Asian-American poet who grew up in Hawaii‚ wrote‚ “Who Makes the Journey.” She has gotten several awards‚ such as the Yale Series of Younger Poets Award and Song the Shelley Memorial Award‚ in her career. Cathy Song’s poems have been filled with imagery and tone that have left readers awestruck. “Who Makes the Journey” is about growing old and growing up too fast. In the poem‚ the reader is taken to through an elderly woman’s life through a third person’s perspective. In the first stanza of “Who Makes the
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As a renowned children’s book author‚ Doctor Seuss had a vivid imagination of his characters‚ and his books contained valuable morals. This children’s book‚ Horton Hears a Who‚ is about an elephant saving an entire community of people on a flower from his town. Horton is unable to see the micro people that he claims live on a flower‚ which makes Horton’s town think he is insane. The miniature people realize that Horton is the only one able to hear them‚ and that the others in Horton’s town won’t
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Christha ger soe ELA B30 Mrs. Booth February‚ 8‚ 2017 “Who Are You” A few years prior a reporter strolled around New York city casing and stopping outsider at random. Asking everyone “Who are you?”‚ most people give straightforward answers like their names‚ nationalities‚ profession and even their religion . The answer each person give‚ it reflect how they viewed themself and what important to tell a stranger about them. It does not matter if a young girl thinks herself as an old woman or
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doesn’t see it‚ messages with deep meaning and the author’s thoughts are undetected throughout the stories‚ hidden to those who don’t observe carefully. Seuss illustrates these attributes in the stories Yertle the Turtle and Horton Hears a Who. In Yertle the Turtle‚ a character that has the least attention of stood up for others by doing one simple action. While in Horton Hears a Who‚ the main character does everything they can to protect a race that no one actually knows about‚ even risking his life
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The Boy Who Dared is a book with theme and symbolism. The book is mostly about a boy who is in jail avoiding execution while telling his life stories. In his life he had to grow up in Germany while Germany is in war. But Helmuth‚ the boy‚ did not believe in the things Hitler is doing to Germany. Symbolism and theme are very important in this story. There are four main themes in this novel. The first theme is nationalism. Nationalism is when u have pride and fight for your country. Courage is also
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the future for land of the brave due to the upcoming generations lack of devotion towards greatness. Thomas Friedman‚ in We’re No. 1(1)‚ differentiates the loyalty of the Greatest generation to the arrogance of Baby Boomers. Similarly‚ in Violence is Who We Are‚ Steven Crichley compares the mainstream culture of a few decades ago to what teenagers are interested in now. Taking a slightly different approach‚ Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crevecoeur contrasts the differences in the way of life between his
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After a lengthy struggle‚ 72 years‚ for women’s suffrage the females of the era finally won their right to vote (Independence para. 1). The people who worked for generations to achieve such great advancements in the 1920’s world entered politics (Independence para. 1). Many people played a large role in the betterment of the American society including: Carrie Chapman Catt‚ Alice Paul‚ and Margaret Sanger (Independence para. 1). Carrie Chapman Catt founded the League of Women Voters to improve voting
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INTRODUCTION Polyandry is the act of one women taking two or more spouses. The custom evolved in human cultures where‚ especially land and sustenance‚ were rare‚ and/or where women were permitted to possess property or tribal titles of rank. In a few sections of the world it happened in regions where women themselves were rare‚ for instance in customs where female child murder was routinely done‚ or where females were more averse to make due to adulthood. Polyandry permitted men to pool their assets
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for the game‚ the biggest that’s played‚ The red crashing game of a fight? Who’ll grip and tackle the job unafraid? And who thinks he’d rather sit tight? Who’ll toe the line for the signal to ‘Go!’? Who’ll give his country a hand? Who wants a turn to himself in the show? And who wants a seat in the stand? Who knows it won’t be a picnic – not much – Yet eagerly shoulders a gun? Who would much rather come back with a crutch Than lie low and be out of the fun? Come along‚ lads – But you’ll come on all
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INDICTMENT OF OUR GAS-GUZZLING AUTO COMPANIES AND THE PETRO-POLITICIANS WHO LOVE THEM.” –KAREN DURBIN‚ ELLE MAGAZINE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2006 • TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2006 WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR? NOTE TO THE TEACHER Who Killed the Electric Car? is a powerful tool pertinent to many academic disciplines and adaptable to a variety of abilities‚ learning styles‚ and classroom goals. This rich‚ self-contained film requires little or no additional research on the part of the instructor
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