To many women‚ the statement stands true; “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend”. Popularized in the song by Marilyn Monroe‚ her lyrics take a viewpoint of a woman who prefers to be enamored in riches by her gentleman. This viewpoint is not far from the woman in Ellen Kay’s poem‚ “Pathedy of Manners”. Specific references to name brands and luxuries are both emulated in these works. Kay uses the pretentious diction of the rich and alludes to specific references throughout the format of the poem to emphasize
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I believe that people should take pride in what they do‚ even if it is scorned or misunderstood by the public at large. I have been a professional skateboarder for 24 years. For much of that time‚ the activity that paid my rent and gave me my greatest joy was tagged with many labels‚ most of which were ugly. It was a kids’ fad‚ a waste of time‚ a dangerous pursuit‚ a crime. When I was about 17‚ three years after I turned pro‚ my high school "careers" teacher scolded me in front of the entire
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“Why I Live at the P.O.” The image of home life in Why I live at the P.O‚ Eudora Welty depicts the damage to one’s feelings of self worth in response to the sense of belonging in a family. Sister‚ who is the narrator in Why I live at the P.O.‚(Welty) is disturbed when her sister‚ Stella Rondo returns homes with an adopted child‚ Shirley-T‚ after separating from her husband (Welty). Sister has lived in her sister’s‚ Stella Rondo’s shadow her entire life. Over the years‚ resentment and jealously
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mother always makes a point in making sure I know never to lie to her. But that made me think‚ is it right for her to lie to me for the first 9 years of my life? Tricking children into behaving well in order to receive presents. Isn’t that bribery? Parents say that you should never lie and always tell the truth‚ but the way I see it is‚ they have gone against their word and become a hypocrite. On the other hand they could be enhancing enjoyment. But I know‚ even now Santa is not real my enjoyment
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Experts‚ by E. Prager. Reviewed by Alex LoPresti‚ Oceanography‚ Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School‚ December 2‚ 2015 Ellen Prager’s spectacular and intriguing book‚ Chasing Science at Sea‚ is a non-fiction compilation of many field stories by marine scientist of all fields. Each of these stories contain its own unique element of activities and objectives. The purpose of this book is to inform the generations to come about marine science‚ and the hands on activities that come with marine science
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The Way We Live Now: I Tweet‚ Therefore I Am This is a short story written by Peggy Orenstein‚ which begins as a reflection on an afternoon spent with her daughter when she realizes she can’t stay in the moment. She instead finds herself wanting to Tweet about it‚ this is a thought I have had on occasion‚ only for me it’s Facebook. This particular author unlike most of us can pinpoint the beginning of her addiction to Twitter it was to promote a book. For myself it was a long slippery slope‚ perhaps
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In Eugena Welty’s story “Why I live at the PO” the reader is quickly introduced to the main character and narrator of the story. While Welty does not identify the character by name‚ except to refer to her as “Sister”‚ Welty does directly and indirectly introduce the character. The reader is given a bit of background on the character especially about the relationship between the main character and her younger sister‚ which is the driving force of the plot. This is the direct characterization. Then
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the play King Lear by William Shakespeare and the memoir Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom‚ the two main characters King Lear and Morrie Schwartz both experience a major downfall within their lives. Each man endures their hardship in their own way‚ but Morrie Schwartz epitomized the correct way to live life – the way we all should. King Lear viewed aging and death as a time to be unburdened and carefree‚ and family as servants who should obey his every command. He viewed life in a selfish perspective;
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shortened life barely lived. Every day turned into a blur‚ barely distinguished from the next. In “The Company Man” by Ellen Goodman‚ she used a variety of rhetorical devices to tell how she feels Phil‚ and other working class Americans‚ work too hard and end up sacrificing their lives‚ hobbies‚ and families for a chance at success and how the ideology of big companies ruin the lives of their own. Goodman utilized numerical diction throughout the story. Goodman demonstrated numerical diction with
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Why I Live in New York: Personal Indulgences No. 13 April 1‚ 2009 by Tobi Tobias 26 Comments Why I live in New York. New York City‚ that is. Manhattan‚ to be exact. Dirty. Dangerous. Expensive (so much so today that people who once thought of themselves as middle class now fear they’re only a few ladder-rungs above the have-nots. And the number of have-nots is heart-rending. But still . . . I was born and raised in Brooklyn‚ in a neighborhood and time suited only to people with a deep tolerance–or
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