The irony is the twist ending to this short story. When the story reached an ending‚ Jim sells his watch to buy combs for Della’s hair‚ but Della cut her hair and sold it to buy a chain for Jim’s watch. This story included a situational irony. I believe the number 3 is referring to the three Magi‚ Balthasar‚ Melchior‚ and Gaspar‚ with three homelands. In the story‚ he mentioned he would love Della no matter condition she is in‚ shows that he is a kind man. The story also mentions the watch has value
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In the documentary “Fed Up” the question whether life style and personal choice are the source of obesity is discussed. The common belief that “if you are overweight‚ it is your fault” is criticized. Despite that statistics show that fitness and obesity are increasing simultaneously‚ it is still pushed by food industries and business interest groups that the solution to combat obesity is to practice energy balance. The practice of energy balance means that calories in‚ match the calories out. It
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Many people have a difficult time letting go of their past. When you can’t let go of your past‚ you can’t move forward into the future. In the “Ex-Basketball Player” by John Updike‚ Flick Webb finds himself holding onto the past and not being able to move on. Flick’s disappointment in the present causes him to try and relive the glory days of life that he had in the past. To explore Flick’s disappointment in the present‚ Updike utilizes setting‚ tone‚ and irony. In the first stanza‚ Updike
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Post colonialism INTRODUCTION By definition‚ post colonialism is a period of time after colonialism‚ and postcolonial literature is typically characterized by its opposition to the colonial. However‚ some critics have argued that any literature that expresses an opposition to colonialism‚ even if it is produced during a colonial period‚ may be defined as postcolonial‚ primarily due to its oppositional nature. Postcolonial literature often focuses on race relations and the effects of racism and
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The principle "bonum ex integra causa‚ malum ex quocumque defectu" means "an action is good when it is good in every respect; it is wrong when it is wrong in every respect." This means that in order that an action may posses in an essential degree -- no action is absolutely perfect -- its moral perfection‚ it must be in conformity with the law in three respects. First‚ the action‚ considered under the character by which it ranks as an element of conduct‚ must be good. The physical act of giving
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consuming the proper amount of calories to energy expenditure. Conversely‚ the quality of the calories consumed drastically alters the end result. For example‚ consuming excess sugar with limited fiber leads to the creation of fat. The directors of Fed Up raise awareness of the many other issues contributing to the extreme weight gain among individuals. Approximately fifty years ago tobacco companies started participating in lobbying to disguise the harmful effects of their product; food corporations
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In Susan Straight’s essay‚ Travel with My Ex‚ she discusses about the experience of racism that her family have had. The author is a white women‚ who had married to a black man . They have three successful daughters and they are known as The Scholar‚ The Baller‚ and The Baby. It was the Scholar’s eighteenth birthday and they were all heading down to Southern California to Huntington Beach for celebration. The Scholar was driving and all of a sudden‚ a officer pulled her over when she didn’t do anything
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Analyzing the significance of situational thresholds‚ whether or not an investigator for the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) believes a charge of discrimination should be filed against an employer‚ Hindera and Young (1998) researched the correlation between investigators (African American and white) and the proportion of charges filed on behalf of African Americans. Consistent with previous research‚ they find that both African American and white passive representation
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When faced with the task of making changes‚ referencing individuals in history becomes the norm. The individuals that banded together against injustices for the betterment of others‚ the individuals who were opposed and wanted nothing more than to see them extinguished and most importantly‚ the individuals who lost their lives in the fight and are immortalized as the ones who could do no wrong. History is littered with these perfect victims‚ the ones that evoke sympathy from their studiers. The ones
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for information. However‚ the truth is that even though movies are a source of entertainment‚ they can also teach their viewers important lessons. For example‚ the movie Selma teaches its audience about the American civil rights movement. The movie Ex Machina teaches audiences about the dangers of artificial intelligence. In the same way as these films‚ the 2009 Star Trek movie is able to teach audiences about science and space.
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