60607 Dear Portfolio Review Committee‚ My first semester here at UIC I was obligated to take English 160. I can honestly say I thought I would be easily passing this course. I was used to the 5 paragraph essay in high school and assumed that things would be the same in college. After writing my first project for English 160 I felt invincible until I received my graded paper. I had no idea what I had done wrong because I had done so well in high school English. Finally I realized that I had to
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are not here to debate whether this man‚ Vincent Brothers‚ is innocent or guilty despite being convicted on circumstantial evidence. Rather the unconstitutional fate of capital punishment inflicted by the State of California for murder. From the beginning of time‚ society has not always accepted that the punishment fits the crime. There is always uncertainty and bitterness with the belief that the punishment has been too harsh or too lenient. Today Vincent
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Do I make you proud? We all wanted to make our parents proud of us. All parents wanted their child to finish their studies and be a professional but not all are lucky to pursue it because of financial incapability. Now‚ I just wanted to share this famous line of a song entitled “Do I make you proud?”. I’m never been the one to raise my hand‚ that was not me and now that’s who I am because of you I am standing tall. My heart is full of endless gratitude. You were the one‚ the one to guide me through
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“By the waters of Babylon” written by Stephen Vincent Benet the main theme is to always follow your gut feeling. This is supported when John goes on his self assigned journey‚ goes into dead places‚ and crosses the great river. After John becomes a priest he said “it is time for me to go on my journey. Give me your leave.”(Vincent 84). John is now a priest and has gotten signs to go on his self assigned journey. This idea is important because it relates to the theme. It relates to the theme because
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PS I LOVE YOU The movie I chose was P.S. I Love You. To begin with‚ I chose this movie because I have not seen it yet‚ but I have heard from my friends that it was a movie that I cannot miss out on. Reading the captions of the movies‚ it seemed very interesting and as soon as I was done with the movie‚ I gladly found it interesting. P.S. I love you had a unique plot compared to other love movies‚ after reading the synopsis I could automatically relate this movie with Chapter one on “Myth of the
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new Broadway musical‚ Dear Evan Hansen‚ with music written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul‚ brings people a message of friendship‚ acceptance‚ and other valuable life lessons despite the deepest heartbreak. Through powerful words in the form of catchy showtunes‚ Pasek and Paul teach many morals through the story of socially anxious high school senior‚ Evan Hansen. Artistic greatness inspires an emotional connection which is exactly what Pasek and Paul do through their music in Dear Evan Hansen. The songs
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Essay 1: “What You Pawn‚ I Will Redeem” Sherman Alexie’s "What you Pawn‚ I Will Redeem" appears on the surface to be a simply written story of a homeless‚ alcoholic Indian in Seattle who is trying to earn enough money to reclaim his grandmothers Pow Wow regalia from a local pawn shop. But upon looking closely‚ there are many symbolic passages that my lead a person to much deeper conclusions. Throughout the story there are many clues that hint at the fact that this quest may not have been real‚ but
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no dialect. There is no indirect reference. This is pretty direct. The tone is rather somber. It’s Ironic that the fabled Judas Iscariot would cast off everything to save a man after he was already damned. Really all the words are strait forward and I cannot even think of any 3 words that could be considered the most important. The thing that would be important would be at least a basic knowledge of the new testament of the bible to know the story of Jesus and the betrayal by Judas. This poem has
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While I was growing up‚ I watched my mother suffer pain and depression form multiple breakups with my dad. For 16 years she was always unhappy. Though she was unhappy‚ I did my best to help out. We grew closer as time passed. I admire my mom the most out of anyone in my life because she is a strong women; she has always been there for me during tick and thin‚ she is a wonderful mother. When my mother officially split up with my dad‚ she had to take care of three children. She had to be strong
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generation‚ and prosperous. I believe in Family. My family is a traditional Chinese family which is an extended family with my grandparents‚ my parents and I living together. My grandparents are kind to me. When I was a little child‚ they gave me a lot of care and love. They always taught me to be honest‚ responsible and hardworking. Even though I did something wrong‚ they still offered me some good advice. Because of their patient education I could grow up quickly. My parents are loving kind of
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