letters dated from ‘about sixty years ago’ all addressed to either ‘My Dear’ or ‘Dearest Alice’‚ immediately we connect this with the recently deceased Alice Drablow. Furthermore they are all signed ‘J’ or ‘Jennet’ who we later learn is the woman in black. This introduces a relationship between the two; what kind however‚ is still unknown. Later we learn how ‘the writer’ is a ‘relative of Mrs Drablow’ and is in a not unusual predicament‚ being ‘unmarried and with child’. Although we do not find out
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Annihilation The ‘Black Horse’ of 1965 Tragedies Forty-nine years ago‚ on 1st October 1965‚ there has been a historical tragedy in the life of Indonesia’s independence. Everything started from on 1st October 1965‚ at 03.30 am‚ a rebel group which was called PKI did rebellion movement. This group was led by Letnan. Kolonel. Untung. They kidnapped Letnan. General. Ahmad Yani‚ General. D. I. Pandjaitan‚ Mayor. General. Soetoyo‚ Mayor. General. Soeprapto‚ Brigadir. General. S. Parman‚ and Mayor. General
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and those kinds of things are the biggest parts of who you are. Yes‚ you can determine how you act and what you want to look like‚ but as far as the cultural aspect you are who you are because you were raised into it by your family. In the essay “Black Men and Public Space” by Brent Staples‚ he is African American because his parents were and now is stereotyped into being dangerous. He can’t control that though. Also‚ in the essay “Longing to Belong” by Saira Shah‚ she says she “..been cut off from
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The readings for this week consisted of the second half of the book “White Coat‚ Black Hat: Adventures on the Dark Side of Medicine” by Carl Elliott. These chapters discuss medicalization and bioethics. With the technological advancement that we have seen in a mere decade‚ these topics become increasingly relevant to our society. One of the recurring themes within Elliott’s writing is the idea that doctors and medicine know best. This idea that those with expert knowledge should decide what happens
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Catcher in the Rye J.D Salinger uses Holden’s recurring mentions of the ducks in Central park to reveal the childlike curiosity and genuine side to Holden’s regularly blunt and overwhelmingly cynical character. During his first of several taxi rides in the city‚ Holden‚ bothered by the thought of constant change yet intrigued by the thought of how others cope with change begins to ask his cab driver the whereabouts of the ducks in Central Park when the lake freezes over. “Then I thought of something
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cute thing to tell him is "Probably because of something you did." I think a good product would be "Baby Duck Hat". It’s a fake baby duck‚ which you strap on top of your head. Then you go swimming underwater until you find a mommy duck and her babies‚ and you join them. Then‚ all of a sudden‚ you stand up out of the water and roar like Godzilla. Man‚ those ducks really take off! Also‚ Baby Duck Hat is good for parties. Broken promises don’t upset me. I just think‚ why did they believe me? Whenever
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February 2018 ”The Black Death” Summary In the excerpt‚ “The Black Death” from When Plague Strikes by James Cross Giblin the author goes into detail about the bubonic plague. Giblin informs the readers where the black death occurred‚ when and how the plague started‚ what the cause was‚ who the targets were‚ and the people’s thoughts about the plague. Initially‚ the Black Death arrived in Sicily on October 1347 and spreaded into cities such as Milan and Florence. The Black Death initiated because
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Summary of James Baldwin’s article If Black English isn’t a Language‚ Then Tell Me‚ What Is? In his article "If Black English isn’t a Language‚ Then Tell Me‚ What Is?"‚ published in the New York Times on July 29‚ 1979‚ James Baldwin challenges the contemporary assumption among speakers of standard American English that the way black people speak is uneducated and therefore black children should be forced to speak "proper English". He argues that rather than labelling Black English as a low register
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There Are Black BY JIMMY SANTIAGO BACA There are black guards slamming cell gates on black men‚ And brown guards saying hello to brown men with numbers on their backs‚ And white guards laughing with white cons‚ and red guards‚ few‚ say nothing to red inmate as they walk by to chow and cells There you have it‚ the little antpile‚ convicts marching in straight lines‚ guards flying on badged wings‚ permits to sting‚ to glut themselves at the cost of secluding themselves from their
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The All-Encompassing Duck David Mamet’s‚ The Duck Variations‚ provides a metaphor for nearly every aspect of human existence. The conversation between Emil and George‚ two old men on a park bench included topics ranging from air pollution to the ancient Greeks. There appeared to be no deliberate progression of subject‚ as the two men always seemed to be searching for the next thing to say. In doing so‚ the dialogue was presented as if unscripted and the actors merely improvising as they went along
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