“Clear Delirium” as found in The Sundays of Satin-Legs Smith In Gwendolyn Brooks short poem “The Sundays of Satin-Legs Smith” the main character is presented in a third-person manner. As a reader‚ we have no way to tell what Smith is actually thinking or why he does certain things‚ but we must make judgements based on his actions. This type of lyric poetry shows Smith’s inner emotions and motivations. The narrator details Smith going through his Sunday routine. He wakes up‚ dresses‚ leaves his
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In the “Crush the Can” lab‚ we took an aluminum can‚ heated up some water in it‚ and turned it upside down into a tub of ice-cold water‚ crushing it with pressure. The movement of gas particles was a crucial component of this experiment. After the can was placed onto the hot plate‚ as the water heated up‚ the gas particles inside of the can started to move faster due to the relationship between temperature and the average kinetic energy‚ or average motion energy‚ of the gas particles. As the temperature
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How visual aids can help when teaching a foreign language. 1 Visual aids provide a practical solution for teachers whose equipment can consist of nothing more than a few books and a classroom. They include black-boards‚ laptops‚ charts and posters‚ pictures‚ magazines‚ flash-cards and actual objects or ‘realia’. These teaching aids‚ and the ways in which they help the teacher are discussed below. Blackboard/whiteboard: In schools throughout the world‚ this piece of equipment is
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Issue 1‚ titled “Can Capitalism Lead to Human Happiness?” contains arguments from three critical philosophical thinkers of the philosophical world‚ namely Adam Smith‚ Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Simplified further‚ the issue stands as a comparative between which economic system is better equipped to provide the most happiness to the people‚ is it capitalism or communism? Capitalism goes by many names – liberal market economy and a free enterprise system. The word private becomes extremely vital
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Sign Language 1 [The speaker begins by using Signed English to express the words‚ “You are my friend.”] Do you know what I just told you? The message I communicated probably escaped most of you. Communication through hand motions is something we do all the time without even thinking about it. For most of us‚ it’s a supplement to spoken language. But for many deaf and hearing-impaired people‚ sign language isn’t just a supplement‚ it’s a primary mode of communication. 2 I’m not an expert in
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How "Araby‚" "The Hunger Artist‚" and popular TV’s "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" relate. The Araby is a short narrative telling the story of a young boy‚ pursuing to get the love of his friend’s sister. The un-named boy lives day by day fantasizing about it. On a daily basis he wakes up to watch the girl as she leaves the house‚ he follows her when going to school and at some point by passes her. This goes on every day without a word to her. He is overly excited when the girl finally speaks to him
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In the adaptation “You Can Grow Your Brain” from Health and Science‚ the author emphasizes that many people think of the brain as a mystery. According to “You Can Grow Your brain”‚ we don’t often think about what intelligence is or how it works. In the outer layer of the brain which is called the cortex‚ are billions of very small nerve cells that are called neurons. A quote in this article stood out to me that says “The more you challenge your mind to learn‚ the more your brain cells grow.” In
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The article “Anti-energy Drinks: Relaxation in a Can” explains the recent release of anti-energy drinks. Anti-energy drinks are meant to provide an opposite effect that the current energy drinks such as Red Bull and Monster. These beverages‚ unlike energy drinks‚ are being marketed to help people unwind while offering an alternative to drugs and alcohol. Matt Moody‚ founder of Mary Jane’s Relaxing Soda says "When you are stressed out‚ normally you’d have a drink‚ you can’t walk around smelling like
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The title alone‚ “You Can Grow Your Brain‚” made me think this article was going to be about how learning new things will make you smarter. I did not realize that it literally meant the brain can‚ and will grow when you are learning new things‚ or challenging yourself to learn new skills. We have always been told‚ “Practice makes perfect‚” and really‚ when you apply this rule to everything we do in life‚ it is true‚ and yet for some people‚ we stop challenging ourselves to learn new things because
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In Homelessness Can Require Complex Solution by Kevin Corinth‚ talks about how there are many reasons for someone to end up homelessness other than not having a permanent home. Some reasons he points out are that some suffer from mental healthy‚ abuse drugs‚ and do not have enough money to pay the rent. He stresses that we need to focus on their mental health‚ abusing drugs and rent‚ in order to truly help someone get out of being homeless. He believes that the Housing First philosophy makes us think
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