FEATURE Joshua Jireh Alcala Vasquez KitKat It was early dawn. The sun was still in slumber. The cold mist of the early ‘Ber’ months added to the excitement. I woke up with all my bags packed up and my food sealed. I knew something memorable was going to happen. Although a part of me kept saying that I wouldn’t and should not enjoy‚ I still drove the pessimistic side of me away. Without a doubt‚ the fieldtrip was a go. No backing up. As I arrived just in time at the meeting place‚ which
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Father and Son In the short story “My Son the Marine” by Frank Schaeffer‚ There are many points that the author is trying to display through the rhetorical device pathos and ethos. He uses pathos to put a human face on the subject of loved ones going off to the military‚ and the hardships the family goes through due to this decision. He uses ethos to display his attitude from beginning to end. He starts at the beginning when the marines talk to his son and he ends with his son telling him he
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Angelica Robinson English 344 Dr. Saloy Research Project Harlem Renaissance Arts: Painting the Portrait of the New Negro The Harlem Renaissance‚ originally called the New Negro Movement‚ can be described as a cultural explosion that took place in Harlem in the early 1900’s. During this period Harlem was a haven for black writers‚ artists‚ actors‚ musicians and scholars. Through literature and art‚ blacks created a new image for themselves defying pervading racial stereo types. Blacks were finally
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In Andre’s Mother‚ Terrence McNally relies on Cal to develop the title character‚ Andre’s Mother. Through his dialogue and the sparse stage directions the reader is able to take a glimpse into Andre’s and his mother’s relationship‚ or lack thereof. Furthermore the reader is able to accompany her on her journey through the grieving process‚ which ultimately concludes with love and acceptance for her son. In Cal’s speech to Andre’s Mother at the end of the play‚ he tells her of a conversation that
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quote from ‘A Mother’s Dedication’ depicts that the mother does realise what it is like in the battlefield. She uses ‘God’ symbolically to hope that her son survives from the war. As a result‚ the attitude from ‘Into Battle’ distinguishes itself from ‘A Mothers Dedication’ by their points of views. From the quote ‘by all our fathers fought for in the past’ evokes a feeling of the mother’s patriotism and nationalism‚ as for that reason she wants her son to participate in the war. ‘fathers fought for’
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THE COMPARISON BETWEEN GREAT DEPRESSION AND RECENT RECESSION AND THEIR EFFECT IN CUSTOMER SERVICE The Great Depression had a great impact in the United States economy from 1929 to the late 1930s.Many people lost their jobs‚ savings‚ and homes. They were not sure about their future. Also‚ at the end of 2008‚ the United States and many developed countries faced a great recession than had paralleled the Great Depression‚ such as: excessive credit given to normal citizens (which was promoted by Federal
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Enduring power of love: The Notebook The Notebook‚ written by Nicolas Sparks‚ can be named one of the best American romantic novels. The book portrays every trait in a guy or girl would desire to have in a significant other. According to Nicolas Sparks‚ “it is a celebration of how passion can be ageless and timeless‚ tales that moves us to laughter and tears and makes us believe in true love all over again”. The Notebook was on the New York Times best-seller list within the very first week
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The most prominent example of a play that depicts a conflict between a parent and a son is Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. The conflict occurs between Willy Loman‚ an idealistic father who lives in his fantasy world‚ and Biff Loman‚ a son determined to turn his life around. The main conflict in this play is Willy’s inability to see reality and how he forces his deception onto Biff‚ although Biff realizes this and wants his father to come to terms with reality. Willy imagines himself being
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Comparison between Japanese and Malaysian culture Japan is an island nation in East Asia. The characters that make up Japan’s name mean "sun-origin"‚ which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun". Japan is an archipelago of 6‚852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshū‚ Hokkaidō‚ Kyūshū and Shikoku‚ together accounting for 97 % of 378‚000km2 land area. Japan has four seasons climate which is spring‚ summer‚ autumn and winter. Japan has the world’s tenth-largest
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Son of Satan Three kids were sitting in a backyard. The sun was shining‚ they were young. Two of them were 12 years old‚ Hass and Morgan. The youngest one‚ who’s also the narrator and the main character‚ was 11. They sat there‚ smoked cigarettes‚ and talked about an important situation. The main character claimed that he had heard from Simpson‚ a contemporary who they apparently didn’t like‚ that he had been fucking a girl under the main character’s house. The three friends was certainly not satisfied
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