Steven‚ but they were all for the wrong reasons. So I think her act with

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    The Painted Door Is John Guilty of Causing Ann to Commit Adultery ? It is evident that John is guilty of causing Ann to Commit adultery in Sinclair Ross’s “The Painted Door.” John’s desire‚ for instance‚ reveals his intentions. In addition‚ John’s low self-esteem suggests his motive. Finally‚ the card game showed us that John planned and deliberately caused Ann to commit adultery. The purpose of John’s action is to make Ann happy. John believes that Ann is the most important person in his life

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    components that build up the foundation of relationship it will either fall apart or become derelict and in a state of disrepair. Cooperation‚ respect‚ and mutual belief in each other‚ make John and Ann’s relationship in the short story “The Painted Door” by Sinclair Ross healthier than Liam and Gabriella’s in the short story “Bluffing” by Gail Helgeson. The ability to work together is critical for a relationship to succeed. It is this cooperation that makes Ann and John’s relationship successful

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    Should Zoos Be Shut Down

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    has become a necessary facility of a city. However‚ controversies about whether the zoo should be shut down or not have become more and more serious. The objective of this essay is to find a solution of this problem. Both the supportive and opposed opinions will be discussed and a conclusion will be given at the end of this essay. A great number of people who support the idea that zoos should be shut down hold the view that zoos change the environment of animals and this can make them die. In their

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    The Door in the Wall

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    • Newberry Award • Author: Marguerite De Angeli • Story takes place in London and is about a 10 year old boy named Robin • Robin’s dad left for the Scottish war • Robin’s mom left to take care of the queen • Robin was sent off to learn to become a knight with John-the-Fletcher • For an unknown reason Robin become lame in his legs (it was thought that it was because of the plague that killed a lot of people and made a lot of people sick) • It is unclear as to where Robin went‚ but John-the

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    Characterisation:
1. Mrs Leonards (Paul’s Mother)
 She is an overprotective mother who gets too worried about leaving her son home while she goes to the movies.

2. Mr Leonards (Paul’s Father)
 He does not worry about his son as he wants him to become a man at the age of 8.

3. Paul
 Smart for his age and tries to interfere with adult issues. This is shown as he tries to fix Mr.Harger and what appeared to be his wife’s marriage‚ technically it worked. 
 Style: Vonnegut’s style creates

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    SETTING – The Painted Door JennExner Q#1 In the story‚ “The Painted Door‚” Sinclair Ross creates a mood of bitter cold‚ extreme isolation and loneliness. For the environmental means‚ the story is set in winter and there is a large snowstorm coming. The isolation of the farmland is made abundantly clear when we learn the closest neighbouring farm is “five miles away.” The physical setting of the environment is important to a good story as it reflects the moods and emotions

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    addictive. Other than being addictive‚ electronics can also be very distracting and cause a lot of problems. Because of this we should join “Shut down Your screen week” to prevent any more trouble to not just the user‚ but the whole community. Joining this national movement will improve students concentration and thinking abilities. We should join “Shut down Your screen week” because It provides many solutions to the many problems electronics and social media brings. While electronics do give people

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