Reading Notes | Comments and Questions | They were apparently friends one minute then then something would come up and one would get slashed up with a knife (pg.8) | I think of it as having your whole family against you when you have important decisions to make. If they‚ who are always supposed to be there for you turn their backs when you most need them‚ then who will? Just like race we tend to trust those within our own people who have the same background‚ but if you can’t trust them then you
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English 22211 Journal Chapter 1: I felt anger and disbelief. Why couldn’t they have known where the Jews were being transported? They had many chances to run away and escape‚ but how could they have known what was waiting for them at the end of their “vacation”? Chapter
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The Great Gatsby Journal 1 Quote: "I hope she’ll be a foolthat’s the best thing a girl can be in this world‚ a beautiful little fool." This quote‚ from chapter 1 is an important quote said by Daisy Buchanan‚ the second cousin of Nick Carraway‚ narrator of the "Great Gatsby". This quote is significant towards the story because it reveals glimpses into Daisy’s character. Daisy is not a fool herself‚ but due to the times and the extent of her exposure to the social environment‚ she has not
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Animal Cruelty on Factory Farms “This is horrible! I can’t even watch this!” Those were my immediate thoughts the first time my eyes were opened to the inhumane animal cruelty on factory farms. Factory farming enables mass production to supply the demands of today’s society but also enables the cruel treatment of animals. We need to end the cruelty and abuse that these animals have to endure at the factory farms because it causes loss to the business‚ reduces the quality of the product produced
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George Orwell (Eric Blair)‚ whether or not one agrees with the writings or views of‚ was an author distinguished in his time and for all times. His work Animal Farm reserves its own spot in history as one of the greatest books and political arguments to ever appear on a shelf. Orwell‚ through Animal Farm‚ presents a simple fact in his text: One man or group of men should never be able to gain too much political leverage. If totalitarianism is used as a governing system‚ the future of the citizens
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Dialectical Journal Passage from the text | Pg #s | Reflection | "Now‚ women forget all those things they don’t want to remember‚ and remember everything they don’t want to forget." | Pg 1 | The narrator has drawn a distinct line between men and women. Perhaps this foreshadows a theme of "the role of women in a man’s world". Also in order to have that kind of perspective‚ I believe the narrator has to be a woman otherwise the narrator could not be that precise about how a woman thinks. | “There
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A Tale of Two Cities: Dialectal Journal Doubles and opposites: "It was the best of times‚ it was the worst of times‚ (...)" In the first chapter of A Tale of Two cities‚ Dickens emphasizes the fact of how bad the people lived. "It was the worst of times‚" due to mistreatment from the third estate. But it was also the "best of times‚" for the nobles‚ and higher class people who could actually afford things‚ and weren’t mistreated and starved. "(...) ’John Solomon‚ or Solomon John?’ (...)"
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The thick black fur was no longer bristle‚ he wasn’t baring his teeth in anger threatening Lucinda‚ and he stops growling; as a result‚ Lucinda’s fear diminished‚ "Maybe it is not a harmful animal after all." But the closer the creature approached the carriage‚ the harder it became for her be positive and not get into a panic. The beast still maintained his frightening and monstrous appearance. He reached a distance of two yards of the
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YOUR NAME HERE: Cristina Villegas PERIOD: 6 Dialectical Journal for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass ATTENTION: you must complete 5 journal entries. MAKE SURE that you are ANALYZING‚ not summarizing!!! Your analysis MAY NOT have the word “quote” in it anywhere‚ nor should you start your analysis with “this shows‚” or “here Douglass uses.” Instead‚ indentify the ACTION that is taking place
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MAUS vs. Animal Farm MAUS by Art Spiegelman is considered‚ by Jules Feiffer to be “A remarkable work‚ awesome in its conception and execution…at one and the same time a novel‚ a documentary‚ a memoir‚ and a comic book. Brilliant‚ just brilliant” (MAUS). MAUS portrays Nazi Germany in all its flaw. Whilst MAUS represents Nazi Germany‚ Animal Farm represents the events leading up to The Russian Revolution. Both of these tales are told to symbolize an important moment in history. Although both of these
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