Trust It’s the close friend who betrayed me and made me who I am today. Having your heart broken by someone you cared for‚ teaches you an important lesson. It has taught me to be careful on who I trust and to keep moving on in life. Even though this was a painful event‚ it has made me a stronger person. Losing someone you once cared for shouldn’t be seen negatively‚ it should be looked positively. This friendship I had was very special because I never had a close friend who I could tell everything
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I have chosen to do a “close reading” on the first poem in the book‚ “Land To Light On” by Dionne Brand‚ for Reading Journal one. After reading this poem‚ I cannot help but find myself correcting the English grammar in some of the phrases. Such as “If I am peaceful in this discomfort‚ is not peace‚ is getting used to harm. Is giving up.” It should be “it is not peace‚ it is getting used to harm. It is giving up.” Also the last line in the poem should be “My eyes are not mirrors”. Maybe the poet’s
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article from “Sponsors of Literacy”‚ Deborah Brandt compared two children from two different families‚ and how each of them have been affected when accessing and developing literacy because of the environment of family. One‚ Raymond Branch‚ was born in a rich family and lived in resourceful town. Different from Branch‚ Dora Lopez‚ was born in a poor family and lived in the same town as Branch but poor resourced environment. Although these two children had grown up in the same town‚ environment of the
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The movie Denial tells the story about the academic teacher‚ Deborah Lipstadt‚ whom‚ while we’re promoting her new book defending the existence of the Holocaust‚ got sued for her blasphemy words written on her book. The man suing her is the historian David Irving‚ who claims to have his well-regarded military historian’s career ruined by her statements. Lipstadt stand up for the idea that the Holocaust happened and millions of Jews died in gas chambers. On the other side‚ Irving ‚ an man fascinated
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In chapter six of Strategic Writing Deborah Dean honestly admits the difficulty of teaching students the importance of revision. Dean concedes that‚ “most [students] resist revision” (148). It’s difficult for to students to view their writing from another perspective (Dean‚ 148). Revision often isn’t viewed as an opportunity to improve‚ but as a mindless writing chore you have to go through at school (Dean‚ 148). Peer review has failed many students when it comes to improving their writing (Dean
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always remembered during the winter months. He states: “It was snowing. It was always snowing at Christmas.” This account of the past implies that Christmases in the present are not represented with the idea of snow‚ a beautiful white canvas to wake up to on Christmas morning. He also says‚ “December‚ in my memory‚ is white as Lapland‚ though there were no reindeers.” The imagery of the ground covered in white gives of the impression of a happy time filled with light. Christmas was not a dark time
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O’Hara’s poem “A True Account of Talking to the Sun at Fire Island” is a fun account of the speaker’s encounter with the actual sun. This poem is not only fun‚ but a great comic pat on the back for both the speaker and even the reader. It’s nice to think that the Sun took time out of its busy schedule of waking up the earth’s inhabitants to give the speaker some words of encouragement and to let him know that his work is appreciated. The opening line‚ “The sun woke me up this morning loud / and clear
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Close Reading Chapter 13 Pg.264 Briefly explain the context of the passage: The narrator is on a walk after an attempt to get out of the house to clear his mind. He bumps a woman on his way out and she calls the narrator an inappropriate name causing the narrator to speed up. Well thinking about places he could go the narrator reaches a vendor who is selling yams instantly reminding him of the south. The interaction with the vendor causes a sense of homesickness within the narrator. Passage
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and five both tell the story and account of Deborah. Even though they both are about the same set of events‚ there are still very glaring differences in them. The first is that they are different types of literary genre. Chapter four is merely a retelling of the story of Deborah‚ while chapter five is “The Song of Deborah and Barak.” They both tell the story of what happened‚ they just have different literary styles of doing so. Also‚ the song of Deborah is incredibly poetic in nature and it even
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Did it surprise you that I am not who you thought I was? Did it surprise you to find that I don’t exactly stand for what you thought I stood for all along? Did it surprise you to find that I’m not exactly how I played myself out to be? That the person you thought I was is actually nothing to what I am. Some days I’m funny‚ others I’m not‚ sometimes I’m in overdrive and I can’t stop. You may not like me‚ but that’s okay because this is me and how I’ll stay. I’m shy‚ I’m quiet. I’m an angel
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