102 Essay #1(revision) “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona” In the short story‚ “This is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona”‚ by Sherman Alexie‚ I looked at two characters: Thomas and Victor. Thomas Builds-the-Fire is a storyteller on a reservation who everyone ignores because they think he is crazy. Victor on the other hand is a guy who would not dare be seen talking to Thomas. Thomas knows that Victor is in need of help‚ but Victor will not admit it. I want to show
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you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree‚ it will spend its whole life thinking it ’s stupid”. As stated by one of the greatest minds of all time‚ every individual has the capacity to be an intellectual‚ but the way society currently measures intellect purely based off of one’s “book smarts” not everyone’s genius is fully realized. As stated by Gerald Graff In his essay “Hidden Intellectualism” Graff states that our current system of teaching does by no means try to foster the intelligence
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Joseline Terrazas Jessica Madinger English 101 17 February 2015 Essay Response In this contemporary society‚ how to write an essay is becoming a big problem for students. Most college students are confused with how to approach writing in a successful essay. However‚ in an article “How to say nothing in 500 words” written by Paul Robert‚ he gives a list of strategies as well as a list of things that should be avoided while writing‚ like the obvious content‚ how to place a word‚ and how to identify
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The novel Do Not Say We Have Nothing can be found for sale on Amazon.com‚ which is an easily accessible way to purchase books among other things. Do Not Say We Have Nothing is the type of novel in which people can gain valuable insight into the different lifestyles of people from around the world‚ which is why it’s fitting that the book is easily accessible. For instance‚ in the article The Magical Matter of Books..‚ it discusses how The Tales of Beatle the Bard wasn’t originally going to be released
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Should The Government Have A Say In Our Diets? I. Introduction Thesis Statement: Even though the government may have people´s best interest at heart‚ I strongly believe it is in citizens freedom what kind of diet they can choose. II. Body A. Many statistics indicate that a high protein diet is connected to heart diseases. 1. There is a BMJ study that proves heart diseases among 30 – 47 y/o women. 2. Protein increases physical activity. B. It is known that salt may be the cause for health
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1 Part 3 Section 1 (Of knowledge) of Hume’s Treatise of Human Nature‚ paying close attention to Hume’s discussion of mathematic and geometric certainty. Furthermore‚ the following will ask four substantive questions: What does Hume say about knowledge? How does he say it? Why is the section important to the Treatise? And‚ lastly‚ is Hume’s theory on knowledge persuasive‚ or do his arguments crumble under greater scrutiny? In the section at hand‚ Hume attempts to offer his standard for epistemological
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1. Gerald Mahoney’s attitude and performance dramatically changed after a few months on the job. What type of training should Mahoney have immediately received from John Timmson that might have avoided this? Gerald should have received some type of on-the-job training that goes over ever piece of detail that needs to be attended to. John left everything up to Gerald then eventually got upset when business was not being taken care of. The reason for on-the-job training‚ is because John can use
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that give up their greatest belongings in order to buy something special for each other. However‚ they can not make use of their gifts‚ because what they gave up‚ relates to their possessions they gave up. In Sherman Alexie’s “This is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona”‚ the protagonist Victor travels with his childhood friend Thomas to Phoenix to get the remains of his dead father. Thomas tells him the story of Victors dad telling him to “Take care of each other” (156). Through out these two stories
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This Is Just to Say This is a poem written by William Carlos Williams. The poem appears in the form of a note‚ such as a spouse might write to explain missing plums that had been stored in the refrigerator. “ThiThis Is Just to Say” contains three sentences‚ each composed of four short lines. No line exceeds three words. This is a unique modern poem which shows that poems can be written about anything and everything. This poem talks about a subject which is very ordinary event of daily and family
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Praise to Peace A counselor and a life coach‚ Laura Trice in her TED Talk‚ “Remember to Say Thank You‚” describes the importance of not just receiving praise‚ but asking for it yourself‚ wishing her audience to use her knowledge to make their own relationships increasingly healthier‚ and‚ in turn‚ take the “first step toward world peace.” Her straightforward and serene tone allows her to convey the importance of asking for praise to all the people who are struggling in maintaining a healthy relationship
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