So you want to be known as one of the cool kids? The fact is‚ sometimes those cool kids arent really as cool as one may think. The quote‚ Our desire to conform is greater than our respect for objective facts‚ said by Margaret Drabble‚ is one that explains how the majority of society is under this pressure to be accepted. With all this pressure to belong‚ sometimes people lose who they really are just to fit in. In todays world people engage in certain activities that could really hurt them. Many
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We real cool is a poem written in 1960 by a woman named Gwendolyn Brooks. The poem is about men who spent much of their time in pool halls. These men are those who chose to live the fast life and die early. The writer’s words can lead the reader to believe that the cats in the pool hall are rebels and rebels die young. A message is being delivered to the reader. The usage of alliteration and metaphors are used to sound cool and attract the attention of the audience. The appearance of the word we
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massive emission of carbonic-acid gasses from humans. The term for this is global warming‚ it is happening right now and it will be much worse in the future‚ according to numerous scientists. One of the initiatives against the changes is the Global Cool Campaign‚ which focuses on inspiring people to defeat global warming. Furthermore‚ this is also a way for celebrated artists to articulate their concerns regarding the earth. The main problem with respect to global warming is the fact that the environmental
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The comedy of the Importance of Being Earnest uses spoken language to convey comical actions rather than physical actions. The Importance of Being Ernest is a drama because of its origins as a play‚ but also a contextual comedy as the characters follow the general format of falling in love with each other and ending with the idea of marriage. However‚ the play is also very satirical‚ making light of the aristocratic classes‚ exaggerating the upper-class morals and the frivolity of the characters
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some sort who helps people give birth as part of her job • I don’t really understand Peter and that little blurp she throws in there. Her narrative can also be a little bit too jumpy at times I feel. • The “cool” kids are mean for no reason and gossip like crazy • They don’t act like the cool kids I know at West at least • I don’t know why they are shooting spitballs • Matt makes her feel fat. She doesn’t really want to be in with this crowd but otherwise she feels like a failure • Again‚ the
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The poem begins “we real cool”‚ which happens to be the title. The statement “we real cool” is fairly self-explanatory. The pool players are conveying their feeling that they are in fact “real cool”. The first statement to follow “we real cool” is “we left school”. The poem accentuates each individual statement by separating the word “we” from the rest of the statement by a line break
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Fabian Mora Ms. Welch English Honors 1 March 20 2012 The Merchant of Venice Act III‚ i 1.) Salerio and Solanio are designed to reflect Venetian society at large because they show what is happening to inform the audience. They are also very nosey and hate Jews like the entire Venetians do. 2.) It is such a crisis for Shylock that his daughter converted and married a Christian because when Jessica left she stole a lot of his precious jewels and money. Tubal claims that she is spending
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Mona Ezzat ENGL 102 – 50 Critical Analysis of “We Real Cool” The poem “We Real Cool” is a simple read for the audience. Although it is straightforward there are many poetic points that it touches upon. This aspect is helpful to those who study poetry as it makes figures of speech easy to detect and easy to become familiar with. The title is intentionally written with improper grammar. Calling oneself “cool” is counter-productive as it suggests the opposite. It is appropriate for the poem
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better human being P: How does practicing Zen Buddhism affect you? J: It helps me understand the nature of life P: What clan are you from? J: I am from the Minimoto Clan P: is it true that you were once defeated by the taira clan J: Yes but we struck back and defeated them once in for all P: what role do you pay in the samurai class? J: I am a general which means I plan attacks and is in charge P: And our last question for the night is‚ what is the most annoyingness thing of being a samurai
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supervision? In the article “Cool at 13‚ Adrift at 23” by Jan Hoffman‚ states that teenagers at 13 are going out to friends houses drinking and doing drugs. These 13 year old teens think they are super cool for doing drugs and drinking six packs of beers on a Saturday night. In addition to the article “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers is a fictional story about a homeless man named Lemon Brown taught a kid named Greg to not do bad things in life. Both stories‚ “Cool at 13‚ Adrift at 23”
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