Influential Speaker Commentary Political views aside‚ most can agree that Barack Obama is an influential and very effective speaker. He is able to inspire masses of people with his simple‚ yet articulate use of words. He always speaks with a sense of smooth confidence‚ yet never near the spectrum of arrogance. Most importantly‚ he is so effective because he accurately knows his audience before performing the speech. Obama is truly talented in his ability to make people identify with him‚ because
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Jeffrey Lang’s Struggling to Surrender is at once a personal reflection on what it is to be a Muslim and a provocative discussion of issues of interest to Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Jeffrey Lang born in 1954 and raised a Roman Catholic in Connecticut‚ Lang‚ a mathematics professor at the University of Kansas who converted to Islam‚ wrestles with questions faced by contemporary American Muslims of all backgrounds‚ producing some interesting analyses and challenging conclusions. He explains his
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Ruby Brown Commentary Ruby Brown‚ a poem written by Langston Hughes is describing a black woman that faced both racism and sexism in her life. Like in most of his work‚ Langston Hughes uses motifs of color and white. Hughes characterizes Ruby in a way that allows us to see the restrictions she had in her way and her ability to mentally over come them. The visual imagery in the beginning talks about bright and golden sunshine but in actuality it was not. The characterization of Ruby shows her to
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- It is often said that literature is a voice for social commentary. How is this true of The Crucible? Literature is the reflection of society; through literature people are introduced to many dilemmas around the world of different societies. It is an expression of economical‚ political and social gains throughout several eras. Through the play‚ “The Crucible”‚ by Arthur Miller‚ the readers are introduced to the Puritan society and the theocracy within it. In the puritan society‚ the church
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Passage Commentary: Lord of the Flies‚ Pages 109-111 In this passage from Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the reader gets deep insight into Ralph’s mind and how the boys are adapting to life on the island. Occurring around the middle of the novel‚ this passage dives into the thoughts of Ralph to see what he is really feeling about being stranded. It shows how the other boys are coping‚ and it demonstrates the two different sides of the island; the reader now sees the dangerous‚ wild side
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REINDEER AND ENGINE – COMMENTARY The poem ’Reindeer and Engine’ by Josephine Jacobsen is an extract from the poet’s 1966 work ’The Animal Inside’. The poem is about a reindeer who is fleeing from a steam engine‚ in the forests of Finland. However‚ wherever the reindeer seems to turn‚ engine tends to follow. The poet Josephine Jacobsen introduces a very relevant issue‚ from the title of the poem itself – that of nature versus technology. In a sense‚ the reindeer and the engine are contrasting ideas
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The effects of work schedule to the work performance and health conditions of a call center worker or agent at SPI Global CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION Work schedule is great factor when it comes to performance in a call center industry. Health is greatly affected by work schedule since most of the call center companies have drastic changes when it comes to working schedule even within just a week and even other center have mandatory OT’s (Overtime). Being
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(Fear shouldn’t stop you from doing what you know you’re set out to accomplish) In "One Writer’s Beginnings" by Eudora Welty‚ she recalls early experiences that inculcated her deep passion for reading. The author invites her fearful audience to recapture the determination to become a reader ("willing") (she knows they have‚) which allows them to have a positive outlook on the rest of their lives. (symbolized by "A generation later") The author establishes a determination overtone with "willing"
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In Robert H. Sharf’s “On the Mummification of Cha’n Masters in Medieval China‚” Sharf argues that the importance of the body in Chan’s buddhism is evident in the mortuary rituals like mummification. This ritual signifies the attainment of the fundamental goal of “nirvana” that manifests in the emptiness of form of the individual. Sharf substantiates his claim by drawing parallels onto similar Indian and Chinese mortuary rituals‚ and by referring to numerous historians who provide elaborate explanations
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“The Cyclist” poetry commentary “The Cyclist” is a poem by Louis MacNeice which romanticizes the fleeting joys of childhood. These joys are emphasised through imagery of summer – be it activities‚ food‚ the beach‚ a bicycle ride‚ various techniques such as juxtaposition and enjambment are used to evoke fond memories from the reader. MacNeice’s poem is set in the southwest of England‚ on a hill with a chalk horse carved into it. It is during the height of summer‚ when the grasshoppers are buzzing
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