Mariam Itawi L. Pignotti ENGL 120 30 October 2013 Joel Stein Reading Notes According to the article‚ this generation is pretty much screwed. Most of us are narcissistic and have horrible ambitions in life. Technology runs the world now; elementary students don’t even know how to use an encyclopedia. More young girls would rather be Jennifer Lopez’ personal assistant over the CEO of let’s say Quicken Loans. Nowadays‚ we act like we care‚ but in reality‚ what are we doing about it? We complain
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story Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk is a story that makes and helps people understand the effects that a war may have and what may happen to the survivors and soldiers after it. Reality and fantasies about this book may be about many different things such as war‚ actions‚ love‚ and thoughts. In my point of view‚ I believe that the story shows the differences between the citizen’s perspective of war than the perspective of the people that actually have been there such as the soldiers like Billy and
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The title of this poem is what caught my eye when I was searching through the book trying to decide which poem to write about. “Writing In The Afterlife” by Billy Collins is a poem that had a certain sound and feel that stood out to me. Every night before I go to bed I think about my life and all of the people who are involved in it. I think about my parents lives and meaningful they are to me and that I would be lost without them. Then I think about my own life and how meaningful it is to them.
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Genesis Trejo 02/25/2015 Period 3Nebe In the poem‚ “Introduction to Poetry‚” Billy Collins presents an issue that is prominent in the world of literature. He is the speaker in the poem and addresses the reader as a student. His scholastic tone is first exposed in the title. The title suggests that Collins does not go too in depth of how to analyze poetry as it is an only an “introduction.” Collins wants the reader to get an idea of what they should do to have a more complete and coherent interpretation of a poem
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Billy Budd‚ Sailor Rhiann Holman In the book Billy Budd‚ Sailor‚ Herman Melville suggests that justice is the best outcome for society rather than individual people. This is seen through the two characters‚ Captain Vere and Billy Budd. Melville represents the judicial side of a court case through Captain Vere. Captain Vere asks the three men‚ “but tell me whether or not‚ occupying the position we do‚ private conscience should not yield to the imperial one formulated in the code under which alone
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Scientific Mishap Writing One day in a science lab on top of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado there was a scientist named Billy Bob Jr. he was working to cure Ebola. It was 2:02 pm at this time. He was the only one in lab at the time is boss Lebron was in florida on a family vacation and the other workers were all gone because it was a Saturday afternoon. He was mixing two chemicals together until something went bad right outside of lab (really bad). There was a huge blizzard that came rolling through
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Text analysis of the short story Piano by William Saroyan Piano by William Saroyan Text Analysis Saroyan‚ William (1908–1981) was a successful playwright. The eccentric‚ spirited author was born in Fresno‚ California‚ where his Armenian parents were fruit farmers and where he worked at odd jobs before gaining fame as a short‐story writer. He came to playgoers’ attention with My Heart’s in the Highlands but became famous with his much lauded The Time of Your
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The man of property Synopsis This episode covers the building of the house to the first moment of Forsyte family crisis. As it opens‚ Soames and Bosinney ride in a horse cart out to Robin Hill‚ where Soames is thinking of building a house. Soames is looking at cheaper sites lower on the hill‚ but Bosinney finds the perfect spot: at the top. The view is lovely‚ and even Soames is moved by it. He takes the site. Irene and June tell Bosinney‚ who’s working on a design‚ about how much they dislike
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“Billy is spastic in time‚ has no control over where he is going next‚ and the trips aren’t necessarily fun. He is in a constant state of stage fright‚ he says‚ because he never knows what part of his life he is going to have to act in next (Vonnegut 23)”. Billy Pilgrim has lost control over one of the most important principles we humans tend to treasure in life—time—but he also feels eerie in performing in his own life. Billy Pilgrim the protagonist‚ has become unstuck in time. Billy was capture
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At first glance‚ it appears that Billy Collins poem‚ Another Reason Why I Don’t Keep a Gun in the House‚ is about the legality of purchasing and owning a weapon. However‚ after reading the poem‚ it is clear to see that the seriousness of the title gives way to an artistic poem about a neighbor’s incessantly barking dog. Owning a gun is a contentious issue that evokes emotion from many who are involved in the debate. In many respects‚ this is a political poem about the second amendment rights--gun
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