90 Seconds of Want By Ross Schexnayder Since I have your attention for the next 90 seconds I wanted to say that I just realized no matter what I do up here to show who I am‚ it isn’t about me. It’s about you. You‚ sitting out there‚ writing and staring‚ staring and writing‚ nothing here matters unless it’s what YOU want. How can you expect me to appeal to everyone in the amount of time it takes to heat up a can of Chef Boyardee? Some of you want me to give you Shakespeare‚ abridged but
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Language Arts BT1 2012 " I wanted you to see what real courage is‚ instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand." What is the type of courage that is being highlighted in the quote above? How is "real courage" shown in the novel? The type of courage highlighted in the quote above is moral courage. "Real courage" is shown through the image of Mrs Dubose‚ a morphine addict who wished to overcome her addiction before she died. Mrs Dubose was a repugnant‚ bedridden
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A Feathered Mind: Maturation of Jean Louise Finch As a child develops‚ there are always significant individuals that help them to mature. Those individuals may be family‚ friends‚ idols‚ and teachers. In the instant bestseller‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee captures the everlasting maturity of Jean Louise Finch and many other characters across the span of her adole. Jean Louise‚ otherwise called Scout‚ started out as an immature and imaginative six year old girl. Over the course of the years
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debate on what it means to be human. The play allows readers to follow Oedipus‚ a tragic hero condemned to death‚ as he makes his way through his final days in Thebes before he is exiled. As readers‚ we see Oedipus fall from grace‚ and with the use of dramatic irony it makes it that much more difficult. Upon analyzing Oedipus‚ it becomes evident that there are distinguished connections between him and Christ‚ and that in some ways Oedipus could be seen as a Christ figure. This can be depicted from three
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The Vagina Monologues is a compilation of monologues written by Eve Ensler in which all the monologues deal with the vagina. It includes everything women around the world deal with whether it is humorous‚ tragic or disturbing. Including sex‚ rape‚ menstruation‚ masturbation‚ orgasm‚ even the comfort level women have with their own body. Some have stated that The Vagina Monologues has been celebrated as the bible for a new generation of women. I would have to agree with such a statement. Yes‚ in part
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melody of the finches. A miserable grey painted a portrait against the soft golden light. To her right stood several senior boys. Finch Charming lazed among them. Finch was her ideal. Always laughing. He had it easy. A voice rang out‚ and summoned them. Rose and Finch glared apprehensively at one another. Rain clothed them. Rose welcomed the soft patter on her cheeks while Finch goggled at her. A laugh ran off her lips. She wanted to remember this. 87 spaces separated Rose from the date she had allowed
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MONOLOGUES Female 6-7 My Daddy says I’m his little Princess. A Princess? Really? I love being a Princess! (claps hands with little jumps) Princesses are always pretty‚ perky‚ and very‚ very brave. (Pause‚ tilt head and place hands on hips) I wonder why no one ever told me this before! Male 6-7 . . . . . A dollar? Seriously? Can’t you do better than that? (Look up thinking) Let’s see‚ what would I like? Hmm. It would be fun to have a super power. I could fly through the sky (raise arms as if
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Cassius’ Monologues Cassius used two different monologues to convince Brutus to help him assassinate Caesar. In the first monologue‚ Cassius used ethos to change his reputation and make Caesar seem weak and in the second monologue‚ Cassius used pathos and logos to convince Brutus of Caesar’s ambition and convince Brutus that it was his duty to stop it; both monologues convinced Brutus of different things but together they persuaded Brutus to join Cassius. The first monologue was used to show Brutus
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10H 5 December 2014 The Wisdom of Atticus Finch in the Tom Robinson Trial To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee depicts the life of young Scout Finch growing up during the Great Depression in the town of Maycomb County‚ Alabama. Scout’s father‚ Atticus raised his children to grow up respecting their own and others individualism. Racism in this novel and during this era is clearly evident in parts of the United States including Maycomb County. Due to Atticus’ beliefs he is compelled to defend
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Atticus is one of the few people in Maycomb who is not prejudice. He does his job well as he is not afraid to stand up against what the society like. "I am simply defending a Negro-his name is Tom Robinson." Atticus is saying this quite proudly‚ showing respect towards the Negros. This states to us‚ the role model that he is. Atticus is always teaching his kids good morals‚ moreover how to think. "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... until you
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