SELF-HELP CLASSICS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • James Allen As a Man Thinketh (1904) S Andreas & C Faulkner (eds) NLP: The New Technology of Achievement (1996) Marcus Aurelius Meditations (2ndC) Martha Beck Finding Your Own North Star (2001) The Bhagavad-Gita The Bible Robert Bly Iron John (1990) Boethius The Consolation of Philosophy (6thC) Alain de Botton How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997) William Bridges Transitions: Making Sense of
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AP Rhetorical Devices List Anecdote Perspective Aphorism A brief story or tale told by a character in a piece of literature A character’s view of the situation or events in the story A concise statement designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly held belief. The writings of Benjamin Franklin contain many aphorisms‚ such as "Early to bed and early to rise/Make a man healthy‚ wealthy‚ and wise." Contradiction A direct opposition between things compared; inconsistency Apostrophe
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1993’s Schindler’s List serves as a major achievement in both film making and compositional music design. Directed by Stephen Spielberg‚ Schinder’s List has become the definitive motion picture account of the sheer horrors that embody the Holocaust. John William’s Academy-Award winning score played an imperative role in the film’s success and wide-spread resonance with audiences across the globe. William’s sorrowful melodies and haunting harmonies accompanied innumerable moments throughout the
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This was my first time watching the movie Schindler’s List‚ and I must say‚ that I should’ve watched it long time ago when we were watching it in class in my high school. This movie was very excellent‚ it was able to captivate my heart‚ and really sympathize with the millions of Jews that was killed during the Holocaust. Even though it was a film‚ when it showed how effortlessly and heartlessly they just shoot the Jews for no reason‚ it really made me cringe. I cannot believe how people are capable
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by the influx of heinous crimes‚ Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has sought the revival of Republic Act 7659 or the Death Penalty Law in the country through lethal injection. In filing Senate Bill 2080 known as “An Act imposing death penalty in the Philippines‚” Sotto sought to repeal Republic Act No. 9346 otherwise known as “An act prohibiting the imposition of Death Penalty in the Philippines…” “The influx of heinous crimes committed poses an alarming situation in the country nowadays‚”
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Schindler’s List was probably one of the most intense and harrowing movies I have ever seen. It was not only powerful‚ but inspirational as well. It gave a glimpse into what life was like for some of the Jews during World War II. I found it interesting to watch as Oskar Schindler transforms throughout the movie. In the beginning he sets out for Krakow for selfish reasons‚ to make money and secure war contracts with the Nazi’s. It is during this time that he meets his accountant‚ Itzhak Stern
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look up to fictional characters such as Superman‚ parents rich or poor‚ look up to our school system to educate their children. However‚ too many of these parents are beginning to realize that proper education‚ like Superman‚ is nonexistent. In Waiting for “Superman‚” Davis Guggenheim addresses the teachers union about the failing public school system in America. Through the use of ethos‚ anecdotes‚ statistics and visual and audio elements‚ Guggenheim attacks a problem too precious to let slip
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Argument Famous American writer Ernest Hemingway is known for his almost stoic attitude toward death. He believed that every man’s life ends in the same way; the difference is in how they lived. In his book "The Snows of Kilimanjaro‚" the main character‚ Harry‚ is dying from gangrene at the very beginning of the story. The way in which Harry has lived his life makes the prospect of facing death very unnerving. Since he never was able to accomplish is writing that he wanted to‚ since he preyed
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Posey has excited Giants fans like no other prospect since Will Clark. That’s over 20 years of waiting for an All-Star position player from the farm. Sandoval was a surprise -- a beautiful‚ welcome‚ and rotund surprise -- so the anticipation wasn’t nearly the same. Since the ‘08 draft‚ though‚ we’ve been waiting for Posey. Will he sign?....when does he start A-ball?...now that he’s dominated A-ball‚ when does he get promoted?...now that he’s hitting
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Morrie” and “The Death of Ivan Ilych” both portray a character who is dealing with a serious terminal illness and advance knowledge of their deaths. One story is based on the realistic life of an American professor with the story’s characteristics tone from the 1990’s while the other is set during nineteenth century Russia. Even though Morrie Schwartz and Ivan Ilych both suffered from the illness‚ their dissimilar lifestyles and beliefs led to different perspective on facing death. One views the knowledge
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