Stand by if you are not a citizen. Key Quote: “If we look to the laws‚ they afford equal justice to all in their private differences; if to social standing‚ advancement in public life falls to reputation for capacity‚ class considerations not being allowed to interfere with merit; nor again does poverty bar the way‚ if a man is able to serve the state‚ he is not hindered by the obscurity of his condition.” (p. 58) Context: Pericles‚ a well-known political Athenian statesman‚ delivers a speech at
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English 103 Mr. Anderson Thank You For Smoking: Rhetorical Analysis The book/article Thank You For Not Smoking is a 1994 satirical novel written by Christopher Buckley‚ and written as an e-article by Peter Brimelow. It was also made into a dark comedy film in 2005‚ written and directed by Jason Reitman and starring
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him. I confronted him and told him that I knew what was going on. He begged for forgiveness and I was so dumb that I forgave him. A few weeks later he still was cheating on me with that floozy. Oh‚ boy was I mad! I told myself “Fool me once shame on you‚ fool me twice shame on me.” After knowing it I didn’t confronted him and pretended that everything was okay. One day I was talking with my neighbor and
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"Are you ready‚ Boots"‚ by Maggie Alderson‚ is a short story‚ which story mainly takes place in London. It is a youthful environment in a financial world; with new fancy clothes‚ lots of drinks‚ champaign and parties. In continuation of that‚ it is also a superficial environment‚ where you are being judged by your look and the clothes you are wearing. Even though the most of the story is in London‚ the opening‚ which is in medias res‚ is set in New York. The two friends‚ Lulu and Spencer‚ who
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Gutierrez‚ Patricia Lorenza D. Mallari‚ Kimberly Rose J. Are you considered “beautiful”? Whenever you hear the word beauty‚ what first pops in your head? BEAUTY - a six-letter word yet has a wide variety of definition. The concept of beauty varies from one culture to another. What one finds beautiful someone else might find bizarre‚ outrageous‚ or sometimes‚ even ugly. Spray tans are the norm for the people in Jersey Shore‚ yet for people in Southeast Asia‚ they infatuate with the pale
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Lescott Makiwa Ms. Gannet English 12 5th Friday 2014 That Something About You… Every morning I wake up at fie while the sun still sleeps just as the majority of people in my apartment building. This ritual serves as an avenue to channel m energy into. There is a wide spread view held in our society that yoga is not athletically challenging. My rampant heard rate and sore muscles after every session can attest to that. Yoga‚ when properly practiced challenges and stimulates not
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If u forget me – Pablo Neruda Analysis “If you forget me” is one of the most famous poems by Pablo Neruda. Despite it was written around a century ago‚ the poem is still very popular nowadays. As love is a never ending topic‚ “If you forget me” with the main themes of passionate love and sacrifaction has become a living moral for many people. The sentimental sonnet is the confession of a man to his lover‚ saying how much he loves her and willing to sacrifice for her. The poem opens with a very
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Short Stories Thank you M’am by Langston Hughes Form C: Characterization Examples From The Text Thank you M’am Roger Direct Characterization in the text 1. He is a male 2. He looks frail 3. He is willow-wild Indirect Characterization in the text 1. (“I’m very sorry ‚ lady I’m sorry” )He got scared when the lady grabbed him 2. (“ I am going to wash your face “)He looks dirty in the face 3. (“He wanted to say something else other than “Thank You M’am”) He wanted to
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“You Got To Do What You Got To Do‚ To Get Where You Got to Get” In Ralph Ellison’s story “Battle Royal”‚ Ralph’s dying grandfather gives his son advice on how to advance in life as a black person‚ in the United States. Ralph’s grandfather said‚ “I want you to overcome ‘em with yeses‚ undermine ‘em with grins‚ agree ‘em to death…”(1042). Basically‚ by being really nice to white people‚ he could gain favor and possibly be rewarded for his obedience. Ralph‚ took his grandfathers advice‚ and was eventually
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What outrages you? What are you doing about it? 1000 characters “I don’t know”‚ one of the most common phrases which is a limit we place on ourselves. We accept our lack of knowledge and prevent further thought. A limit is defined as “something that bounds or confines”. Nothing drives me crazier than watching this. Accepting a limit creates a comfort zone that does not allow for improvement. Through coaching and tutoring I am able to help others challenge themselves. Coaching‚ I was introduced
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