Triyanna Davoren May 5‚ 2013 period 6 English Honors Critical Lens Essay "I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor‚ never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor‚ never the tormented." is a powerful quote said by Elie Wiesel. In a simplistic way this quote is saying that in a time when something is going wrong‚ don’t stay silent. Tell someone and speak up because
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Recently on the internet‚ there has been a meme circling around. It starts with a person about to engage in something ridiculous‚ such as shaving their eyebrows‚ cutting their hair‚ etc. However‚ they stop at the last second‚ turning to the camera to say‚ “Don’t ever judge a book by its cover.” Though this meme is purely for entertainment purposes‚ the concept of making unfair judgements has been around for generations. Consequently‚ ample authors use the theme of not judging others in their works
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“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.” (Lee‚ 39). Authors have the power to show us others point of view‚ they can put us in their shoes. Literature teaches empathy‚ gives us a deeper look at things. To Kill a Mockingbird and “A Bronzeville Mother Loiters in Mississippi. Meanwhile a Mississippi Mother Burns Bacon” shows us things very differently than what we initially thought it would was. Things aren’t always what they seem‚ the truth is mostly
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Throughout one’s life a person faces many challenges with integrity. Integrity is measured by one’s ability to understand another’s perspective. By definition integrity is being honest and true by having a good moral compass to guide a person. This divine quality causes one to look beyond themselves and focus through the eyes of another. This teaching is exemplified through the pieces of literature by by revealing the importance of gazing through the eyes of another. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird
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revolution of the 1970’s. Edwin Hubble changed the way we see our universe! By demonstrating the existence of galaxies other than our own‚ the milky way. He is also famous for his Hubble LAW‚ and helped establish that the universe is expanding. Critical thinking qualities : 1. realistic 2. facts‚ apply them
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Sample Outline of An Essay Which Examines Disney’s Snow White Through a Feminist Lens • Introduction • Overview • Brief summary/info about Disney’s Snow White: who wrote script; when it came out; remastering‚ etc • Thesis: “Snow White is full of rigid gender stereotypes; we deserve a fresh re-telling of this story which makes the protagonist a full being‚ an active agent with volition‚ and a complex person rather than a passive‚ child-like toy of witches and brave princes.” • Background
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Anna Correa Mr. MacDougal Critical Lens Essay: Of Mice and Men 5/26/13 An anonymous person once said‚ “A friend is someone who understands your past‚ believes in your future‚ and accepts you just the way you are.” This statement means that someone who cherishes you and cares for you‚ understands your background‚ wants to pursue similar objectives‚ and accepts your personality. This statement is agreeable‚ because of this statement is implemented in both the
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Critical Lens Essay Someone once said‚ "All literature shows us the power of emotion. It is emotion‚ not reason that motivates characters in literature." This means that all literature is an expression of emotion and it is the emotion that is the main character‚ and often the setting and theme as well. It is not the reasoning within the story that draws you in‚ but rather how the story deals with the emotions we all have felt. It provides us with a possible
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Consider the function of the imagery in Great Expectations and explain how it conveys ideas about class or gender. Imagery is a crucial device employed in literary texts that affects how we interpret dominant ideologies of the society represented in the text. This is the case in Charles Dickens’ realist novel‚ Great Expectations (1860-61)‚ which enacts the stratified class structure and power relationships of Georgian and early Victorian England. The novel is a critique of a society where capital
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TITLE Dickens’ Great Expectations portrays the lives of different people throughout various levels of society and how they all react to their own condition. The past is always haunting the characters’ lives and‚ in most cases‚ it even determines the course of their future existence. It is inevitable to see in the story how some characters‚ playing the role of parents‚ define the lives of others‚ especially children‚ causing indelible consequences. Thus parents must not mold children after their
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