Poetry Analysis Bilingual Sestina by Julia Alvarez Julia Alvarez was born in March 27th 1950 in New York City. When she was only 3 months old her family decided to return to their homeland in Dominican Republic. It seems they wanted to make a difference in their country which at that time was being ruled by the dictator General Rafael Trujillo. In 1960 her family returns to the United States because his father was part of a plot to overthrow country’s dictator which it failed and under
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The article called Does the Internet Make You Dumber by Nicholas Carr states that‚ “The Internet grants us easy access to unprecedented amounts of information. Growing body of scientific evidence suggest that the Net‚ with its constant distractions and interruptions‚ is also turning us into scattered and superficial thinkers” (1). Carr states in his article that the Internet affects people in a negative way‚ messing with their attention and memory. Carr also states how focused you are affects your
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Smarter than the Average Bear “ Smarter than the average bear”. You might have heard this quote from the movie Yogi Bear. As a little girl I always wanted to be just like Yogi the the bear or Paddington. I would try to come up with these plans just like they did and go on adventures and to do the craziest things but there was always a consequence and I would get hurt. So I stopped doing bear like things and started embracing them and after that it felt like I was a bear but in a spiritual way. I
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Kong 1 Seong Man Kong Professor Lynda Nicol ESL 52A 29 September 2012 Summary/Response: “Does the Internet Make You Dumber?” In the article” Does the Internet Make You Dumber?” Nicholas Carr told us about because of the Internet will distract us‚ down to people can’t have depth thinking when we are working‚ and this is the main idea of this article too. In Carr’s article he gave an example which is from Cornell University
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Florida is experiencing an issue that seems to also be occurring around the nation- schools are finding it challenging to hire people who can teach in both English and Spanish. In fact‚ 32 states are having difficulty finding enough bilingual teachers (CITE). This difficulty may be because those who have the skills necessary to teach both English and Spanish are able to use their skills in other‚ higher paying jobs. Additionally‚ teaching classes in both English and Spanish require more work‚ since
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What Makes You Beautiful In the article “Marketing New Inventions” by Robert Rodriguez he states the various amounts of competition when it comes to different‚ or even the same‚ kind of products. Even when that product takes a rise‚ someone will always be watching you to make sure that whatever product they decide to invent‚ that it over powers yours or any other invention in their range. The article also states that in order to survive the marketing world an entrepreneur must be market savvy‚ develop
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What Makes You Happy? One of the most popular psychological studies is the study of happiness. Thousands of renowned intellectuals have been thoroughly studying this subject for decades. Also known as Hedonists‚ these people that study the pursuit of happiness have thought of some very valid points. Happiness ranges from comparing the potential happiness between two completely different organisms and specifically finding the solution to happiness for one certain person. The topic that will
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Life is what you make it A little boy called Andy was asked to audition with his classmates for a part in the school play. His mother knew that he had his heart set on being in the play and she was worried about how he would react if he wasn’t chosen. On the day that the parts were given out‚ Andy’s mother went to the school to collect him feeling anxious about the outcome. Seeing his mother Andy rushed up to her‚ his eyes were shining with pride and excitement. "Guess what Mum‚" he shouted
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In the article Watching TV Makes You Smarter by Steven Johnson‚ the author argues that by watching television shows various television shows‚ people actually become smarter and how it has a big impact in our lives. He feels that watching TV makes us smarter because why we view things we might have never heard of before. He also uses dialogs to explain for example he used dialogs from the show ER to break down what’s happening between the characters‚ what words and sentences there using. On response
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beginning of the path to a life of failure. Being deprived of one’s most basic needs such as food‚ shelter‚ and security can ruin someone’s whole entire life... but only if they let it. It is hard to overcome a painful childhood. It is hard to rise above the sorrow. It is extremely difficult to become successful after such a childhood‚ but it is possible if one has enough emotional strength and determination to make their life better (Kendall-Tackett). So‚ how does it feel to be unable to depend on anyone
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