Two hundred years ago‚ Puritans‚ having escaped from their sovereign European civilization are not yet acquainted to the new freedoms they have been desperately wanting. They rebuked many of the Merry Mount colonists who were a “different sort of people (Chen).” Puritans were filled with extreme beliefs which caused them to harm anyone who believed anything separate from their views. This is a common reality of today’s life as well; Nevertheless‚ Hawthorne’s work is based largely on symbolism. Hawthorne
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The novel “Flowers For Algernon” and the poem “Come Touch His Cheeks” both portrays the experiences a mentally challenged patient‚ however‚ through different viewpoints. “Flowers For Algernon” is told in the perspective of the mentally challenged patient‚ Charlie Gordon‚ while “Come Touch His Cheeks” is narrated by the mother of a challenged‚ young boy. Through different perspectives‚ both texts suggest that the world treats innocent and mentally impaired people with cruelty. People treat these patients
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Exactly seventy-five years ago‚ the construction of Mount Rushmore National Memorial finished. Completed under the direction of Gutzon and Lincoln Borglum from 1927–1941‚ the sculpture’s roughly 60-ft.-high granite faces depict U.S. presidents George Washington‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. These U.S. presidents were known to be brave‚ courageous‚ and good role models to Americans. I fully agree that these people are important to the American history‚ but I also believe
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As an alumna of prominent educational institutions – Ladies’ College and Mount Holyoke College – I consider myself fortunate to be a part of a community of women who are invested in the personal and professional development of each other. Over the years‚ the resources afforded to me through these institutions have played a critical role in supporting my intellectual and personal growth. At Mount Holyoke College‚ conversations with fellow students enabled me to develop a cosmopolitan view of the world;
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Ritual is a constant feature of all human societies (B.Donald 1991). The Mount Alvernia College opening mass is a ritual‚ focused on the Franciscan ethos and community. Through careful analysis‚ using Terrance Lovat’s ideologies of the framework of a ritual‚ it can be proven that the annual opening mass of Mt Alvernia College is a ritual (Goldberg‚ Blundell‚ & Jordan T.L‚ 2009. Terrance Lovat’s ideologies are that there are 5 stages of a ritual. Which are‚ step 1‚ leaving the ordinary. Step 2‚ engage
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to erupt violently. At least 57 people have died after the massive eruption of Mount St Helens volcano in Washington State‚ USA. Many more are missing and the death toll is expected to rise. A huge cloud of ash has turned day into night for towns and cities across north-western America. People have been told to stay indoors and wear gauze masks. Many roads have been closed‚ trains halted and aircraft grounded. Mount St Helens exploded at 08:32 local time on 18 May 1980. The eruption took place after
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MEMO ON CASE NR.1 : MOUNT EVEREST 1. Why did this tragedy happen? Are tragedies such as this simply inevitable in a place like Everest and why? Many negative factors simultaneously happened and influenced on the tragedy at Mount Everest on 1996. I strongly believe that such tragedy could have been avoided‚ if leaders acted more unbiased and professional. The main reason why the tragedy happened was lack of psychological safety in team‚ too many ambitions of team members (plus sunk cost effect
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The book I chose for my independent reading project was Peak by Roland Smith. My favorite character in this book is Peak Marcello. Peak is my favorite character because he is smart‚ caring‚ and brave. I can’t believe that he climbed a skyscraper! I wish that I had the climbing skills that he has. It seems like Peak has been climbing his whole life‚ probably because his father‚ Josh Wood‚ is a professional climber and he taught him how to climb. Since Peak’s mother‚ Teri Marcello‚ fell of a 30 ft
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is important to who we are and the differences that make us unique is a common thread that not only runs through “Fish Cheeks” and “Melting Pot” but is also important in my life (or our world today). Above all else‚ both “Fish Cheeks” and “Melting Pot” shows that it is essential to our identity and the distinctions that make us interesting. One quote from the story "Fish Cheeks" is‚ “At the end of the meal‚ my father leaned back and belched loudly‚ thanking my mother for her fine cooking. "It’s
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