“Mother Courage and Her Children” by Bertolt Brecht took place during the 30 Years’ War in Europe. The whole play revolved around the survival of a lower class family‚ trying to live through the harsh war with their canteen wagon business. Each scene in the play contained the factors of religious‚ honesty‚ war‚ loyalty‚ and family. The theme of “Mother Courage and Her Children” was maternity‚ due to the fact that Mother Courage’s sense of coldhearted business caused her become unable to protect
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Over the past couple of years I have been in school‚ I have been fortunate enough to discover my love for writing‚ specifically essays‚ although some may think that is strange. From the first day in class I was given the task of writing an essay‚ the sentences running through my head‚ the flow of my fingers on my keyboard‚ I realized I had a talent. Writing gives me a sense of calmness and the feeling of when all your ideas just come together exactly how you planned is an amazing feeling to me. But
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I have always had faith in my writing capabilities; however‚ it wasn’t until I started my first year of college English‚ that I realized no matter how great of a writer I thought I was‚ there was always room for improvement! Some of my strengths as a writer include personality‚ voice‚ and the ability to add transitions that give character to my writing style. I have many weaknesses in my writing: grammar‚ spelling‚ punctuation (which I happen to be working on every time I write)‚ and many other
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My first strength lies in my ability to get the job done. Whatever it might be‚ I will do whatever it takes to do it. If I don’t have the knowledge or ability to I will ask questions and learn what I need to in order to accomplish it. I go the extra mile every day and volunteer for extra duties just so that I can gain experience and stay in the forefront of my superiors eyes. There is nothing that is above or below me. As a leader it is wonderful for subordinates to see that the boss in not above
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others? A person’s culture always influences the way they see the world and others. The Literary texts “My mother pieced quilts” by Teresa Paloma Acosto‚ the short story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker and the letter “An Indian Fathers Plea” by Robert Lee. Each of these Literary Works show how a person’s culture is always effects the way a person looks at the world or other people. The poem “My Mother Pieced Quilts” by Teresa Paloma Acosto was a literary work that showed that peoples culture always
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In Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s tense drama‚ "Inherit the Wind"‚ three strong characters express powerful opinions: Bertrum Cates ‚ Henry Drummond‚ and Mathew Harrison Brady. First‚ Bert Cates‚ the defendant‚ is charged with teaching "Darwinism" to his sophomore class . Second‚ Henry Drummond‚ the defense attorney for Cates‚ displays his beliefs of the right to think. third‚ Mathew Harrison Brady‚ the "big-shot" prosecuting attorney‚ illustrates his bigotry of creationism. To conclude‚ these
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Song of My Mother Towards the back of a closet‚ in the corner where the dust tends to linger and the light shies away‚ hangs a brown suede leather jacket right next to a pair of old jeans. A jacket that--in its newer days‚ when the zipper still worked and both pockets were hole-less--a young woman wore on occasion. But‚ both the jeans and jacket are a bit faded now‚ the threads have turned awry‚ and the zippers have lost their shine. The woman has now passed it down to her daughter‚ but her
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By analysing my recent report card (mid-semester 2‚ 2017) I have discovered several improvements that I have taken into consideration. I have also received good feedback from my teachers concerning my seven subjects. Throughout these subjects (Math‚ Science‚ Indonesian‚ English‚ Visual art‚ HPE) I have displayed the seven PLP capabilities‚ but as always‚ there is still room for improvement. My literacy skills were shown through my English course in which the teacher said I am “able to write well-constructed
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The academic strengths that I found include the ability to absorb and comprehend knowledge at an accelerated rate‚ and the forethought to study ahead of what is currently being discussed in class. Challenges that I face however are more numerous. I personally am plagued by bouts of laziness leading to frequent procrastination. This is a major issue of mine since it prevents me from turning in higher quality work due to tight time constraints. Communication comes naturally to me and‚ therefore‚
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When I was in high school‚ I didn’t know the aspects of writing an essay even though I passed the writing part of the OGT test. Writing has always been a strength of mine because I have good handwriting and I’m willing to improve it any way possible. I never knew about citations‚ in-text citations‚ and not using the first person. In high school‚ students usually can turn in anything they have and literally pass a paper every single time. Writing is a very important skill just because it improves
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