Iron Curtain Speech Journal Assignment 1. What type of document is this? In other words‚ in what genre is the text written? This type of document is a speech delivered by Winston Churchill in 1946. 2. Trace the genealogy of this speech. From where did this document come‚ when was the original written‚ and do any other versions survive? On March 5th‚ 1946‚ former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill delivered a speech at Westminster College in Fulton Missouri known as the “Iron
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Figurative Language in the Tortilla Curtain In T.C. Boyle’s the Tortilla Curtain‚ Delaney Mossebacher is at a property owners association meeting and notes how a wife “leaned into her husband like a sapling leaning into a rock ledge” (42). In this simile‚ Boyle compares the wife to a sapling and the husband to the rock that she is leaning on. During the meeting‚ Delaney describes the husband as a man “in his forties‚ with the hips and shoulders of a college athlete” (42). With the build of a college
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The Tortilla Curtain presents the American dream as a destructive and disparaging idea. Characters in The Tortilla Curtain are individuals who attempt to create better lives for themselves yet fail along the way. Delaney and Kyra live a wealthy and lavish lifestyle‚ yet they seem unsatisfied and unfulfilled that their world is not enough. Although they attempt to improve their lives‚ they are bogged down by the incoming of unfortunate events. Their life contrasts with Candio’s and América’s‚ a Mexican
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The "Iron Curtain" was a metaphor that Winston Churchill used to describe the dark times that had fallen on Europe. Much of Eastern Europe had fallen to Soviet Control‚ from East Germany and Poland to Russia. This had to do with the Cold War because the cold war was a rivalry between the USSR and the USA‚ which resulted in Western Europe being a part of NATO (US Allies) and Eastern Europe was part of the Warsaw pact (USSR). The iron curtain severed the ideologies of Communism and Democracy. Because
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After breaking bonds within his grandfather‚ Alan resumes he credibility and is once again a respected member of the town. In Alan’s pursuit to prevent the construction of the gate‚ Alan can be seen having destroyed anything which ties him back to his grandfather destroying the tombstone and burying the hinges found that started the debate around the acknowledgement of the massacre. As characters begin to align with Alan his power and sanity are restored‚ persuading others to join him and bury the
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called “How to operate the shower curtain”. In this article he talks about how to use the simplest thing we could imagine‚ the shower curtain. The way he describes its use is very ironic and funny‚ explaining in every detail possible. He says‚ “Remember to keep the shower curtain inside the tub at all times!” as if showering was an extremely dangerous activity where you have to follow step-by-step instructions (Frazier 1). Not only does he talk about the curtain itself‚ but also objects associated
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Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech During Winston Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech in 1946 he determined that war and tyranny were two big disturbances. He points out that not all countries are lead with a Democratic government and cannot enjoy some of the luxuries that coincide. He does not believe in an oppressive government. Churchill believes that all people should have the right to constitutional action‚ elections‚ freedom of speech‚ and the justice of the courts (Churchill‚ 1946). He assures the
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Immigrants often find leaving their own countries for a better life in the United States as once in a lifetime opportunity that they cannot pass up. In The Tortilla Curtain written by T.C. Boyle‚ Cándido Rincón along with his wife left Mexico for a better lifestyle in the United States. Similar to their story‚ Angela Balcita also left her home country to lead a more valuable life in the States. Although significantly similar in the dream they both dream of‚ Cándido and his wife and Angela had a completely
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Behind the Suit Have you ever been wondering what your life is about? And what it is for? Well‚ practically I don’t know. I don’t even know who I am‚ where I am‚ why I am here. All the people lied to me. All! Including my parents; I remember their lies but I blurry remember their face. Is my mom beautiful? What is going on? The truth is: I didn’t ever know. When I was 7 years old‚ I realized I am extremely different; I live in my grandmother’s house not in my parents’ house‚ not anymore. She is the
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