questions that arose while reading the book. Specifically‚ I was intrigued by the questions regarding Japanese culture‚ as Japanese culture plays a fundamental role in Mikage’s life. Having finished both Kitchen and Jun’ichirō Tanizaki’s essay In Praise of Shadows‚ I completely understood why Tanizaki emphasized the importance of preserving traditional Japanese culture. As time progressed‚ modernized Western ideas began to integrate to Japan‚ causing Japan to alter from a traditional culture to a
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“Watching ‘Mad Men’ With My Mother” Elisabeth Donnelly’s short story “Watching ‘Mad Men’ With My Mother” reminds us that it is important to remember our history because hard won battles are easily forgotten by the next generation. The story begins with the daughter‚ Elisabeth‚ telling us in an almost incredulous voice‚ that despite all of its popularity and critical acclaim‚ her mother refused to conform and watch “Mad Men”. When they go shopping and Elisabeth praises a dress from the trendy “Mad
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In Praise of Melancholy The word melancholy rarely comes out of people’s mouths‚ or people are too afraid to admit that there is sadness that goes around them. Society makes sure that this “life” is so happy like tv shows and movies that we don’t face reality. No one wants to face the reality that sadness and depression are growing more and more‚ but people are hiding behind meditation and antidepressants. There are some people who are starting to embrace their inner sadness. There should
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Maus Thesis Statements Theme#1: Father/Son Relationship Describe Vladek’s relationship with his son Art in detail. What people‚ memories‚ events‚ etc. influence their relationship? Does it change‚ or stay the same? Justify your interpretation with at least three specific examples to show what their relationship is like. Example thesis statements:-- In Maus I/II‚ Art and Vladek had a ______ (adjective – claim) father/son relationship. In Maus I/II‚ Art and Vladek had a ______
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The Perils and Promises of Praise In her article‚ “The Perils and Promises of Praise‚” Carol Dweck provides a lot of research to prove her claims that student praised for being wise‚ which according to Carol many educators belief that it will build confidence and further motivate students’ to learn‚ is untrue‚ whereas students praised for effort (works-hard ) get a boost in their performance. Indeed‚ the author has a reasonable point‚ I strongly agreed with her assessment that by giving students’
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“In Praise of The “F” Word” Mary Sherry gave a very good argument about the failure of children in school. Mary Sherry thesis was “Tens of thousands of 18-year-olds will graduate this year and be handed meaningless diplomas.” Mary Sherry uses the idioms like‚ “Meaningless diplomas” and “Their validity will be questioned”. This gave us as readers evidence that argument exists. I think Marry Sherry did this to get our attention. This essay also shows that there are two sides to every story.
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Today I had my mom as my patient. I was very happy to have her as my patient because she was very understandable about having her with me all day‚ and not cleaning her teeth. She has high blood pressure and takes Metoprorol 50 mg one table a day‚ to maintain a normal blood pressure. She had breakfast and took her medication prior to the appointment‚ and her BP reading was 130/81‚ pulse 54 beats per minute‚ and respiration was 20. Her pulse was 54 and the normal values are 60 to 100‚ but taking
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3/3/13 Developmental Psych Topic Paper I chose an article I found on the internet on the website Psychology Today titled In Praise of Frustration‚ by Bruce Poulsen. I had taken a look at several different articles‚ but this particular one I felt I could relate to course material and concepts I have learned thus far. The American Psychological Association had published new research suggesting that praising children for their personal qualities rather than their efforts towards a situation
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In Pico Iyer’s essay “In Praise of The Humble Comma” examples‚ and comparisons to God‚ are used to convey to the audience the necessity for punctuation in the written language. The necessity can be broken down into two different needs‚ the first being the grammatical need‚ and the other being the emotional need‚ which will be discussed later. In the beginning of the essay Iyer compares the comma to the gods because they can both “give breath and take it away” (1). The gods are said to have created
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Desiderius Erasmus’ The Praise of Folly Firstly written for private circulation‚ the Praise of Folly‚ by Desiderius Erasmus‚ describes the abuses and follies of the various classes of society‚ but especially the ones from the church. It is a cold inspiration‚ deliberate attempt to discredit the church‚ and its satire and harsh comment on ecclesiastical conditions were so repetitive that a reader can easily realize that the main purpose of Erasmus writing this masterpiece was
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