Kasia Szelag English 244: Self Portraits Take Home Essay Exam #2 Due Date: 11/12/15 Take Home Essay Exam #2 In looking at "Coulda‚ Woulda‚ Shoulda" by Glenn Alterman‚ we saw a short play about the struggle a playwright goes through in trying to turn biographical material into drama. Although as readers we do not have any information about Alterman’s childhood or family that would help us trace a link between his life and this play. Therefore‚ we had to use context clues and social clues to find
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In 1919 there was a very common issue of poverty in Melbourne.There was very poor areas all around Melbourne‚ there would be small homes that poor people would live in. People would buy small house because its less work to clean and easier to maintain.Some of the main areas that poor people would live in was Richmond and thats were the main character of the book the runner Charlie Feehan was living.The place that the poor people would live in was called the slums. These areas would be all polluted
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Lilo & Stitch is a sweet family film that contains a lot of humor but also tries to teach a lesson about family. It takes place in Hawaii where a little girl named Lilo adopts a creature named Stitch. She does not realize that he is an alien and she assumes he is just a dog. In the duration of the movie‚ Lilo and Stitch work together to help Stitch with his bad temper. While Stitch is living a pet life‚ Agent Pleakley and Dr. Jumba are trying to capture him so he can return to his original planet
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Through out one of the greatest Christmas stories of all time‚ it is easy to find the symbolism through the book‚ A Christmas C’arol. But one of my personal favorite symbolism is what the man Bob Cratchet represents along with his horrible relationship with Scrooge. The only character you feel more for Bob Cratchet is his son tiny tim. Through the first arc of the story‚ all you can really think of is how the mean Ebenezer Scrooge treats poor Mr. Cratchet. But what does this sad man represent. Well
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Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest kid on Earth was an interesting read; full of awkward moments‚ discomfort‚ foul language and sadness; not my favorite read. In the opening of the story Superman plays the typical role as the hero and role model‚ especially to Jimmy. On page one Jimmy‚ in this childhood moment‚ is outfitting himself with his own red superhero mask as he prepares himself to meet his idol at the auto-show he attends with his mother. Superman we see here is actually Super-Man‚ a middle-aged
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The concept of living through a siege during a time of war is a foreign concept to individuals that reside in the western world. In those situations‚ a split second decision has the ability to determine one’s entire life path‚ whether they live and prosper or have a special meeting with death itself. In the text The Cellist of Sarajevo‚ a man named Kenan is a civilian trying to survive during a siege. A way he provides for his family is to travel across the city to the brewery to retrieve fresh water
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The Phantom Tollbooth is a book written by the author Norton Juster‚ about a young boy named Milo who was lacking imagination and bored beyond comparison. On page #9‚ Norton Juster said this‚ “There once was a boy named Milo who didn’t know what to do with himself‚ not just sometimes‚ but always‚ and nothing really interested him‚ least of all the things that should have.” Then one day‚ the Phantom Tollbooth appears in his room‚ and Milo drives through in his toy car (not having anything better to
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In the short story The Man Who Was Almost A Man‚ Dave Saunders is trapped in a world where he doesn’t have a lot of power. He works on a field where he never sees his pay because his mom hides it from him. In addition‚ he is forced to obey his parents. Throughout the short story‚ a symbol that is shown significantly is the gun. Dave thinks that if he has this gun‚ it will change him and make him immediately a grown man. What he doesn’t realize is the big responsibility that comes with having a gun
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The Roommate from Hell’s Bayou Do you understand about a roommate from hell’s bayou? Well‚ I have this roommate that is from Louisiana. He is not the roommate anyone want in there room. If I could change roommates or rooms‚ I would have did it by now. The roommate from hell due to several factors: uncleanliness‚ hair shedding‚ and poor hygiene. First is he never cleans up after himself. If he eats food any type of food‚ he leaves the dishes in the room or in the sink for week. He leaves the dishes
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If we were to evaluate life as a science experiment‚ time would always remain an independent variable. No matter how breath-taking or devastating a life event is‚ time will continue to move forward. In the song “Telescope” by Cage the Elephant‚ the speaker tells the story of a man from another world that he or she sees through their telescope. This man remains in his home because he does not want to waste time with the unknowns of the world. The speaker uses this story to convey how attempting to
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